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H F. LLE B O R U S flore globofo. See Trolli us. lour. The flowcr-ftalk rifcs a loot -M^d a half hiun, 



HFLLE80RUS ALBUS. "^ " - .- i . „, . . 



HELMET FLOWER, or M 



See VeratruiM. 



Sec ACON'ITUM. 



H E M K R O C A L L I S. Lin. Gen. Plant. 39 1. Li- 

 lio-Afphodclus. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 344, tab. 179. 

 Liliaftrurn. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 369. tab. 194. Lily 

 Jiphcdel, cr Bay Lily •, in French, Lis de Saint Bruno, 



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The Characters are, 



^he flo'-'jjer has 

 fiower is of one petals ad into fix parts \ in others it hath 

 fix petals^ ivith afhort tube, fpreading open at the top^ 

 iihich isreflexed. There are fix av:l-fh aped declining ft a- 

 mina fiirrounding the flyle^ terminated by oblong projlrate 

 fummits. The roundifh furrozved germen isfttuated in the 

 " f upper ting a flender fiyle^ crowned by an obtiift 



^' afterward becomes an 



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ipfule 



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filled with roundifh feeds 



This genus of plants is ranged in thefirft feftion of 

 Linn^us's fixch clafs, which includes the plants 

 whofe flowers have fix flamina and one ftyle. Tourne- 

 fort places the firft in the firft feftion of his ninth clafs, 

 ' which includes the plants with a Lily-flower of one 

 leaf, cut into fix parts, whofe polntal becomes the 

 fruit ; the fecond he places in his fourth fedion of 

 the fame clafs, with the flowers of the fame form which 

 have fix petals. \ ■ ■. 



The Species are, / -^ ---^ ' ■ 



1. Hemerocallis {Flava) corollis flavis. Lin. Sp. 462. 

 Hort. Upfal. 88. Day Lily^with a yellow flower. Li- 



■ lio-Afphodelusluteus. Park. Par. 148. Yellow Afpho- 



del Lily. 



2. Hemerocallis {Minor) fcapo comprefTo corollis mo- 





jiopetalis campanulatis. 



effed 



■■ ftalk^ and a bell-foaped flower of one petal Liho-Afpho- 

 : delus luteus, minor. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 344. Smaller 



"f yellow Jfphodsl Lily. 



'^V Hemerocallis (i^f^/i^^) corollis fulvis. Day Lily with 



a copper-coloured flower. Lilio- Afphodelus phoenicius. 

 y::Park. Par. 148. Afphodel Lily with a reddifo flower. 

 4.' Hemerocallis. {Liliaftrmn) fcapo fimplici, corollis 



hexapetalis campanulatis. Hort, Cliff. 128* Day Lily 



Ithfi: 



fingle ftalk^ and bell-fhaped fl< 

 Liliaftrurn Alpinum majus. Tourn. 



Baftard 

 Lis 







. Inft. R. H. 369. Greater Alpine 



^ Savoy Spiderwort\ and in French. 



^; i. e7 St.' Bruno s Lily. '' 



' The firft fort grows naturally in Hungary, Dalmatia, 



V ttnd Iftria, but has long been an inhabitant in the Eng- 



*' lifh gardens ; this hath ftrong fibrous roots> to which 



I hang knobs, or tubers, like thofe of the Afpbpdel,from 

 ,' whi^h come out keel-fliaped leaves, which are two feet 



\ long, with a rigid midrib, the two fides drawing in- 

 ^{J ward, fo as to form a fort of gutter oh the upper fide. 

 V'^The floweT-!!aIks rife two feet and a half high, hav- 

 ;ing two or three longitudinal furrows ;"th'efe are 

 ', naked, 'and at the'top divide into three or four ftiort 

 • loot-ftalks, each fuftaining one pretty large yellow 



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is naked and comprcfTcd, but has no furrows j at :li 

 top is produced two or three yellow flowers, which 

 are nearer the bell-flvape than thofe of t!ic other fpe- 

 cies, and ftand on fhorter foot-ftalks •, thefe fiowef 

 the beginning of June, and the feeds ripen early irt 



It is propagated by offsets from the root, 

 or by feeds, in the fame manner as the former, but 

 . the roots do not increafe fo fail^ it fliould have a 

 moift foil and a ftiady fituation, w^hcre it will thrive 

 much better than in dry ground. 

 The third fort is a much larger plant than either of 

 the former, and the roots fpread and increafe much 

 more, therefore is not proper furniture for fmall gar- 

 dens i the roots of this hath very ftrong flefliy fibres, 

 to which hang large oblong tubers. I'he leaves are 

 near three feet long, hollowed like thofe of the former, 

 turning back toward the top. The flower-ftalks are 

 as thick a man's finger, and rife near four feet high -, 

 they are naked, without joints, and branching at the 

 top, where are feveral large copper-coloured flowers, 

 Ihaped like thofe of the Red Lily, and as large. The 

 ftamina of this fort are longer than thofe of the other, 

 and their fummits are charged with a copper-coloured 

 farina, which flieds on being touched ; or if a per- 

 fon fmells to the flowers, it will fly off and fpread over 

 the face, dyeing it all over of a copper colour, which 

 is a trick often played by fome unlucky people to the 

 ignorant : thefe flowers never continue longer than one 

 day, but there is a fuccefllon of flowers on the fame 

 plants for a fortnight or three weeks j this fort flowers 

 about the fame time as the former, and the roots 

 propagate too faft for thofe gardens where there is 

 but little room. It will grow on any foil or in any 

 fituation j the beft time to tranfplant the roots is in 

 autumn. _ 



The Savoy Spiderwort, or, as the French call it, St. 

 Bruno's Lily, is a plant of humbler growth than either 

 of the former : there are two varieties of this, one is ti- 

 tled Liliaftrum Alpinum majus, and the other Liliaf- 

 trurn Alpinum minus by Tournefort •, the firft of thefe 

 rifes with a flower-ftalk more than a foot and a half 

 high •, the flowers are much larger, and there is a 

 greater number upon each ftalkthan the fecond -, but 



' as there is no other effential difference between them, 

 I have not put them down as different fpecies ; but the 

 firft is by much the finer plant, though not common 

 in England, for the fecond fort is what I have always 



.'iobferved in the gardens here. ■ 'I received fome roots 

 of the fecond fort from M6nf. Richard, gardener to 



■ jhe King of France, which continue th^ir difference in 



' the fame foil and fituation with the firft, which flowers 



earlier in the 



the leaves of this fort are fome- 



. ''divided inlo fix parts •, thefe have* an 'agreeable 'icent, 



from, which fome have given it the title of yellow 

 '^/ruberoC^^':' It flowers iii ^he, and the feeds ripen in 

 ."i Auguft -,' this plant is eafily propagated by oflLsets, 

 ..which the roots fend^ put in plenty; thefe may be 

 -> taken off in autumn, that being the beft feafon for 



'tfahfplanting the roots, and planted in any fituation, 

 t for they* are extremely Hardy, and will require no . ^ - . - 



.other culture but to keep them clean from weeds, [ . creafe of the plants, but they ftiould not be divided 



and to alloyv^theni' room 'that their roots may fpread •, 

 -they maj alfo Ij.e propagated, by feeds, which, if 



fown in autumn, ' the plants will come up the follow- 



ing fpring,' and thefe will flower in two years-, but 



ear; 



whatlike thofe of the Spiderwort, are pretty firm, and 



growupright; the flower- ftalks grow about a foot and a 

 .: half high, and have feveral white flowers at the top, 

 f;: Ihaped like thofe of the Lily, which hang on one fide, 



and have an agreeable fcent ; thefe are but of fliort du- 

 ... ration, feldom continuing in beauty above three or 

 ... four days •, but when the plants are ftrong, they will 



produce eight or ten flowers upon e^ch ftalk, fo they 

 . make a good appearance while they laft. 

 v This fort is ufually propagated by parting the roots ; 



autumn is the beft feafon for doing this work, 



' "1 as it alfo is for tranfplanting the roots ; for when they 



.- are removed in the Ipring, they feldom flower the 



■_ fame year, or if they do, it is but weakly : thefe plants 



fho'uld'not be tranfplanted oftener than every third 



when the roots may be parted to make an in- 



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too fmall; for if they are, it will be two years before 

 they flower: thefe plants delight in a light loamy foil 

 and in an open expofure, fo muft not be planted under 

 the drip of trees ; but if they are planted to an eaft 



if the feeds arc not fown till fpring, the plants will not [ afpedl, where they may be prctecfted from the fun in 



■ come up till the year after. ^u' .r'. -: ..- -.•■■'" " 



The fecond fort grows naturally in Siberia ; this hath 



^ roots* like thofe of the former loit,'but are fmaller. 



The leaves are not near fo long," nbr more than half 



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the heat of the day, they will continue in beauty 

 • longer than when they are more expofed. 

 HEMIONITIS ['Hi^tiowTi?, of *H//./o^^, a Mule, 



q. d. Mulewort, becaufe this plant was believed to be 



as barren as amuk.] Moonfern. . .f--^ -1 i^' 



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