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plant, which rife^ from the fcattered feeds better than 

 i'hcn' it is lown with care ^ the flalks of tliis grow 

 more erecT:, the leaves are very finely divided, and the 

 flowers grow in a clofe fpike ; they are of a deep red 

 colour, ^nd flower about the fame time as the com- 

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The third fort grows naturally on the borders or the 

 Mediterranean Sea -, it was firft brought to England 

 from Tano-ier. This is a perennial plant, which fends 

 out from the root many branching ftalks, which rife 

 about fix or eight inches high, growing in tufts or 

 bunches -, the leaves are very much divided, the ftalks 

 are angular, and the flowers grow in loofe panicles 

 upon naked foot-ftalks, which come out from the 

 divifions of the branches ^ they are of a whitilh yel- 

 low colour, and there is a fucceffion of them moft 



part of the year. 



The fourth fort hath an appearance very like tlie 

 third, and by fome it is fuppofed to be only a vari- 

 ety of that, but is undoubtedly a diftind fpecies ; for 

 I have cultivated both more than forty years, and never 

 yet found either of them to vary. The ftalks of this 

 fort have blunt angles, whereas thofe of the third are 

 acute •, they are of a purplifh colour, and the flowers 

 grow in loofer panicles, each having a longer foot- 

 ftalk than thofe of the other ; they are of a bright 

 yellow colour, and there is a fucceffion of them great 



part of the year. 



Thefe two forts continue green all the year, and ex- 

 cept in very fevere froft, are always in flower, which 

 make a pretty appearance •, they grow beft on walls 

 or rocks, and are very proper for the joints of grot- 

 tos, or any rock- work -, where, if a few plants are 

 planted, or the feeds fcattered, they will multiply 

 faft enough from their fcattering feeds, which are caft 

 out of the pods by the elaftic fpring of the valves 

 when ripe, to a confiderable diftance j and as the plants 

 will require no care to cultivate them, they fhould not 



be wanting in gardens. 



The fifth fort grows in ftony and fandy places in 

 fome parts of England ; it is an annual plant with 

 trailing ftalks, fending out clafpers from the leaves, 

 which faften to any of the neighbouring plants. It 



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The fixth fort is an annual plant with many trailing 

 ftalks, which grow about a foot long, fending out a 

 few fhort tendrils, whereby they faften to any neigh- 

 bouring fupport-, the flowers come out from the 

 fide of theftalks in loofe bunches •, they are of a whitilh 

 herbaceous colour, with a purple fpot on the upper 

 lip. This flowers in May and June. It grows in 

 France and Italy, on ftony places in the ftiade. 

 The feventh fort grows naturally in the fouth of 

 France and Italy, and was fome years paft preferved in 

 the Engliih gardens by way of ornament, but is now 

 rarely to be found here-, it was titled Radix cava, or 

 hollow root, from its having a pretty large tuberous 

 root hollowed in the middle. The ftalk of this fort 

 rifes about fix inches high, and does not divide, but is 

 garniflied toward the bottom with one ramous leaf, 

 ibmewhat like the common Fumatory, but the lobes 

 are broader i the flowers grow in a fpike at" the top 

 of the ftalk -, they are of a pale herbaceous colour, 

 and appear in April. This plant delights in the ftiade, 

 and is multiplied by offsets, for it rarely ripens feeds 

 in England. ■ ~' . -- 



The eighth fort is pretty common in many of the 

 old gardens in England ; it grows naturally in the 

 fouth of France, in Germany and Italy. This hath 

 a pretty large round folid root of a yellowifti colour, 

 from which come out branching leaves like thofe of 

 the laft fort, but the lobes are longer j the flowers 

 grow in fpikes on the top of the ftalks i they are of 

 a purple colour, and come out early in April. The 

 ftalks of this fort are lingle, and rife about four or 

 five inches high. 



1 nere is a variety of this with green flowers, which 

 IS mentioned in moft of the books j but all the plants 

 of this fort which I have vet feen. are onlv abortive. 



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having no real flower, onlv a green bradlea, which 

 has been generally taken for the flowers : there is alio 

 mentioned a larger fort ; but if there is one which is 

 really different from the common iLrt, I have not 

 fecn it in the Englifli gardens, nor the yellow and 

 white flowering forts, which are alfo mentioned in 

 many of the books. 



The ninth fort grows naturally in North America; 

 this hath a fcaly root about the fize of a large Hazel 

 Nut, from which come out three or four leaves upon 

 flender foot-ftalks ; thefe are divided into three parts, 

 each of thefe parts is compofed of many fmaller divi- 

 fions, which have narrow lobes, divided into three parts 

 almoft to the bottom ; the flower-ftalk is naked, and 

 eight or nine inches long-, this is terminated by four 

 or five flowers, growing in a loofe fpike ; thefe have 

 two petals, which are reflexed backward, and form a 

 fort of fork toward the foot-ftalk, and at their bafe 

 are two horned neftariums, which ftand horizantal. 

 The flowers are of a dirty white colour and appear in 

 May, but rarely produce feeds here. 

 This is propagated by offsets from the root; it loves 

 a fliady fituation and a light foil ; the beft time to 

 tranfplant the roots is in autumn, when the leaves 

 ,; are decayed, for it ftioots pretty early in the fpring, 

 therefore it would not be fafe to remove them at that 

 feafon. 



The tenth fort grows naturally at the Cape of Good 

 Hope ; this is an annual plant, with trailing ftalks 

 which are two or three feet long, dividing into many 

 fmaller, which are garniftied with fmali branching 

 leaves ftiaped like thofe of the common Fumatory, 

 but end with tendrils, 'which clafp to any neighbour- 

 ing plants, and thereby the ftalks are fupported ; 

 the flowers are produced in loofe panicles,^ which 

 proceed from the fide of the ftalks j they are ^bf a 

 whitifli yellow colour, and are fucceeded by globular 

 fwollen pods, in which are contained a row of fmall 



ftiining feeds. . 



This is propagated by feeds, which fliould be fown 

 upon a moderate hot-bed in the Ipring; and when the 

 plants are fit to remove, they muft be each planted in 



■ a fmall pot filled with light earth, and plunged again 

 into the hot-bed, where they muft be ftiaded from 



V the fun till they have taken new root^ after which 



■ they ftiould have a large fliare of air admitted to them 

 at all times in mild weather, to prevent their draw- 

 ing up weak -, and as foon as the (eafon is favourable, 

 they fhould be inured to bear the open air, to which 

 they may be removed the beginning of June, "when 

 they may be Ihaken out of the pots,* preferving all 

 the earth to their roots, and planted in a warm 

 border, where their ftalks ftiould be fupported with 

 fticks to prevent their trailing on the ground j and in 



. July the plants' will flower^ and continue a fuccefllon 

 of flowers till the froft deftroys the plants j the feeds 



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The eleventh fort grows naturally upon old walls, or 

 rocky places in Spain and Italy ; this hath weak trail- 

 ing ftalks which are much divided, and are garniftied 

 with fmall leaves divided into three parts, each of 

 which hath three heart-ftiaped lobes ; the flowers are 

 produced in fmall loofe panicles from the fide of the 

 ftalks, they are of a greenifti white, and appear moft 

 of the fummer months.. It is an abiding plant, which 

 propagates itfelf by the feeds thatfcatter, and thrives 

 beft in a fliady fituation, and on old walls or buildings. 

 The twelfth fort is an annual plant with an upright 

 ftalk, which grows a foot and a half high, round and 

 very fmooth, fending out feveral branches upward ; 



' thefe are garnifhed with fmooth branching leaves, of 

 a pale colour, w^hich are divided like the common fort, 

 but the fmall leaves are larger and more obtufe ; the 

 flowers are produced in loofe panicles from the fides 

 of the ftalks, and at the extremity of the branches; 

 they are of a pale purple colour, with yellow chaps 

 (or lips) -, thefe are fucceeded by taper narrow pods 

 an inch and a half long, which contain many fmall 

 ftiining black feeds. This flowers during moft of 

 the fummer months, and the feeds ripen in July, Au- 



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