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."grnyich is ftluated below the flowa\ filppdrling two re- 

 flexed fiyles^ crowned with obtufe ftigma \ the germen af- 

 terward becoynes a roundijh fruit fplii ling into two^ and 

 compofed of t-wofeeds^ which are plain on onefide^ convex 

 on the other ^ and are bordered^. 



This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond feclion 

 of Linnasus's fifth clafs, entitled Pentandria Digynia, 

 from the flowers having five ftamina and twoflyles. 

 The Species are, 

 I. Angiilica {Sativa) 'foliorum imparl lobato. Flor. 

 Lapp. 10 1. Angelica with leaves compofed of an unequal 

 number of lobes, ' Angelica fativa. C. B. P. 155. Gar- 



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den Angelica, 



2. Angelica {Arch angelic a) altiffima foHorum lobatis 

 maximis ferratis. Talleft Angelica with leaves compofed 

 of large ferrated lobes, Angelica fcandiaca Archange- 

 lica. Tabern. Icon. 82, - ^ . > 



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3. Angelica (Sylvejlris) foliis iisqualibus ovato-lanceo- 

 latis ferratis. Hort. Cliff. 97. Angelica with equal leaves^ 

 compofed of cval fpcar-flsaped lobes which arefatved, An- 

 gelica fylveftris major. C. B. P. 155. , ,, 



4. Angelica {Atropurpurea) extimo foliorum pari co- 

 adunato folio terminaU petiolato. Prod. Leyd. 103. 

 Angelica -with the extreme pair of leaves joined^ and ter- 

 7ninated with a foot-ftalk, ' Angelica Canadenfis atro- 

 purpurea. Cornut. Canad. 198. ' , . 



5. Angelica (Lucida) foliis a:qualibus ovatls incifo-fer- 

 ratis. Hort. Cliff. 97. Angelica with equal leaves a'nd 

 oval lobes^ which are cut andfawed, Angehca lucida 

 Canadenfis. 'Cornut. Canad. 196. .. . ■,. -■;■• 

 The firft fort is the common Angelica, which is cul- 

 tivated in the e;ardens for medicinal ufe, as alfo for 

 making a fweetmeat, which is by fome greatly efteem- 



._ ed. . This grows naturally by the fide of rivers in 

 northern countries. • . . ►, i*' ■ r 



The fecond fort grows naturally in Hungary, and 



■ fome parts of Germany. This hath been fuppofed to 

 be only a variety of the firft by many modern bota- 

 nifls \ but from many years experience in the culture 

 of this plant, I could never obferve any alteration in 

 }t ; for all the plants which I raifed from feeds, proved 

 exadly the fame as the parent plant, and when plant- 

 ed in the fame foil with the common fort, they were 

 twice their fize. The leaves were alfo rnuch larger, 

 and deeper fawed on their edges, the umbels much 

 larger, and the flowers were yellow. This fort feldom 

 continues longer than two or three years, fo that 

 young plants fhould be. raifed to preferve the fpecics. 

 The feeds fhould be fown in autumn, for thofe which 



out heads from the fides of the roots, whereby they 

 may be continued for three or four years ; whereas, 

 if they had been permitted to feed, their roots would 

 periflifoon after. 



: The gardeners near London, who have ditches of wa- 

 ter running through their gardens, propagate great 



. quantities of this plant, for which they have a great 

 demand from the confeftioners, who make a fweet- 

 meat \vith the tender ftalks of it cut in May. 

 This plant is alfo ufed in medicine, as are alfo the 

 feeds i therefore where it is cultivated for the feeds, 



. there fnould benew plantations annually made tofup- 

 ply die places of thofe which die, for when they are 



. permitted to feed, they laft but two years. 



A N G U I N A. See Tricosanthes. 



ANGURIA, the Water Melon, or Citrul." 

 The Characters arc, 



,^ It hath male and female flowers growing at feparata dif 



. tances on the fame plant -^ the flowers of both fexes are of 



._y the Open beil-fhaped kind^ of one leaf, and have empale- 

 ments of the fame form, The male flowers have three 



. fhort ftamina^ which are joined together at the top; thefe 



■ . are crowned by flcnder fummits, ihe fch^ale flowers reft 

 upon^an oval germen^ fuppor ting a cylindrical flyle, crowned 

 by three large ftigma, which are gibbons ; the germen af- 



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are fown in the fpring feldom fucceed. ^ ;, 



The third fort grov/s naturally in moift meadows, 



and by the fides of rivers in many parts of England, 



-. 1 1 1 



fo is feldom admitted into gardens, ■ 

 The fourth and fifth forts grow naturally in North A- 

 merica, from whence their feeds v/ere fent to Europe, 

 where the plants are prcfcrved in gardens for the fake 

 of variety ; but as they have^ no ufe and but little 

 beauty, they are not admitted into^ many gardens. 

 They are both very hardy plants, and may be cafily 

 propagated by feeds, which fliould be fown in au- 

 tumn, and when the plants are large enough to re- 

 move, they mufl: be tranfplanted into a moift foil, 

 and have a fliady fituation, allowing them two feet 

 room on every fide. They grow four or five feet 

 high, and put out many fl:ioots from die root, efpeci- 

 ally the fecond year from feed, wljen they will flower 

 in June, and the feeds ripen in September. The roots 

 of tiiefe forts feldom continue longer than two or three 



years "' 



[ very moift foil ; the feeds of this plant fliould be fown 

 foon after tiiey are ripe, for if they are kept until the 

 fpring, fcluom one feed in forty will grow. When 

 tlie plants are come up about fix inches high, they 



. fnould be tranfplanted at a large diflance, for tl^eir 

 leaves extend very wide -, the beft place for this plant 

 is upon the fides of ditches, or pools of water ; where 

 being planted about three feet afunder, they will 

 thrive exceedingly. The fecond year after fowing, 

 they v/ill flioot up to fliower ; therefore if you have a 

 mind to continue their roots, you fl:L0Uld cut down 



rhe common Angelica delights to grow in a 



fleftjy ft 



- fllled with comprefjed feed, 

 extremity, ,. . . . 



-- Dr. LinnjEus joins this genus to the Gourd, but who- 

 ever will allow the fruit to fee a charad:eriftic in de- 

 termining the genera, muft keep them feparate ; for 

 the Gourd hath but three cells, whereas the Aneiu- 



' ria has five. 



This genus is ranged in the tenth fedlion of Linna^;- 



.^ us's _ twenty-firft clafs of plants, entitled Moncecia 



Syngenefia, from the flowers beings male and female 



in the fame plant, and the ftamina and fummits grow- 



. ,ing together. .... , . 



, We have but one Species of this o;cnus, viz. 



Anguria foliis multipartitis. Water Melon with leaves 

 cut into many parts, Anguria CitruUus difta. C. B, P, 

 • 312. .Of this there are feveral varieties v/hich differ in 

 the form and colour of their fruit i but as thefe vary an- 

 , Dually from feeds, it is needlefs to enumerate themhere. 

 This fruit is cultivated in Spain, Portugal, Italy, knd 

 moft other warm countries in Europe ; as alfo in Afri- 

 ca, Afia, and America, and is by tlie inhabitants of 



, thofe countries greatly efteemed for their wholfome 

 coohng quality \ but in England the fruit is not la 



.- univerfally efteemed, though fome few perions are 

 very fond of them. Ifliall therefore give full direc- 

 tions for raifincy them, fo that fuch perfons as are will- 

 ing to be at the expence and trouble of it, niay not 

 be at a lofs for inftructions. . " ■.,- . ■ . 



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Firft provide fome feeds, which fliould be three or 

 four years old ; for new feeds are^apt to produce vi- 

 gorous plai-ts, which are feldom fo fruitful as diofe of 

 a moderate ftrenf_nh. ■ The beft forts to cultivate in 

 England, are thofe with fmall round fruit, which 

 . come from Aftracan, thofe w^ith veiy large fruit, fel- 

 dom ripen well in this climate. Having provided 

 good feed, you flibuld prepare a heap ot new dung 

 the beginning of February, w^hich fhould be thrown 

 - , in a heap for about twelve days to heat, turning it 



■ oyer twice, miixing it well ; then you fliould make a 

 . hot-bed, in which thefe feeds, as alfo Cucumber-fec;i3 

 . and Mufli Melons may be fown. The dung flioukl 



be wtU wrought in makino- the bed, and muft he 

 beaten down pretty clofe with a duno;-fork, that tiie 



■ heat may not be too violent, and of longer continu- 

 . ance. When the dung is thus laid, you fliould cover 



it about four inches thick with good light earth, and 

 having fpread it very even, you fliould put the frame 

 and glafsover it, leaving it to warm four or five days 

 before you put the feeds into it, obferving, if the 

 fteam rifes pretty much, to raife up the glafs to let it 

 pafs off: then, if you find your bed in proper tem- 

 per, you may fow your feeds therein in drills, cover- 

 ins; them over with earth about half an inch. After 



this. 



