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mtlng the Jlalks. Althasa frutefcens, folio bry^onias. 

 C. B. P. 3^6. Shrubby Alth.ta ivitb a Briony leaf. 

 The firft lore grows naturally in Syria -, it is an an- 

 nual plant, with an ereft, branching, herbaceous 

 ftalk, rifing two feet high ; the under leaves are or- 

 i.;^tilirW he.irt-fhaDed, fmooth, and ftand uoon loi 



or 



foot-ftalks, the upper are divided into three acute 

 lobes ; the flowers come out upon long foot-ftalks 

 from the wings of the leaves ; they are very large, 

 and fpread open like thofe of the Marlhmallow, and 

 are of a pale red or Rofe colour. Thefe come out in 

 July, the feeds ripen in September, and the plants 

 decay in autumn. 



There is a variety of this with white flowers, which 

 has accidentally rifen from feeds. 

 The fecond fort grows naturally at the Cape of Good 

 Hope, from whence the feeds were brought to Hol- 

 land, and the plants there cultivated, and the feeds 

 have fince been communicated to moft parts of Eu- 

 rope. This differs from the firft in the ftiape of 

 the leaves, the lower having angles, and the upper 

 being arrow-pointed ; the ftalks are hairy, the flowers 

 larger, and of a brighter red colour. 

 This fort is annual, and flowers at the fame time 



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garnilTied with woolly leaves, difl'ering greatly in fize 

 and fliape, the lower being partly hcart-fhaped ac 

 their bafe, but divide into five roundifli lobes-, the 

 upper, which are Imall, have three lobes, which are 

 indented on their edges. The flowers come out 

 from the wings of the ftalk, three or four at each 

 joint, upon very fliort foot-ftalks •, they are of a light 

 purple colour, and ftiaped like thofe of MarflinTal- 

 low. There is a fucceflion of thefe flowers from June 

 to the autumn. 



The eighth fort is a ftirub which grows to the fame 

 lize as the feventh, and differs from it in the fliape of 

 the leaves, which are divided into three or five acute- 

 pointed lobes ; the flowers are fmaller, but of the 

 fame fliape and colour, it continues in flower at the 

 fame time. This grows naturally in the fouth of 

 France. 



The ninth fort rifcs with a flirubby ftalk fix or eight 

 feet high, fending out many branches, garnifhed with 

 roundifti, crenated, v/oolly leaves, ftanding upon lon^; 

 foot-ftalks ; the foot-ftalks of the flowers come out 

 in clufters from the w-ings of the leaves, each fuf- 

 taining one large pale blue flower, of the fame fliape 

 with thofe of the other fpecics. This flowers ac 



with the former, and the feeds afe ripe in the j the fame time with them, and the feeds ripen in the 



autumn. 



The third fort grows naturally in Spain and Sicily 5 

 this is an annual plant, which rifes with flcnder her- 

 baceous ftalks about two feet high, covered with a 

 brown bark ; the lower leaves are roundifh, and the 

 upper are angular, and fome arrow-pointed. The 

 flowers arc not half fo large as thofe of either of the 

 former, and are of a pale red colour ; thefe ftand 

 upon fhort foot-ftalks, and appear about the fame 

 time with the former. This is certainly a diftinft fpe- 

 cies, for I haV'e cultivated it more than forty years, 

 and I have never found it vary. 



autumn. 



The tenth fort hath a foft, flirubby, woolly ftalk, 

 which rifes to the height of four or five feet j thefe 

 ftand more ereft than either of the former forts, and 

 do not branch fo much -, the leaves are heart-fliaped 

 at their bafe, but round on their edges, very hoary and 

 waved, ftanding upon long foot-ftalks. The flowers 

 come out in clufters from the wings of the leaves, 

 ftanding upon foot-ftalks of different lengths ; thefe 

 generally fupport but one flower, but fometimes they 

 have two or three ; the flowers are large, and of a 

 pale blue colour. They appear at the fame time with 

 The fourth fort hath a perennial root and an annual \ the former, and their feeds ripen in the autumn. ■ It 

 'ftalk, which rifes five or fix feet high, is woolly, gar- I grows naturally in Portugal. 



niftied with angular heart- fliaped leaves, ftanding 

 upon long foot-ftalks. The flowers come out from 

 the wings of the leaves toward the top, fitting clofe 

 to the ftalks at every joint •, they are of a purplifli 

 colour, and fliaped like thofe of the Marflimallow, 



but are larger. 



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and the feeds ripen in the autumn, then the ftalks de- 



cay to the root. 

 Bohemia. 



It grows naturally in Auftria and 



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Hojpe, 

 Mr. St 



of Good 

 nffcrttous 



)rm, gardener at Amfterdam. This rifes with 

 a ftirubby branching fltalk to the height of eight or 

 ten i^tt^ garniftied with large hairy leaves, deeply di- 

 vided into five roundifli lobes, which are indented 

 on tlieir edges, 6f a bright gredrr, ^ ffianding alter- 

 nately upoh lortg fodt-ftalkS; a^ the plants; become 

 more fhrubby the leaves decreafe in fize, fo that 



The eleventh fort rifes witli a fhrubby ftalk fix or 

 feven feet high, fending out feveral flirubby branches, 

 which are garniflied with woolly leaves, divided into 

 five lobes, which end in acute points, and are crenated 

 on their edges •, the lower part of the branches are 

 adorned with a fingle flower at each joint, fitting clofe 

 to the ftalk, but the branches are terminated by loofe 

 fpikes of flowers, which are of a pale blue colour, 

 and fliaped like thofe of the former. 

 The fix laft mentioned forts, though they haveflirub- 



■ by ftalks, yet are but of fiioft duration here; the 

 fixth, tentb, and eleventh forts, Jeldom continue 

 longer than two years^ unlefs. when they happen to 

 grow upon dry rubbifl>;; where they make but little 

 progrefs, and their ftalks and branches being firmer, 

 fo are betterable to fefift the cold ; for when they are* 



■' In good ground, they are very vigorous and full of fap, . 

 fo are killed by the froft in common winters. : The; 



the upper leaves are not more than a fixth part I other three forts are not quite fo tender, nor of ,fb 



""■ fio\vers I fhort duration ; thefe will continue three or four years*. 



come out fir _ ^ 



fo that^^ the branches extend there is ^ ftic- 



joint 



whereby 



and fometimes longer, provided the winters"^afe not 

 very fevere ; or if the plants ftand in a warm fituation 

 and on a dry foil, but in moift rich ground they fel- 

 dom continue long. - '- 



All thefe fhrubby forts are eafily propagated by feeds, 

 which fiiould be fown in the fpring upon a bed of 

 eacK of thefe: is one^kidhey-ftiaped feed, which ripen \ - light earth -, and when the plants are ^bout three or 



6eftitute of them the whole year. : ' The flowers are 

 of a bright purple colour, but are not very large 5 thefe 

 are fucceeded by capfules having many partitions, in 



in fucceflldii aS the flowers are produced. 

 The fixth fore is commonly called Mallow-tree ; this 

 rifes with a very ftrong thick ftalk the height of eight 

 or ten feet, dividing into many branches at the top, 

 which are garniflied with foft woolly leaves that are 

 plaited, ana the edges cut Into feveral anglesr. - The 

 flowers are produced in clufters at the wings of 

 the leaves, each ftanding upon a feparate foot-ftalk ; 

 they are of a purple colour, and ftiaped like thofe of | 

 the common Mallow, and are fucceeded by feed's of | 

 the fame form. This fort flowers from J 

 tember, and the feeds are ripe in the autumn. 



four inches high, they fliould be tranfplanted to the 

 places where they are defigned to remain j for as they 

 Ihoot out long flefliy roots which have but few fibres, 

 fothey do not fucceed well if they are tranfplanted af- 

 ter they are grown large. , , If the feeds of thefe plants 

 are permitted to fcatter' on the ' ground, the plants 

 will come up the following fpring ; and when they 

 happen to fall into dry rubbifti, and are permitted to 

 grow therein, they will be ftiort, ftrong, woody, and 

 produce a greater number of flowers than thofe plants 

 ' which are more luxuriant. - As thefe plants continue 



, ^ ^ long time ihflbwef;' fo a few plants of each fore 



The feVenrh fort rife»^ with a fhrubby ftalk feven or f may be allowed a place in all gardens where there is 



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