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Alyssum {Tncanum) caule erefto foliis lanceolatis in- 

 canis intcgcrrimis floribus coryinbofis. Hort. CliiF. 



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Jlalk^ honry fpenr-fL 



Imvss which are entire^ and jlowers colletied into round 

 heads, Alyffon fruticofum incanum. Toiirn. Inft. 

 R. H. 

 6. Ai-YssuM {Clypeatum) caule crcfto herbaceo filiculis 



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leililibus ovalibus comprcffo-planis pctalis acumina- 

 l.in. ' Sp. Plant. 6^^ i . Madzvort -with an ercB her- 

 ns ft alk^ pods growing clofe to the ftalks^ which are 



ointed. Lu- 



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naria Icucoii tolio filiqiia oblonga majcri. Tourn. 



Inft. 218. 



7. Alyssum [Sintiatimi) caule herbaceo foliis lanceola- 

 tis dentatis filiculis intlatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 651. 



Madzvort zvith an herbaceous ftalk-^ fpear-JJjaped indented 

 leaves^ and fwollen feed-veftels. ' AlyfToidcs incanum 

 ; foliis finuatis. Tourn. Inlt, 213. 



8. Alyssum {Creticum) caule herbaceo ereclo foliis in- 

 canis lanceolatis integerrimis filiculis inflatis. Lin. 

 Sp. Plant. 651. Madwort with an erett herbaceous 



ftalk^ hoary ^ [pear-floaped^ entire leaves^ and a [welling feed- 

 veftcL Alyiibides fruticofum Creticum leucoii folio 

 incano. Tourn. Cor. 15. 



Alyssum {Veftcaria) foliis linearibus dentatis, filicu- 

 lis intlatis an2:ulatis acutis. 



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Lin. Sp. 910. Madzvort 



fwollen 



angular and acute pointed. Veiicaria Orientalis, foliis 

 dentatis. Tourn. Con 49. 



I o. Alyssum {Deltoideum) caulibus fuffrutefcentibus 

 proftratis, foUis lanceolato-deltoidibus, filiculis hirtis. 

 Lin. Sp. 908. Madwort with trailing Jhrubby ftalks^ 

 deltoide fpear-Jhaped leaves^ and hairy pods. Alylfon Cre- 

 ticum foliis angulatis, fiore violaceo. Tourn. Cor. 15. 

 Alyssum {Calycinum) caulibus herbaceus, ftamini- 



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Vind. 114. Madwort with herbaceous ft alks^ all the 



fiamina indented^ and a permanent ji 



Alyffon didtum campellrc majus. C. B, V.\o 



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ftaminibus 



llipatis pari fetarum, calycibus deciduis. Lin. Sp. 



Madwort with an herbaceous ftalk^ and the 



flozver~cnp dc 

 frnftu nudo. 



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lyffon incanum, ferpylli folio. 



Tourn. Inft. 217, 



The firft fort is a low perennial plant, with a fleHiy 

 ftalk, which feldom riles more than one foot liigh, 

 but divides into many lefs branches which groAy near 

 the ground, fo that a fingle plant will fpread to a con- 

 fiderable diftance. The branches are garniflied with 

 long fpear-fliaped leaves, which are hoary and waved 

 on their edges, placed on without any order. The 

 flowers are produced in loofe panicles, at the extre- 

 mity of every branch, and are of a bright yellow co- 

 lour, confifting of four petals, placed in form of a 

 crofs : thefe being numerous, make a fine appear- 

 ance during their continuance. They appear the lat- 

 ter end of April, or the beginning of May, and if 

 the feafon is moderate, will continue three weeks in 





beauty. 



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young plants that feeds can be expeded ; for the old 

 plants, or thofe which are raifed^from flips or cut- 

 tings, rarely produce feeds in England. 

 This plant is hardy, and although broup;ht from a 

 more foutherly climate, yet, if planted in a dry, lean, 

 or rubbifhy foil, will endure our fevereft winters 

 abroad. It is increafed by fowing the feeds in March 

 in a light fandy foil, or by planting cuttings in April 

 or May •, which are very apt to take root, if kept 

 fliaded in the heat of the day, and gently refreflied 

 with v/ater. 



The fecond fort feldom continues above tv/o or tliree 

 years with us, and muft therefore be often fov/n to 

 preferve it ; or if the feeds are fuffered to h\\, and 

 remain upon the ground, the plants will rife without 

 any trouble. This plant fpreads itfelf upon the 

 ground, and never rifes to any height. It produces, 

 at the extremity of its branches, very pretty tufts of 

 fmall white flowers • of which the plant is feldom de- 

 ftitute for fix or kvtn months fucceffively, for which 

 reafon it defcrves a place in the gardens of the curi- 





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^y^' Th*^'' ^^'lU grc^vv from feeds, and aW) from cut- 

 tings, if planted ai,id managed a.s the fc-.rn.er. 

 ' The third fort hath ligneous branches which rSit about 

 two feet high ; dicfe are armed with fmali i'uines ; the 

 leaves are lioary, ipear-fliaped, and thinly ^placed on 

 tlie fl-alks without any order. The flowers are white, 

 crofs-fliaped, and grow in fmall clufters at the extre- 

 mity of the brandies. 'After the flowers are paft", tlie 

 germen turns to an oblong feed-veffel, containino- fe- 

 veral round feeds. 



This may be propagated in the fame manner as tlie 

 firft fort, either by feeds or flips ; and when the plants 

 grow in rubbifli, or on old walls, they will laft much 

 longer, and endure the cold of our winters better than 

 thole which are in a good foil. It grows naturally in 

 Spain, Italy, and the fouth of France. 

 The fourth fort hath trailing branches, which lie on 

 the ground ■,. thefe are garnillied with oblong hoarv ^ 

 leaves, which are rough to the touch, and are placed 

 alternately on every fide of die brandies ; the flowers 

 are produced in fmall clufters at the extremity of the 

 branches, which are of a dark yellov/ colour, and are 

 fucceeded by feed-veffels ft-iaped like thofe of the diird 

 fort. This grows naturally upon rocks and ruins, in 

 Burgundy, and fome other parts of France, as alfo 

 about Bafil. It may be propagated in the fame man- 

 ner as the former forts, and v/hen it grows in rubbifh, 

 the plants will continue fome years •, but in rich 

 ground, they feldom live through the winter iu 

 Eno;land. • 



The fifth fort C!;rows to the height of two feet, hav- 

 mg hgneous ftalks, which divide into feveral branches 

 toward the top. Thefe are garnifhed with hoary 

 fpear-Hiaped leaves, which are placed alternately on 

 the branches^: at the extremity of every Ihoot, the 

 flowers are produced in round bunches, which are 

 fm.all, white, and crofs-fliaped ; thefe are fucceeded 

 by oval feed-veffels, which are full of brown feeds. 

 It grows naturally in the fouth of France, Spain, and 

 / Italy, chiefly on rocky or gravelly foils. When this 

 is fown in a rich foil, it feldom fur\'ive3 the winter ; 

 but in lime rubbifli, or upon old walls, it will con- ' 



tmue feveral years. 



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guft, and September, and the feeds ripen foon after ; 

 which if permitted to fcatter, the plants will come 

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The fixth fort is a biennial plant v/ith an herbaceou 

 ftalk, which is garniflied with oblong hoary leaveSj 

 placed alternately ; the flowers come out from the 

 wings of the ftalks fingle, and are fucceeded by oval 

 comprefled feed-veffels, Ihaped like thofe of the Lu- 

 naria, which contain many flat feeds. It grows natu- 

 rally in Spain and Portugal, from whence I have re- 

 ceived the feeds. It is propagated by feeds, whicii 

 muft be fown upon dry ground, or lime rubbifh ; 

 for in rich land the plants will grow too vigorous in 



fummer, fo that in autumn they generally rot off and 

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The feventh fort is a low fpreading plant, which di- 

 vides into fmall branches-, thefe fpread near the ground, 

 and are garniflied with oblong hoary leaves whicl 

 continue through the year : the fiov/ers are produced 



in Imall clufters at the extremity of the branches •, 

 they are of a bright yellow colour, confifting of four 

 petals placed in form of a crofs. After the flower is 

 paft, the germen becomes an oval fwelling feed-vef- 

 fcl, which is filled with roundifh feeds. This grows 

 naturally in the iflands of the Archipelago, but i 

 hardy enough to live in the open air in England, in 

 a dry ibil and a warm fituation. It is propagated by 

 feeds, and feldom lafts longer than two or three year.^. 

 The eighth Ibrt grows more ereft, having an htrbi- 

 ccous ftalk, which fends out a few lateral brandies 

 toward the top, garniflied with oblong hoary leaves. 

 The flowers grow in fmall clufters at tlie extremity 

 ot the branches, which are fucceeded by oval fwelling 

 feed-veflels like the former. I'his feldom continues 



longer than two years in England ; it muft have a 



warm dry fituation, otherwife it will not live in the 

 open air, and is propagated by feeds, which fliould 



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