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at Paris, where they fucceeded, and produced new 

 feeds, fo that many of the European gardens have been 

 fince fupplied with it -, this hath a perennial root, 

 •which fends out many upright ftalks upward of five 

 ' feet high, which are garniihed with winged leaves, 

 compofed of about fourteen pair of oval lobes, termi- 

 nated by an odd one ; from the wings of the leaves 

 the foot-ftalks of the flowers arife, which are garniih- 

 ed with fmall yellow flowers, growing in loofelpikes, 

 . ahd are extended beyond the leaves ; thefe are fuc- 

 '. ceeded by very fhort triangular pods, ending in a 

 point, which open in two cells, filled with Alh-co- 

 loured fquare feeds; u- This flowers in June or July, 

 and the feeds ripen in autumn; ' It is propagated by 

 feeds, which may be fown' in the fpring, upon a 

 border of light earth, and treated in the fame man- 

 ner as the fourth fort, till the following autumn, 

 when the plants Ihould be removed to an open fitu- 

 ation and a dry foil, and when they have taken root, 

 , will require no farther culture. I have a root of 

 this fort growing in the Chelfea garden, which is 

 ' more than thirty years old, and produces plenty of 

 feeds every year. . ■- ■ <. ,;;Mri?<. •.-',;.' .^v.^*- ' ; - 

 The fourteenth fort grows naturally upon the moun- 

 tains in Germany ; this never rifes with a flalk, but 

 fends cut divers winged leaves froni'the root, which 

 ' are compofed of many blunt lobes, placed by pairs, 

 • ; and terminated by an odd one ; the foot-ftalks of the 

 flowers arife immediately from the root, and are 

 -longer than the leaves, being "terminated by fpikes 

 of blue flowers, "which are fucceeded by fwelling awl- 

 .' Ihaped pods, which areereft and hairy, having two 

 .-.cells which are filled with greenilh feeds; It flowers 

 ■ :- in July, and the feeds ripen in aijtumn. The root is 

 t- abiding, and the plant is propagated by feeds as the 

 -: fourth fort, butfhouldhave an openfituation. ■ ' 

 r-: The fifteenth fort grows naturally in Carolina, from 

 '/whence I received the feeds; this hath a perennial 

 :. root, but an annual ftalk, which decays in autumn ; 

 ■- ■ from the root arife feveral upright ftalks three feet 

 high, garniflied with winged leaves, compofed of 

 eighteen or twenty pair of oval fmooth lobes, termi- 

 nated by an odd one ; from the wings of the leaves 

 arife the foot-ftalks, which are terminated by fpikes 

 . of greenifli yellow flowers, which arc fucceeded by 

 oval cylindrical pods, to which adhere the ftyle, 

 • which extends beyond the pods in a point. This 

 flowers in Auguft, but unlefs the feafon is warm, the 

 plants feldom ripen their feeds in England. Tt is 

 propagated by feeds, which ftiould be fown upon a 

 . moderate hot-bed in the fpring ; and when the plants 

 are fit to remove, they Ihould be each planted in a 

 , ■ fmall pot filled with earth from the kitchen-garden, 

 and plunged again into the hot-bed, to forward their 

 making new roots ; and when they are eftablifhed in 

 the pots, they muft be^inured to the open air, into 

 which they fhould be removed the end of May, pla- 

 cing them in a Iheltered fituation, where they may re- 

 main till Oftober, when they fliould be placed under 

 a common frame to ftielter them in winter; and in 

 the fpring they may be turned out of the pots, and 

 planted in a warm border, where they will thrive and 

 flower ; and if the winter proves very fevere, a little 

 old tan fiiould be laid over the roots, which will ef- 

 fe£tually preferve them. = ' - ; 



The fixteenth fort grows naturally in moft parts of 

 North America ; this hath a perennial root, which 

 fends out many irregular ftalks about two feet high, 

 garniflied with winged leaves, compofed of many 

 pair of oval lobes, hairy on their under fide ; from 

 the wings of the leaves come out the foot-ftalks, fup- 

 porting fpikes of greenifli yellow flowers, which are 

 fucceeded by cyhndrical pods, ending in a point. 

 This flowers in July, and the feeds ripen the begin- 



It is propagated by feeds, which 



ftiould be managed as thofe of the fifteenth fort, but 

 the plants are hardier, fo will live thro' the winter 

 in a common bed of light earth Without covering. 

 The feyenteenth fort rifes with upright hairy ftalks 



ning of Oftober. 



two feet liigh, garniflied with winged leaves, con> 

 pofedof many pair of oval woolly lubes, terminated 



: by an odd one; from the wings of the leaves arife 



- the foot-ftalks, which are terminated by clofe fpikes 

 of yellow flowers -, thefe are fucceeded by hairy awl- 



: fliaped pods, having two cells, filled with brown feeds. 

 This flowers in June, and the feeds ripen in autumn. 



. It grows naturally in Siberia, from whence the feeds 

 v/erefent to Dr. Amman, at Peterfourgh, who com- 

 municated them to me. It is a perennial plant, and 



, propagated by feeds in the fame manner as the fourdi 



fort. -' • .. ': 



The eighteenth fort is a biennial plant : the feeds of 

 this were fent me from Spain, where the plant grows 

 naturally. This fends out many trailing ftalks, wliich 

 are divided into many fmaller branches, garniflied 



with many pair of narrow lobes, terminated by an 



- odd one ; the flowers are collefted into heads, which 



terminate the foot-ftalks,- and are' white ; the foot- 



. ftalks are about the fame length as the leaves ; the 



:^.pods are fliort and triangular, and the whole plant is 



'J,- covered with a filvery down. The feeds of this fliould 



• : be fown upon an open bed of light earth, where the 



r-\ plants are to remain^ and the plants afterward treated 



-, in the manner directed for the annual forts : the fe- 



.. Gond year they will flower and perfeft their feed^, 



after which they feldom continue. /. : 



■ The ninteenth Ibrt grows upon the hills near Verona, 

 ^ from y/hence I received it. This fends up an up- 

 :; right ftalk, feldom more than fix inches high, gar- 

 :. niihed with fmall, v/inged, hoary leaves ; the foot- 

 ( 'ftalks arife from the wings of the leaves, fupport- 

 :■ ing three or four pale flowers, which are fucceed- 

 ed by fickle-ftiaped hoary pods. This is a biennial 

 ...i plant, and ftiould be treated in the fame, manner" as 

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■f The twentieth fort was difcovered by Dr. Tournefort 

 in the Levant, who fent the feeds to the royal garden 

 at Paris. .This hath a perennial root, which fends up 

 feveral ercft ftalks, garniftied with winged leaves, 

 compofed of feveral pair of lobes, indented at the 

 top ; from the wings of the leaves come out long 

 foot-ftalks, fupporting a globular head of purple 

 flowers i thefe are rarely fucceeded by pods in Eng- 

 land. It flowers the end of July. It is propagated 

 by feeds, wliich fliould be fown upon a moderate 

 hot-bed in the fpring, and the plants treated in the 

 fame manner as hath bc'cn directed for the fifteenth 

 fort. ; ; 



The twenty-firft fort grows naturally in China : the 

 plant is annual •, the ftalks fpread on the furface of 

 the ground, which are clofely garniflied with winged 

 leaves, compofed of eight or ten pair of oval fmooth 

 lobes, fitting clofe to the midrib ; thefe are flightly 

 indented at their end: The foot-ftalks of the flowers 

 are produced from the wings o^ the ftalk, two of them 

 generally arifing at each place, and are equal to the 

 leaves in length, fupporting a globular head of pur- 

 ple flowers, which are fucceeded by three-cornered 

 pods growing ereft in* a compaft head, opening in 

 two cells, filled with fmall triangular feeds. This 



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in autumn. 



The feeds of this fort ftiould be fown upon a hot-bed 

 in March, and when the plants come up and are fit to 

 tranfplant, they ftiould be each put into a fmall pot 

 filled with light earth, and plunged into another mo- 

 derate hot-bed, being careful to lliade them from the 

 fun until they have taken new root ; after which. they 

 fliould have free air admitted to them daily, propor- 

 tional to the warmth of the feafon, and frequently but 

 gently watered, with wliich management the plants 

 will flower and produce feeds. 



The twenty-fccond fort grows naturally about Alep- 

 po, from whence the feeds were brought by Dr. Ruf- 

 fel. The plant is annual, fending out a few branch- 

 ing ftalks which trail upon the ground, garniflied v;ith 

 narrov/ winged leaves, whoftj lobes are broader at 

 their points than their bafe, and are indented fo as 



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