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                            P L A T E 
 Sambucts. Tourn. Intl, R. I. 6o6. Tab. 376. Lin. Gen. Plant. 37' 
    THE Chara6ters are, 
    THE Flower bath a fmall permanent Empalemcnt, A, of on 
one concave Wheel-fhaped Petal, B, cut into five Obtufe Segmc 
and five Awl-fhaped Stamina, C, the Length of the Petal, termi 
oval Germen, D, fituated under the Flower, having no Style, in 
crowned by three obtufe Stigmas. The Germen afterward beco 
Cell, including three angular Seeds as 11. 
    This Genus of Plants is ranged in the fixth Seftion of I 
includes the Trees and Shrubs with a Flower of one Petal, w 
Dr. Linneus places it in the third Seaion of his fifth Clafs, 
which contains thofe Plants, whofe Flowers have five Stamina an 
    THis Specie is, 
    SAMBUCUS caule herbacco ramofo, foliolis dentatis. Tab. 22( 
Stalk, and the fmall Leaves indented. This is the Sambucus h 
Dwarf Elder, or Ebulus. Mill. Gard. i 7i. Sp. IV. 
    THis Sort grows naturally in many of the midland Counties i 
troublefome Weed in the Fields; this is called Dwarf Elder, 
creeping Roots which fpzead far in the Ground on every Side, I 
Plant once gets Poffeffion ; the Stalks are herbaceous, and rife fro, 
tion to the goodnefs of the Ground, and fend out a few fide I 
garnifhed with winged Leaves, compofed of fix or feven Pair 
odd one; they are about four Inches long, and one broad near 
they are of a deep Green, a little indented on their Edges, and arn 
The Flowers grow in Umbels at the Top of the Stalks, they are 
common Elder, but are fmaller and are fpotted with red.  Thef 
by black Berries like thofe of the common Elder, but fmallej 
Medicine, and much recommended for the Dropfy ; it is alfo acco 
and Scorbutic Diforders. Mill. Gard. Diji. 
                              P     L     A     T     E 
A41rilegia. ("cah/ed atfQ AqZeilina. Fabius Columna f'ays, it is the
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            to be fo called, becawfe the little Sheaths ri efter that 
    The Charaders are, 
    THE Flower hath no Empalement, but is compofed of fly 
plain, and fpread open, within which are five equal Neaariu 
Petals, each of the Horns widening upward, the opening being i 
is faftened to the Reptacle within, the lower Part lengthening gr* 
a blunt incurved Apex, reprefented at C. The Flower bath miany 
crowned by oblong upright Summits, E ; it bath five oval Germ 
as G, which are longer than the Stamina, and are crowned withlj 
become five cylindrical Vefl~ls, reprefented at H, which liand up, 
in one Cell, which are filled with oval ihining Seeds. 
    THIS Genus of Plants is ranged in the fifth Divifion of Linn 
 ANDRIA PENTAGYNIA, the Flower havingmany Stamina and fi 
    THE- Specie reprefented is, 
    AQOuILEGIA neaariis incurvis. Hort. Upfpl. Columbine with 
 the Aquilegia flore pleno inverfo. J. B. 3* 485, Columbine with 
 Diel. Sp. III. 
     THis fort is the Garden Columbine, of which there are great 
 Fulnefs of their Flowers, but alfo in their Form. In rom   tb 
 Place of them a Multiplicity of Petals, fo that the Flowers are 
 Thefe are commonly called Rofe Columbines; the Colours of the 
 and fome are finely variegated with two Colours, as the Sort repre 
 the Seeds ripen towards the Middle or latter end of September, 
 lefs favourable. Mi/I. Gard. Dija.