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4. ANTHERicrM {Frutefcens) folils carnofis tcrcribus 

 caule fruticofo. Lin. Sp. Plant. 310. Anthericum v:ith 

 fiejby taper leaves^ andaPmibby fialk, Plialangium ca- 

 pcnlc cunlcfccnsfoliis cepitiis iuccofis. H. Ekh. 310. 



5. Anthericum (/f/fif/t/^i) foliis carnofis lubulatis pla- 

 niufculis. Hort. Upful 83. Jnthmatm v:itb ficp)\ 

 plairiy a^wl-P^aped leaves, Phalangium capcnfe Icinic 

 foliis aloctormibus pulpofis. Hort. Elth. 123. 



6. Anthericum (Afphodeloides) fuliis carnofis llibul-iti^ 

 femiccrctibus flridis. 1 lore. Upfal i^.- Anthmcur. 

 -j:ith azvl-JJjapcdy fejhy, half taper L-aveSy growing clcje. 

 Bulbinc acaulis t'oliis i'ubiilatis. Procl. Lcyd. 33. 



7. Anthericum {Annuum) fuliis carnofis fubulatis tcrc- 

 tibus fcapo fubramofo. Hort. Updil. 83. Anthericum 

 vntb atvl'jhapedy fiefyy taper leaves^ and a brandnng 

 Jfalk. Alphodelus Africamis angultifolius liiteus mi- 

 nor. Tourn. Ind. 343. 



8. Anthericum {Ahijmum) acaulc foliis carnofis tcrcti- 

 bus ij>ici3 florum longiffiinis laxls. Fig. Plant.pl. 39. 

 Tell African Spiderwort with taper ficjly leaves^ and 



very long locfefpikes of flowers. 



9. Anthuricum {Oflifragum) foliis enfifonrilbus fiU- 

 mcntis lanatis. Flor.Suec. 268. Anthericum with /word- 

 Jkaped leaves^ and dowm flamina: Afphodclus lutcus 



palullris. Dod. Pcmut, 208. 



10. Anthckicum (C^^^-wAjZ/^/vi) foliis enfiformibus peri- 

 anthiis trilobis filamentis glabris piftiUis trigynis. 

 Flor. Suec. 269. Antbericum with fzvord-Jkaped leaves^ 

 an empakment with three lobes^ fmootb flamina^ and three 



Jlyles, Phalangiuni alpinum paluftre, Iridis folio. 

 Segu. - - •' ' 



The firft fort grows naturally at the Cape of Good 

 1 lopc ; the roots of this are flefliy, and comiiofcd of 

 tubers joined at the crown like thofe of the Afphodel ; 

 the ftalk riles near two feet high, and branches out 

 ' on each fide, each branch being terminated by aloofe 



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dens near London, and was formerly knov.T. arrrrTi-: 





fpike of ilovvers, which are white, and the petals are 

 turned backward to their foot-ftalk. Lhe leaves of 

 this fort are flat, and the root is perennial, but the 

 fpikes decay in autumn. ■ .. ' v 



I'he fecond fort hath a perennial root ; the flalks of 

 this rile about the fame height as the former, fend- 

 ing out many lateral branches in like manner, which 

 arc terminated by loofc fpikes of flowers, which arc 

 white, but the petals are plain, and do not turn back 

 as In the odier fort. 



The third fort hath plain leaves and an unbranching 

 ftalk, in which it chiefly differs from the former. 

 The root of this is perennial. 



The two next forts grow naturally in Spain, Portu- 

 gal, and other w^m countries, and were more com- 

 mon fome years ago in the Englifti gardens than at 

 prefent \ for the levere winter in 1740, killed mod of 

 their roots. Thefe flower in June and July, and tlicir 

 feeds are ripe in September. They are propagated by 

 f<:ti.Uy which fliould be fown in autumn ; for thofe 

 which are fown in the fpring, never come up the 

 ■fanu* year, but remain in the ground till the follow- 

 ing fpring, or often mifcarry\ Thefe fliould be fown 

 in a bed of light fandy earth, in a warm fituation, 

 and w!ien the plants come up, they mufl: be kept 

 clean from weeds during the fumnier; and in au- 

 tumn, when their leaves decay, they fliould be care- 

 fuliy taken up, and tranfplanted into a bed of li^rJu 

 earth, at a foot difl:ance from each other. If tiu: 

 wiiuer fliould prove feverc, the bed fliould be covered 

 With Uraw, Peafe-haulm, orfuch light covering, to 

 k(ep out the froft; or if fome old tan from a hot- 

 bed is l"pread over the ground, it will prevent the frofl 

 fiV);n pt-netrating the ground, and will prefei*\'e the 

 roots. In this bed they may remain one year, by 

 which time they will be n.rong enough to flower; 

 tlierefore the following autumn they fliould be care- 

 fully taken up, ft) as not to break their roots, and 

 planted in the borders of the flower-garden, where 

 they will lart i'everal years, if they are not killed by 

 froll; •, to prevent which, fome rotten tan fliouId be 

 laid over the roots in winter, which will always fccurc 

 them. 



the ga^-dencrs by the titie of Onion-kaved Aloe. T:; > 

 plant produces many ligneous branches fro:n the rcn:^ 

 each fupporting a plane with lung tajxrr leave*:;, in 

 fliape of thofe of the Onion, which are full of a \el- 

 lov/ pulp very juicy. Thefe plants fend out ruur^, 

 which run down and faften thcrmfelves into the car:h. 



by v/hich they multiply greatly. The flower^ are pro- 

 duced on long loofc fpikes, are yellow, and appear 

 atditicrent tiipcs, fo that the plants are not long tie- 

 fl;itute of fl 



. Thefe are fucceeded by round 

 fnooth feed-veflels, which have three celk, filled witli 

 triangular feeds ; but as. the plant multiplies fo faft by 



offsets, the feeds are little regarded. It grows natu- 

 rally at the Cape of Good Hope, and requires a lit- 

 tle flielter in winter ; but in fome mild feafons I have 

 had plants live without any cover, which were planted 



clofe to a warm wall. ■ ' ' 



The fifth and fixth forts grow clofe to the ground, 

 ne\'er riflng with any ftalk. The fifth hath broai', 

 flat, pulpy leaves, refembling thofe of fome forts of 

 Aloe, fo was formerly by gardeners called Aloe with 

 flowers of Spiderwort. The leaves fpread open ; the 

 flowers are produced on loofc fpikes, like the former, 

 but 



flx>rter : the flowers are yellow, and appear 

 at ditrerent feafons. This is produced by offsets, 

 which are put out in plenty, and muft be planted i.i 

 pots filled with light fandy earth, and in winter placed 

 in the grcen-houfe, and treated as other hardy fuccu- 

 lent plants, which come from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, where this plant grows naturally. It muft b-,: 

 kept pretty dry in winter, and if it is fcreened from 

 froft, it will require no artificial warmth. 

 The fixth fort hath long, narrow, pulpy leave^» whic!i 

 are almoft taper, but flatted on their iipper fide •, tl'-i^ 

 fends out many oflfsets, bj* which it may be increak J 

 plentifully. The flowers arc yellow, and grov/ oa 

 long loofc fpikes, as the former; thefe appear at dif- 

 ferent feafons ; thofe of the fpring and lummer arc 

 fucceeded by feeds in jjrcat plenty, fo may be eafily 

 propagated thereby, wnich ripen ver)r*welJ. Itmuit 



be treated in the fame manner as the lormer. 

 The fcventh fort is annual : this is a low plant grow- 

 ing clofe to the ground, having pretty long fucculcnt 

 leaves whicli are taper, but flatted on their upper 

 fide 1 tlie flowers grow in loofe fpikes, wliich arc 

 fliorter than either of the other forts. They are yel- 

 low, and fucceeded by round feed-veflels, like tlK>fe 

 of the former forts; the plants perifli foon after their 

 feeds ripen. The feeds of this fort fliould be fown on 

 a warm border ot liglit earth in April, where they 

 are to remain *, and when the plants come up, they 

 will require no other care but to keep them clean 

 from weeds, and to thin them where they arc too 

 clofe. This fort flowers in July, and the feeds ripen 

 in Odobcr. 



The eighth fort never rifes to a ftalk, but the leaves 

 come out clufc to the ground. Thefe are long, taper, 

 fucculcnt, and of a fea-green colour, growing cred i 

 the flower-ftems rife between the leaves, and are ne.;r 

 three feet long ; the upper half being thinly garnifli- 

 cd with yellow flowers, U^aped like thofe of the other 

 fj)ecies. Thefe appear at difierent feafons, fo that the 

 plants are feldom long defiitute of flowers. This 

 fort doth not fend out offsets (o freely as fMue of the 

 others; but as it produces feeds annually, it may be 

 had in plenty. It mull be treated in the Luvx manner 

 as the fourth, fifth, and fixth forts. 

 Tiic ninth and tenth forts grow naturally on bogs 

 in moft of the northern countries; the tenth is com- 

 mon in many parts of England, but partirul.irly in 

 Lancafliire, from whence it had the title or Lancafliirc 

 Afpiiodel ; it alio grows on abogupo»i rutiicy-heath. 

 The other grows naturally in Denmark, Sweden, ar.d 

 Lapland. Thefe are both low planti, liaving narr^'v 

 leaves, which grow clofe to tlie ground; the flow? "- 

 Items rife about fix inches hiii^h, bein^ te:\ivnatcd bv 

 aloofe Ipike ot fmall ycUov/ flowers, 'i hefe dlHt r 

 from each other, the ftaniina of the tenth t>:ir.^ 



The fourth fort has been long prcferved in many gar- I woolly, whereas thofe of the other arc finooih. Th/.-* 





