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oiit a very (lender branch, having three pair of fmall 

 leaves of the fame fliape with the other, terminated 

 by a fingle flov;cr; the ends of the branches have 

 three or four flowers fitting clofe without foot-ftalks. 

 The flowers arc of a deep purple colour, and like 

 thofe of the firll. This flowers at the fame time \Vith 



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the other forts. 



iMie fixth fort rifes to the height of five or fix feet, 

 with a flirong woody fl:aik;' fending out many hairy 

 branches, garniflied with fpear-fhaped leaves, fmooth 

 on their upper fide, but veined on their under, having 

 ftiort foot-ftalks, which join at their bafe, where they 

 form a fort of iheath to the branch. The flowers 

 come out at the end of the bf anches, which are large, 

 of a light purple colour, and refembling thofe of the 

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branches from the bottom upwafd, wdiich are liairv, 

 garniflied with fpear-fl^aped leaves, of a very dark 

 green colour, havinc^ three longitudinal veins in each 

 krid \X\ warm'weither are covered with a gkitlnous 

 fweet-fcented fubft:ance, which exfudes from then- 



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pores. The flower-ftalks which come out at the end 

 of the branches, are long, naked, and fuftain many 

 white floWers, rifing above each other; their cm- 

 palements are bordered, and end in fharp points. 

 This flowers ' at the fame time with the laft; men- 

 tioned. 



The fourteenth fort rifes with a woody ftcm to the 

 height of five or fix feet, fending out many fide 

 branches from the bottom, the whole length ; thefe 

 are fmooth, Covered with a reddifla brown bark, gar- 

 niflied with narrow fpear-fliaped leaves, whitifli on 

 their under fide, of a dark green above, having three 



The feventh fort hath erect branches, which come] longitudinal veins. "The flowers are produced at the 



out from the lower part of the fl:alk, "and are woolly; 

 garniflied with oblong hoary lea-^es; covered with a 

 white down, which are fmooth above, but veined 

 on their under fide, joining at their bafe where they 

 furround the fl:alk ; the flowers are produced at the 

 end of the branches, which are of a bright purple 

 colour, and large. This flowers at the fame time 



with the other tons. '' •.6^"'' ' 



The eighth fort hath a flender fmooth fl;alk, covered I There is a variety of this with white flowers, having 



end of the branches, on fliort foot-fl:alks, and are 

 compofed of five very large, roundifh, white petals, 

 each having a large purple fpot at their bafe. The 

 whole plant exfudes a fweet gludnous fubfl:ance In 

 warm weather, which hath a very fl:rong balfamic 

 fcent, fo as to perfume the circumambient air to a 

 great dift:ance. This flowers In June, July, and 

 Augufl:. 



with a brown bark, which never rifes more than three 

 feet high, fending out many horizontal weak branches, 

 which fpread wide, garniflied' with fmall oval leaves, 

 which are hairy, fl:anding upon ihort foot-ftalks. The 

 flowers come our at the wings of the leaves, upon 

 long naked foot-fl:alks \ thefe are white, and fome- 

 what fmaller than thofe of the other forts. This 



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The ninth fort grows naturally in the iflands of the 

 .Archipelago; this is the plant which produces the 

 labdanum, as is hereafter mentioned ; it rifes three 

 or four feet high, with a woody fl:alk, fending out 

 many lateral branches, covered with" a brown bark, 

 ^arnifiied with oval, fpear-fhaped, hairy leaves, with 

 waved borders; thefe in warm feafons fweat a glu- 

 tinous liquid, which fpreads on the furface of the 

 leaves, is very clammy and fweet fcented. The flowers 

 come out at the end of the branches, on fliort hairy 

 . foot-ftalks ; they are of a deep purple colour, and 

 about the fize of a fingle Rofe ; thefe appear in June 



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The tenth fort rifes with a flirubby ftalk about four 



:. feet high, the branches are very hairy, glutinous, 

 grow erect, and are garniflied with long, narrow, 



^ "hairy leaves, ending in points, of a deep green on 

 both fides, having a deep longitudinal furrow on their 

 upper fide, made by the midrib, which is prominent, 

 the flowers ftand upon long foot-ftalks at the end of 

 the branches, which are of a pale fulphur' colour, 

 having a bordered empalement, which is cut into 

 five acute parts at the top. This flowers in June, 

 July, and Auguft, and the feeds ripen in autumn. 

 The eleventh fort rifes with a ftrong woody ftem to 

 the height of five or fix feet, fending out many ere6t 

 branches, garniflied with fpeaf-fliapcd leaves ending 

 in points ; thelc are thick, v/hite on their under fide. 



no purple ipots, which is in all other refpefts the fame 

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The fifteenth fort hath a ftiff^, flender, woody ftalk, 

 which fends out many branches the whole length, and 

 rifes to the height of fix or feven feet ; the leaves are 

 large, . heart-fliapcd, and of a light green colour;, 

 thefe fit clofe to the branches, having many nerves; 

 the flowers are produced at the end of the branch*, 

 upon naked foot-ftalks ; they are white, and foon drop 

 ofi; This flowers in June and July, and is at prefent 

 pretty rare in theEnglifli gardens. \f^,; ';'.,. 

 The fixteenth fortliath weak, flender, woody branches, 

 which fpread horizontally, fo feldoin rife ^ ifiore 

 than two or three feet high, garniflied with fpear- 

 fliaped hairy leaves, which are indented on their 



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of a dark green above, and very glutinous in warm 

 v/eather. The flowers are produced at the end of 

 the branches, upon long* naked foot-ftalks, which 

 branch on their fides into fmall foot-ftalks, each fuf- 

 taining one large white flower," having a hairy em- 

 pakir.ent. This fort fiov/crs in June and July. ' 

 The twelfth fort rifes with a fmooth fliruhby ftalk 

 four or five feet high, fending out many flender lig- 

 neous branches, covered with a fmooth brown bark ; 

 garniflied with oblong heart-fljapcd leaves, which are 

 fmooth, and hvive long foot-ftalks. The flowers are 

 produced at the end of the branches, ftanding upon 

 pretty long foot-ftalks -, they are v/hite, and appear 



in June, July, and Auguft, but rarely produce 'any 

 feeds in England; ' 



The thirteenth fort rifes with a flender flirubby ftalk, 

 ,, from three to four feet high, fending out many 



edges, and have three longitudinal veins funning 

 through them ; the flowers are white, 'coniing out 

 upon naked foot-ftalks from the wings of the leaves; 

 thefe are fucceeded by roundifli blunt feed-veflels, 

 having feveral cells, filled with angular feeds. This 

 flowers in June and July, and the feeds ripen in Au- 

 guft and September. 

 The feventeenth fort hath an upright flirubby ftalk, 



' which rifes four or five feet high, fending out many 

 branches from the ground upward, fo as to form a 

 large bufli. The branches are channelled and hoary. 

 The leaves are oval, ftanding oppofite ; thofe on the 

 lower part of the branches have foot-ftalks, but up- 

 ward, they coalefce at their bafe, and furround the 

 ftalk ; they are very white. '- The foot-ftalks of the 

 flowers which rife at the end of the branches, are a 

 foot in length, naked, hairy, and put out two or 

 four fliorter foot-ftalks on the fide, each fupporting 

 three or four flowers. The flowers are large, of a 



. bright yellow colour, but of fliort duration; their em- 

 palements arc hairy, and ftiarp-pointed. This flowers 

 in June and July, and at prefent is but in few Englifli 

 gardens. ' ' 



The eighteenth fort hath been long preferved in the 

 Englifli gardens; this rifes with a flender woody 

 ftalk three or four feet high, fending out many 

 flender branches, garniflied wirli narrow, fpcar-fliapcd, 

 hoary, waved leaves ; from the wings of the leaves 

 come out flender branches, which have two or three 

 pair of fmall leaves, terminated by loofe bunches of 

 flowers, each ftanding on a flender fou:-fta!k. The 

 flowers are of a dirty fulphur colour, and. appear in 

 June and July, but are never fucceeded by feeds in 

 this country. 



This fort will not live abroad in the winter, fo is 

 always placed in a green-houfe, v/here, by its hoary 

 leaves, v/hich continue all the year^ it makes a va- 

 riety. 



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