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rads, villofis, Horibus alaribus & terminalibus. Flea- 

 bans '•d^itb an herbaceous jlalk^ ovaU fawed^ hairy leaves^ 

 end flowers proceeding from the ftdes^ and at the ends of 

 the branches. Conyza odorata, Bellidis folio villola 

 & vircofa. Houft. MSS. 

 5; GoNYZA {Jrborefcens) foliis ovatis integerrimls acutis 

 fubtus tomentofis, fpicis recurvatis fecundis, brafteis 

 reRcxis. Lin. Sp. 1209. Flea-bane -doith entire oval- 

 ^oifited leaves-, woolly on their under fide^ recurved abound- 

 ing fpikes of flowers^ and refiexed bra5tea, Conyza fru- 

 ticoia, flore pallide purpureo, capitulis & lateribus 

 ramulorum Ipicatum exeuntibus. Sloan. Cat. Jam. 



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^24. . 



lb. Conyza {Symphytifolid) foliis oblongo ovatis fcabns, 

 floribus ractrmoils terminalibus, caule herbaceo. Flea- 

 bane with oblong, oval, rough leaves^ flowers growing in 

 bunches at the ends of the branches^ and an herbaceous 

 ' Jlalh Conyza Symphyti facie, flore luteo. Houft. 

 MSS. ■ > 



II. Conyza {Scandens) foliis lanceolatis fcabris, neryofis 

 feffilibus, racemis recurvatis, floribus adfcendentibus, 

 pedunculis lateralibus caule fruticofo fcandente. Flea- 

 hane with roughs nervous^ fpear-fhaped leaves fitting 

 clofe to the branches^ recurved fpikes^ with flowers fland- 

 ing upward, foot-ftalks proceeding from the fide of the 

 branches, and climbing Jhrubby ftalks. Conyza Ameri- 

 cana fcandens, Lauri folio afpero, floribus fpicatis 

 albis. Houft. MSS. 



J 2. Conyza (Trinerviis) foliis ovatis glabris, trinerviis 

 inteo-errimis, floribus fpicatis terminalibus, caule fru- 



fmcoth 



three veins and are entire^ flowers growing in fpikes at 

 the ends of the brancheSy and a Jhrubby ftalL Conyza 

 Americana frutefcens, foliis ovatis trinerviis & inte- 

 crris. floribus foicatis albis. Houft. MSS. 



13. Conyza {Uniflora) foliis lanceolatis acutis Tefulibus, 

 floribus fingulis lateralibus, calycibus cqloratis, caule 

 fruticofo ramofo. Flea-bane withpointedjpear-fbapedleaves 



fitting clofe'io tl^e hrancheslfingle flowers on the fide of the 

 branchesy which have coloured empakmentSy and a Jhrubby 



-branching ftalL Conyza Americana frutefcens foliis 



' . oblongis acutis, capitulis & ramulorum exeuntibus, 

 ' 'calycibus purpurafcentibus. Houft. MSS. 



14. Conyza (Spicata) fruticofa foliis ovatis trinerviis, 

 floribus fpicatis alaribus. Shrubby Flea-bane with oval 

 leaves having three 'nerves^ and flowers growing in fpikes 

 from the fide of the branches* 



15. CoNVZA {Pedunculata) foliis ovato lanceolatis tri- 

 nerviis, pedunculis longifilmis terminalibus floribus 

 corymbofis. Flea-bane with oval fpear-Jhaped leaves 



■ having three veins, foot ftalks which are very long ter- 

 minating the branches^ and flowers growing in round 

 bunches. * 



1 6. Conyza (Baccharis) foliis ovato oblongis, obtufis 

 ferratis, femiamplexicaulibus, fforibus corymbofis ter- 

 minalibus. Flea-bane with oblong oval leaves which are 



cbtufe and Jawed, half embracing the ftalks with their 

 bafe, and flowers in round bunches terminating the ftalks > 

 Eupatorium Conyzoides Sinica Baccharidis folio rarius 

 crenato, fummo caule ramofo, floribus parvis coro- 

 nato. Pluk. Amath. 80. 

 iy. Conyza (Odorato) foliis lanceolatis ferratis, petio- 

 latis, caule fruticofo ramofo, floribus corymbofis ter- 

 minalibus. Flea-bane with Jpear-Jbaped Jawed leaves 

 having Jootftalksy and flowers growing in round bunches 

 at the end of the branches. Conyza major odorato five 

 Baccharis floribus purpureis nudis. Sloan. Cat. Jam. 



121. 



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bris fubtus hirfutis. Lin. Sp. 1209. Flea-bane with 

 cval, entire, rough leaves, hairy on their under fide. ■ 

 The firft fort grows naturally upon dry places in fe- 

 yeral parts of England, fo is feldom allowed a place 

 in gardens. This is a biennial plant, which decays 

 foon after the feeds are ripe ; it hath feveral large, ob- 

 long, pointed leaves, growing near the ground, which 

 arc h.liry ; between thefe the ftalks come out, which 

 rife twd feet and a half high, dividing upward into 

 feveral branches, garniihed with fmaller oblohQ- leaves. 



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ftanding alternate ; at the ends of the ftalks the flowi 

 ers are produced in round bunches, w^hich are of ^ 

 dirty yellow colour ; thefe are fucceeded by oblong 

 feeds, crowned with down. It flowers in July, and 

 the feeds ripen in autumn. If the feeds are per- 

 mitted to fcatter, the plants will come up the following 

 fpring, and require no other care but to keep them 

 clean from weeds. 



The fecond fort grows naturally on the mountains ia 

 Italy, and is preferved in botanic gardens for the fake 

 of variety. This hath a biennial root but an annual 

 ftalk. From a thick fibrous root arife many upright 

 ftalks, garniftied with oblong oval leaves, which are 

 rough, and embrace the ftalks with their bafe -, thefe 

 have appendages running along the ftalk, from one 

 to the other, whereby the ftalk is winged. The 

 upper part of the ftalks divide into many fmaller 

 branches, garniflied with leaves of the fame form as 

 the other, but fmaller, ftanding alternate -, the 

 branches and main ftalks, are terminated by yellow 

 flowers growing in round bunches ; thefe are fuc- 

 ceeded by oblong feeds, crowned with down. It flow- 

 ers in July, and the feeds ripen in autumn. This is 

 propagated by feeds, which may be fown on a bed of 

 light earth in the fpring, and when the plants come 

 up, they ftould be thinned where they are too near, 

 and kept clean from weeds; the following autumn 

 they may be tranfplanted where they are defigned to 

 remain, and require no other care but to keep them 

 clean from weeds. The fecond year they will flower 

 and produce ripe feeds, and will continue two years if 

 . the foil is not too good, for thefe plants often rot, 

 r"*%Ren tfiey"are planted in a rich foil. 

 •'■ The third fort grows^ naturally in Crete* This hath a 

 '} ftlort Ihrubby ftall^, which in this country feldom rifes 

 r'^more tliafi fix inches high, dividing into feveral Ihort 

 ■ J^ranches, which are clofely garniflied with oval, 

 . woolly, very white leaves ; from thefe branches arife 

 ' the flower-ftalks, which are woolly, about nine inches 

 high, garniflied with fmall, oval, white leavfs, placed 

 alternate. The flowers are produced at the fides, 

 and' end of the ftalk, fometimes but one, at other 

 times two, and fometimes three flowers ftanding on 

 the fame foot-ftalk. They are of a dirty yellow co- 

 lour, and appear in July, but rarely are fucceeded 

 by feeds in this country ; fo the plant is propagated 

 here by flips, which, if taken from the old plants in 

 June, and planted on an eaft-afpe6ted border, and 

 covered with hand-glafl^es, will take root in fix or 



But thefe flips muft be frequently, but 

 gently refrefticd with water, and the glafl^es Ihould 

 be ftiaded in hot weather ; and after they have been 

 planted a fortnight, the glaflTes fliould be raifed on 

 one fide to admit air to the cuttings ; and when they 

 have taken root, they fliould be gradually expofed to 

 the open air. In autumn thefe fliould be carefully 

 taken up, preferving the earth to their roots ;' fome 

 of them may be planted in pots, that they may be 

 ftieltered under a frame in the winter -, and the others 

 fliould be planted in a warm border of dry poor earth, 

 \yhere they will endure the cold of our ordinary 

 winters very w;ell, and' continue mainy years. This 

 is preferved in gardens, more for the beauty of its 

 filvery leaves than its flowers, which have not much 

 to recommend them. 



The fourth fort grows naturally in Jamaica, from 

 whence it was fent me by the late Dr. Houftoun. 

 ■ This is titled by Sir Hans Sloane Virga aurea major, 

 fc. Herba Doria folio finuato hirfuto. Cat. Jam. 125. 

 It rifes with a ftirubby ftalk itvtxi or eight feet high, 

 dividing into feveral branches, garniflied with rough 

 leaves four inches long, ftiaped like the point of a 

 halbert. The flowers are produced in roundilh 

 bunches, at the extremity of the branches ; they are 

 yellow, and ftand clofe together. Thefe are fucceeded 

 by oblong feeds crowned with down. 

 This plant is too tender to thrive in the open air in 

 this country, therefore the feeds muft be fown upon 

 a hot-bed ; and when the plants are fit to remove, 



they muft be each tranfplanted into a feparate fm^l. 



pot 



eight "weeks. 



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