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of this fhould be fown in drills pretty clofe, in winter, 

 on moderate hot-beds, but in Ipring and autumn on 

 borders, and will foon be fit for ufe -, therefore fiiould 



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The eleventh fort is a low fhrubby plant, garniflicd 

 . with entire awl-fhaped leaves, which are very nar- 

 row ; thefe are placed alternately on the ftalks ^ 

 the foot-ftalks of the flowers proceed from the wings, 

 and alfo terminate the ftalks; the flowers are v/hite, 

 and fliaped like thofe of the other fpecies. 

 This fort may be propagated by feeds or cuttings ; 



■ . the feeds Ihould be fown in the fpring on a bed of 



■ ■ light earth, in the open air ; and when the plants are 



fit xo tranfplant, a few of them Ihould be planted in 

 pots, which may be fheltered in winter under a com- 

 mon frame; for in Iharp winters, thofe plants which 

 are expofed in the open air are frequently killed : the 

 remaining plants fhould be planted in a fheltered fitu- 

 . ation in a dry rubbifhing ground, where they will 

 grow flowly, fo will become more fhrubby, and in 

 lels danger of fuffering by cold. 

 The twelfth fort is an annual plant, which grows na- 

 turally in fevcral parts of England, fo is rarely pre- 

 ferved in gardens, being a plant of no great beauty 

 . or ufe ; yet I have known it eaten in fallads, though 

 the tafte is very rank. The plants, when young, 

 ■- -have fome refemblance to the Swine's Crefs. The 

 ftalks rife eight or ten inches high, fupporting a 

 ^■■ number of fmall white flowers, ftaped like thofe of 

 v""ithe other fpecies, which are fucceeded by feeds like 

 iV thofe of the Garden Crefs, which, if permitted to 

 '-' fcatter, will abundantly fupply the place with young 



■ plants. 



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The firftfort grows naturally in Switzerland and Ger- 

 many, as alfo upon the mountains near Turin. This 

 hath an oblong bulbous root, flaaped like that of the 

 Daffodil, but fmaller \ the leaves are fiat, of a deen 

 green, four or five in number, broader and longer 

 than thofe of the fmall Snowdrop ; between thefe 

 arife an angular ftalk near a foot high, which is na- 

 ked, hollow, and channelled ; toward the top comes 

 out a fheath, which is whitifh, opening on the fide out 

 of which come two or three white flowers, hangin'r 

 upon flender foot-ftalks ; thefe have but one petaf 

 which is cut into fix parts almoft to the bottorh, which 

 are much larger than thofe of the fmall Snowdrop 

 and the ends of the fegments of the petal are tipped 

 with green, where they are of a thicker fubftance than 

 in any other part. Thefe flowers appear in March 

 foon after thofe of the fmall fort«, they have an 

 agreeable fcent, not much unlike that of the flowers 

 of Hawthorn; after the flower is paft, the oermen 

 which is fituated below the flower, fwdls to a Pcar- 

 fliaped capfule with three cells, inclofing feveral ob- 

 long feeds. 



The leaves of this fort decay toward the end of 

 May, after which time the roots may be taken up 

 and tranfplanted, for they fliould not be long kept out 

 of the ground. It is propagated here by offsets, which 

 the roots put out pretty plentifully when they are in 

 a fituation agreeable for them, and when they are not 

 too often removed. They fliould have a foft, gentle, 

 loamy foil, and an expofure to the eaft ; the roots 

 fhould be planted fix inches afunder, and four or five 

 inches deep, and muft not be tranfplanted oftencr 

 than every third year. 



The thirteenth fort grows naturally in many warm | - The fecond fort is generally known by the title of 



countries, for it has come up in the earth which came 

 from the Brafils, and from feveral parts of America, 



• fo that It may be found in many other parts. ^ The 

 , • leaves and ftalks are much like thofe of the Gar- 

 i den Crefs, but are more divided, and differ in fmell 

 <- and tafte from it: the petals of the flowers are fo 



* fmall as to* be almoft imperceptible, and there ap- 

 •* bears but twofta*^'"^ '^^ ^arli -s* : \ ^-'^^^^ x 



. , late, or tall Snowdrop ; this grows naturally in the 

 meadows near Pifa iriltalya^in Hungary, and alfo near 

 Montpelier ' 



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, The root of this fort is nearly as large as thole of the 

 ^ common Dafibdil, and are very like them in fhape; 

 h the leaves alfo are not unlike thofe of the Daffodil, and 



■ are more in number than thofe of the other fort ; they 



■ are of a pale green, and keel-fhaped at" the bottom. 

 This fort is' only cultivated in botanic gardens for I where they fold over each other, and embrace the 

 variety; the feeds fhould be fown on a moderate i - ftalk, which rifes a foot and a half high; at the topis 



'-■ hot-bed in the fpring, and when the plants have ob- I fituated a fpatha (or Iheath) which opens on oneiide, 



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^* tained ftrength, they may be tranfplanted on a warm 

 -^border, where thej^ will flower and perfeft their feeds. 



and lets out three or four flowers, which hang down- 

 ward, upon pretty long foot-ftalks ; thefe are cut Into 



M; See Anthemis. 



LEPIDOCARPODENDRON. See Protea. I fix oval concave fegments almoft to the bottom, and 

 LETTUCE. SecLACTucA. I are of a clear white, with a large green tip to each 



fegment, which is of a thicker confiftence than any 

 other part of the petal; within are fituated fix 

 awl-fhaped ftamina, with oblong yellow fummits, 

 ftanding ered round a very flender ftyle, crowned by 

 an obtufe ftigma. Thefe flowers appear the latter 



M 



•">• cojum. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 387. tab. 208. [AsxuTov, 

 ^^ of Afi;xoy, white, znd"'Jovy a Violet ; i.e. White Vio- 

 V * let,] Snowdrop ; in French, Perce-neige, . 

 e:.i,;;The Characters are, ' ' ■ . ' . . 



kv, 



M 



ohtufe^ comprejfed fpatbd or Jheath 



flower is of the ff reading 



end of April or the beginnning of May, arid, aj all 

 flowers in each ftieath do not come out together, but 

 following each other, fo there is afuccefTionof them 



hell Jhape^ cut into ftt^cparts^ which join at their bafeA : for^t^hree weeks dr longer, in cool weather/^ The 



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hathftxjhort hriftly ft 

 'ifcy four-cornered fu 



ich are ere£f. The roundifh 

 flower^ fupporting ' a ftyle 



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t^ 



briftly ftigma 



obtufe at the top^ crowned by 



zfterward 



zpfule 

 filled with roundifh feeds 



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» - V -^ > 



*<j 



firft 



'^'tinnaeus'S fixth clafs, which includes the plants whofe 



■flowers have fix ftamina and one ftyle, > ::/:•-., 

 ;L;:.,The Species are, 



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I. Leucojum (Vernum) fpatha uniflora, ftylo clavato. 

 *^'Lin. Sp. Plant. 2S9. Snowdrop with a fheath inclofing 

 -'one fio^.ver^ with a key-fhaped ftyle. .: Narciflb-leucojum 

 - -vulgare. Tourn. Infk. R. H. 387. Common great Snow- 



drop. ,* ^i 



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2. 



i^ft 



to. Loefl. Lin. Sp. Plant. 289. Snowdrop with many 

 flowers in a fheath^ and a key-floaped ftyle. ^ NarcifTo- 



ift. R. H. 



leucojum pratenfe multlflorum. 



387. Meadow Snowdy 



called the tall late Snow3ro£. : ?• . 



fiowers 



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^^flov^ersare fucceeded by large triangular feed- veffcls, 

 : having three cells, each containing two rows of fepds. 

 'This fort is generally propagated in England by off- 

 fets, for the plants raifed by feeds will not come to 

 ..flower in lefs than four years-, and as the roots put 

 out offsets in plenty, fo that is the more expeditious 

 method. Thefe roots may be treated in the fame 

 Lway as the firft fort, and mould have a foft loamy 

 ■V foil, and be expofed only to the morning fun, where 

 Ij. they will flower ftronger, and continue longer in 

 lj:„. beauty, than' when they are in, an open fituation, 

 though they will thrive in almoft any foil or fituation. 

 LEUCOJUM INCANUM. / See Cheiran- 



LEUCOJUM LUTEUM. J thus. 



LEUCOJUM BULBOSUM. See Galanthus. 



LEVEL, a mathematical inftrument ferving to draw 

 a line parallel to the horizon, not only for vari-' 

 ous ufes in mafonry, &c. but alfo to meafure the 

 difference of afcent and defcent between feveral 

 places, for the conveying of water, draining of 

 fens, &:c. 



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