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^etp into four or five fcgments ; tluf^^ appear in A\}' 

 gufr, and there is a fuccefTion of flowers on the plants 

 till thefrcft puts af flop to them. 

 The fccond fort hath the appearance of the firfl:, but 

 the leaves are not three inches long, and are more 

 than an inch broad in the middle, ending in acute 

 points, and are iharply fawed on their edges. The 

 flowers (land upon fliorter foot-llalks, growing clofcr 

 together, for the flalks of this do nor branch near fo 

 much as thofe of the other i they both flower at the 

 fame feafon. 



There is alfo another fort with leaves as narrow as the 

 firfl, which are acutely indented on the edges. The 

 ftalks branch at the top fomewhat like thofe of the 

 firfl, but the middle flowers have much fliorter foet- 

 ftalks than thofe which branch on the fide, and 

 are garnifhed with fmall leaves, almpfl to the top •, 

 but I am not certain if this is a diilinft fpecies, 

 or only a variety which has accidentally rifen from 

 the feeds of the other. ^ 





. Thcfe plants are both of them natives of America-, 

 the feeds of both forts I have received from Virginia 

 and New England, where they grow wild in great 



: plenty in the woods, and other fhady places where 

 the ground is moifl:. They may be propagated by 

 feeds, or by parting their roots ; but the latter is ge- 

 nerally pra£lifed in this country, becaufe they feldom 

 ,perfe6t their feeds here i but if the feeds are procured 

 from abroad, they fhould be fown the beginning of 

 •March on a border of light earth ; and if the feeds 

 ihould not come up the firfl year, the ground fhould 

 riot be diflurbed, becaufe they often remain a whole 

 .year in the ground before tlie plants come up v in which 

 cafe there is nothing more to be done, but to keep 

 the ground clear from weeds, and wait until the plants 

 rife. When they appear, if ^ the feafon proves 

 dry, they mufl be often watered, which will greatly 

 forward their growth ; and where the plants come up 

 too clofe to each other, they fhould be thinned, and 

 ■tranfplanted out intp.be^s a fogt afunder every way, 



vbejng careful to fhade them until they have taken 

 •root, as alfo to water them In dry weather. In au- 

 tumn they may be tranfplanted where they ,are to 

 remain,' 'ap4 The following fummer they will pro- 



/duce their flowers, which will continue till the froll 



. prevents them ; and their roots will abide many years, 

 and afford many offsets, By which th^y may be in- 

 created. ' ' ■ ' .; ■ ■ ;./... .^'\ .. 



* The befl feafon to tranfplant ,the old roots, and to 

 part them forincreafe, is in the end of Oftober, when 

 their flowers are paft, or the beginning of March, jufl 

 ■before they begin to flioot •, but if the fpring fhould 

 prove dry, they muft be duly watered, otherwife they 

 will not produce many flowers the fame year; thefe 



. plants fliould not be removed oftener than cvtry other 

 year, if they are expefted to flower flrong -, they de- 

 litTht in a foil rather moifl than dry, provided it be 



, not too flrong, or holds the wet in winter ; but if 

 they are planted in a dry foil, they muft be often and 



.plentifully watered in dry weather, to make them 

 produce plenty of flowers. ■.; 



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TheJIowcr has a three-leaved empalement, which is pe'r- 



h after'-jjoxd covers the feed-veJTel. It bath 



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fpread 



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of ereit ftamina^ which are tmninated by fmall 



rdifh fummits. ^n the center is fttuated an ovalger- 



fuppcrting a fvngle ftyle the length of the fiamina^ 



[ctp^fied by an chtufe ft 



'lecomes^a roundijh^ or oval capfule^ with three cells ^ 

 .cpsning.in three parts, filled with fmall roundijh feeds, 

 .This genus of plants is joined by Dr. Linna:us to 

 that of Ciflus, and is rano;cd in the firfl feftion of his 



thirteenth clafs,^ which includes thofe plants whofe 

 flowers have many fl:amina and one ftyic. As the 



empalement of the flower has but three leaves, and 



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thofe of Cifnis five, and the capfule of the HHi-.^ 

 themum has but three cells, and that of Cillus iiv^ 

 fo thefe charaftcrs are fufEcient to admit of th'*ir be- 

 ing feparated into different genera ; and as there m^ 

 a great number of fpecies of both forts, fo by this 

 feparation they may be better afcerrained. 

 The Species are, 



1. HsLrANTfiKMUM {Ck^m^fifus) caulibus procunibcn- 

 tibus fuffrut-icofis, foliis oblongis fubpilofis, {h\nuv$ 

 lanceolatis. Dwarf Cijl us with trailing Jh-rul^h jl^l^\ 

 oblong hairy leaves^ and fpear-foaped ftipuU. Hclbn- 

 themum vulgare flore iu:co. J. B. 2. 

 Dwarf Ciftiis with a yellc^tv flower. 



2. Helianthemum {Germanicum) caulibus procumbcii- 

 tibus fuffruticofis, ramofifrimis, fpicis fiorum 



' oribus. Dwarf Gijius with trailing forubby 

 full of branches, ^nd hnger fpikcs to the flcwtrs, 

 anthemum albun;i Germanicum. Tab, Icon. loGi 

 White German Dwarf Cijlus, 



Helianthemum {Pilcfus) caulibus fuifruticofis pHo. 

 fis foliis lanceolatis obtufis, fpicis rcucxis. Dwar^ 

 Cifltis with hairy for ubhy ftalks, hlunt fpear-foaped leaves 

 mtd refesed fpfkcs of flowers. HelianrhemLim foliis 

 majoribus, flore albo. J. B, 2. 16. Dwarf Gift us with 

 larger leaves and a white flower, -....- 



Helianthemum i^Apenninum) incanuni, caulibus 

 fuffruticofis ereftis, foliis lanceolatis hirfutis. Uoafy 

 Dwarf Cijius with ereEl florubby ftdks, and hairy fpear- 

 fljaped leaves. Helianthemum faxatile, foliis &c cau- 

 libus mcanis, norious 



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Appenini montis. 

 Mentz. Pug. tab. 8. Rock Dwarf Oftus cf the Jpen- . 

 , nineSy with hoary ftalks and leaves, and white flowers, 



5. Helianthemum {Umbellatmn) caule procumbente 

 ^.nonfamofo, foliis linearibus incanis oppofitis. Dwarf 

 '■ Ciftus^Jvith an unlranched triiiling ftalk, and narrcrj) 

 _ hoary leaves placed (?p/^/^.^^^ Helianthemum folio thv-, 



■ mi incano. J. B. 2. iQ- Jy^^^fCiftus with' a hairy 



■ Thyme leaf ' ' : ^ 



6. Heli AtiTHzu\j n {Fumana) caule fuffrudcofo pro- 

 \ cumb^nte, foliis linearibus alte?riis, floribus auricii- 



; hV-h^V^^ 'very 



narrow leaves placed alternate^ and auriculatcd flowers, 



Helianthemum tenuifolium glabrum luteo flore, per 



, humum fparfum. J. B. 2. 18. Smooth narrow-leaved 



\ Dwarf Ciftus, with a yellow flower and trailing flalh,< '_ 



. Helianthemum (Sampfuchifolitim) caule fuffruticoib 



procumbente, foliis lanceolatis oppofitis, peduncuf[s~ 



longioribus, calycibus hirfutis. Dzvarf Cifius with a 



fhrubby trailing ft alk, fpear-ftoaped leaves placed oppofit:,\ 



longer foot-ftalks to the flowers, and hairy empalementj. 



Helianthemum live Cillus humilis, folio fampfuchi, 



.capitulis valde hirfutis. J. B. 2. 20. Dzvarf Cftus 



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with a Marjoram leaf, and very hairy heads, ' 



8. Helianthemum {Serpillifolmn) caule fuffruticofo 

 procumbente, foliis linearibus oppofitis, fioribus um- 

 bellatis. . Dwarf Ciftus with a fiorubby trailing flalk^ 



' very narrow leaves placed eppofite, and flowers growing 



in an umbel. Helianthemum folio thymi fioribus um- 



"' bellatis. Tourn. Infl:. 250. Dwarf Ctftus with a Thyme 



* leaf and umhcllated flowers, 



9. Helianthemum (Ciflifolium) caulibus prbcumben- 

 tibus fuffriKicofis glabris, foliis ovato lanceolatis op- 

 pofitis, pedunculis longioribus. Dwarf Ciftus with 



. fhrubby trailing ftalks which are fmooth, oval fpeat- 

 I fhaped leaves placed oppofite, and longer fool flalks to the 

 \ fl.Gzvers, Helianthemum Germanicum lureum CiiH 

 folio. Boerh. Tellow German Dwarf Cillus with a Reck 

 : Rofe leaf . ; \ \ ■• ... . \ -, ... ^^z^ 



10. Helianthemum [Tuberaria) caule lignofo perenne, 

 foliis radicalibus ovatis trinerviis tomentofis caulinis 

 glabris lanceolatis alternis. 'Perennial Dwarf Ciftus 

 with a woody ftalk, whofe lower leaves are oval, woolly^ 

 with three veins, thofe on the ftalks fmooth, fpcar-fbopei, 

 and placed alternate,- -.Helianthemum plantaginis folio 



. perenne. Tourn. Inft. 250. Perennial Dwarf Ciftui 

 with a Plantain leaf, ... . 1 



1 1. Helianthemum [PGlifoliuni) caulibus feflilibus fuf- 



fruticofis, foliis lanceolatis oppofitis tomentofis caule 



florali racemofo. Dwarf Ciftus with very fhort fljruhhy 



)Golh fpear-fhaped leaves placed ovpofje, and a 



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