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This genus of plants is ranged in the firfl: Icclion of 

 Linn^us's fixth clafs, intitied HexandriaMonogynia, 

 the flower having fix ftamina and one ftyler 



The Species are, 



BuLBocoDiuM '{Alpimim) foliis fubulato-linearibus. 



Prod. Leyd. 41. Bidbocodium with narroiV aivl-jbapcd 



leaves. Bulbocodium Alpinum juncifolium florc unico 



intus albo extus fquallide rubente. Raii Syn. Ed. 3. 



P- 374- 



Bulbocodium {Vernum) foliis lanceolatis. Prod. Leyd. 



41. Bidbocodium 'with fpcar-JJjaped leaves. Colcliicum 



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fiimmils, vohich are bifid at their bajV. 

 fttuatsd an oblong germen^ having no ft 



In the confer is 



by an cbtufe ftigma. 



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vernum Hifpamcum. C. B. P. 6(). 

 Tlie firft fort grows naturally^ upon the Alps, and 

 alfo upon Snowdon hills, in Wales. This hath a fmall 

 bulbous root, which is covered with a rough hairy 

 flcin^ from which arifes a few long narrow leaves, 

 fomewhat like thofe of the Saffron, but narrower ; in 

 the middle of thefe the flower comes out, which 

 ftands on the top of the foot-ftalk, growing ere(5l, and 

 is Ihaped like thofe of the Crocus, but fmaller \ tlie 

 foot-ftalk rifes about diree inches high, and hath four 

 or five fliort narrow leaves placed alternately upon it 

 below the flov/er. This flowers in March, and the 



feeds are ripe in May, when it grows in a garden, but 



This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond feftion 



of Linna^us's fifteenth clafs, intitled Tetradynaniia 



Siliquofa, the flowers having four long and two iTiorc 



' ftamina, and are fuccecded by pods. 



The Sp£ci£s are, 



CN-iAS [Orientalis) filiculis ovatis gibbis verrucofis. 



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where it grov/s naturally it is much later. 

 The fecond fort grovv^s naturally in Spain,^but harh 

 been long cultivated in gardens* It hath a bulbous 

 root, fhaped like thofe of the Snowdrop, covered with 

 a brown fkin, fending out three or four fpear-fliaped 

 concave leaves, between which comes out the flower, 

 Handing on a very ihort foot-ftalk, compofed of fix 

 petals, three ftanding on the outfide, and three within 

 betv/een the other -, thefe, when they firft ' appear, 

 are of a pale colour, but afterward change to a bright 

 purple i v/hcn thefe decay, they are fucceeded by 

 triangular feed-veflTels, which are full of fmall roundilh 



Lin. Sp, Plant. 670. Btinias with oval convex pods, 

 haying protuberances. Cranibe Orientalis dcntis Iconis 

 folio erucaginis facie. Tourn, Cor. 14. - 



2. BuNiAS (£r/<r^^^-(?) fificulis tetragonis angulis bicrifta^ 

 tis, Lin. Sp. Plant. Bunias with frjort four-cornered 

 pods^ whofe angles are doubly crefted. Erucago Monfpe- 

 liaca filiqua quadrangula echinata. C. B. i^. 99. 



3. Bunias {Cakile) filiculis ovatis Is^vibvis ancipitibus. 

 Lin. Sp. Plant, 670. Bunias with fmcoth cval podsj 

 ftandiiig on each fide thcftalk. Eruca mxaritima Italica, 

 filiqua hafta: cufpidi finiili. C. B. P. 99. 



The firft fort grows naturally in the Levant, from 

 whence Dr. Tournefort fent the feeds to the Royal 

 Garden at Paris. This hath a perennial root, and an 

 annual ftalk. It fends out many oblong leaves, which 



fpread on every fide near the ground, and are deeply 



jagged on their edges, like thofe of the Dandelion ^ 

 from betv/een thefe arife the ftalks, which grow up- 

 wards of two feet high, fending out branches gar- 

 nifiied at each joint by one oblong fiiarp-pointed 

 leaf, eared at the bafe, where they fit clofc to the 

 ftalk. The branches are terminated by long loole 

 fpikes of yellow flowers, compofed of four leaves, 

 fhaped like thofe of the Cabbage; thefe are fuc- 



feedsT It produces the flowers about the fame time [ ceeded by fliort, oval, rough pods, ending in a point, 



with the firft. ^ " ■ ' 



Thefe plants are propagated by oflfsets, in the fame 



manner as other bulbous rooted flowers. The time 



inclofing one round feed. 



the feeds are ripe in September. 



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The fecond fort grows naturally in the fouth of 

 to remove them, is foon after their leaves decay, but [ France and Italy -, this is an annual plant, fending 

 the roots may be kept out of the ground two months [ out many branches, which fpread, and incline toward 

 without prejudice at that feafon. They fliould not be 

 removed oftener than every third year, for their roots 

 do not multiply veiy faft, fo by fuftering them to re- 

 main, they will flower much ftronger, and make a 

 greater increafe than if they arc often taken up. , 

 The firft fort requires an eaftern afpeft, for if it hath 

 too much fun, it will not thrive ^ but the fecond 

 fliouki have a warmer fituatlon, fo may be planted in 

 a fouth border, and fliould have a frefh loamy foil, 

 but not dunc-ed. They may alio be propagated by 



feeds, which fliould be fown in pots filled with frefli 

 loamy earth in September, and the latter end of Oc- 

 tober, the pots fliould be placed under a frame, to 

 proteft them from fevere froftj in the fpring the 

 plants will appear, when they may be removed cut 

 of the frame, and placed where they may have the 

 morning fcn,. but fcreened from the fouth. In very 

 dry weather, they fhould be refrelned now and then 

 with a little water, while their leaves continue green; 

 bur, when thefe decay, the pots fliould be removed 

 to a fliady fituation, where they may remain till au- 

 tumn, obferving to keep them clean from v/eeds. In 

 October there fliould be a little frefli earth laid on 

 the fiarface of the other, and the pots placed in flicker 

 again till the following fpring, when they niuft be 

 treated in the fame manner as the form.er year, till 

 their leaves decay, then the roots fliould be carefullv 

 taken up, and tranfplanted into the borders of the 

 flower-garden, treadng them as the old roots •, the 

 fpring following they will produce their fiov/ers. 

 BUNIAS. Lin. Gen. Plant, y^j. 

 The Characters are, 

 7hc cmpalcjiient is compofed of four cbhngfpreading leaves^ 

 ^.d'icb fall away. The fiower bath four petals,, placed i) 



form of a crcfs^ which are oval^ and double the length 



of the empakment^ joined at their hafc^ m 

 fix ftamina the length of the cttp^ two 0^ 

 pcfite^ andftjcrtcr than the ether four ^ terminated by ercil 



and ere5i. It hath 

 f which are op- 



the ground; garniflied with glaucous leaves, which are 

 deeply divided into many fegments, almoft like th6fe 

 of Swines Crefs. The flowers are produced fingly from 

 the wings of the leaves, toward the extremity of die 

 branches; thefe are very, fmall, of a pale yellowifli ' 

 colour, compofed of four petals, placed in form of 

 a crofs, which are fucceeded by fliort pods, which are 

 crefted on each fide, containing one or two roundifli 

 feeds. 



The third fort grows haturally about Montpelier ; 

 this is alfo an annual plant, fending out many oblong 

 leaves near the root, which are hairy, deeply cut on 

 each fide, and fpread on the ground ; between thefe 

 arife two or three ftalks, which grow a foot and a 

 half high, fending out feveral fide branches, gar- 

 niflied with oblong rough leaves, indented on their 

 edges ; the upper part of the branches are deftltute 

 of leaves, but have flowers placed alternately on each 

 fide, ftanding on fliort foot-ftalks, which are purple, 

 and compofed of four petals ; thefe are fucceeded 

 by oval-pointed pods, containing one or two roundifh 

 feeds ; there is a variety of this with narrow leaves. 

 Thefe plants are all propagated by feed : the firft fort 



. may be fown w^hcre the plants are defigned to remain, 

 in the beginning of April, and when the plants 

 come up, they fliould be thinned, leaving tlie(n two 

 feet afunder, after whicii they will require no other 

 care but to keep them clean from weeds. Tlie fecond 

 year they will produce flowers and feeds, and the 

 roots will abide many years after. 

 The other two forts nu;ft be fov/n wkere they are ro 

 remain, but the beft time is in autumn, IxTaviil t.Kofe 

 which are {own in the fpring often fail, cr do not 

 come up time enough to perteft tlieir leeds. Thefe 

 require no other culture but to keep them clean 

 from weeds, and thin the plants to one foot dillan^;.e. 



^UNIUM. Lin. Gen. Plant. 29S. Bulbocaftanum. 

 Tourni Inft. 312. tab. 161. Pig Nut, or Eardi Nut, 



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