Sp a r g a n i u m S im p l e x . Sm a l l B u r -R e E R
SPARGANIUM Lin. Gen. PL Monoecia T riandria.
Ma s c . Amentum fubrotundum. Cal. ^phyllus, Cor. 6.
F.*m Amentum fubrotundum. ' Cal. 3-phylJus. Cor. o. Stigma
2-ndum. Drupa ex fucca, l-fperma. 6
RtmSyn. G raminifolie non culmifere siSigulAres Et srn g e n e r a
SPARGANIUM .Simplex foIHs bafi triahgularibus, lateribus planis, pedunculis Gmplicibus;
SPARGANIUM fimplex foiiis ehfiformibus planis, caule fimplici, Hudfon Ft. Angl. p. 401.
SPARGANIUM natans foliis decumbentibus planis, Un. Syjl. Vegetal,, p. 702. Sp. Pi. ,37S.
SPARGANIUM non ramofum. Bank. Pin. 15.
SPARGANIUM non ramofum. Parkin/. ,205. Raiigyn. p. ^ ‘J 3j 3. Bu rn ed not branched.
Older Botanills defcribe three fpecies. the ramoAim the HI „ „ „ ..o . , . .
Linn e us confiders as a variety o f his ercBum ■ it’ is this nl and tlle minimum 1 the mm ramqfimt
thorough conviaion of its beingafpecié p ï fefflV d f t l i P Whlch We here F>? a. %.ure 1 from a
from the natans we do not take® onPus at preftnt X«o d e . e i t e M M S ® * * £ “ ,“ “ fers rPecifically
in many places in Scotland, pronounces it a fpecies • Mr H u d s o n ! J ,b OO T’ w h o *ia s f e ? n natans
of the prefent plant ;_certain it is foil and C o n will ore r ’ * * ^ontrS ' confide« It as a variety
of plants; we need only look at the Polygonum amphMum to b e ^ o n v S o f thb " ' C V v r o w ^ T 'd
circuni(lances, may occffion t L freferFt plant« O f l M f l C° ldnefs ! ! ^ wkh other’
culture, perhaps, can only decide this matter •_let the exnerimpnf aPPe?ranc.e which authors defcribe 8
be two fpecies with e r e a W s . it became neceffary t o X ° Ut " “ Ü 1 H i are found- td
judiciaufly done we ha.ve adopted them. ^ 1 us s narnes’ w^ich Mr. H u d s o n having
We (hall now point out the feveral charafters in which the nrefent „ w i , . .
the ramofum. P elent plant has appeared to us to differ from
It differs in its place of growth,
In its fize, 'if -
In the colour, and fhape o f its leaves,
In the branchednefs o f its flower-flalks,' and
In the colour o f the male and female flowers.
neighbourhood of London, the te.11 one on
heaths, and which are: frequently madèby“te’ d £ ^ o f ^ I P meets with oa
pamafomum, Sifon inundatum, Scirpus fluitans & c ° It nartirn^rlv fh lth the Myriöphyllum, the Alifrna I j | g .... » .| .g || l , s s & i p s s
It IS feldom. found more than one fourth part fo' high as the Sparganium ramofum.
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