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^nited^ 'the iowcr Up is lightly cut into three parts'. '^ // 

 Jj/ith four Jiaminay nvhicb are inclofed in the backftde of 

 the petah the ttvc fide ones being a little longer than the 

 othery Kvhich are terminated by oval hairy fummiis. • It 

 hath an oval germen ftippor ting a flcnder ftyle ^ crowned by 

 an obtufefligma^ the germen afterward becomes an oval 

 cf-pfnle having two rellsy which are filled %vith flat roundifh 

 ■feeds having a border. ■ ■ 



This genus of plants is ranged In the fccond fedion 

 of Linnaeus's thirteenth ciafs, incitled Didynamia 

 Angiofpermia, from the flower having two long and 



two Iliort ftamina, and the feeds being included in a 



capfulc. . ■ ' ■ ' ' ■ ' 



The Species arc, ' - . 



. Chelone (Glabra) foliis lahceolatis, acuminatls, fef- 1 



filibus, obfoleteferratis, radice reptatrice. Chelone with 



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bright purpk colour^ fo make a finer appearance; 

 This flowers at the fame time with the firft, and is 

 propagated by parring of the roots in the fame 

 manner. 



The third fort I received from Nev^ England, where 

 it grows naturally : this is near to the firfl: fort, but 

 .the ftalks and leaves are very hairy, and tlic flov/er 

 is of a purer white. It flowers at the fame time with 

 the formei', and requires the fame treatment. 

 As thefe plants "flower in the autumn, when there h 

 a fcarcity of other flowers^ it fenders them the more 

 valuable, efpecially the fecond fort, whole flowers 

 make a very pretty appearance, when they are 

 ftrong ; ahd if fome of them have ia fliady fituatiou 

 in the fummer, they will flower later in the autumn, 

 CHENOPODlA-MORUS, See Blitum. 



pointed fpear-fljaped leaves^ fet clofe to the fialks^ with 1 C H E N OP ODIUM [p^th/otoJiop, Gr.'] Tourn. Inft. 



fmall ferratures on their edgesy and a creeping root. Che- 

 lone Ac^dienfis flore albo. Tourn. Ad. R* Par. 1706. 

 Chelpne of /Icadia^ with a white flower* - " - < 



2, Chelone {Purpurea) foliis lanceoladsj obliquis, pe- 

 - tiolatis, oppofitis, marginibus acute ferratis. Chelone 



R. H. 506. tab. 288. Lin* Gen. Plant. 272. Goofe- 

 fbot, or Wild Orach. ■ 



■ The Characters are, - 

 It hath a permanent empakment^ compofea of five oval 

 concave leaves : the flower hath no petal, but in the center 



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with obliqtie fpear-fljaped leaves, growing oppofite on foot- 1 . it hath five ftamina placed oppoftte to the leaves of the 



ftalksy and their borders fharply fawed. Chelone floribus 

 fpeciofis pulcherrimis, colore rofas damafcenas. Clayt. 



empalement, and of the fame length, terminated by 

 roundifh twin fummits ; it hath a round germen fupport- 



Flor. Virg. 7 1 . Chelone with a very beautiful looking ihg a fhort double ftyle, crowned by an obtufe ftigma. 



The germen afterward becomes a five-cornered fruit inclofed 



in the empalenient, containing one roundifh depreffed feed. 

 ■ ■ Linnaeus places this genus in the fecond feftion of his 



fifth clafs, intitled Pentandria Digynia, the flower 



having five ftamina and two ftyles. '^ r 



: The Species are, 

 X, Qn-z^o^oviwu {Bonus Henricus) foliis triangulari-fa- 



gittatis, integerrimis fpicis compofitis aphyllis. Here. 



Cliff; 84. Goofefoot with arrow-fhaped triangular leaves 

 g pretty thic}c jointed root, which creeps under ground j which are entire. Chenopodium folio triangulo. Tourn 

 tp a cOHfid^rabk diftance, fending up fmooth chan- 

 nelled ftalks, which rife about twofeet high, garnifhed 

 with tvv^o kavjes at each joint, ftanding oppofite 

 withoyt foot-ftalks ; thefe arc three inches and a half 



flowe)', the colour of the Damajk Rofi. 



. Chelone {Hirfuta) caule foliifque hirfutis. Lin. Sp. 

 Plant. 611. Chelone with hairy ftalks and leaves. Digi- 

 tatis Virginiana, panacis coloni foliis, flore amplo, 

 pallafcente. PJuk. Mant. 64. Virginia Foxglove with 

 Clowns all-heal leavbs, ' end a large pale flower. . 

 yhe firft fprt grows naturally in moft parts of North 

 America. 7^ his is called by Jofcelin, in his New 

 England Rarities, the Humming Bird-tree. It hath 



long, and about three quarters of an inch broad at 

 their bafe, where they arc broadeft, and diminifh 

 gradually to a tharp point 5 they have fmall ferratures 

 on their edges, which fcarcely appear. Tlic flowers 

 grow in a clofe fpik'e at the end of the ftalks ; they 

 are white, and have but one petaf, which is tubular, 

 and narrow at the bottom, but fwells upward, almoft 

 like the Foxglove flower; the upper fide is bent 

 over and convex, but the under Is fiat, and flightly 

 indented in three parts at the end. When the flowers 

 fall off, the germen turns to an oval capfule fitting 

 in the empalement, filled with roundiih comprefTed 

 feeds, which have a thin border. It flowers in Au- 

 uft, and when the autumn proves favourable, the 

 eeds will fometimes ripen in England ; but as the 

 plants propagate fo faft by their creeping roots, the 

 feeds are feldom regarded. The beft time to tranf- 

 plant the roots is in autumn, that they may be well 

 eftabliflied in the ground before the fpring, otherwife 

 they will not flower fo ftrong, efpecially if the feafon 

 proves dry ; but when they are removed in the fpring, 

 it fliould not be later tlian the middle of March, by 

 which time their roots will begin to pufli out new 

 fibres. They will thrive in almoit any foil or fituation, 

 but their roots are apt to creep too far, if they are 

 not confined, and fometimes intermix with thofe of 

 other plants j and then their ftalks ftand fo far diftant 

 from each other, as to make but little appearance ; 

 therefore they fliould be planted in pots, which will 

 confine their roots, fo that in each pot there will 

 be eight or ten ftalks growing near each other, when 

 they will make a tolerable good appearance. This 

 plant is very hardy, fo is not injured by cold, but it 

 muft have plenty of water in hot weather. ' ■ 

 The fecond fort was difcovered in Virginia by Mr. 

 Clayton, who fent it to England ; the roots of this 

 do not creep fo far as thofe of the fifft, the ftalks are 

 ^ftronger, and the leaves much broader, and are ob- 

 lique ^ they are deeply fawed on their edges, and 



ftand upon fl:iort foot-ftalks : the flowers are of a 



Inft. 506. Goofefoot with a triangular leaf, called EngUfh 

 ■'■ Mercury, ,All Good, or Good Henry, . ; 



2. Chenopodium (F/f/'Uijm) foliis integerrimis rhombco- 

 . " Qvatis, floribus conglomcratis axillaribus. Flor. Suec. 



216, Goofefoot with entire., oval, rhomboidal leaves, and 

 flowers growing in clufters on the fide of the ftalks. 

 Chenopodium fcetidum. Tourn. Inft. 506. Stinking 

 Orach. ' ^ ^ ^^ ' 



3. Chenopodium {Scoparia) foliis iineari-lanceolatis, 

 planis, integerrimis. Hort. Cliff. 86. Goofefoot with 

 narrow fpear-fhaped leaves, which are plain and entire, 

 Chenopodium lini folio villofo. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 

 Goofefoot with a hairy Flax leaf, commonly called Belve- 

 dere, or Summer Cyprefs. 



4. Chenopodium {Botrys) foliis oblongis, finuatis, ra- 

 cemis nudis multifidis. Hort. Cliff. 84. Goofefoot with 

 oblong Jinuated leaves, and naked multifid fpikes of flowers. 

 Chenopodium ambrofioides folio finuato, Tourn. Inft. 

 506. Goofefoot, like Ambrojia, with fmuated leaves, covh- 

 monly called Oak of Jerufalem. 



5. Chenopodium {Ambrofioides) foliis lanceolatis, dcn- 

 tatis, racemis foliatis fimplicibus. Hort. Cliffl 84. 

 Goofefoot with fpear-fhaped indented leaves, and ftngk 

 leafy fpikes of flowers, Chenopodium ambrofioides 

 Mexicanum. Tourn. Inft. 506. Mexicah Goofefoot, like 

 Ambrojia, commonly called Oak of Cappadocia, 



6. Chenopodium {Fruticofum) foliis lanceolatis, den- 

 tatis, caule fruticofo. Goofefoot with fpear-fhaped in- 

 dented leaves, and a fhrubby ftalk. Chenopodium am- 

 brofioides Mexicanum fruticofum. Boerh. Ind. alt. 2. 

 p. 90. Shrubby Mexican Orach. 



7. Chenopodium {MuJtifidum) foliis multifidis, fegmen- 

 tis linearibus, floribus axillaribus feflllibus. Lin. Sp. 

 320. Goofefoot with multifid leaves, linear feg-ments^ end 



flowers fet clofe to the ftalk. Chenopodium fempervirens, 

 foliis tenuiter laciniatis. Hort. Elth. 78. 

 There are many other fpecies of this genus, fome of 

 which grow naturally on dunghills and the fide or 

 ditches, in moft parts of England, where they often 

 become very troublefome weeds j for which reafon, 

 I have not enumerated them here.' 

 The firft fort is found growing naturally in fhady 

 lanes in many parts of England, but it is very doubt- 

 ful if the feeds have ;iot been caft out of gardens 



originally. 



