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compolitis. Lin. Hnrr. ClirT 1,0'S. Dn:^^o>rs-IIe-J zcub 



fp-kedj!oivers end cvr.pmmd Ua-vcs. l\\Mi\vz-x Atncn- 



"tana iniolia odorc gravi. Tourn. Inft. 184. 'thycc- 



calUd l-rJ,m cf CHead. 



D:^Acoci:i'nAM'M {Moldnvicc) florlbas vcrticili.itis, 

 bractcis lanccolaris krraturis capilKiccis. Lin. ! lort. 

 ClitF. :;oS. Br agon's- 1 lead iiith jloivers growing in 

 vjhorlsl and fpear JJjaped brafJ^, Moldavica bctt^iicx^ 

 folio, florc crcruleo. Tourn. Infl. R. IL 1S4. Molda- 

 vian Balm icilb a Betony leaf avd blue fozccr. 



Dracocephalum {Ocymifolia) floribus vcrcicilhtis, 

 foliis floralibus orbiculacis. Lin. Ilort. Cliif. '^oo. 

 Dragon's- Head zvith Jlo-:cers gro-ing in zvborls, and the 

 ifpper leaves rcund. Moldavica oricnralis mininia ocy- 

 mifolio, florc purpurafcente. Tourn. Cor. 11. LeJJt 



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leaf and a bluifJj 

 vcrticillatis, 



bra^leis oblongis, ferraturis fpinofis, foliis tomencofis. 



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f the little leaves under the flowers fawed^ 

 ending in fpines^ and'wooUy leaves. Moldavica oricnta^ 

 lis beconic^e foHo, flore magno viohceo. Tourn. Cor. 

 II. Eajtern Moldavian Balm with a Betony leaf and a 



large bluefovoer, 

 6. Dracocephalum {Nutans) floribus vcrticillatis, brae- 

 teis oblongis ovatis integerrimis, corollis majufculis 

 nutantibus. Hort. Upfal. 167. Dragon' s-Head zvith 

 flowers gro^wing in whorls^ the fmall leaves under the 

 flczi-ers are oblongs entire^ and hanging flowers muh larger 

 than the empalement. Moldavica bcronica^ iblio, flo- 

 ribus minoribus casruleis pendulis. Amman. Ruth. 



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flowers. 



leaf andfi 



brafteis oblongis iritegerrimis, corollis vix calyce ma- 

 ioribus. Hort. Upfal.' i'67. Dragoffs-Healwith flowers 



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tonics folio, floribus minimis pallide cferul'eis/ Am- 

 •««o i?nt-ii Af. ^^^idavian Balm with a Betony leaf 



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 fmall blue fl^ 



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8. Dracocephalum {Peltatum) floribus verticillatis, 

 brafteis orbiculatis ferratocillatis. Hort. Upfal. 166. 



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orientalis', falicis folio, flore parvo cxruleo. Tourn. 

 Cor. II. Eaftern Moldavian Balm with a Willow leaf 

 and a fmall blue flower, ' ■ ■ ■ " ■ .'* -. 

 Dracocephalum (Grandiflorum) floribus verticillatis 

 foliis ovatis incifo-crenatis, brafteis lanceolatis inte- 

 crrimis^' Lii. Sp. Plant, ^g 5, Dragon* s-Head with 

 owers growing in whorls^ ' oval leaves which are cut and 

 crenatedy and fpear-fhaped hraEle^ which are entire. - 

 The firft fort is a native of North America, where it 

 grows in the woods, and by the fides of rivers. This 

 rifes with an upright llalk,- which is four-cor- 

 ncred, near three feet high, garniflied with fpear- 

 fiiaped leaves about three inches long, and half an 

 inch broad, fitting clofe to the flialk; they are {awed 

 on their edges, and are placed oppofite at each joint, 

 fometimes there are three leaves flianding round at 

 the fame place. ■ The flowers are purple and groW in 

 fpikes on the top of the ilalks, fo make a pretcy va- 

 riety among other hardy plants, efpecially if the 

 plants dre ilrong and vigorous. This is a perennial 



plant, which will live in the open air, but requires a 



moift foil, or fliould be duly \yatered in dry weathier, 



otherwife the leaves will flirink', and the flovvxrs will 



make little appearance. This may be allowed a place 



in the fiiady borders of a garden, fince it will not 



ramble, or take up much room*. It flowers in July, 



and continues until the middle or end of Auguil, 



and may be propagated by parting of the roots in 

 autumn. 



The fecond fort is a native of tlie Canaiy Iflands, and 

 hath been long an inhabitant in the gardens ; it is 

 ufually called by the gardeners Balm of Gilcad, from 



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the Iboiv-^ refinoiu fcent v/hidi the k-avcs cni^c <>\\ 



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i liis ir. a perennial plain, w!iich uV^-w 

 with Icveral Iquarc (talks u; iMr Wvfii of tiircc icci 

 or morc,_becominp;lign(v,vis -m their' lower parts, nn^l 



arc p^arnifhed with compound Iraves at each ininr 

 v.hich are placed oppofue ; thcfe have three cV fiv. 



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lobes, which are pblur.g, pointed, and fav/Al on liu-ir 

 edges. The flowers coinc our in fliort thic!; frikt s 

 on the top of the llalks ; they are of a pale blue co- 

 lour, and are fucceedcd by feeds, which ripen very 

 well in En2;land. This ]:lant continues producin^r 

 flowers moft part of fummer; it is ufually kept in 

 green-houfes -, but in mild winters the plants will live 

 abroad, if they a^e plancrd in warm borders ; and 

 thofe plants which are kept in pets, will thrive much 

 better v/hen they are flaeltered under a frame, than if 

 placed in a green-houfe, v.here the plants are apt to 

 drav/ up weak, for they fliouk! have as much free 

 air as pofiibk in mild u'eathcr, and only require to be 

 flieltered from fevere froft. This mav be propa':^ated 

 by feeds, which, if fov/n in autumn, will mor 



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tainly grow, than thofe which are fov/n in t!yj fprina -, 

 but if thele are fown in pots, they mutt be Iheltered 

 under a frame in the winter, and if the plants do net 

 come up the fame autumn, thev will arife in the 

 fpring ; but if the feeds are fown in the full ground, 

 it fliould be in a warm border ; and in hard fruit they 

 Ihould be flickered, otherwife the young plarits will 

 bedellroyed. The plants may a!fo be propagated by 

 cuttings; which, if planted in a fl:iady border any 

 time in fummer, will very foon take root, and fur- 

 nifli plenty of rooted plants. ; 

 The third fort is a native of Moldavia ; this has been 

 long prefervcd in curious gardens. " It is an annual 

 plant, which rifes with branching fl:alks a foot and a 

 half high, garniflied with oblong leaves, which arc 

 placed oppofite, and are deeply fawed on their edges. 

 The flowers come out in whorls round the ftalks at 



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every joint'; thefe are blue, and appear in July, con- 

 tinuing to the rhiddle of AugUfl:, and the feeds ripcit 

 in September. The .plants have a flirong baliamic 

 odour, which is to fome perfons very agreeable : th**- 

 feeds Ihould be fown in fmall patches in the fpring^ 

 upon the borders where they are to remain, and whe>^ 

 the plants come up, they Ihould be thinned where 

 they grow too near together, and kept clear fi*' m 

 v^eeds, which is" the only culture they require. Of 

 this there is a variety with white flowers, v/hich is 

 pretty common in the gardens •, this only differs from 

 the other in the colour of the flowers, but yet thefe 

 confl:antly retain their difference from {^td,%. 

 The fourth fort was difcovered by Dn Tournefort in 

 the Archipelago,' who ftiit fhe feeds to the royal gar- 

 den at Paris, which' have fince been communicated 

 to many curious gardens in Europe ; this rifes v^ith 

 upright flialks about a foot high, which feldom put ' 

 out branches •, thefe are garnifhed with long narrow 

 leaves, which are enrire, placed oppofite ateachjoint, 

 where the flowers come out in whorls, almofl: the 

 whole length of the ft:alks ; thefe are of a pale blue, 

 and" appear abovit the fame time as the former; this 

 fort has very fmall flowers," which make no great ap- 

 pearance, therefore is feldom cultivated, except in 

 botanic 'gardens for the fake of variety. 

 J^.,fifth fort was difcovered by Dr. Tournefort in 

 .tJieTievant; this hath hoary fquare fl:alks, which rife- 



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a foot and a half high, putting out two or three fide 

 branches, garniflied with hoary leaves near two inches 

 long, and half an inch broad, a little "inderited ort 

 their edges ; they are placed oppofite at the joints, 

 jufl; under the whorls of flowers, which fit clofe to 

 the flralk ; thefe are larger than thofe of the other fpe- 

 cies, and are of a fine blue colour,, which between 

 the hoary leaves of the plant, make a pretty ap- 

 pearance. It flowers and feeds about the fame time 

 as' the former forts ; thi*is generally treated as an 2CCi- 

 nual plant, like the fornier forts, but the roots of this 

 will live two years if they are in a dry foil. There is 

 a variety of this with white flowers, the feeds of which' 



generally produce the fame coloured flowers 



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