feed;, which fliould be fown in the Tpring upon a 

 bt^d ot li^hc earth; and when the plants 



fit to 

 remove, They fhould be planted in a nurleiy-bed, at 

 about four inches dillance, where they mav 



rcn^iau) 



till autumn, when tliey may be planted in the bor- 

 ders of the flower-garden, where tiicy are d< " 

 to remain. The following Uimmer theie will p 

 their flowers, and ripen their feeds in the autumn -, 

 but the roots will continue feveral years, provid 



defi^ned 

 roduce 



d 



they are not planted in rich ground, where they are 

 very fubject to rot in winter. 

 The ninrh fort grows naturally in Auilria, Silcfia, 

 and Italy, as alio in fome parts of England. This is 

 male and female in ditTerent plants ■ it liath a thick, 

 flefl-iy, biennial root, which ftrikes deep in the ground, 

 fending out n^iany oblong leaves, which are broad at 

 their extremity, but contract narrower ro thicir bafe ; 

 from between thefe arife the ftalks, v/hich in the male 

 plants often grow four or five i<z<tt iiigh, but thofe or 

 the female are feldom above three feet high j tlie 

 ftalks are garniflied with narrow leaves, placed op- 

 pofite at each joint, where there exfudcs a vifcous 

 clammy juice, which flicks to the fingers when han- 

 dled, and the fmall infcds v/hich fettle upon thofe 

 ' parts of the ftalks, are thereby faflencd fo as not to 

 get loofe again. The flowers of the male plants are 

 produced in loofe fpikes from the lower joints of the 

 ftalk, but on the upper part, they ftand on fingle 

 foot-ftalks in clufters quite round the ftalks ; thefe 

 are fmall, of a greeniih colour, and have each ten 





main, and require no other culture but to keep theni 

 clear from weeds. 



T!ie thirteenth fort grows naturally in Italv, from 

 whence I received the feeds ; this is a perennial plant, 

 which hath many oval fpear-iliaped leaves near the 

 root; the ftallcs rife about two fct hi^^h-, they arc 

 vifcous, and from each joint comes out two fide 

 branches, under Vv-Juch are fituatcd two veiy narrow 

 leaves ; the llalks Ipread out and form a fort of pani- 

 cle, and are termiiiaced by chillers of greenifli flow- 

 ers, whofe petals are divided into two parts. This 

 flowers in June, and the feeds ripen in autumn. It 

 is propagated in the fame manner as the ninth fort, 

 and requires the fame treatment. 



C U C U L L AT E PLANTS are fo called, of cu- 

 culia, Lat, a hood or cov/1, fuch as nionks wear, be- 

 caufe their flowers refcmble it. 



C U C U M I S. Lin. Gen. Plant. 969. Tourn. Inft. R. 

 H. 104. tab, 28. Cucumber; \\\^xtv£i\^Con€ombr€. 



The Characters are, 

 It hath male and female f.ozvers placed at dijlances on the 

 fame plant \ thefe have a bellfhaped cwpalement of one 



floivcrs are hcII-JJj 



five hrifth. 



The 



ale floivcrs have three fj 



fi- 





'hich are in- 



fer ted to the empalement^ tivo of 'u;hich have bifid tops. 

 "Thefe are terminated by veiy narrow fummits or linesy 

 which run Kpzvard and doivn-zvard^ and adhere to the out- 



/. 



ftamina. The female plants have three or four flow- j fmall pointed fil 



female flowers have no ft 



w 





€rs growing upon each foot-ftalk, which arife from 

 the fide of the ftalk. Thefe a'rc fucceeded by oval 

 feed-veflels, containing many fmall feeds ; they flower 

 in June, and the feeds ripen in autumn. This is pro- 

 pagated by feeds, which fliould be fown where the 

 plants are defigned to remain , for as they fend out 



I long tap-roots, they do not bear tranfplanting, unlefs 

 it is performed while the plants are young. The 

 plants are very hardy, fo will thrive in almoft any foil 

 or fituation, but agree beft with a dry foil. It is ne- 

 ceflary to have fome male plants among the female, to 

 haveperfe(5l feeds. 



The tenth fort grows naturally on the Alps, and alfo 

 lipoh the hills in the north of England and Wales". 

 This is a very low plant, with fmall leaves, which 

 fpread on the ground, and have the appearance of 

 mofs. The flowers are fmall, ere£t, and rarely rife 

 more than half an inch high; they are of a dirty 

 white colour, and appear in May. This Is a peren- 

 nial plantj which will not thrive but in a moift foil 

 and a ftiady fituation. 



The eleventh fort grows naturally in Italy and Sicily. 

 This is a perennial plant, with large thick roots, fend- 

 ing out many ^ long fpear-fhaped leaves near the 

 ground; between thefe arife round vifcous ftalks, 

 which grow three feet high, garniftied at each joint 

 by two long narrow leaves, .ending in acute points. 

 The ftalks braiiich out into many divifions, on the up- 

 per parts of which the foot-ftalks of the flowers arife 

 from each joint by pairs oppoHte T each' of thefe fuf 

 tain three or four flowers of an herbaceous colour, 

 whofe petals are divided into two parts ; the flowers 

 appear in June, and the feeds ripen in the' autumn. 

 This is propagated by feeds in the fame manner as 



.'the ninth. ' ■ ' ' ■ ; " r v^"' 



The twelfth fort grows naturally in Spain and Italy, 

 from whence I received the feeds. This is a biennial 

 plant, which decays foon after it hath perfected feeds : 

 this hath many oval pointed leaves near the root, 

 ftanding upon long foot-ftalks ; between thefe arife 

 an upright ftalk, fending out two fide branches at 

 each joint, placed oppofite ; under each of thefe is 

 fituated one fpear-lhaped leaf, ending in an acute 

 point ; thefe fide branches, and alfo the upright 

 ftalks, are terminated by whitifl:! flow^ers, formed into 

 a panicle, and ftanding ered ; thefe appear in June, 

 and are fucceeded by feeds which ripen in autumn. 

 This is propagated by feeds, which may be fown on 

 an open border where the plants are defigned to re- 



/^ 





fituated under the flo-iver^ ftipp 



The germeny 



fljort cylindrical ftyle^ crowned by three thick convex ftig- 

 ?nas^ which are bipartite. The germen afterward becomes 

 an cblcng flepy fruit with three cellSy including many cvaly 



flat^ pointed feeds. 



This genus of plants is ranged in the tenth feftion of 

 Linnaeus's twenty-firft clafs, intitled Monoecia Syn- 

 genefia. " The plants of this ckfs have male and fe- 

 male flowers on different parts of the fame plant, and 

 thofe of this feftion have their ftamina joined. To 

 this genus he has joined the Melon, Water Melon, and 

 Bitter Apple ; but however thefe may agree in their 

 charafters, fo as to be joined together in a fyftem of 

 botany, it will not be proper in a book of gardening 

 to befoUow^ed. 

 The Species are, 

 I. CucuMis {Sativus) foliorum angulis reftis, pomis ob- 

 longis fcabris, Hort. Clifi'. 451. Cucumber with leaves 

 having right angles^ and an oblong rough fruit, Cucu- 

 mis fativus vulgaris. C. B. P. 310. The common Gar- 



den Cucumber, 



1. CucuMis (Flexuofus) foliorum ahgulis reftis, pomis 

 longiflimis glabris. Cucumber "Mh haves having right 

 angles^ and a very long fmooth fmit.- Cucumis flexuo- 

 fus. C. B. P. 310. The long Turkey Cucumber . 



3. Cucumis {Chata) hirfutis foliorum angulis integris 

 dentatis, pomis fufciformibus hirtis utrinque attenu- 

 atis. Hafl^elq. It. 491. Haiij Cucumber with angular 



' " " 'dt: Cucumis M- 





hairy fi 

 gyptius rotundifolius. C. B. P. 310. 

 The firft fort is the Cucumber which is generally cul- 

 tivated for the table, and is fowell known as to need 

 no defcription. The fecond fort is the long Turkey- 

 Cucumber, w^hlch is alfo pretty well known in Eng- 

 land. ■ The ftalks and leaves of this fort are much 

 larger than thofe of the common fort. , The fruit is 

 generally twice the length, and hath a fmooth rind : 

 this is undoubtedly diflferent from the common fort, 

 for I have cultivated it above forty yeafs, and have 

 not found it alter. There are green and w^hite fruit 

 of this fort, which differ but little except in their co- 

 lour, fo I have not diftinguiflied them as diftinft fpe- 

 cies, though I havie alfo found them keep their dif- 

 ference from feeds. The white is lefs watery than the 

 green, fo is generally better efteemed. I have alio 

 received feeds from China of another fort, with a much 

 longer fruit than the Turkey, but I have found this 

 will deo-eneratc in time, and become more like the 



common lort. 



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