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'nelled flalks about two feet high, garninied wit!i 

 Tough fpear-fhaped leaves ending in a point, placed 

 alternately on every fide th^ flalks ; the flowers arc 

 white, and grow in a fort of umbel at the top of the 

 ftalks. It flowers tlie end of September, and is pro- 

 pagated by parting the roots. 



The twenty-third fort I received from Mr. Peter Col- 

 linfon, F. R. S. who procured it from Penfylvania. 

 This hath much the appearance of the former fort, 

 but the leaves are narrower, whiter on their under 

 fide, and have three longitudinal veins ; the flowers 

 are alfo larger and whiter. It grows about the fame 

 height, and flowers at the fame time with the for- 

 iner. • - . . 



The twenty-fourth fort rifes four feet high, the bot- 

 tom leaves are oval and half furround the fl:alk at 

 their bafe ; the upper leaves are fmall and fpear-fliap- 

 ed ; the {lalks put our fide branches toward the top, 

 wiiich grow ereft, forming a loofe fpike, each being 

 terminated by one large blue flower, with a leafy foot- 

 ftalk; this flowers about the end of Oftober. It 

 grows naturally in North America, and is propagated 

 ^ by parting the roots.' . . 



with branching fl:alks, garniflied with oblong fpear- I , The twenty-fifth fort fends iip from the root feveral 



which are fawed on their edges. Each I flender ftalks near three feet high, garniflied by many 

 of the fide branches are divided at the top into feve- | vtry narrow leaves, and puts out fide branches, each 

 ral foof-flalks, which are terminated by large, pale, J being terminated by one white flower. This grows 

 blue flowers, and are in beauty in Odoben This 

 is propagated by parting the roots, as the forts 

 beforementioned. .It grows naturally in North 

 America.,., . .- * ■ .,^-t/i<^ :--i -.^."^ • "^ '*'.■' •• ,' 

 The eighteenth fort was brought from Virginia many 

 years ago, by Mr. John Tradefcant, who was a great 

 coUeftor of rarities ; and from his garden it was foon 



and became common. 



■^.'he fifteenth fort hath narro^, oblong, haii7 leaves 

 ''A.t the bottom ; the ftalks rife three feet high, gar- 

 nifned with fmall, narrow, roligh leaves, which turn 

 backward'; the ftalks fend nVttfrtahy fide brainches, 

 each being terminatol by a fingle large blue ;fl6wer. 

 This fort flowers the^end'of Odo'ber, and continues 

 mofb part of November, when it mr^.kes a fine apf^ear- 

 ance. It dpth not multiply faft by its rOots, but 

 may be propagated in plenty, by cuttings made from 

 the young fhoots in May, which, if planted in a bed 

 of light earth, and fhaded from the fuit. Will take 

 root, and flower the fame year. It is commonly 

 called by the gardeners Catefby's Starwort, from Mr. 

 Catefl^y, who brought it from Virginia. . • - 



The fixtecnth fort fends up feveral ftalks 'a foot and 

 a half high, garniflied widi rough fpear-fhaped leaves, 

 fending out many fide branches which diverge from 

 the ftalk every way i thefe are terminated for the moft 

 part by one large blue flower, fomewhat like thofe 

 of the Italian Starwort, but paler, and comes earlier 

 to flower. It grows naturally on the Alps^ and is 





propagated by parting the root. 



The feventeenth fort rifes to the height of five feet, 



difperfedi and became common. . It is generally 



-Jcnown by the title of Michaelmas Daifey, from its 



■' flowering about old Michaelmas day. The ftalks of 



- this fort are numerous, and rife about three feet and a 



• half high, being fully garniflied with oblong leaves, 



:; ending in a point, whofe bafe half embrace the flalks. 



Thefe fhoot out many lateral branches, which are 



terminated by pretty large flowers, of a very pale 



bluifli colour, tending to white. The roots of this 



multiply very faft, and the feeds often are blown 



about, fo that it propagates to much as often to be 



troublefome •, it will thrive in any fituation. ' ■ . ■ 



^he nineteenth fort fends up feveral ftrong hairy 



ftalks, which rife a foot and a half high, having 



many oblong rough leaves ending in a point, whofe 



bafe half embrace the ftalks, which divide into many 



fmall branches at the top, forming a kind of corym- 



bus, each being terminated by one large blue flower, 



having a very hairy empalement. This flowers the 



■ latter end of July. It grows naturally on the Alps, 



fo is very hardy, but fhould have a moift foil and 



a fhady fituation. It is propagated by parting the 



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roots. ' , .. v-'-'t ' .- ■*■'/[ ■;;■■ / ■ >' 



The twentieth fort rifes with ftrong hairy ftalks, to 

 the height of eight or nine feet, which are upright, 

 unbranched, and garnifhed with oblong hairy leaves, 

 ending in a point ; their bafe half furrounds the ftalks, 

 which are for the moft part terminated by three large 

 purple flowers inclining to red, and fit clofe to the 

 top of the ftalk, furrounded by a few narrow leaves. 

 This fort flowers in November. It came from Phi- 

 ladelphia, where it naturally grows, and is propa- 

 gated by parting the roots •, it delights in a moift 



foil. ' ' 



The twenty-firft fort hath flender purplifli ftalks, 



which rife about three feet high, fending out many 

 fide branches almoft the whole length, which fpread 

 horizontally, garniflied with narrow, fmall, fpear- 

 fhaped leaves; the flowers are produced in a fort of 

 loofe fpike, growing one above another on each fide 

 the ftalk. Thefe are fmall, of. a pale purplifli co- 

 lour, ai:vi appear in November. It grows naturally 

 in North America, and is eafily propagated by part- 

 ing the roots. 

 The twenty-fecond fort I received from Philadelphia, 



where it grows naturally. This fends up ftiff chan- 





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naturally in Philadelphia ; it flowers in November, 

 and is eafily propagated by parting the rootSi 

 The twenty-fixth fort rifes about a foot and a half 

 high ; the ftalks are garnifhed with narrow, fpear- 

 fhaped, fmooth leaves ; the end of the ftalks are ter- 

 minated by fOot-ftalks bri every fide, each having 

 one pale blue fk)wer. This grows naturally in Ca- 

 nada, and is propagated by parting the roots. It 

 is titled After Canadenfis linariae folio. Hort. R; 

 Paf . 



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The twenty-feventh fof t grows about two feet high^ 

 with ereft ftalks, garnifhed with narrow fpear-fliapcd 

 leaves, which come out irregularly in clufters •, from 

 the upper part of the ftalks, there are a few fide 

 branches produced, which are garnifhed with narrow 

 leaves ; the flowers are produced in a panicle, which 

 are of a pale blue colour, and appear in September. 

 This is propagated by parting' the roots. ; 



The twenty-eighth fort is an annual pllnt, which when 

 once introduced into a garden, the feeds will fcatter, 

 and the plants come up without care. This fends 

 up ftrait ftalks about two feet high, which are termi- 

 nated by white flowers growing in form of a corym- 

 bus. It flowers in Auguft, and the feeds ripen in Oc- 

 tober, and grows naturally^ in North America, 

 The twenty-ninth fort grows naturally at the Cape 

 of Good Hopei This rifes with a woody ftem about 

 three feet high, fending out fide branches which are 

 ligneous, garnifhed with narrow leaves coming out 

 in clufters from one point, like thofe of the Larch- 

 tree ; the flowers are produced from the fide of the 

 branches, upon long flender foot-ftalks fingly ■, thefe 

 are of a pale blue colour, and appear the beginning 

 of March ; as this plant never produces feeds in Eu- 

 rope, it is only propagated by cuttings, which may 

 be performed any time in fummer. Thefe fhoukl 

 be planted in fmall pots filled with fight earth, and 

 plunged into an old hot-bed ; where, if they are 

 fhaded from the fun, and gently watered, they will 

 put out roots in fix weeks, w^hen they maybe placed 

 in the open air ; and in about a month after tlicy 

 fhould be feparated, each planted into a fmall pot 

 filled with light fandy earth. In Oftober thefe muft 

 be removed into the green-houfe, and placed where 

 they may enjoy as much free air as poflible, but be 

 fecured from froft or damps, either of which will de- 

 ftroy them ; fo that they are much cafier preferved in 

 a glafs-cafe, where they will enjoy more light and air 

 than in a green-houfe •, but they muft not be placed 

 in a ftove, for artificial heat will foon deftroy the 

 plants. This fort is at prefent but in few Englifli 

 gardens. 



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