. which is much ufcd for worms in children. 



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liian two feet liigh, unlcfs wlicn they flower; for the 



fpikes are generally more than a foot long ; the flow- 

 ers are yellow, and are ranged in fpikes which appear 

 in autumn. This is propagated either by flips or 

 cuttings in the fame manner as the former, and is 



equally hardy. 



The eighth fort produces the Semen Santonicum, 



It g;rovvs 



naturally in Perfia, from whence the feeds are brought 

 to Europe-, this hath the appearance of our Wild 

 Mugwort ; the branches are flender, ereft, and gar- 

 niflied with linear winged leaves, and terminated by 

 recurved flender fpikes of flowers, which have naked 

 receptacles. This may be propagated by flips or cut- 

 tings in the like manner as the former i but the plants 

 fnould be planted in a dry foil and flickered fituation, 

 where they will endure the cold of our ordinary win-' 

 ters pretty v/ell, but it will be proper to have a plant 

 or two in pots, which may be flieltered in winter 

 under a common 



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of the common Wormwood : indeed the appearance 

 of the plants arc nearly alike, but the fegm.frncs of the 

 leaves of this are broader and winter than thofe of 

 the common, and the whole plant is infipid, and con- 

 tinues fo from feed. 



Tlic feventeenth fort is 'commonly known by the title 

 of Tree Wormword ; this grows naturally near the 

 fea in Italy and the Levant. Tim rifes v/ith a woody 

 fl"alk fix or {cvqw feet high, fending out many li'-^- 

 neous branches, garniflied with leaves fomewhat llkt! 

 thofe of the common Wormv/ood, but more ilncly 

 divided, and much whiter. The branches are ter- 

 minatedby fpikes of globular flowers in the autumn, 

 \vhich are ieldom fucceeded by feeds here* This 

 plant is eafily propagated by cuttings, which, if 

 planted in a fliady border" during the fummer feafon, 

 and duly watered, take root freely. In autum.n fome 

 of the young plants fliould be potted, that they may 

 be flieltered in winter ; the other may be planted in a 

 hot-bed frame to preferve the warm border, where they v/ill live, provided the v/in- 



fpecies. 



The ninth fort Is our common Wild Southernwood, 



which grows naturally in fome parts of Norfolk, fo is 

 rarely admitted into gardens. , 

 The tenth fort grows naturally in Portugal ; this is, a 

 low under flirub, feldom rifins; more than two feet 

 high, and has much of the afpefi: of our wild iort, 

 fo is rarely kept in gardens in this country. 

 The eleventh fort is the common Sea Wormwood, 

 grows naturally on the fea coafl:s in mofi: parts of 

 ,ngland, where there are feveral varieties (if not 

 diftmit fpecies) to be found. Thefe are low un- 

 der flirubs, moil of them creep at their root, where- 

 by they multiply greatly in their natural fituation, 

 but when tranfplanted into a garden, feldom thrive 

 fo well 5 hov/ever, thefe varieties are now commonly 

 fubfl:ituted for the true Roman Wormwood In the 

 London fliops. .. ; . 



The twelfth fort grows naturally on the Alps •, this is 

 alfo a low under flirub, feldom rifing more than a 

 foot high, fending out feveral flender branches, gar- 

 niflied with very white winged leaves, for which the 

 plants are fometimes admitted into gardens. "It is 

 very hardy, and may be cafily propagated by cuttings 



in the fpring. 



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Wormwood 



tliough at this time never ufed in any of the fliops •, 

 yet by fl-dlful perfons Is greatly preferred to the Sea 

 Wormwood, being lefs naufeous and a muchpleafanter 

 bitter, and may be had in as great plenty, provided 

 it was cultivated by thofe who fupply the markets 

 with medicinal herbs. This Is a low herbaceous 

 plant, whofe ftalks die to the root in autumn, and 

 new ones arife in the ipring *, thefe are garniflied with 

 finely divided leaves, whofe underfide are woolly -, 

 the upper 'part of the fl:alks are furniflied with glo- 

 bular flov/ers which nod on one fide, havings naked 

 receptacles. Thefe appear In Augufl:, but are rarely 

 fucceeded by feeds In England. ■ ^ ■ 



This fort is eafily propagated by its creeping roots, 

 which may be parted in the autumn, and planted 

 two or three feet afunder, that they may have room 

 to fpread ; the beft: time for this is in the middle 



of October ; It will grow in any foil which is not too 



wet. . .- - -,-.,'" 



I'he fourteenth fort grows naturally in Siberia; it is 

 an annual plant which grows two feet high, gar- 

 niflied with fmooth winged leaves, which have an 

 agreeable fcent ^ the flowers are globular and nod on 

 one fide. If the feeds of this are permitted to fcatter 

 in the autumn, the plants will come up better than 

 if fown v/ith care. 



The fifteenth fort is the common Wormwood which 

 grows naturally in lanes and uncultivated places in 

 many parts of England, fo is not often cultivated in 

 gardens. This is eafily propagated by feeds, which 

 ihould be fown In the autumn foon after they are ripe^ 



or if they are permitted to fcatter, the plants will 

 come up without farther care. 



The fixtecnth fort has been fuppofed to be a variety 



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ter proves favourable. 

 The eighteenth fort is a low flirubby plant -, the ftalk 

 Is woolly, fending out a few flirubby branches, gar- 

 niflied with linear leaves growing in clufters ; the flovv- 

 ers grow in a ^roundifli bunch, and ar^ fiiaped like 

 thofe of Wormwood, This grows naturally in Ethi- 

 opia* It is propagated by planting the cuttings any 

 tim.e in fummer, and the plants" mufl: be flieltered 

 from hard frofts in v/inter. 



The nineteenth fort grows naturally on the Alps ; 

 this is a low plant, feldom rifing m.ore than a foot 

 . and a half high , the ftalks are clofcly garniflied '.vith 

 - very white leaves fliaped like a hand ; the flov/crs are 

 globular, and produced in clufters at the extremiiy 

 of the ftalk ; thefe are rarely fucceeded by feeds in 

 England. This plant may be propagated by plant- 

 ing the fide flioots in a fhady border during any of 

 the fummer months, which, if duly watered, will 

 put out roots, and in autumn they may be tranfplant- 

 ed where they are to remain. ' ' '■- . 

 The twentieth fort grows naturally at Piedmont ; it 

 Is an herbaceous plant, whofe ftalks die to the root 

 In winter, and frefli flioots arlfe in the fpring, v/hich 

 are garniflied with winged leaves, v/oolly on their un- 

 . der fide ; the flowers are produced on fingle fpikc", 

 which are 'rarely fucceeded by feeds in England. It 

 may be eafily propagated by parting the roots in the 



autumn. 

 A R T I C H O K E is called by the Latins Cinara. ' 

 As this plant is much better known by its Englifli ti- 

 "tle than the Latin, I fliall treat of it under this head, 

 and refer for its character to the Latin title of Cinara, 

 under which the other fpecies will be exhibited. 

 We have two forts of Artichokes which are cultivated 

 In the Englifli gardens, v/hich we fliall diftinguifli 

 here only by the namxs they are generally known 

 among the gardeners, and referve their farther diftiac- 

 tlons to their Latin titles. - ^ 



The beft fort is what the gardeners call the Globe 

 Artichoke.- This hath large heads with broad brov/n- 

 fcales, which.turn inward ^ tl^ flefliy part at the bot- 

 tom of the fcales is very thick, there/ore is much 



preferred to the other, v/hich is called t!ie French 

 Artichoke. The ftalks of this fort p-eneraHy o-row 

 taller, and the heads are fmaller, and more conical 

 than thofe of the other fort. The fcales are narrower, 

 of a greener colour, and turn outward. The flcihy 

 part which is eaten Is not near fo thick, and hath a 

 difagreeable perfumed taile; this was almoft totally 

 rooted out of the Englifli gardens before the hard 

 froft In 17-^-?-, when the greateft part, of the roots of 

 the other fort were deftroyed, fo many perfons were 



fupplied the following fpring with plants from Guern- 

 fey, where they cultivate only the latter fort ; but 

 fince the other has been increafed again, this green 

 fort has been in moft gardens rooted out, to make 

 way for the Globe Artichoke. 



The manner of propagating this plant is from flips, 

 taken from the old roots, in February or March, 



which, if planted in a good foil, will produce large 



fair 



