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fiie plants may remain rill the midJlc of Se^tcir.ber, 

 provided the fealbii continues v/arm, orherwilc they 

 mult be removed into the ftoN'C ibont^r. 

 'I'hefirll: Tort produces very fine flov/ers of a fcarlet 

 colour, in large bunches, 'at tlic extremity of the 

 branches, after the fame manner as the Oleander or 

 Kofe-bay ; butthele fiov;crs are much larger, and of 

 a much finer colour. 



A fmall pi^ccc of the v.'ood of this tree being put on 

 a pan of lighted coals, will fend forth a moft agreea- 

 ble odour, and will perfume a v/hole houfe. 

 COREOPSIS. Lin. Gen. PI. 879, Tickfeed. 

 The Characti:rs are, 

 I'he CGJivnon cmpaJewMit of thefwvser is dctthJe^ the outer 

 leing ccmpofd of eight leaves^ placed ciradarJy > the inner 

 is in every part larger^ mcmhranacecus^ and coloured. 

 The dijk of the fiozvcr is compcfed of many hermaphrodite 

 florets^ ivhich are tubular^ and divided into five parts at 

 the top; thefe have each five hairy ftami'na^ terminated 

 h alindrical fumniits. In their center isfituatcd a com- 



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prcffed germen with two horns ^ fapporting a fi-ender flyl 

 crowned by an acute bifid ftigma. "The germen afterwa) 

 leiomes a ftngle orbictdar feed., convex on one f.de^ and 

 bollov} on the other'., having a rncmhranaceoiis border^ 



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end two horns en the top, 'The border or rays of the 

 flower is compofed of eight female florets which are large., 

 end tongtie-fijaped^ indented in five parts ; thefe have no 

 Jlamina, hut a germen like the other ^ without any flyle or 

 ftigfita^ and are abortive. ■'..>-'; .i::,4>.-. .--> - ■ 



This genus of plants is ranged in the third feftion of 

 Linn^us's nineteenth clafs, intitled Syngenefia Poly- 

 gamiaFruftranea'-, the flowers of thisclais and feftion 

 are compofed of hermaphrodite f orets which are fruit- 

 ful, and female half florets which are barren. 



The Species are. 

 Coreopsis {Alternifolia) foliis lanceolatis, ferratis, 

 alternis, petiolatis decurrentibus. Plort. Upfal. 270. 

 Tkkfeed with fpear-fioaped flawed leaves^ placed alternate,, 

 end wi7tged floot'ftalks. Chryfantyhemum Virginianum, 

 caulc alato, ramofius, fiore minore. Pluk. Aim. 100. 



^. Coreopsis {Lanceolata) foliis lanceclatis, integerri- 

 mis ciliatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 1283'. Tickfeed with flp ear- 

 fhaped leaves which are entire. Bidens fuccife folio, 

 radio amplo laciniato. Hort. Elth. ^^. 



5, Coreopsis {Verticillata) foliis decompoflto pinnatis, 

 linearibus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 907. Tickfeed with decom- 

 pound^ winged., narrow leaves, Ceratocephalus del- 

 phinii foliis. Vaill. A6t. 1720. 



'4. Coreopsis (Tripteris) foliis fubternatis, integerrimis. 

 Hort. Upfal- 269. Tickfeed with leaves growing by 

 threes^ which are entire. Chryfanthemum Virginia- 

 num, folio acutiore, lasvi, trifoliato, fc. anagyridis 

 folio. Mor. Hiit. 3. p. 21. ' \_ ; 



g. Coreopsis {Radiato) foliis lineari-lanceolatis, acute 

 ferratis,' oppofuis" radio amplo integro. Tickfleed with 

 narrow flpedf'J^pM leaves f which are oppoflite and fharp- 

 ly flawed^ and the rays of the^ower lar^e and entire. 







The firft fort grows naturally in North America every 

 where. This hath a perennial root; the ftalks decay 

 to the root every winter, which are ftrong^'lierbace- 

 'ous, and rife to the height of eight or ten feet, gar- 

 " nifhed withfpear-fhaped leaves fawed on their edo-cs, 

 "from three to four inches long, and one broad in the 

 middle, placed alternate on every fide the ftalks, 

 having Ihort foot-fl:alks, with a border or wing run- 

 ning from one to the other, the whole length of the 

 ftalk. The flov^ers grow at the top of the ftalks, 

 forming a fort of corymbus, each foot-flalk fuftain- 

 ing one, two, or three yellow flowers, ftiaped- like 

 Sun-flowers, but much fmalier. This flowers in 

 September and October, but doth not produce feeds 

 in England. It is a very hardy plant, and may be 

 propagated in plenty by parting the roots, l^he beft 

 time for this is in autumn, when the flalks begin 



to decay. It will thrive in almoft every foil and 



fituation. 



The fecond fort is an annual plant. The feeds of this 

 were brought me from Carolina by Mr. Catefl^y, in 

 theyear 1726. This hath an upright ftalk, garnifhcd 



^yith 'fmooth, 



narrov/, fpear-fliaped leaves, placed 



oppo/ke, which nrecnrh-e; t::m th- v.'n.;; of rl.c 

 leaves come out tlic f >ot-ilalks of iJie :^o"^-ers, hv 

 paii-s oppofltc, and Hand civoc ^ i!,e :ov/rr part ri 

 thefe have one or two pairof \-e:-v ranjrv lc.i\'cs. !v.: 

 the upper is naked, and rcnM:;i::a':i by one Inrpwcl- 

 low ilowcr, whole b'^'dcr cr rays vx d:e;;! 

 fevcral feoniciu.- ; liK-le ai 



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feeds, which, win r. ripe, roll up ^ the' naked fc.^t- 

 ftallcs of tlicjl: flowci s arc more than a loot loiirr. 'pl-,;^ 

 muft be fown upon a f^cntle !iot-bed in the Vprin:,:, 

 and v/hen tlie plants arc fin to tranfplantj they fnou^J 

 be each planted into a ieparate fmall Y)Ot^ and j^luno;- 

 ed into a frefh hot-bed to bring them forward ^ and 

 in June they fnoukl be inured by degrees to the open 

 air, and attervvard io'-,<z of them nr,iy b 

 of the pots, and planted in a v/arm border; v/ht-re, 

 if the Icafcn is good, they v/ill {lower in the ir.iddl 

 of July, and ripen their feeds the beoirnfil^ of Sep- 

 tember. 



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The third fort hath a perennial root, fending; up many 

 ftifi-' angular ftalks, which rife upward of tlvrec iect 

 high, garniuK-d at each joint with decompound wing- 

 ed leaves, ftanJing oppofite ; thefe are very narrov/ 

 and entire. The branches alfo come out by pairs 

 oppofite, as do alfo the foot-ftalks of tlie floweiT. •, 

 thefe are long, (lender, and each term/mated by a An- 

 gle flov/er, of a bright yellow colour, the rays or I)or- 

 der being oval and entire. I'he diflc or middle is of 

 a dark purple colour, Thefe appear in July, and 

 " continue till September, during which time they 

 make a fine appearance. This grows naturally in 

 Maryland and Philadelphia. •. It^is propagated by 

 parting the roots, in th^ fame manner as the firft fort, 

 and delights in a liglit loamy earthy and funny ex- 

 pofure. 



The fourth fort hath a perennial root/ It grows na- 

 turally in many parts of North America, but has 

 been lono; cultivated in the Enshfh gardens ; the 

 ftalks of this are ftroncr round, and fmooth, rifino; 

 fix or kYtn feet Ijjgh, garnilhed at each joint v/ith 

 fome trifoliate leaves, winch ftand oooolite. The' 

 flowers are produced in bunches at the top of the 

 ftalks, ftanding upon long foot-ftalks ; they are of a 

 pale yellow, with a dark purple difk. It flov/ers in 





July, but feldoni produces good feeds in England. 

 This fort is propagated by parting the roots in the 

 fame manner as the firft, but requires abetter foil and 





pofition. 



The fifth fort grows naturally in South Carolina, 

 from whence the feeds were fent me by the late T>^. 

 Dale. This is an annual plant, which rifes with upright 



'' ftalks to the height of four feeu' e^arniflied with nar- 

 row fpear-uiaped leaves, ending in long points, and 

 are deeply fiwed on their* edges, ftanding oppofits 

 at each joint, upon flaort foot-ftalks ; thefe leaves are 



' frorn three to four inches "Ibhg,'iind' three quarters of 

 an inch broad in the middle, of a deep green on'thcir 



■ upper fide, and pale on their under. At all the up- 

 per joints of the ftalks come out two long flcndcr 

 foot-ftalks, one on each fide, which are garnifl-ied 

 with tv/o or three pair of fmall leaves, and terminated 

 by one flower, compofed of feven female half florets, 

 which compofe the ray ; thefe are oval and entire. 

 The diflc is compofed of a great nuinber of herma- 

 phrodite florets, which are of a dark colour, 'and the 

 fummits of theftaminti are of a bright yellow; thefe 

 hermaphrodite florets are dachfucceeded by one flat 

 bordered feed, having two horn^ of teeth.- This fort 

 flowers in Auguft, and If thie autumn proves favour- 

 able, will ripen its feeds in October ; btit in coldfea- 

 fons it will not perfect -feeds in England. 

 This is propagated by feeds, which fi:iould be fown on 

 a v/arm border in a,utumn, and the plants will come 

 up the following fpring ; for if the feeds are fown in 

 the fpring, the plants feldom rife till the year after. 

 When the plants are fit to remove, they fhould be 

 carefully taken lip, and either planted where thevai 

 defigned to remain, or into a nurfery-bed, at four 

 .inches diftance, to get ftrength, obferving to fhade 

 them from the fun till they have taken "frclh root; 





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