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rt. Inula (/7/r/^O fo^^is fcffilibus lanceolatis, rccuivatis, 

 flibferrato-fcabris, floribus infcrioribiis, altloribus, 

 caule teretiufculo fubpllofo. Lin. Sp. 1239. Inula with 



fpear-Jhaped^ recurved^ rough leaves^ f^^^^^^^g clofe to the 

 fialks^ and the Io\ver flowers riftng above the other. Al- 

 ter luteus, falicis folio hirfuco. C. B. P. 266. T^ellow 



, JJler with a hairy Willow leaf, . . 



10. Inula {Bifrons) foliis oblongis deciirrentlbus dcn- 



■ ticulatis, floribus congeftis terminalibus fubfcfiilibus. 

 ■■"'Lin. Sp. 1236. Irada with oblong indented leaves run- 



■ ' ' niH'^ along the Jlalks, and fiovjers in clujlers terminating 



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< the fl^'-lks. Conyza Pyrenaica, foliis primula vcris. 



par. Bat. 127. . : ' 



ji^ Inula {Siiiarcfii) foliis ovalibus la?vibus reticulaco- 



■ vcnofis fubcrenatis, calycibus fquarrcfis. Lin. Sp. 1 240. 



Inula with fmooth oval leaves and netted veins ^ with rough 



. empahnents to the flowers. After Conyzoidcs odora- 



tusluteus. Tourn. Inft. 483.^ 

 J 2. Inula [Canarienfts) foliis lincaribus carnofis tricuf- 

 '" pidatis,' caule fruticofo. Inula with narrow:, fl^fl^y-> 

 ' ihree-pci7tted leaves^ and a fljrubby ftalk. "After Cana- 



■ rieniis frutefcens, folio tridentato craffa. Hort. Chelf 

 2 6. Shrubby Canary Starwort with a thick leafl^ ending in 



three pints. 

 Inula (Saturejaoides) foliis linearibus hirfutis pp- 



pofitis, pedunculatis nudis unifloris. Inula with narrow 



\ hairy ft alks' placed cppoflte^ and naked footflalks^ having 



'one flower. After faturejrs foliis ccnjugatis &pilofis, 



' ftore luteo. Houft. MSS. Starwort with hairy Savoury 



■ ' leaves growing hy pairs ^ and a yellow flower, . -. . v 

 J4, Inula (Mariana) caule eredlo hifpido, foliis lan- 



■ ceolatis afperis, fioriBiis" alaribus folitaViis fefliiibus, 

 terminalibus umbellatis. ' J««7^ with 'an ere^ prickly 

 flalk, fpear-Jh'aped rptfgl? kaves^ flowers proceeding fingly 



" from the fideijf the flflks-i fltting clofe^ and terntinating 



'in an umbeL 'After luteus Marianus Saligneis breyio- 



■'ribus_ foliis hirfutis pubelcentibus, fummo caule ra- 



mofus, Pluk. Mant. 36. Tellow Starwort of Maryland^ 



^-'^/^Wih fhcher\' fallo-w^ hairy leaves^ and the tap of the 



?}Jlalk branching. '' 



V5nNULA {Fruticofa) foliis lanceolatis acutis, flibtus 

 /■Vtrinerviis, fquamis calycinis acutis caule 



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fruticofa. 

 J'' Inula with fpear-fhaped acute leaves^ having three veins 

 "^''-^fi^^heir under fide^ the fcales of the empalement fharp- 

 '^^ ''flint ed^ and a Jhrubby ftalk, . . . " . .. ' : 



. The firft fort grows naturally in feveral parts of Eng- 

 :j laHclj'lDUt it is alfo cultivated in gardens for the fake 

 A^^bif'th'e roolts,' which are ufed in medicine, and are ac- 



cafminative, fudorific, and alexipharmic, of 

 1^'} grc:^' fervice in jhortnefs of breath,^ coughs, ftuffing 

 ."'* oftlie lunasj and infedtious difitempers. 



This hatha perennial root, which is thick, branching, 



1 he lower leaves are a root 



and^ of"a ftrrag odour. 



' .. long, and four inches broad in the middle, rough 

 , : V on their upper fide, but downy on t^eir under. , /The 

 ,vftalks rife about three feet high, 'and divide toward 

 . ''tne top into ieveral fmaller branches, garnilhed with 

 ,;c Oblong oval leaves, v/hich are indented on their edges, 

 ,'^nd*dnd in acute points. ~ The flowers terminate the 

 .r.,Jftalks, each branch ending with one large, yellow, 

 ."^^raHia^ed floweri^fitting in a icaly empalement, whofe 

 . '^lc3les are oval, and placed like the fcales on fifh over 

 .^' each Other." The flowers are iucceeded by narrow 

 V lour-cornercd feeds crowned with down. It flowers 

 ^^1h June and July," an3 the feeds 'ripen' the 'tatter end 



,;*vlhis fort may bfe bropaeated by feeds, which mouL 

 ;\ oe iown m autumn foon after they are ripe : for i 

 ,."' Jney dre kept till the fprins:, they feldom grow ; but 

 r_ ,^Hcre they are permitted to Icatter, the plants will 

 ^ ,^owitf/,up the following Iprihg without^ any care, and 

 ''\,H:,^y, ^^ ^^^her' tranfplanted the folld'wing autiinhn; 

 . ' or if they are defls:ned to remain, they fliould be 

 :.. /^ocdout to the diftance of ten inches, or a foot e^ch 

 ^ay, and cbnftantly kept clean from weeds 5 thefe 

 . roots will be fit for ufe the fecond year. [ '^^ ]- 



But moft people propagate the plant by offsets, which, 

 u carefully taken from the old r66ts, with a bud, or 

 ■ , ^c^ to each, will take root very eafily -, the beft time 

 . ior this is the autumn* as foon as the leaves begin to 



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decay ; ihclt fhould be planted in rows about afoot 

 afunder, ar.d nine or ten inches diftance in the rows ' 

 the furing followlne; the ground muft be kept clear 



cds, and ii- in autumn it is fliglicly dug, i 

 will promote the growth of the roots ; thcic will be 

 fit for uie afccrtv/o years growth, but the roots will 

 abide many years, if they are permitted to ftand ; hpv/- 

 evcT, the young roots are preferable to thofe v/hich are 

 old and ftringy. .It loves a gentle loamy foil, not' too 



The fecond fort hath a perennial root, from which 

 arife feveral ftalks, about two feet high. TIkj leaves 

 at bottom are oval, indented, and hairy ; thofe above 

 embrace the ftalks with their bale. , Tlie ftalks are 

 divided into feveral branches, garnifned v/ith a fev/ 



fcattering yellow flowers, 

 odour when broken. 



The root has a very fweet 



ripens feeds here. 



It flowers in July, but rarely 



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The third fort hath a perennial root, frorh which 

 ariles many fpear-fliaped leaves, which are fn'iooth 

 and recurved. The ftalks rife near two feet hicrh ; 



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they are angular, and branch at the top into feveral 

 fbot-ftalks, eachfuftaining one yellow radiated fiowcr.. 

 It flowers in Jbne, July, and Auguft, and the feeds 

 ripen in September. - -t ■* . 



The fourth fort rifes with an upright ftalk Between 

 three and four feet high, with fpear-fliaped leaves, 

 which are turned backward, indented on their edges, 

 and rough on their upper fide. The flowers arecol- 

 ledicd in clofe bunches on the upper part of the ftalks ; 



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they are.fmall and yellow. It grows on the Alps, and 

 other mountainous parts of Europe. It flowers in 

 June, and the feeds ripen in' autumn. ' . . ' 

 The fifth fort grows naturally on the lea-coafts in ma- 

 ny parts of England. I have fecn it growing 'plenti- 

 fully near Sheernefs, in the ifle of Sheepy, iiiKcnt; 

 this rifes with an upright ftalk a fool and a half high, 

 garniflied v/ith flefny fucculent leaves, which coir e out 

 in clufters, and are aboui: an inclV and a qua'fter 

 long, and one eighth of an inch broad, ending in three 

 points. The flov/ers cor.ie out at the top of the 

 ftalks in fmall umbels ; they are yellow, and have a 

 border of rays j this flov^ers in July, and the feeds 



■ ripen in autumn. The younger branches of this 

 plant are frequently fold in the London markets 

 for Samphire -, but this is a great abufe, bccaufe this 

 plant has none of the warm aromatic tafte of the true 

 bamphire, " , : 

 The fixth fort grows naturally in Germany j this rifes 

 w;th upright ftalks a foot'and a half high,' gafniflied 

 with fpear-ftiaped leaves which are. covered' with fofc 

 hairs, and are entire.^ The ftalks each fupportone 



. Jarp;e yellow nower, which appears in July, but rarely 



■ ripens leeds here. :■ ^ : ^ - : v-i. 1 ' ^ 



Ihe leventh fort hath a perennial root and an annual 





ftalk ; this srows naturally in Hungary.' -The leaves 



: are oblone: and hairy ;"'^ the ftalks branch at the 



top m form oi a corymbus. 1 he flowers are fmall, 



. yellow, and are in dole clutters ; thele appear m 

 July, "But feldorri perfect feeds in Englan3'. y^'^^'s,. 

 The eighth fort grows naturally in Auftria, .^pnemia, 

 and other parts of Germatiy ; it hath a n_erenniaj rpoti 

 and an annual ftalk which rifes near two feet high, 

 garniflied with fpeaf-fliaped woolly leaves,' wliich are 



. fawed,'and' clofely embrace the ftalks witK'tlieir'bafe. 

 ^, The upper"p'art of the ftalk divided into two or "three 



V,<reft branches, or fbpt-ftalks, each fuft^ining'^one 

 pretty lar&e deep yellow flower; thefe are, In beauty 

 in July, but leldom ripen leeds here, ? 

 The nintftl fort grows naturafly in theTouth of France^ 

 Spain, and Italy; this hath a perennial root, fi-oni 

 whence 'arife feveral ftalks "about one. foot high ^the 

 Z;^ lower leaves are fpear-ftiaped and prickly ^ the upper 



'half embrace the ftalks, which divide into feveral 

 branches, each being terminated by one yellow flower, 

 which appears in July,^ but" feldom pcrfefts feeds 

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■ The tenth fort rifes about a foot high, dividing Into 



many branches, v/hich are garniflied by oval hairy 



leaves, which half embrace the ftalks with their bafe ; 



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