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Th- Lentil fort h iuppofed to have been brought firfl: 

 troin India to Portu^r:;}^ where it has been long pro- 

 pagated for the beauty, of its golden heads of Rowers, 

 which, if gathered bctbre they are too open, will con- 

 tinue in beauty fcveral years-, fo that in the winter 

 leafon they ornament their churches with thefe flowers, 

 and nn.any of .then-, are annually brought to England, 

 ' and fold for ornamt^nts to the ladies. Thefe plants 

 have a fliort fnrubby ftalk, feldom rifing more than 

 three or four inches high, putting out many heads •, 

 the leaves arc narrow and woolly on both fides, and 

 come out with.out order -, the fiower-flalks arife from 

 thefe heads ; they grow eiglit or ten inches high, are 

 garniflu'd all the way with Harrow hoary leaves, and 

 terminated by a compound corymbus of bright yellow 

 flowers with large heads. Thefe begin to flower in 

 May. and there is a facceflion of them moft part of 

 fummer. This is propagated by flipping off the heads 

 during any of the fummer months, and after ftripping 

 off the lower leaves, they fhould be planted in a bed 

 of light earth, covering them v/ith hand-glaffes, which 

 mufl: be fliaded every day when the fun is warm ; and 

 the cuttings mufl be fupplied with water, which fliould 

 be often repeated, but not in too great quantities ; 

 v/hen thefe are rooted tliey fhould be planted in pots, 

 and treated in the fame manner as hath been directed 



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for the firll fort. Thefe plants In mild winters will 

 live abroad in a very warm border with little Iheker, 

 and the hardier they are treated, the greater number 



■ of flowers they will produce j for v/hen they are drawn 

 weak in a green-houfe, diey never flower fo fl:rong. 

 The eleventh fort hath very woolly ftalks and leaves, 

 which are much longer than thofe of the tenth; the 

 ftalks rife a foot liigh, fending out a few fide branches; 

 thefe are terminated by a compound corymbus of 

 flowers, v/hofe heads are fmall, and of a gold colour, 

 changing a little red as they fade. This is propagated 

 by flips in the fame manner as the lafl: mentione'da but 



, the p\dn'a\ will live in the open air, if they are planted 

 on a dry ioil. ' ' ■^■- ■. 



The twelfth fort grows naturally in North America, 

 - but has been long in the Englifli gardens. This hath 



.a creeping root, which fpreads far in the ground, fo 

 ""as to become a troublcfome weed very often, unlefs 

 it is kept vvithin bounds ; the fl:alks of this are woolly, 

 rifing a foot and a half high, garnilhed with long 

 'leaves ending in acute points, which are placed alter- 

 nate, and are woolly on their under fide ; the upper 

 part of the ftalk branches into two or three divifions, 

 each being terminated by a clofe corymbus of flowers, 

 with pretty large filvery empalements, which, if ga- 

 thered and properly dried, will retain their beauty fe- 

 veral years. This fort will thrive in almoft any foil 

 or fituation, and is eafily propagated by its creeping 

 roots. It flowers In June and July, and the ftalks 

 decay in autumn. ^ ' '. \ - 



The thirteenth fort grows naturally at the Cape of 

 Good Hope. This is an annual plant, which fends 

 out many oblong blunt leaves near the root ; the ftalks 

 ' rife a foot and a half high, garniflied with leaves placed 

 alternate, which are brbad at their bafe where they 

 embrace the ftalks, but end in acute points ; they are 



■ woolly, and when handled, emit a very rank odour; 

 the ftalks are terminated by a corymbus of flowers, in 

 large filvery empalements, which will retain their 



. beauty feveral years. 

 The fourteenth fort grows naturally at the Cape of 



•Good Hope, and is an annual plant, very like the 

 former fort, but the leaves are of a yellowifli green 

 on their upper fide, and woolly on their under; the 

 ftalks branch, and the Jieads of flowers are of a bright 

 yellow colour, and thefe differences are permanent. 

 Both thefe plants are propagated by feeds, which, if 

 fown in the autumn on a warm border, will more cer- 

 tainly fucceed, than when they are fown in the fpring; 

 or if tlie feeds are permitted to fcatter, the plants will 

 come up without care, and may be tranfplantcd while 

 they are young, tp the places where they are defigned 

 to remain : v/hen the plants have taken root, they 

 ill require no other care but to keet^ then: 



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weeds. They flower in July, rmd the feeds ripen in 

 autumn. 



The fifteenth fort grows in Africa, and alfo in North 

 America, from both thefe countries I have received 

 the feeds. It is an annual plant, with oblong leaves 

 at the bottom, which are a little waved, and hoary on 

 their under fide. The ftalks rife about a foot hicrh^ 

 and are garniflied with acute-pointed leaves ; fron-i 

 their bafe runs a border or wing along the ftalk ; the 

 whole plant has a difagreeable odour. The flov/ers 

 grow in a corymbus on the top of the ftalks, they are 

 white, and appear in July. The feeds ripen in the 

 autumn, which, if permitted to fcatter, the plants 

 will come up without care, as the two former forts. 

 The fixteenth fort rifes with a flirubby ftalk three or 

 four feet high, fending out many branches from the 

 lower part, garnilhed with narrow fpear-fliaped leaves, 

 which half embrace the ftalks with their bafe; they 

 are of a dark green on their upper fide, but are hoary 

 on their under ; the ftalks are terminated by a com- 

 pound corymbus of yellow flowers, whofe heads are 

 fmall : thefe continue in fucceffion great part of the 

 fummer, but are rarely fucceeded by feeds m England. 

 It is eafily propagated by cuttings in any of the fum- 

 mer months, which may be planted in a fliady border, 

 and duly watered. Thefe will take root in a mondi 

 or five weeks, and may then be taken up and planted 

 in pots, placing them in a fhady fituation till they 

 have taken frefli root ; then they may be removed to 

 a flieltered fituation, and placed with other hardy 

 green-};ioufe plants till autumn, when they muft be 

 carried into the green-houfe, where, during the winter 

 feafpn, they fliould have as much free air as poflible 

 in mild weather, for they only require proteftion from 

 froft, fo they ftiould be treated in the fame manner as 

 other hardy green-houfe plants. 

 ■ The feventeenth fort is an annual plant, which grows 

 naturally In France, Italy, and Spain. This hath a 

 woolly herbaceous ftalk, which rifes fix or eight inches 

 high, garniflied with obtufe, fpear-fliaped, woolly 

 leaves. The flowers are produced in ftiort fpikes from 

 the fide, and at the top of tlie ftalks ; they are of a 

 filvery colour, and appear in June and July. The 

 feeds ripen in autumn, which, if permitted to fcatter, 

 the plants will come up without care, and require no 

 other culture, but to keep them clean from weeds. ' 

 The eighteenth fort grows naturally at the Cape of 

 Good Hope ; this rifes with a flender ftirubby ftalk,' 

 which fends out many lateral branches below ; thefe 

 are garniflied with very narrow leaves, which are hoary 

 on their- under' fide. The flowers are produced in a« 

 compound corymbus at the end of the branches; they 

 are at their firft appearance of a pale red colour, but, 

 afterward change to a gold colour ; the empalements 

 of this fort are fmall, and dry like the other fpecies of 

 this genus. This fort is propagated by cutdngs, in." 

 the iame manner as the fixteenth, and the plants re- 

 quire the fame treatment. ' . ^ 

 The nineteenth fort grows naturally in Egypt and Pa- 

 leftine. This is a perennial plant, whofe under leaves 

 ^fpread near the ground; they are woolly on their under 

 fide; the ftalks rife about fix inches high; the leaves 

 upon thefe are fpear-ftiaped, ending in acute points; 

 the ftalks and leaves are woolly, and the ftalk is ter- 

 minated by a larjge corymbus of flowers fitting very 

 clofe ; thefe are of a fine foft red colour, fo make a 

 pretty appearance in the month of June, when they 

 are in beauty. 



This fort is propagated by offsets in the fame manner 

 as the feventh and eighth forts, but this doth not 

 produce them in plenty, fo is very uncommon in the 

 Englifli gardens at prefent : it requires a drier foil than 

 the feventh, and a warmer fituation, but not too 

 much expofed to the mid-day fun, fo fliould be planted 

 to a fouth-eaft afpeft. , ■ - 



The twentieth fort grows naturally at the Cape of 

 Good Hope, but has been long preferved in many 

 curious gardens in Europe; the ftalk rifes three or 

 four feet high, lending out feveral long irregular 



branchcsj which are terminated by a compound co- 

 rymbus 



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