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each of the branches is terminated by one large yellow 1 therefore young plants fhould be raifcd from feeds to 



flower, whofe empalement is compofed of oval fcales. 

 Ic flowers in July and Auguft, but never pertefts 

 feeds in this country. 



The eleventh fort grows naturally in Hungary; this 

 rifes with fingle upright ftalks near two feec high, 

 garniflied witli oval fpear-fhaped leaves, which are 

 nightly indented on the edges, and fit clofe to the 

 ftalks, which are hairy, and divide in form of a co- 

 ryrpbus at the top. I'he flowers are pretty large, of 

 a pale yellow colour, and appear in July, but are not 

 fucceeded by feeds in this country. 

 The twelfth fort grows naturally in the Canary Iflands -, 

 this rifes with feveral fhrubby ftalks near four feet 

 high, which divide into fmaller branches, garnilhed 

 with clufl:er3 of narrow fiefhy leaves, which are di- 

 vided into three fegments at their points. The flowers 

 come out on the fide of the branches at the top oi 

 the ftalks ; they are fmall, and of a pale yellow co- 

 lour, appearing in Aviguft. 



The fecond, third, fourth, fixth, feventh, eighth, 

 and ninth forts are abiding plants, which will thrive 

 and flower in the open air in England ; they may be 

 all propagated by parting of their roots. The beft 

 time for doing of this is in autumn, at which time 

 the plants may be removed -, thefe may be intermixed 

 with other flowering plants in the borders of large 

 gardens, v/here they will make an agreeable variety 

 during their continuance in flower. As thefe roots 

 multiply pretty fafl:, they Ihould be allowed room 

 to fpread, therefore fhould not be planted nearer 

 ■ than two feet from other plants ; and if they are re- 

 moved every third year, it will be often enough, pro- 

 vided the ground between them is dug every winter, 

 and, in fnmmer, if they are kept clean from weeds, 

 they will require no other care. 



As fome of thefe forts produce good feeds in England, 

 they may be propagated by fowing of the feeds in 

 the autumn, on a border of light earth expofed to the' 

 caft, where the morning fun only is admitted -, and in 

 the fpriog> when the plants appear, they fhould be 

 kept cfean from weeds till they are fit to remove, when 

 "they Ihould be tranfplanted ori'a Thadyborder, fix 



?.* !MfcBe§ "afunder, bbfervingtb fhade and water them till 



■* they have taken new rootj and during the fummer 

 feafon they fhoul3 be kept clean from weeds, and in 



' autumn they may be tranlpla'nted into the borders 

 Avhere they are to remain. ' / ; 



. The tenth fort grows naturally in the fouth of France, 

 and on the Pyrenean mountains. -This hath a thick 

 fibrous root, which is perennial, fending out many 

 oblong indented leaves, whofe bafe runs along the 

 ftalks from one joint to another : from the root arife 

 three or four flalks about two feet high, which divide 

 each into three or four fmall branches, which are ter- 

 minated by clufters of fmall yellow flowers, fitting 

 clofe between the fmall leaves ; thefe appear in June 

 and July, and are fucceeded by narrow feeds, crowned 

 with down, which ripen in the autumn. - 



, It is propagated by feeds, which Ihould be fown on 



k bed of light earth early in the fprihg ; In May the 



jplants will appear, which fhould be kept clean from 



weeds till they are fit to tranfplant, when they fhould 



' be planted in an eaft border, at about fix inches dif- 

 tahce ckch way^' Vatdring and fhadihg tnem till they 

 have taken new root; after which they will require 



^no other culture but to keep them clean from weeds 



"till the autumn, when ttiey fhould be planted where 



are defigned to remain. 



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The eleventh fort grows naturally near Montpelier, 

 • and alfo in Italy ; this hath a fibrous root, from which 

 arife two or three ere£t flalks about two feet high, 

 . garnifhed with fmooth oval leaves placed alternate, 

 fitting clofe to the flalks ; the veins of the leaves are 

 flender, and formed like net-work. The flalks are 

 terminated by one yellow flower inclofed in a rough 

 fcaly empalement, and at the two joints of the ftalk 

 immediately under the flower, come out fmall foot- 

 fta'ks, with fmaller flowers than thofe on the top. 

 trhis plant feldom continues above two or three years. 



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fuccced them. The feeds may be fown at the fame 

 time, and in the fame manner as is direftedfor the tenth 

 fort, and the plants afterward treated in the fame way 

 The fifth fort grows naturally in the fait marflaes 

 in feveral parts of England, which are flov/ed by the 

 tides, therefore is feldom admitted into o-ardens 

 The roots of this are perennial, but the fl:alks decay 

 in autumn j and if any one has curiofity to keep a plant 

 or two of it in their gardens, they may tranfplant it in- 

 to a fhady border from the place of its natural growth 

 and, by keeping it moifl: in dry v/eather, it will thrive 

 pretty well, but the fl:alks will not rife fo high, nor v/iU 

 the leaves be near {o flefhy as in the fait marihes. 

 The twelfth fort will not live abroad in the open 'air 

 in England, during the winter fc^ion^ fo muft be re- 

 moved into flielter in autumn, but fhould have as 

 much free air as poflible at all times, when the wea- 

 ther is mild, otherwife it is apt to draw up weak. In 

 cold weather the plants muft have very little water 

 for their ftalks and leaves being fucculent, they a;e 

 very apt to rot with too much wet j in fummer they 

 fl:iould be placed abroad with other hardy exotic plants 

 in a flielrered fituatlon, where they will add to the va- 

 riety, though they arc phntc of no great beauty, and 

 feldom fl.ower in England, unlefs the fummer is very 

 warm. This is eafily propagated by cuttings, any 

 time in fummer, which, if planted in a fhady border 

 will take root in a fhort time. 



The thirteenth fort was difcovered by the late Dr. 

 Houftoun, grov/ing naturally at La Vera Cruz •, this 

 riles with a flirubby ftalk about two feet high, divid- 

 ing into many fmaller branches, which are hairy, and 

 garnifhed with narrow ftifF leaves placed oppofite 

 without foot-ftalks ; from the edges of thefe arife long 

 hairs, which are ftiff, and come out by pairs -, at the 

 end of the branches arife the naked foot-ftalks, which 

 -are four^or five inches long, fuftainingone fmall, yel- 

 Jow, radiated flower. -^^ X';- > ^ .■.«...■ 



This is propagated by cuttings during the fummer 

 ^ feafon, which muft planted on a bed of light feartfi, 

 ; and fhaded till they have taken root ; after which the 

 plants muft be treated in the fame mahrier as other 

 . hardy exotics, fheltcring them frorh froft ih winter. 

 The fourteenth fort was fent me from Maryland, 

 where it grows naturally •, this rifes with a ftrong 

 ftalk about a foot arid a half high, which is pretty 

 dofely fet with prickly hairs, and garniflied with 

 rough fpear-fhaped leaves, about three inches long, 

 and hear one inch broad in the middle: tO\vard 

 the upper part of the ftalk there are fingle flowers 

 coming from the wings at each joint, and the' ftalk 

 is terminated by a clufter of fmall yellow flowers, 'dif- 

 ~pofed in form of an umbel. This plant flowers here in 

 Auguft, but has not as yet perfefted feeds in England. 

 ■ The fifteenth fort w^as difcovered growing naturally- 

 at Carthagena, by the late Dr. Houftoun ; this rifes 

 with a flirubby ftalk to the height of terl oV twelve 

 feet, divided into feveral ligneous branches, garnifhed 

 with fpear-fhaped leaves five inches long, and one 

 inch and a half broad in the middle, and fmooth on 

 their upper fide, but on their under have three longitu- 

 dinal veins. The flowers are produced at the end of the 

 branches, having very large fcaly empalements; they 

 are aslarge as afmall Sun-flov^er,of apaleyellow colour. 

 This plant is too tender to live in the open air in 

 England, fo muft be conftantly kept in the bark-ftove. 

 It is propagated by feeds, which itiuft be procured 

 From the country where it naturally grows, for it does 

 hot produce any here-, thefe muft be fown lipoh a 

 hot-bed, and when the plants are fit to remove, they 

 fhould be each planted into a fmall pot filled with light 

 earth, and plunged into a frelh hot-bed, treating them, 

 in the fame manner as other tender plants from the 

 lam.e country. 



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OHNSONI A. Dale. Callicarpa. Lin. Gen. Plant. 

 127. Spondylococus. Mitch. 20. This plant was 

 fo titled by the late Dr. Dale, of South Carolina, in 

 memory of Dr. Johnfon, who publifhed an edition 

 of Gerard's Herbal, corrcfted and much improved. 



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