or 



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tKcfe appearing in Oftober, at a fedfon when tlierc is a 

 fcarcity of other flowers, renders it more valuable. 

 This fort is propagated by feeds, as alfo by partin 

 of the roots ^ the latter method is commonly pradifed 

 in England, becaufe there are few autumns fo favour- 

 able as to ripen the feeds : but the feeds are frequent- 

 ly brought from North America, where this plant is 

 very common ; for being light, they are eafily wafted 

 about to a great diftance, where they come to matu- 

 rity •, fo that where there are any plants growing, all 

 the adjoining land is filled with the feeds of them. 



. The bed time for plandng and tranfplahting the roots 

 of this plant, is in autumn, foon atter their ftalks de- 

 cay, that they may have good root before the drying 

 winds come on, otherwife they will not flower flrong, 

 or make a good increafe. The roots ihould be allowed 

 three feet room every way, for as they fpread and in- 

 creafe very much, fo when they are cramped for 

 room, the plants ftarve, and in dry feafons their leaves 

 will hang. They deligrht in a rich moiflifoil and open 

 fituation,wherethey willproduce manyflalks fromeach 



■ root, which will grow {6 large as to form aconfiderable 

 brufli. This plant will bear the feverefl cold in winter. 



A G E R AT U M, or MAUDLIN. See Achillea. 



AGERATUMPURPUREUM. See Erinus. 



AGNUS CASTUS. See Vitex, ; • 



A G R I F O L I U M. See Ilex. 



AG RIM ON I A. Lin. Gen. Plant. 534. Agrimony. 



The Characters are, ^ , ^ - 



The empalement of the flower is of_ one leaf which is cut 



Ji,^/. fm0 nnitQ f'eznients^ and rejls on the germen. The 



flower has fi' 



zfe 



rfe 



infertcd in the empalement. In the center a 



ftyle^ refting on the germen^ which is attended by twelve 



flender ftamina^ which are crowned with double comprejfed 



flimmits. After theflo-iqer is paft^ the gernlen becomes two 



roundiflj feeds fajlened to the empalement. 



This genus of plants is ranged by Dr. Linnasus in 



the fecond fecbion of his eleventh clafs, entitled Do- 



decandria digynia, the flowers having twelve ftamina 



and tv/o fl:yles, * ■ , - 



The Species are, 



1. Agrimonia [Etipatoria) foliis caulinis pinnatis imparl 

 petiolato, fruftibus hifpidis. Hort. Cliff. The common 

 Agrimony, Agrimonia officinarum. Tourn. 



2. Agrimonia {Minor) fohis caulinis pinnatis, foliolis 

 obtufis dentatis. The white Agrimony. Agrimonia 

 minor flore albo. Hort. Cath. 



3. Agrimonia (Odorata) altiffimu, foliis caulinis pin- 

 natis foholis oblongis acutis ferratis. The fweet-fcented 

 Agrimony. Agrimonia odorata. Camer. 



4. Agrimonia '(i?^/-?:^^) foliis caulinis pinnatis, imparl 



felTili, fruftibus hifpidis. Lin. Sp, 643. EafternAgri- 

 ■ rnony with pimtated leaves and a thick creeping root, A- 



craflinima repente 



tnjftu in fpicam brevem & denfam congefto. Tourn. 



Cor. 



. Agrimonia {Agrimonoides) foliis caulinis ternatis fruc- 

 tibus glabris. Plort. Cliff*. 179. Three kaved Agrimony 

 with fmootb fruit, Agrimonoides Col. Echpn '. 

 The firft fort grov/s naturally in feveral parts of Eng- 

 land, by the fides of hedges, and in woods. This 

 is the fort which is commonly ufed in medicine, and 

 is brought to the markets by thofe v/ho gather herbs 

 in the fields. " " 



The fecond fort is the fmalleft of all the fpecies ; the 

 leaves' of this have not fo many pinnae as the common 

 fort, and the pinns are rounder, and the indentures 

 on their edges blunter. The fpike of flowers is flen- 

 der, and the flowers fmaller, and of a dirty white cd- 



• lour. This fort grows naturally in Italy, from whence 

 I received the feeds, and have confl:antly found that 







the feeds of this when fown never vary. 

 The third fort grows near four feet high •, the leaves of 

 this have more pinn^ than either of the former, which 

 are longer and narrower, ending in acute points ; the 

 ferratures of the leaves are fliarper than any of the 

 other, and when handled emit an agreeable odour. 



The leaves of this fort make an agreeable cooling tea. 



which is a very good beverage for perfons in a fever, 

 in which diforder I have known it often prefcribed by 

 good phyficians. 



The fourth fort is of humble growth, feldom rifing 

 above two feet high • the pinnae of its leaves are 

 longer and narrower than either of the former, and 

 the fpikes of flowers very fliort and thick. The roots 

 of this are very thick, and fpread widely under ground^ 

 by which it multiplies fafter than either of the other -, 

 the feeds are alfo much larger and rougher than thofe 

 of the common fort. This was fent by Dr. Tourne- 

 fort to the royal garden at Paris, and from thence the 

 other botanic gardens have been fupplied with them. 

 The fifth fort greatly refembles the other in the ihape 

 of its pinnae (or fmaller leaves) but there are but three 

 upon each foot-flalk j the flower of this hath a double 

 empalement, the outer one being fringed. There 

 are but feven or eight ftamina in each flower, and the 

 feeds are fmooth, for which reafon Fabius Columna, 

 and other writers on botany, have feparated it from 

 the Agrimony, making it a diftinft genus. 

 All thefe forts are hardy perennial plants, which will 

 thrive in ahiiofl: any foil or fituation, and require no 

 other care but to keep them clear from weeds. They 

 may be propagated by parting of their roots, which 

 fhould be done in autumn, when their leaves begin 

 to decay, that the plants may be well eftgibliflied be- 

 fore the fpring. They Ihould not be planted nearer 

 than two feet, that their roots may have room to 

 fpread. They may alfo be propagated by feeds, which 

 Ihould be fown in autumn, for if they are kept out of 

 the ground till fpring, they feldom come up the fame 

 feafon. 



GROSTEMMA. Li 



Lychnis or Campion. 

 The Characters are. 



Wild 



top. In i 

 five ftyles. 

 Jimple ftig, 



of the flower is permanent y of one leaf^ 

 hukusy thickj and cut into five narrow feg- 

 ? edge \ the flower is campofed of five petals^ 

 he length of the tube^ but fpread open at the 

 e center is Jituated an oval ger men fuppor ting 

 which are flender^ ereEl^ and crowned with 

 %. Thefe are attended by ten ftamina^ five of 

 'iferted in the h^fe of the petals^ and the others 

 ft and alternately between : after the flower is paft^ the ger- 

 men becomes an oval oblong capfule^ having one cell open- 

 ing into five divijions^ which is filled with angular feeds. 

 This genus of plants is by Dr. Linnaeus ranged in 

 the fifth fedtion of his tenth clafs, entitled Decandria 

 pentagynia, the flowers of this divifion having ten fta- 

 mina and five ftyles, . 

 The Species are, 



1. Agrostemma {Githago) hirfuta calycibus coroUam 

 aequantibus petalis integris nudis. Lin, Sp. Plant. 4 

 Hairy wild Lychnis^ whofe empalement is equal with the 

 corolla^ and the petals entire and naked^ commonly called 

 Corn Campion, Lychnis fegetum major. C. B. P. 



2. Agrostemma {Ceiirofa) glabra fohis lineari-lanceola- 

 tis petalis emarginatis coronatis. Hort. Upfal. 115. 





Smooth wild Campion 



ofthefi^ 



fpear-fh 



nis foliis glabris calyce duriore. Bocc. Sic. 27. 



Lych- 



3. Agrostemma {Coronaria) tomentofa fohis ovato-Ian- 

 ceolatis, petahs integris coronatis. Hort. Upfal. 115. 



The Jingle Roft 



dis fativa. C. B. P. 203. 



Lychnis coronaria Diofcori- 



Agrostemma {Flos Jovis) tomentofa petalis emargi- 

 natis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 436. Umbelliferous Mountain Cam- 

 pion, Lychnis umbeUifera montana Helvetica. Zan. 

 Hift. 128. 



The firft fort grows naturally in the corn fields in moft 

 parts of England,^ fo is feldom admitted into gardens. 

 The fecond fort grows naturally in Sicily, and being 

 a plant of httle beauty, is only preferved in botanic 

 gardens for the fake of variety. 

 The fingle Rofe Campion has been long an inhabitant 

 of the Englilh gardens, where, by'its feed having 

 fcattered, it is become a kind of weed. There are 

 three varieties of this plant, one with deep red, another 

 with flelh-coloured, and a third with white flowers. 



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