Principia botanica: or, a concise and easy introduction to the sexual botany of Linnaeus ... / [Anon.] Arranged in columns under each class and order; and digested alphabetically under several generie distinctions. By which means most plants may be thus far ascertained. Together with three indexes ... Also a table of several vegetable drugs not in the indexes.

Robert Darwin

Date:: 1787

Credit: Principia botanica: or, a concise and easy introduction to the sexual botany of Linnaeus ... / [Anon.] Arranged in columns under each class and order; and digested alphabetically under several generie distinctions. By which means most plants may be thus far ascertained. Together with three indexes ... Also a table of several vegetable drugs not in the indexes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$no. genera, growth. °f native of *Peftes species. J m Brit. 3d. Disc-like flowers, That is, placed on a surface like a disc ; as the disc of the sun, moon, See. 30 Ageratum, 3 1 Cacalia, 32 Chrysocoma, 33 Ethulia, 34 Eupatorium, 35 Spilanthus, 36 Athanasia, 37 Bidens, 38 Calea, 39 Santolina, 40 Staeheljna, Receptacle naked. h 2 h Sc s 26 h Sc s 1 q 1- 5 h 27 h 6 America. Alps. Africa. France. Africa. India. Ceylon. China. Brit, x Ceylon. Receptacle chaffy. h 20 Cape, See. Brit. 1 h 12 America. Brit. 3 4 Jamaica. 5 4 Spain. Alps, s 8 Africa. 4* 42 O Receptacle hairy or bristley. Pteronia, s 27 ^Ethiopia. Tarconanthus, s 3 Cape. \ f . f • 1 i . ; i J ‘ , 1 rder II. POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. (Superfluous polygamy.) Having the florets of the disc hermaphrodite, and those of the radius or circumference female, which arc considered as superfluous. 1st. Disc-like flowers. Receptacle naked. 43 Artemisia,* h Sc s 25 /Ethiop. China. Brit. 5 44 Bacchans, 1 * The moxa, so famous in the east for curing the gout, by cauterizing the part afFe&ed, is the lanugo or down of the leaves of a species of Indian mug- wort (artemisia]. 0$

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