A calendar of flora composed during the year 1809, at Warrington, lat. 53*0 30' / [George Crosfield].

  • Crosfield, George, 1785-1847.
Date:
1810
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Credit: A calendar of flora composed during the year 1809, at Warrington, lat. 53*0 30' / [George Crosfield]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    n. LEONTODON ramxrtctt/w. Common Dandelion. (2) STET.LARIA media. 7 ALSINE;«erf/«. Linn, j Common Chickweecl. 12. * SCILLA bifoha. Two-lcaved .Squill. Ranunculus Fkaria. piiewort. (s) EETULA Alnus. 7 Ah}i\]S glutinosa. Willdenow. | Common Alder. CORYLUS ^Bc//a«a. HaseUnut-tree.. ' • POPULUS alba. Great White Poplar. 13. ULMUS campeslri.i. 1 VLMVS suberosa. Willd. | Common Elm-tree. I k FRAGARJA Barren Strawberry. SALICJS .spmVs varia. Varioas kinds of Willow, ( t) 16. POA annua. Annual Meadow-grass. DR ABA vema. Common Wfiitlow--Tras.s. 19. PULMONARIA officinalis. Common Lung-wort. 23. a VIOLA odorata. Sweet Violet. NARCISSUS Pscjw/o-narc/ssKJ. Common Daftbdil. DAPHNE Lay,reola. Spurge-Laurel. CARDAMINE kirsuta. Hairy Ladies-Smock. 25. VERONICA verna. Vernal Speedwell. OXALIS Acetosella. Common Wood-Sorrel. (2) Whether this plant possesses tlie deobstruent properties attribute,d4u it by some authors of reputaUon may be doubled. Its diuretic efTc^ts are' in some instanecs considerable. Its fulmar name, in more than one language, implies a knowledge of its powers. K, (3) It may not be amjss to stale that this termination so common in the names of British plants, is derived from the Saxon a herb or plant, and implies that the plant-so denominated, has been supposed to possess some specific power of curing the disease of a particular organ, e. g. Lungwort, Liverwort, &c, K, ( (4) The hark of all the species of Salix, containing a considerable portion of Tannin, is useful in the art of tanning leather. With regard to its medical properties, it may suffice to say, that it is by no means a despicable tonic, though experience and analysis prove it an improper substitute for the Bark of t>a? Cinchona lanciffilia (Peruvian Bnrk), A',