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4 Cacalia (Atriplkifolzd) caule herbaceo, foliis fub- 

 cordaris dentato-finuatis, calycibus quinquefloris. Lin. 

 Sp. Plant. 835. Cacalia with an herbaceous ftalk^heart- 

 foapcdfinuated leaves, and five forets in each empalement. 

 Kardus Americana procerior, foliis ca^fiis. Pluk. Aim. 



251. 



5. Cacalia {Ficoides) caule fruticofo, foliis compreffis 



carnofis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 834. Cacalia with a firubhy 

 ftcilk, aftd flefiy comprejfed leaves. Senecio Africanus 

 arborelcens,rtcoidis folio & facie. Com. Ran Plant;40. 



6. Cacalia [Kleinia) caule fruticofo compofito, foliis 

 lanccolatis planis, pctiolorum cicatricibus obfoletis, 

 Lin. Sp. Plant. 834. Cacalia with a compound Jhrubhy 

 ftalk, plain fpear-JJjaped leaves, and the foot-jtalks leav- 

 ing fears. Cacaliantlienuim folio nerii glauco. Hort. 



Eith. 6r. tab. 54. ' . 



7. Cacalia {Papillaris) caule fruticofo obvollato fpinis 



pctiolaribus truncatis. IJn. Sp. Plant. 834. Cacalia 

 with a forubhy Jtalk, guarded en every fide^ with broken 

 rough foct-fialks, Cacalianthemum caudice papillari. 



Hort."Eltli. (>!,. tab. 55. ^ . ' 



8. QACAhiA{Ante-euphorbium) caule fruticofo, foliis ova- 



to-ob]ongis, petiolis bafi linea triplici deduftis. Lin. 



frrribby ftalk 



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ftalk. Klcinia foliis carnofis planis ova 



Hort. Cliff. 395. 

 Cacalia {Scnchifolia) caule herbaceo, foliis lyratis 



amplexicaulibus dentatis. Lin. Sp. ii6g. Cacalia with 



theft 



ftalk, and lyre-ft 



10. Cacalia {Lutea) caule herbaceo, foliis quinque- 

 partitis acutis fubtus glaucis, floribus terminalibus 

 pcdunculis longifTimis. Cacalia with an herbaceous ftalk, 

 leaves divided into five acute parts, glaucous on their under 

 fde, and flowers with long fcot-ftalks terminating the ftalks. 

 The firit fort grows naturally in Auftriaj . and the 

 Helvetian mountains, but is frequently preferved in 

 curious gardens for the fake of variety. This hath a 

 flefhy root which fpreads in the ground, from which 



up many leaves, ft.lnding on fingle foot- 

 llalks^, neaped like thofe of Ground Ivy, but of a 



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thicker texture, of a fhining green on their Lipper 

 fide, but white on their under •, between thefe arife 

 the foot-ftalk, wJiich is round, branching tov/ard the 

 top, and grows a foot and a half high •, under each 

 divifion of the ftalk is placed a fingle leaf, of the 

 lame fliape with thofe belov/, but much fmaller; the 

 branches are terminated by purplifli flowers, grpw- 

 ing in a fort of umbel. I'hefe are fucceeded by ob- 

 long feeds, crowned with down. 

 The fecond fort hath the appearance of the firft, but 

 the leaves are almoft heart-fliapcd, pointed, and 

 fnarply fawed on their edges, and on both fides very 

 green; the ftalks rife higher-, the leaves upon the 

 italks have much lonc-er foot-ftalks than thofe of the 

 firll. The fiowers of this are of a deeper purple co- 

 lour. This grov;s naturally on the Alps. They flower 

 toward the end of May, or the beginning of June. 

 "r*he third fort grows 'naturally in North America. 

 This Iiaih a perennial creeping root, which fends 

 out many ftalkr, garnifhed with triangular fpear- 

 iliaped leaves, fharply fawed on their edges, of a pale 

 green on their under fide, but a deep flaining green 

 above, placed alternatelv. The ftalks rife to the 

 '^ht of {^v^w oreiglit feet, and are terminated by 

 bels of white flowers, which are fucceeded by ob- 

 long feeds crowned with down. It flov;ers in Au- 

 guft, and the feeds ripen in October. This plant 

 niultiplies greatly bv Its fpreading roots, and alio by 

 t:K* iti'ds, which are fpread to a great diftance by the 

 wind, the down wliich adheres to them being greatly 

 afiiiun:; to their convevance. The roots of this 

 plant, V. hich have been caft out of the Chelfea gar- 

 den, have been carried bv the tides to a p-rcat diftance, 

 where they have lodged on tlie banks of the river, and 

 taftened chcmfelves to the 'ground, and have increafed 

 io much, as that in a few years, it may appear as a 

 native of this countr}-. The ftalks decay in autumn, 

 and new ones arife in the ipring. 



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The fourth fort Is 1 native of America, but has been 

 many years in foir.e curious gardens. . This hath a 

 perennial root, and an annual ftalL The root i.? 

 compofed of many flelhy fpreading tubers, fending 

 out feveral ftrong ftalks in the fpring, which rile 

 four or five fc-et high, garniflied with roundifli he.art- 

 fliaped leaves, greatly indented on their edges, of a 

 fea-green on their under fide, but darker above, placed 

 alternately the length of the ftalks, which are termi- 

 nated by umbels of yellowifti herbaceous flowers, ap- 

 pearing in July and Auguft, and are fucceeded by 

 feeds like thofe of the former fort,, which ripen in 

 Oftober. 



The firft and fecond forts are propagated by parting 

 their roots, for they feldom produce good feeds in 

 England. • The beft time to tranfplant and part their 

 roots is in autumn. ■ They require a loamy foil and 

 a fliady fituation. .)-... '. .. • - 



* The third and fourth forts propagate in great plenty^ 

 both by their fpreading roots, and alfo^ their feeds. 

 The roots ftiould be tranfplanted in autumn, and re- 

 quire a moift foil and an open fituation. If the feeds 

 are permitted to fcatter, the plants will come up in 

 the fpring v/ithout any care. 



The fifth fort grows naturally at the Cape of Good 

 Hope.* 



height of feven or eight feet, which are woody at bot- 

 tom^ but foft and fucculent upward, fending out 

 many' irregular branches, garniflied more than half 

 their length with thick, taper, fucculent leaves, a 

 little compreffed on two fides, ending in points, co- 

 vered with a whitiftu glaucous farina, which comes 

 off when handled. Thefe, when broken, emit a 

 ftrong odour of turpentine, and are full of a vifcous 

 juice i at the extremity of the branches the flowers 

 are produced in fmall umbels ; they are white, tubu- 

 lous, and cut into five parts at the top. The ftig- 

 ma which cro>yns the ftyle is of a dark purple colour, 

 and ftands eredt above the tube. , The ftamina are 

 much ftiorter, and furround the oblong germen, which 

 is fituated in the center of the tube, and is crowned by 

 long, white, hairy down. The germen afterward be- 

 comes an oblong feed, with the fame down adherintr 



This rifes with ftrong round ftalks to the 



to it; but thefe do not ripen in England. Some of 

 the noblemen In France have the leaves of this plant 

 pickled ; in doing of which, they have a contrivance 

 to preferve the white farina with which they are co- 

 vered, and thereby render them very beautiful. 

 This fort is eafily propagated by cuttings during the 

 fummer months : thefe ftiould be cut from the plants 

 and laid to dry a fortnight, that the wound may be 

 healed over before thiCy are planted. Moft people 

 plunge the pots, in which thefe are planted, into a 

 moderate hot-bed, to forward their putting out roots % 

 but if they are planted in June or July, they will 

 root as well in the open air. I have frequently had 

 the branches broken off by accident, and fallen on 

 the ground, which have put out roots v/ithout any 

 care, Thefe branches may be kept fix months out 

 of the ground, and will take root if planted. This 

 ftiould have a light fandy earth, and in winter be 

 placed in an airy glafs-cafe, where they may enjoy thd 

 '■ fun and air in mild weather, but muft be protefted 

 from froft. During the winter fcafon, the plants 

 muft have but little water-, and in fummer, when 

 they are placed in the open air, it fliould not be given 

 them too often, nor in great quantity, but treated 

 like the Ficoides, and other fucculent plants from 

 the fame country. It flowers ufually in autumn, but 

 is not conftant to any fcafon. 



The fixth fort grows naturally in the Canary Iflands, 

 but "has been long an inhabitant in the Englifti gar- 

 dens. This rifes with a thick flefhy ftem, divided 

 at certain diftances, as it were, in fo many joints ; 

 each of thefe divifions fwell much larger in the mid- 

 dle than they do at each end ; the ftalks divide ir.to 

 many irregular branches of the fame form, which, 

 toward their extremities, are garniflied wnth long, nar- 

 row, fpear-fhaped leaves, of a glaucous colour, (land- 



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