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Ir.av alfo be increafcd by parting their root;, in the 

 Ipring, before tlie pluus puc out their Icavc^. 

 D O Pv ?' C N 1 U M. See Lotl's. 

 D O U G L A S S I A. See VoLK.A."»!F.rviA, 

 DRAB A. Dillon. Gen. Lin. Gen. Plant. 714. Alyfibn. 

 Tourn. Inft. R. II. 216. tab. 104.. 



The Characters are, 



The fiC^xjer hath a four-leaved cmpakmcnt, Kvhich fch^s 

 cff. It hath four petals pLiced in form of a crcfs^. It 

 hath fix flaminay four of which are as long as the em- 

 palemevA^ the other two are much fJjorter and incurved ; 

 thefe are terminated by roundifJj fummits. In the center 

 is fJiiated a hifd germcn, fupporting a permanent fiyk, 

 crowned by an oblong fligraa. The germcn afterward be- 

 comes a very foort capfuis with two cells^ feparated by the 

 f-xelUng flylc^ which is oblique, and longer than the cap^ 

 fide. The valves are parallel to the middle^ and divide 





the lower part of the cell from the upper, which is open, 

 round, concave, and opens cbliq^uCy each cell containi'ng a 

 f.ngle feed, . ' 



This genus of plants Is ranged in the firft feftion of 

 Linnasus's fifteenth clafs, intirled Tetradynamia Sili- 

 culofa, the flower having four long and two fliort fta- 

 mina, and the feeds growing in lliort capfules or pods. 

 7'he Sr£ci£s are, 



1. DiiAEA {Alpina) fcapo nudo fimplici, foliis lanceo- 

 latis intcgerrimis. FL Lapp. 255. Braba with afingle 

 7iaked fialk, and very entire fpcar-floaped leaves., Alyflbn 

 Alpinum, hirfutum luteuni. Tourn. Inft. 217. T^ellow 



hairy Alpine Madzvort. ■ 



2. Draba {Ferna) fcapis nudis, foliis lanceoJatis fub 

 incifis. Hort. Cliff. 33 j. Draba with naked flalks and 

 cut leaves, Alyffon vulgare, polygon! folio, caule 



Common Madwort with a 



Alyffon 

 nudo. Tourn. Inft. 217. 



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Knol-grafs leaf and naked Jialk, .v - : ■ ^ 



3. Draba (Pyrenaiea) fcapo nudo, foliis cuneifprmibus 

 trilobis. Lcefl. Lin. Sp. Plant. 642. Draba with a 

 naked ftalk, and wedge-Jhaped leaves with three lobes. 

 This is the Alyffon Pyrenaicum, perenne, minium, 

 foliis trifidis. Tourn. Inft. 217- Leaft perennial Mad- 

 wort of the Pyrenees with trifid leaves*, ^^cr n-^ r ^'- 



4. Draba (Muralis) caule ramofo, foliis cordatis den- 

 tatis ampkxicaulibus. Prod. Leyd. 33. Draba with a 

 branching flalk, and heart-fljaped indented leaves em- 

 bracing thefialks, Alyffon veronicas folio. Tourn. Inft. 

 217. Madwort with a Speedwell leaf, . 



5. Draba {Pclygonifolia) caule ramofo, foliis ovatis fef- 

 filibus dentatis. Lin. Sp. Plant, 643. Draba with a 

 branching flalk, and oval indented leaves growing clofe to 

 the branches, Alyffon Alpinum, polygon! folio in- 



cano. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 217. Alpine Madwort with 

 a hoary Knot-grcfs leaf. 



6. Draba (fincana) fcliis caulinis numerofis incanis, fi- 

 liculis oblongis. Flor. ^wqc, 526. Draba with many 

 hoary leaves en the fialks, and oblique pods. Lunaria 

 filiqua oblonga intorta. Tourn. Inft. 219. Moonwort 



with an oblong intoriedpcd. 



The tirft fort grows naturally on the Alps, and other 

 mountainous parts of Europe ; this is a very low 

 plant, which divides into fmall heads like fome forts 

 of Houfelcek, and from thence it was titled Sedum 

 Alpinum &c. or Alpine Houfeleek. The leaves are 

 fliort, narrow; and very hairy; from each, of thefe 



, heads come cut a naked fiower-ftalk an inch and a 

 half high, 'terminated by loofe fpikes of yellow flow- 



. ers, having four pbrufe petals placed in form of a 

 crofs ; when they fade they are fucceeded by trian- 

 gular or heart-fnaped pods, which are compreffed, 

 and inclofe three or four roundifti feeds. -It flowers 

 in March, and the feeds ripen the beginning of June. 

 This plant is eafdy propagated by parting of the 

 heads-, the beft time for doing of this is in autumn, 



' becauie it flioois up ro flower very early in the fprino*. 

 It fhculd have a moift foil and a fhady fituation, 

 V.I;cre it will thrive and flower annually. It requires 

 other culture but to keep it clean from weeds. 



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The fecond fort is an annual plant, which grows na- 

 turaily upon walls and dry banks in many parts of 

 iingland, fo is never cultivated in gardens. - This 



fio>v.'rs in April, and the lecds ripen in May. ' - ., - 



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The third fort grow:, naturally on tli- Alpi, and 



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n'ivountainous parts of Eurojjc. x m^ i^ n iov/perrr; 

 n:al plan:, which fcldoin rifcs more thiui tv/o mchc:, 

 Ingli •, it has a ilirubby ftalk, which divides into many 



fiiiall heads like the firft fort. The k:aves are {nri}^i^ 

 fome of them arc winged, having five fnort narrow 

 lobes, placed on a midrib, others have but tlirce. 

 The flowers come out in clufters, fitting clofc to the 

 leaves. They arc of a bright purple colour, and ap- 

 pear early in the fpring. This is a perennial plant, 

 which may be propagated by parting of the heads in 

 the fame manner as the iirft, and requires the faoic 

 treatment. 



The fourth fort grows naturally in fliady woods in 

 many parts of Europe, and is but fcldom kept in 

 gardens, unlefs for the lake of variety. It is an annual 

 plant, rifmg with an upright branching ftalk about 

 ten inches high, garniflied with heart-fhaped indented 

 leaves, which embrace the ftalks with their bafc. The 

 ftalks are terminated by loofe fpikes of white flowers, 

 which appear the beginning of May; in June the 

 feeds ripen, and the plants foon after decay. If the 

 feeds are perinltted to fcatter, the plants will come 

 up without trouble. It muft have a fliady fituation, 

 and delights in a moift foil. 



The fifth fort is an annual plant, which grows in 

 ftiady woods in the northern parts of Europe. This 

 is like the former fort, but the leaves are larger, 

 rounder, and do not embrace the ftalks-, they are 

 alfo hairy, and the flowers are yellow. If the feeds of 

 this are permitted to fcatter, the plants will maintain 

 themfelves if they have a fliady fituation. 

 The fixth fort rifes with an upright ftalk about a 

 foot high, the lower part being very clofcly garnifhed 

 by, oblong hoary leayes, which are indented on their 

 edges. .. . The upper part of the ftalks puts out two or 

 ; vthree ihort branches •, thefe are almoft naked of leaves, 

 t-as is alfo the upper part of the ftalk. The flowers 

 come out loofely on the top of the ftalk; they are 

 compofed of four frnall white petals placed in form 

 of a crofs, which are fucceeded by oblong pods, which 

 are twifted, containing three or four roundifli com- 

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

 in July. This grows naturally in the north of Eng- 

 land and in Wales. 





This plant feldom continues more than two years, 

 but if the feeds are fown in autumn in a fhady border, 

 " the plants will come up in the fpring ; or where the 

 feeds are permitted to fcatter, the plants will. rife 

 without any trouble. .. - '. • 



DRACO ARBOR. See Palma. 



DRACO HERB A. [i. e. DragonVwort.] Tarn: 

 gon, vulgo. See Abrotanum. .-. ■ --C- 



DRACOCEPHALUM. Lin. Gen. Plant. 648. 

 Dracocephalon. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 181. tab. 83. [of 

 Jfaxwy, a dragon, and xfpaA^, a head.] i. e. Dragon's- 

 Head. ' r 



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.The Characters are. 

 The flower hath afljort permanent empalement of one leaf, 

 which is tubulous. It hath one ringent petal, with a tube 

 the length of the empalement, with large oblong inflated 

 chaps. The upper lip is obtufe and arched, the under lip 

 is trifid \ the two fide fegments are ere 51, the middle turns 

 downward and is indented. It hath four flaminafitmid 

 near the upper lip, two being fJjorter than the other, ana 

 are terminated by heart-fhaped fuminits. It bath a four- 

 parted germen, fupporting a flenderftyle, fttuated with tbe 

 fiamina, and crozvned by a bifid reflexed fligma. The 

 germen afterward becomes four oval oblong feeds, inclofcd 



in the empalement. 



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his genus of plants is ranged in the firfi feifcion of 

 inna£us's fourteenth clafs, intitled Didynamia Gym- 

 nofpermia, the flower having two long and two Ihorter 



ftamina, and the feeds are naked. 

 The Species are, 

 I. Dracocephalum {Virginianum) floribus fpicatis fohis 

 lanceolatis ferratis. Lin. Sp, 828. American Dragon s- 

 Head with fingle leaves and [piked flowers* Dracoce- 

 phalon Americanum. Breyn. Prod. i. 34. American^ 

 Dragon'' S'Head, -.;-,.. ,,., ^ . .. 



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