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ova! erecl leaves. It hath one [^.veiling petal, "^hich is 

 erect and quadrifid, and eight hairy flamina, v:hich are 

 fixed to the receptacle^ and terminated by bifid -fmnmits. 

 In the bottom is fituated the roundifij germcn, fupporting a 



declining Jlyle, ivhicb ts longer than thefiamina, crovjncd 

 b\ a four-cornered ft ig-ma, 'The germen aftcrv:ard becomes 

 a round capfule^ having four cells-, which are filled vAth 



fmall feeds. 



This o-cnus of plants is ranged in the firfl; feclion of 

 Linna^us's eighth clafs, intitled Odandria Mdnogynia, 

 the flower having eight ftamina and one ftyle. 

 The Species are, 



1. Erica iV^ulgaris) antheris bicornibus inclufis, corol- 

 lis inasqualibus, campanulatis mediocribus foliis op- 

 pofitis lagittatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 352. Heath -jSith 



\;:q horns including theftimmits., bellftjaped unequal petals^ 

 nd middling arrow -pointed leaves placed oppofite. Erica 

 vulo-aris glabra. C. B. 485. Common fmcoth Heath. 



2. Erica (Herbacea) antheris bicornibus inclufis carri- 

 ■ panulatis mediocribus fecundis, foliis ternis triquetris 



narulis. Lin. Sp. Plant. ^00. Heath with a horned fum~ 



Ir IS v/ith difficulty propagated here, which is done b- 

 laying down the young ftoots, t!)ough thefe arc often 

 two yer.rs before diey put our roots : others plant rhc 

 young [lips or cuttings into po:s filial with light earth, 



wi:h a b-n-ghi:,, and ^adins 



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them from the fun j ^^\\c\'c this is fl^iu^'uliy pracliieci^ 

 the cuttings will put out roots, and niuxe bct.cr plants 

 than the lavers. 



ERICA BACCIFER A. See E:.:Pr.TRu.M. 



E R I G E R O N. Lin. Gen. Plant. S53. Senecionis. Sp. 

 Dill. Conyzella. Ciil. GroundfcL 



The Charactkrs are, 

 // hath a ccmpot'.nd radiated fiower^ ccmpofcd of 7nany 

 hermaphrodite florets which form the drjk^ and female 



half florets which make the rays \ thefe ere contained in 

 one oblojig fcaly e-mpalemeht. The herniaphrcdite fliorets 

 are fimnel-fhaped^ and cut at the top into f^ve parts ; 



thefe have five floort hairy ftamina^ tcrrninaUd by cylindri- 

 cal fummits\ they have a fmall gerraen^ crowned with 



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wit^ a bell'fljaped petdly and five narrow f pre a ding Uaves. 

 Erica foliis coridis, mukiflora. J. B. vol. i. p. '^^b. 

 Pine-leaved Heath with many flowers. 

 Erica (Cincrea) antheris bicornibus inclufis, corollis 

 ovatis racemofis, foliis ternis glabris linearibus, Lin. 

 Sp. Plant. 352. Heath with two horns includi^ig the 

 fummits^ oval branchy petals^ and three long^ narrow^ 



. fmcoth leaves. Erica humilis, cortice cinereo, arouti 

 fiore. C. B. P. 486: Dwarf Heath with an Afh- coloured 

 bark^ and Strawberry-tree' flower. '"■ 



4. Erica (Ciliaria) antheris finhplicibus inclufis, corol- 

 lis ovatis irregularibus, floribus ternoracemofis, foliis 



- ternis ciliatis. Lcefl. Epift. 2. p. 9. Lin. Sp. Plant. 



- ■ 354- Il(^^^h with ftngle fummits^ oval irregular petals^ 

 ■ triple branching flowers^ and hairy leaves placed by threes. 



Erica (y^rZ'^rc't?) antheris bicornibus inclufis, corollis 



hich is longer than the petal. 



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campanulatis longioribus, foliis quaternis patentiffi- 

 mis, caule fubarboreo tomentofo. Lin. Sp. 502. 

 ^ree Heathy whofe anthera are included in two horns^ a 



fits aflender ftyle the length of the down^ crowned by 

 oblong ftigmas ; the gerr-ien afterward becomes a f nail ob- 

 long fecd^ crow7ied with long dozvn. 'The female half flo- 

 rets^ which cohpofe the rays^ have one flde of their petals 

 ftr etched out like a tongue \ thefe have no ftamina^ but d 



■fmall downy gerrnen^ fupporttng a fl.ender ftyle., which is 

 hairy ^ crowned by two Jlender ftigmas, Th 

 ward becomes a feed like the hermaphrodite florets. 



-This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond fc6tion 

 of Linn^usV nineteenth clafs, which includes tht; 



' plants^witH'a cbnipolirid flower, compofed of herma- 

 phrodite and female flowers, wliich are both fruitful. 

 To this genus Dr. Linnsus has added feveral fpecies 

 of Cony za and After of former botanifts. 



The Species are, . , ' . V 



. Erigeron (Fifcofum) pedunculis unifloris lateralibus 

 foliis lanceolatis denticulatis calycibus fquarrofis, co- 

 rollis radiatis, Hort. Upfal. 25S. Groundfcl with one' 



'flower on a footftalk^ proceeding from the fide of the 



ftalk-i fpear-fhaped leaves^ and a rough empalement. Co- 



hnger bellfoaped flovoer^ and four fpreading leaves at \ nyza mas Theophrafti, major Diofcoridis. C. B. P. 



'-each joint. 



265. Male Fleabane of Theophraftus^ and greater Flea- 



•-:'The four firft forts grow wild upon barren unculti- I hane of Diofcorides. 

 ■ >vated places in divers parts of England ; butnotwith- j 2. Erigeron {Acre) pedunculis alternis unifloris. Hort. 



Clifi^. 407. Grcundfel with- alternate foot-ftalks having 

 vite flower. Conyza c^rulea acris. C. B. P. 265. Blue 

 acrid Fleabane, 



f.'xftanding their commonnefs, yet they deferve a place 

 infmall quarters of humble flowering flirubs, -where. 



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by the beauty and long continuance of their flowers, 

 together with the diverfity of their leaves, they make 

 an agreeable variety. ; ^ 



Thefe are feldom propagated in gardens, and fo not 

 to be had from the nurferies, but may be taken up, 

 with a ball of earth to their roots, from the natural 



3. Erigeron {Bonarienfe) foliis bafi reyolutis. Lin.^Spi 

 Plant. 863. Groundfel whofe leaves are curved at their 

 bafe.f.SGmcio Bonarienfis purpurafcens, foliis imia ' 

 coronopi^ Hort. Elth. 344. tab. 257. Purplifh Ground- 

 fel of Buems^ AyreSy with under leaves like Hartfljorn 



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thod, the other is much preferable to it. 



^.The fifth fort grows naturally at the Cape'ofGood 



; Hope, and alfo in great plenty in Portugal, where 



It rifes with a fl:rong ligneous "ftem to the height^ of 



eight or ten feet, fending out many branches the 



. whole length, garnifhed with narrow leaves. Four 



. coming out from the fame point •, the flowers are pro- 



.■ duced bet\yeen the leaves on the upper part of the 



. branches j they are white, with a blufli of red on their 



outfide J thefe appear in May, but are not fucceeded 



by feeds in England.. 



This plant will live in the open air in England, pro- 

 vided It is planted in a dry foil and a warm fltuation, 

 but IS generally kept in pots and houfed in winter ; 

 nowever, the plants fo managed,' do not thrive or 

 flower fo well as thofe in the full ground, therefore 

 ^ J5 ^^ ^^^ch better to be at the trouble of fiieltering 



ne plants in the ground in winter, than to keep tiiem 

 in pots. ^ 





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place of their growtla in autumn, arid may be tranf- j Plantain^ 



planted into the garden.^'; The foilwhefe 'they *are j 4,\Erigeron {Cdnadenfe) caule floribufque paniculatis. 

 planted ihouldnot be dunged," nor fhouldyou befl:ow ' ■-. Hort. Ciifi^. 407. Groundfel with apaniculatedftalkmd 



■ flowers: 'Vir^;x aurea Virginiana annuaV Zan. Hift. 



. 205/ Annual Virginia Golden Rqd.Z ,?^\ 



Erigeron (Alpinum) caule fiibbifloro, calyce fubhir- 



futo/ Lin. Sp. Plant. 864. Groundfel with two flowers 



cn aftalkj and hairy empalements. Conyza c:£rulea Al- 



-pina. C. B. P. 265. Blue Alpine Fleabajie. 



6. Erigeron (Graveolens) ramis lateralibus riiultifloris^ 



^' foliis lanceolatis Integerrimis, calycibus fquarrofis, 



" Amoen. Acad. 4. p. 290. -^Groundfel %vith many fl.owers^ 



on the fide of theftalks^ entire fpear-fhaped leaves^ and 



;.any other culture on. thern than clearing them from 

 : weeds; for the lefs the ground is dug, the better thefe 

 '>\ will thrive, for they comnionly fHoot their roots near 

 . ■ the furface, which, in digging, are fubjeiSttobe hurt, 

 • ^vwhereby the plant is often dellroyea'; thefe may alfo 

 ■. be propagated by feeds, but this being a"tedious^me- 



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rough empalements. Virga aurea minor 



foliis gluti- 



nolis & graveolentibus. 



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7. Erigeron (F^^^/iww?) foliis lanceolato-linearibus retu-, 

 fis, floribus corymbofis.- Lin. Sp. 12 13. Grcundfel 

 with linear fpear'-fljaped leaves^ a?td flowers in a corym- 

 bus. Senecio Africanus folio retufo.^Herm. 661. 

 The firfl: fort grows naturally in the fouth of France, 

 and in Italy. This hath a perennial root, from which 

 arife feveral upright fl:alks near three feet high, gar- 



• nifiied with oblong oval leaves v/hich are hairy, and 



fit clofe to the ftalk ; they are placed alternate, and 



^are four inches long, and two broad in the middle'; 



' thefe in warm weather fweat out a clammy juice; Thd 

 flowers are produced fingle upon pretty long foot- 

 fl-alks, lome arifing from the fide of the ftalk, "and 



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