u 



{Did narrovc-pohited leaves. Lychnis fylveftris quse 

 behen album vulgo, foliis anguftioribus & acutiori- 

 bus. C. B. P. 250. Spading Poppy y with narrower 



5- 



pointed kaves, 

 4. CucuBALus (Behen) calycibvis fubglobofis glabris re- 

 ticulato-vcnofis, capfulis trilocularibus corollis fub- 

 nudis. Flor. Suec. 360. Cucubalus with fmcoth globular 

 empalements which have netted veins ^ capfules having three 

 cells-, and naked petals. Lychnis Succica bchcn album 

 folio, habicu, calyce amplifiimo : gumfepungar five 

 fcrotum arietis dicta. Boerh. Ind. ak. 212. Called Gum- 

 fepungar in Sz'jeden. 



CucuBALus {Fabarius) foliis obovatis carnofis. Prod. 

 Leyd. 448. Cucubalus with oval flejloy leaves. Lychnis 

 maritimafaxatilis,folioanacampfcrotis.Tourn.Cor. 24. 



6. Cucubalus {Duhrenjis) floribus lateralibus decum- 

 bentibus, caule indivifo, foliis bafi reflexis. Lin. Sp. 

 Plant. 414. Cucubalus with declining flowers on the fides 

 cf the ftalk^ which is undivided^ and leaves reflexed at 

 their bafe. Lychnis major noftifiora Dubrcnfis pc- 

 rennis. Raiilliil. 995. Greater perennial night-flowering 



Lychnis of Dover . 



7. Cucubalus (Stellatus) foliis quaternis. Hort. Upfal. 



Four-leaved Cucubalus, Lychnis carophylteus 



S. 



9 



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under tlie title of Behen album ; the roots of it are 

 fomctime's ufcd, and are accounted cordial, cephalic 

 and alexipharmic. It hath a perennial root, which 

 ftrikes deep into the ground, fo that they are not 

 eafily deftroyed by the plough, therefore it is fre- 

 quently feen growing in bunches among corn. It is 

 a rambling weed, fo is feldom cultivated. 

 The third fort grows naturally on the Alps; this 

 differs from the former, in having much longer and 

 narrower leaves, and the ftalks being more divided 

 and fpreading, nor do the roots creep under ground 

 like that. Thefe differences are conftant, for I have 

 fown it above thirty years, and never found it vary. 

 The fourth fort grows naturally in Sweden, and feme 

 other northern countries, where it pafies for the com- 

 mon fort J but although it is there fo, yet is very dif- 

 ferent from the fecond here mentioned, which is the 

 fort that grows common in mod other parts of Eu- 

 rope. The ftalks of this are much larger, the leaves 

 longer and more pointed •, the empalement of the 

 flower is curioufly veined like net-work, of a purpHfh 

 colour, whereas that of our common fort is plain. 

 Thefe differences are lafling, when the plants are cul- 

 tivated in a garden. 



The fifth fort was difcovered by Tournefort in the 

 Levant, who fent the. feeds to the royal garden at 

 Paris. This puts out many oval, thick, fucculent 

 leaves near the ground, out of the middle of which, 

 arifes an upright ftalk about fifteen inches high, the 

 lower part of which is garnifhed with leaves of the 

 fame form and confiflence as thofe at bottom, but are 

 fmaller j thefe are placed oppofite ; the upper part 

 of the ftalk divides into two fmaller, on which ftand 

 ■• a few'fmall herbaceous flowers at each joint. It flow- 

 ers in June, and fometimes ripens feeds in autumn. 

 indivifis. Hort. Cliff. 272. Cucubalus with male and I . The plant is biennial, generally perilhing when it 



1 10. 



Virginiailus, gentianx foliis glabris quatuor ex fmgu- 

 lis geniculis caulcm amplexantibus, flore amplo fim- 



briato. Raii Hift. 1895. 



Cucubalus {No^iflora) calycibus ftriatis acutis pe- 

 talis bipartitis, caule paniculate, foliis lincaribus. 



Cucubalus with flria ted acute empalement s^ petals divided 

 in two parts^ a paniculated ftalk^ and 'narrow leaves. 

 Lychnis nocliHora anguftifolia odorato. Tourn. Inft. 

 R. II. 2^5^ Narrow-leavedyfweet-fcented^ night -flowering 



Lychnis, '' " '' ■■ * -"' 



Cucubalus {Otites) floribus dioicis, petalis linearibus 



female flowers on difl^erent plants^ and linear undivided 

 petals. Lychnis vifcofa, flore mufcofo. C. B. P. 206. 



10. Cucubalus {Acaulis) acaulis. Flor. Lapp. 184. Cu- 

 cubalus without ftalks'/ ' Lychnis Alpina pumila, folio 

 gramineo, five mufcus Alpinus Lychnidis flore. C. 



B. p. 206. 



11. Cucubalus (Catholicus) petalis bipartitis, floribus 



paniculatis, ftaminibus longis, foliis lanceolato ovatis. 

 Hort. Upfiil. III. Cucubalus with bifld petals, flowers 

 growing in panicles, longftaminay and fpear-fhaped acute 

 leaves. Lychnis akiffima, ocymaftri facie, flore muf- 

 cofo. Triumfet. 



12. Cucubalus {Paniculatus) foliis radicalibus ovatis 

 acutis, caulinis lanceolatis oppofitis, floribus panicu- 

 latis ereclis. Cucubalus with lower leaves oval and 



pointed, thofe on the ftalks fpear-fhaped, oppofite^ andfloxv- 

 ers growing in panicles which are ereSi, 



13. Cucubalus (7/^//;://^) petalis bipartitis, caule pani- 

 culato, foliis radicalibus ovato-lanceolatis caulinis li- 

 nearibus. Cucubalus vfith petals divided in two parts, a 

 paniculated ftalk, whofe lower leaves are oval and fpear- 

 f!:*aped, and tkcfe on the ftalks very narrow, ' 



The "firft fort grows naturally in France, Germany, 



and Italy, in jfhady places, and is feldom kept in 



gardens, unlefs for t^ie fake of variety-, it fends out 



many climbing ftalkj*, which grow four or five feet 



high where they meet with fupport, otherwife they 



trail on the ground j thefe ftalks fend out fide 



branches oppofite, at each joint -, the leaves are like 



thofe of Chickweed, and are placed oppofite. The 



flowers come out fingle at the end of the branches, 



w^hich have large inflated empalements j thev confift 



of five petals, which are white, cut at the brim into 



feveral narrow fcgments, and are placed at a diftance 



from each other ; they are fucceeded by oval berries, 



v/hich, when ripe, are black and full of juice, in- 



clofing fevcrai flat fliining feeds. It flowers in June, 



and the feeds ripen in autumn. This hath a perennial 



creeping root, whereby it is apt to multiply too faft 



in gardens. It delights in fliade, and will' thrive in 

 almoft any foil. 



The fecond fort grows naturally in moft parts of 

 ]::ng!and, where it is generally called Spatling Poppy. 

 Thi3 fti^nds in the catalogue of medicinal plants, 



3 



has produced feeds -, but unlefs it is fown upon a very 

 dry rubbifh, and in a warm fituation, the plants will 

 not live through the winter in England j for when they 

 are in good ground, they grow large, and are fo re- 

 plete with moifture, as to be affeded by the firft frofl 

 in the autumn ; but where they have grown upon an 

 old wall, I have known them efcape, when all thofe 

 were killed which grew in the ground. 

 The fixth fort grows naturally upion the cliffs near 

 Dover. This hath a perennial root, from which 

 arifes a fingle ftallc about a foot and a half high, gar- 

 nifhed with long narrow leaves placed oppofite; the 

 flowers are produced from the fide of the ftalks, each 

 foot-ftalk fuftaining three flowers ; the foot-ftalks 

 come out by pairs oppofite, the empalement of the. 

 flower is long and ftriped, the flowers are of a pale 

 red. Thefe appear in June, and the feeds ripen in 

 autumn. 



The feventh fort grows naturally in Virginia, and fe- 

 veral other parts of North America. This hath a 

 perennial root, from which arife two or three flender 

 upright ftalks about a foot high, their lower part 

 being garniflied with four le-ives at each joint, placed 

 in form of a crofs ; thefe are fmooth, of a deep green, 

 about an inch and a half long, and half an inch broad 

 near their bafe, terminating in acute points; the 

 joints of the upper part of the ftalk are garnifhed 

 with white fringed flowers, Handing fingle upon pretty 

 long foot-ftalks, which come out by pairs oppofite. 

 The flowers appear in June, and in warm feafons the 

 feeds will ripen in England. ■ 



The eighth fort grows naturally in Spain and Italy.- 

 This is a perennial plant, which rifes with an upright 

 branching ftalk a foot and a half high, garniihed 

 with very narrow leaves placed oppofite ; the upper 

 part of the ftalk is very branching •, fome of thefe 

 branches arc long, and others fhort ; the flowers ftana 

 upon long naked foot-ftalks, each fupporting three 

 or four flowers, which have long tubes, with ftriped 

 empalements ; the petals are large, and deeply di- 

 vided at the top ; they are of a pale bluiih colour. 

 Thefe flov/ers are clofed all day, but when the i^^ 

 leaves them, they expand, and then they have a very 



agreeable fcent. This fort may be propagated by 



feeds, 



