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are Tinaller ; upon each of thefe Is fituated a ftamcn, 

 1' which rifes ahnoft the length of the petal, and is ter- 

 1 niinated by oblong fummits, : In the center of the 

 -'flower is fituated the ftyle, which is longer than the 

 !' ftamina, and is crowned by a trifid ftigma, which is 

 ^rcflcxed- :- The flowers begin to open in the beginning 

 " of Oftober, and there is often a fucceffion of them 

 till March. The ftalks decay to the root in June, and 

 new ones fpring up in Auguft. ■ ^ -. ,;. 

 It' is propagated by parting their roots, which mufb 

 be done with caution ; for if the roots are broken or 

 wounded, the milky juice will flow out' plentifully, 

 fo that if thefe are planted before the' wounds are 

 fkinned over, it occafions their rotting ;, therefore 

 ^whenever any of them are broken, they fhould be 

 laid in the grcen-houfe a' few days to heal. 'Thefe 

 roots muft not be too often parted, efpecially if they 

 are expe(n;ed' to flower well ; for by frequent parting 

 the roots are weakened. The befl: time for tranfplant- 

 ing and parting their roots, is in July, foon after the 

 ftalks are decayed. The earth in which thefe fliould 

 be planted, ihould not be rich, for that will caufe 

 them to be luxuriant in branches, and but thinly gar- 

 nifhed with flowers. The foil in which they have 

 Succeeded befl:, is a light fandy loam, mixed with a 

 fourth part of fcreened lime-rubbifli : when the roots 

 are firft planted, the pots fhould be placed in the 

 fiiade y and, unlefs the feafon is very dry, fliould not 

 be watered, for during the time they are ihaftive, 

 wet is very injurious to them. About the middle of 

 Auguft the roots will begin to put out fibres, at which 

 time, if the pots are placed under a hot-bed frame, 

 «nd as the nio;hts p;rew cool, covered with the glaffes, 



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but opened every day to enjoy the free air, it will 



^- greatly fonvard them for flowering, and increafe their 



ftrength ; when the fl:alks appear, the plants mufl; be 



■ now and^^then refreflied with water, which mufl: not 



: be given too often, nor In great quantity. The plants 



^ thus managed, by the middle of September, will have 



grown fo tall, as hot to be kept longer under the frame, 



to they fliould be removed into a dry airy glafs-cafe, 



where they may enjoy the free air in mild weather, 



but fcreened from cold. During the winter feafon 



> they muft be frequently refreflied with water, and 



i guarded from froft ; and in fpring, when the ftalks 



begin to decay, the pots ftnould be fet abroad in the 



ftiade, ^nd not watered. r 



t The fifteenth fort grows naturally in fome of the north- 



^„ weft counties of England. It is a biennial plant, 



'very like the eatable fort, but the branches grow more 



^ Iion?;ontal, and the flowers fpread wider open. 



• -' This is propagated by feeds, which fliould be fown in 



, the autumn ; for thofe feeds which are fown in the 



' fpring often fail, or at leaft lie a year in the ground 



before they grow. -When- the plants come up, they 



r fliould be thinned and kept clean from weeds, which 



. is all the culture they require: 



The fixteenth fort grows naturally in Germany and 

 ^ Sweden ; this hath rough leaves : the ftalk rifes 



, • two feet high, garniftied with narrow fpear-fliaped 

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The feventeenth fort grows naturally in Crete, upon 

 . rocks, where the roots penetrate the fifllires, whereby 



the plants continue much longer than when they are" 

 . tranfplantedinto gardens. The ftalks of this rife a 



foot high, garnilhcd with oval crenated leaves ; tlie 



• flowers are large, blue, and placed alternate, nodding 

 r toward the ground ; thefe open in July, and are fuc- 

 - ceeded by feed-veflTels, having five cells filled with 



fmall feeds. 



■ Thefe plants are propagated by feeds, which, if fown 

 in the^ autumn, will more certainly fucceed than when 

 ; fown in the fpring. When the plants are fit to re- 

 , mpve, they mould be tranfplanted into beds, and 

 : treated in the fame manner as the hardy forts before- 



* mentioned ^ but a few plants of the laft fort may be 

 planted in pots, to be ftieltered in winter. 



CAMPHORA. See Laurus. 



CAMPHOROSMA. Camphorata. Tourn. Inft. 



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The Characters are, 



It hath a piuhr-fiapcd four-pointed empaUmcnf^ which 

 is permanent^ hut no corolla. It has four Jlcnder Jlcmina 



. which are equals 



terminated by cval fummits, and an 



oval compreffed germen, fupporting a fender ftyle longer 

 than the empalement^ crowned by acute f jo-ma. The em- 

 palement afterward becomes a capfule crowned with one 

 cell' open at the top^ inclofmg one comprejfed feed. 



The Species are, 



r. Camphorasma {Monfpeliacd) foliis hirfutis linearibus. 

 Amoen. Acad, i^ p. 392. Camphorata with linear hairy 

 leaves.. Camphorata hirfuta. C. B. P. 486. 



2, Camphorata {Glabra) foliis fubtriquetris 



glabiis 



inermibus. Amoen. Acad. p. 393. Camphorata with 

 fmooth three-cornered leaves. 



I'he firft fort grows naturally about Montpelier. It 

 is an annual plant, whofe branches trail on the ground, 

 and extend each way a foot and more in length, gar- 

 niftied with linear hairy leaves placed dole on the 

 ; branches •, the flowers are produced from the joints 

 . . of the ftalks, which are fo fmall as to be fcarce per- 

 ceptible, having no petals but a pitcher-fliaped em- 

 ;. palement, which afterward becomes a capfule to the 

 - feed.' This is an annual plant, which is propagated 

 by feeds, which, if fown in the autumn, will more 

 probably fucceed, than if fown in the fpring •, and if 

 the feeds are permitted to fall in the autumn, there 

 will be a fupply of young plants the following 

 fpring. : 



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■The fecond fort gro\Vs naturally in the Helvetian 

 mountains. This is %, perennial plant, whofe branches 

 trail on the- ground ; the leaves are fmooth, three- 

 cornered, and unarmed. The flowers are not mor 

 vifible than thofe of the firft fort, and the empale- 

 ment becomes a cover to the feeds. . 

 Thefe plants are preferved in fome gardens, more for 

 the fake of variety, than for either beauty or ufe ; if 

 the feeds are fown in any abjeft part of the garden, and 



. when the plants come up, they are thinned, and af- 

 terv/ard kept clean from weeds, they will ripen their 

 feeds, which, if permitted to fcatter, tJiere will be a 

 fupply of plants. 



CAMPION. See Lychnis. 



CANDLE-BERRY-TREE. See Myrica. 

 CANDY-TUFT. SccIberis. 



C AN N A. Lin. Gen. Plant. 1. Indian flowering Reed, 

 In French Balifier. 



The Characters are, 

 The flower hath a three-leaved empalement^^ which is per- 

 manent^ ere£l^ and coloured. It hath one petals which 

 is divided into fix parts : the three upper figments ar$ 

 creEl^ and broader than the lower,, which are longer,, two 

 of which are ere5ly and the other turns hack and is twift- 

 ed. It hath one fpear-fhaped ftamina rifing as high as 

 the petal,, having the appearance of a figment,, which 

 hath a flender fummit fitting upon its border. Below the 

 empalement is fituated a roundifio rough germen^ fupport- 

 ing a flat ftyle,, with a flender ftigma faftened to its bo?'- 

 der, After the flower is paft,, the germen becomes an ob- 

 long,, roundifhy metnbranaceous capfule^ having three Ion- 

 gitiidinal furrows,, ' crowned by the empalement^ which 

 hath three cells filled with round fmooth feeds. 

 This genus of plants is ranged in the firft feftion of 

 Linna^us's firft clafs, intitled Monandria Monogynia. 

 The flowers of this clafs have but one ilamen, and in 



this fedtion but one ftyle. 

 The Specieo are, 



1. Canna {Indica) foliis ovatis utrinqucacuminatis ner- 

 vofis. Prod. Leyd. 1 1. Canna with oval 7?ervous leaves 

 pinnted at both ends. Cannacorus latiiblius vulgaris. 



Tourn. Inft. '^Sy. 



2. Canna [Latifolia) foliis oblongo-ovato, acuminatis, 

 fegmentis florum anguftioribus. Camia with oblong,, 

 oval,, pointed leaves,, and the ficgments of the fower nar- 

 row. Cannacorus ampliflimo folio florjrutilo. Tourn. 



Inft. 367. 



3. Canna [Coccinea) foliis ovatis obtufls nervofis, fplcis 



Canna with ovaU ohtufc^ nervous 



leaves,, and longer fpike s of flowers, Cannacorus flore 

 Coccineo fplendcnte. Tourn. Inft. 367. 



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