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Deſcription of Cornwall.
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  1. Smooth-leav'd Rupture-wort. At the Lizard Point, plentiful.
  2. The leſſer autumnal Star-Hyacinth. On the Promontory called the Lizard-Point, plentiful.
  3. The Engliſh Sea Peaſe. On the Beach near Penſance, where the Gnaphalium Marium grows.
  4. Blue Sweet-ſmelling Toad-Flax. Near Penryn, along the Hedges, plentiful. It grows ſometimes a Yard high; the Stalks are brittle, and much branch'd towards the Top. The Flowers are of a pale Blue, and ſtreak'd all along Heel; and all with a deeper Hue. The lower Lip, at the gaping, is ſpotted with Yellow.
  5. Narrow-leav'd Wild-Flax. In the Paſtures by the Sea-Side about St. Ives and Truro, plentiful.
  6. Small purple Sea-Spurge. On the ſandy Shores between Penſance and Market-Jew; and is not found any where in England beſides; but in hot Countries, as in Italy, abundance.

19. Butter-