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S. Anchusa {TinBoria) tomentofa, follis lanceolatis ob- 

 tufis, ft:p-iinibvis corolla brevioribus. Lin. Sp. 192. 

 Anchufa "xiih 'li^QolIyy fpear-fljaped^ blunt leaves^ and the 

 jlantina of the Jloi^er porter than th corolla^ or true Al- 



kanet ofthefiops, 

 9, Anchusa (y/:::/^rr^)foliislongishlrfutis, floribus capitatis 



,reflexis,pedunculis longifTuBis. Alkanet with long hairy 



'leaves^ andfiovoers coUeElcd into heads which are rcflexed^ 



"and very loigfoot-Jlalks. Borago fylveftre Cretica flpre 



azurco. Zan. Hilt. 



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The firft fort is the Buglofs, whofe flowers are or- 

 dered to be ufed in nu'dicine. This fends up flalks 

 about two feet high, having oblong rough leaves, 

 placed alternately, at the extremity of the fhoots. The 

 flowers are produced in clufters, which are of a fine 

 tlue colour ; thefe come out with foot-ftalks from the 

 wings of the leaves, and are coUefted into fmall heads. 

 The flowers are of one leaf, having a lon^ tube, fpread 

 open at the top in fhape of a funnel. After the flower 

 IS paft, it is iiicceeded by four naked feeds, fituated 

 at the bottom of the empalement, which drop out as 



they ripen. 



The roots of this fort feldom continue longer than two 

 years, clpcci^illy in good ground, for they are fub- 

 je<5l to rot in winter, unlefs when they hap'pen^to grow 

 in rubbifli, or out of an old wall, where they will live 

 feycral years ; for in fuch places the plants are flinted 

 in their growth, fo their branches are firmer and not 

 fo full of juice as thofc which grow in better foil. 

 The plants may be eafily propagated by feeds, which 

 jnay be Ibwn in the autumn, upon a bed of light fandy 

 earth) and in the fpxing, when the pTants are ftrdng 

 enough to remove, they fliould be planred in beds at 

 t^q feci diftance, obfei-ving, if the fcafon pix>ves dry, 

 to water them till they have taken root, after which 

 they will require no farther care but to keep them 

 clean from weeds. If the feeds of this plant are iper- 

 mitted to fcatter, the plants will rife in plenty, which 

 may be managed in the manner before directed. There 

 is a variety of this with v/hite flowers, but this will 

 not retain its difl'erence from feeds. 

 The fecond fort grows to the height of two feet when 

 cultivated in crardens, but in the places where it grows 

 wild, is rarely more than a foot. The leaves ot this 

 are narrow, and lefs hairy than thofe of the fii*ft i the 

 fpikes of flow^TS come out double, and have no leaves 

 about them ; the flowers are fmall, and of a red co- 

 lour. The roots will continue three or four years in 



poor land. , 



The third fort is a biennial plant, which perifiies foon 

 ajfter the feeds are ripe. This grows two feet high, 

 and fends out many lateral branches, which are gar- 

 nifhed with long, narrow, rough leaves, which are waved 

 on their edges: the flowers are of a bright blue colour, 

 and grgw in an imbrici\ted ipike ; and after thefe fall, 

 the empaleoient turns to a hvollen velfel inclofing the 

 Iceds, " ' , 



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. X^e fourth fort is a perennial plant, with long trailing 

 branches which lie on the ground i the under leaves 

 are long, broad, and hairy, but thefe diminilli as tliey 

 are nearer tlic top, and tliofe which come out on the 

 fpikes between the flowers are fliort and roundifli. 

 The flowers are yellow, and about the fize of thofe of 

 tlie common Buplofs ; there is a fucceflion of thefe on 

 the fame plants great part of the year, which renders 



■ them more valuable. This, though a nadve of the 

 'Ley^^ntj is hardy enough to live in the open air in 

 England, if it h^tli- a dry fandy foil. It may be pro- 

 pagated by feeds in the fame manner as the firft fort, 

 and if the fceci^ are permitted to fcatter, the plants 

 will rife without care. 



The fiftli fort is a native of North America, where it 

 grows naturally in the woods, and being an early plant, 

 generally flowers before the ne>y leaves come out on 

 the treQS; fo that in fome of the woods, where this 

 plant aboun<is, the furface of the ground fcems covered 



■ with bright yellow flowers. It is known in that country 

 by the title Puccoon. I: is a perennial plant which 

 fekiom rifes a foot high in good ground, but not 

 above half tluu hciglit^ v/here the loil is poor \ the 



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flowers grow in loofe fpikes, upon a fmooth fl:alk. 

 This is propagated 'by feeds, which, if fown in the 

 fpring, feldom grow the firfl: year. 

 The fixth fort is a very hardy perennial plant, with 

 weak trailing branches, garniflied with broad, rough, 

 deep green leaves •, the flowers are blue, and come 

 out between the leaves on the fpike, like the fourth 

 fort ; the plants frequently grow out of the joints of 

 old walls, in thofe places where any of the plants have 

 been near-, for when the feeds are permittea to fcatter, 

 there will be an abundant fupply of the plants. Thefe 

 flower great part of the year. 



The feventh fort is a low, trailing, annual plant, whofe 

 branches feldom extend more than fix inches j thefe 

 lie on the furface of the ground, and are thinly kt 

 with fpear-lhaped, fmall, warted leaves, which half 

 furround the ftalk at their bafc. The flowers are 

 fmall, of a bright blue colour, and are collected into 

 fmall bunches at the extremity of the branches. The 

 plants perifli foon after their feeds are' ripe, which if 

 permitted to fcatter, the plants will come up better 

 than ^/hen they are fown. Tliefe do not bear tranf- 

 planting, fo fl:iould remain in the places where they 



come up. 



The eighth fort rifes near as higli as the firfl:, to which 

 it bears great refemblance in its leaves and .branches-, 

 but the leaves and branches are more woolly, and the 

 ftamina of the flowers are fliorter than the corolla; 

 the root alfo is red. This plant grows naturally in 

 the fcuth of France and Spain, but is equally hardy 

 with the firfl: fpecies, and may be cultivated in the 

 fame manner. 



The ninth fort is a perennial plant, with broad rough 

 leaves, like thofe of the fixth j the branches grow 

 more ereft, and the flowers which are of a brigliC 

 azure colour, are collefted into fpikes, coming our 

 fingly from between the leaves. I'his is a hardy plant, 

 and may be propagated in the fame manner as the 



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NDRACHNE, Bafl:ard Orpine. 



The Characters are. 

 It hath n: ale and female ficwers on the f(, 

 male flower hath a five-leaved empalement, which is equal 

 and withers. The flower is compofed of five flender leaves 

 indented at the tcp^ which are floor ter than the empalemtnt. 

 At the bottom of ecsch petal is fituated an herbaceous nec~ 

 tarium-i to which the five fiender ftamina are joined \ thefe 

 are crowned with fingle fiiramits. The female flowers come 

 out from the wings of the ftalk near the male. Thefe have 

 a permanent five-leaved empakment^ but 710 petals \ there 

 are five neSlariums as in the male^ and a globular germen 

 fupportifig three flender ftylcs which are bifida crowned 



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of which are lodged two triangular obtufe feeds. 



The Species are, 

 Andrachne (Telephioides) procumbens herbacca. Lin. 

 Sp. Plant. 1014. Herbaceous trailing Andrachne. Te- 

 lephioides Graecum humifufum flore albo. Tourn. 



Cor. ^o. 



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3. Andrachne (Arborca) foliis ovatis obtufis, fubtus 

 incanis, caule arboreo. Baftai'd Orpine with oval blunt 

 leaves^ hoary on their under fide., ajid a tree -like ftalk. 

 The firft fort is a low plant, whofe branches trail upon 

 the ground. The leaves are fmall, of an oval fliape^ 

 fmooth, and of a fea-green colour. It is found wild 

 in fome parts of Italy, and in the Archipelago, from 

 whence Dr. Tournefort fent the feeds to the royal 

 garden at Paris: but being a plant of no great beauty, 

 it is feldom cultivated, except in botanic gardens for 

 variety. If the feeds of this plant are fown on a mode- 

 rate hot-bed in March, the plants will arife in about 

 a month after, when they may be tranfplanted each 

 into a fmall pot, and plunged into another very mo- 

 derate hot-bed to bring the plants forv,^ard, but in 

 mild weather they fliould have plenty of air admitted 

 to them, and often refreflied with water: in June 



they v/ill produce flowers, and the feeds will ripen in 



Auguft 



