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clccav •, the young roots are much better to remove 

 than' the old, becaule they are furniflicd with fibres, 

 fo will readily take root: when thefe are fixed in the 

 ground, they fliould remain unremovcd •, and if they 

 arc kept clean from weeds, it is all the culture they 

 will require. 



The fecond fort grows naturally in fcvcral parts of 

 England, where it is a very troublefomc v/eed, for 

 the roots run deep into the ground, fo arc not eafily 

 tleftroyed by the plough-, and they fpread and mul- 

 tiply greatly in the ground, to the prejudice of 

 whatever is fown or planted on the land, therefore it 

 is not admitted into gardens. 



'The third fort makes a very pretty appearance when 

 it is in flower, efpecially that with the blue ftalks and 

 flowers, for there is a variety of this with white flow- 

 ers and ftalks ^ but as this doth not fpread at the 

 root, but keeps within bounds, fo a few of the plants 

 Ihould be allowed a place inthe pleafure-garden. This 

 is propagated by feeds, which, if fown in the autumn, 

 will more certainly fuccced than when it is fown in 

 the fpring, for the latter commonly remains in the 

 -<^round a year before they vegetate -, and if the feeds 

 arc fov/n where the^ plants are to remain, they will 

 - flower ilronger than thofe which are tranfplantcd j for 

 as they have long downright roots, fo thefe are com- 

 monly broken in taking out of the ground, which 

 greatly weaken the plants. The culture they require 

 is to thin them where they are too near, keep them 

 clean fromi weeds, and dm the ^^round about them 



. every fpring before they fhoot. 



'- The' ftalks of this fort will rife from two to three 



- feet hio;h, the Icnver leaves are oval and plain j thofe 



of the white fort are of a lighter green than thofe of 



the blue-,, the upper part of the ftalks of the white 



are of that colour, thofe of the blue are of the colour 



of amcthyft i ,the ftalks divide upward, where they 



" aregarnifhed witlv leaves divided into many points 



ending with fpiaes •, the flowers are produced in oval 



"' heads at the top'of the ftalk^-ftandin'g upon feparate 



■ fbot-ftalks. ' The flowers come out in July> and the 



'•- feeds npen m September." "^^ ->-; ' : 



'X*The fourth fort grows naturally tipon the mountains 



"V 'of Syria, and alio upon the Apennines. The lower 



' leaves of this fort are divided like the fingers of a 



'ih'and, into five or iix fegments, which are very much 



cut at their extremities into many parts, and have 



. fmall fpines ; the ftalk rifes about two feet high, gar- 



^ nifhed with fmaller and more divided leaves ; the 



tipper part of the ftalk, and alfo the heads of flowers, 



arc of the fineft amethyft colour, fo that they, make 



a very fine appearance. This fort flowers in July, 



iahd when the autumn proves dry, their feeds will 



Tipen in September, but in wet feafons the feeds never 



ripen in England. This is propagated by feeds in the 



fame manner as the former fort. 



The fifth fort has been fuppofed by many, to be only 



. a variety of the fourth; but I have propagated it by 



- feeds more than thirty years, without finding the leaft 



alteration, fo that I make no doubt of its being a 



<Jiftin6l fpecies. The lower leaves of this are very 



inuch divided, "^nd the extremity of the fegments 



form an oval or circle ; thefe are divided into many 



fine parts, whichend in fpines ; they are of a whitifh 



gray m the middle*; 'and green on the borders. The 



' italks rife about two feet high, garnifhed at the joints 



■'with fmaller leaves which are finely cut; the flowers 



terminate the ftalk, they are of a light blue colour^ 



and g^ow irt larger heads than either of the former 



forts. ^ It flov/ers in June and July, and the feeds 



; ripen in autumn. This grows naturally on the Alps ; 



' it is a perennial plant, and may te propagated by 



• ' feeds in the fame manner as the former. 



The fixtli fort was difcovered by Dr. Tournefort in 

 the Levant, from whence he fent the feeds 



royal garden at Paris. 



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This hath a perennial root, 



the lower leaves are regularly divided into fcven or 



aves ; 

 ch end 



nine parts to the midrib, as the other winged Ic 

 thefe fegments are fawed on their edges, whicl 

 In fliarp thorns". The ftalks rife two feet hio-h"^ 



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fending out fide branches, garniflied with iliff leaver 

 which are divided into narrower fegments than th^ 

 lower, and are terminated by three points. The flow- 

 ers terminate the ftalks, fitting clofe among die leave- 

 and are of a fine blue, as are alfo the leaves on the 

 upper part of the ftalks^ fo they make a pretty ap- 

 pearance. This flowers in July, but feldom ripens 

 feeds in England. It is propagated in the fame manner 

 as the three former forts, and the plants require the 

 fame treatment, 



Tlie feventh fort grows naturally in Virginia and Ca- 

 rolina, where it is titled Rattlefnake Weed, from its 

 virtues of curing the bite of that venomous reptile 

 This hath a perennial root, from which arife feverai 

 long leaves, which are fawed on their edges, endino- 

 in fpines; thefe leaves are difpofed round the roor 

 after the fame form of the Aloe or Yucca -, they are 

 of a gray colour, a foot long or more, and one inch 

 and a half broad, ftiff", and end in fpines. The ftalk 

 is ftrong, grows two feet high, dividing upward into 

 feverai foot-ftalks, each being terminated by an oval 

 head of flowers, fliaped like thofe of the former fcrts; 

 they are white, with a little caft of pale blue. This 

 fort flowers in July, but unlefs the feafon is "very 

 warm, th^ feeds will not ripen in England. 

 This fort is propagated by feeds, which, if fown in 

 pots and plunged into a moderate hot-bed, the plants 

 will come up much fooner than thofe which are Town 

 in the full ground, whereby they will be much 

 ftronger before tlie winter. When the plants are fii; 

 to remove, they fliould be each planted in a feparatc 

 fmall pot, filled with light eartii ; and if they ar^j 

 plunged into a moderate hot-bed, it will forward 

 their taking root ; then they muft be gradually inured 

 to bear 'the open air, into which they may be re- 

 ■ moved td-Wara the latter end of May, and placed 

 among other hardy exotic plants. When the plants 

 have filled thefe pots with their roots,. Ibme of them 

 " may' be Ihaken out, an'H planted in a v/armWder; 

 the others may be put into larger pots,' and in the 

 autumn placed under a common frame, where they 

 may be expofed to the free air in mild weather, but 

 flieltered from fevere froft : the following fpring thefe 

 may be turned out of the pots, and planted in a 

 warm fituation, where they will endure the cold of 

 our ordinary winters very well ; and if in fevere froft 

 they are covered with Straw, Peas-hau!m,' or any 

 fuch light covering, it will fecure them from i^ijury. 

 The eighth fort grows naturally in Spain and Italy. 

 This puts out oblong plain leaves from the foot, 

 which art cut on their edges ; the ftalks rife about a 

 . foot high, and branch out into many forked divifions, 

 •which are regular, and at each of thefe divifions is 

 fituated a fmall head of flowers, fitting very clofe be- 

 tween the branches. Thefe have no great beauty, fa 

 the plants are feldom cultivated in gardens, except 

 for the fake of variety,': '"•■ •"••-'^ ; ■ ' ' 



The ninth fort grows naturally on tire mountaifis o^ 

 Helveda and Italy. The root is perennial, the lower 

 leaves are oblong, heart-fliapcc!, and plain ; the ftalks 

 rife from two to three feet high, branching out on 

 their fides upward; thefe are garniftied with ftiffkaves, 

 which are deeply divided, ending in many points wkh 

 fliarp fpines ; the flowers terminate the ftalks, they 

 are collefted into conical heads, and are of a ligl^c^ 

 blue colour, as are alfo the upper part of the ftalks. 

 This flowers in July, and the feeds are ripe in Sep- 

 tember ; it is propagated by feeds in tlie fame ma^nner 

 as the other forts. .... ^ ^ \ 



The tenth fort grows naturally in the Weft-Indies, 

 where it is much ufed in medicine, being atconnted 

 of great fervice in the cure of fevers, from whence it 

 hath the appellatiorr of Feverweed in thofe countries. 

 The roots of this plant are compofed of many fm^ll 

 fibres, "which fpread Hear the furface ; the lower leaves 

 are fix. or fe\Tn inches long; they are narrow at tneir 

 bafe^ and enlarge upward to an inch in breadth ne^f 

 the top, where they are rounded off on one fide hh- 

 a fcymltaf; they are finely fav/ed on their edges, ana 

 are of a li^ht p-recn colour ; the ftalk rifes abont a 



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