JJales, in his trcatife on that head, does^ upon the 

 query put by Sir Ifaac Newton [" Are not grofs bo- 

 ** dies and Light convertible into one another ? And 

 «' may not bodies receive much of their aftivity 

 *' from the particles of Light which enter their com- 

 <t pofition ? The change of bodies into Li^ht, and 

 «V of Light into bodies, is very conformable to the 

 ;** courfc of nature, which feems delighted with tranf- 

 *» mutations,"] add this query, " And may not 

 " Light alfo, by freely entering the expanded fur- 

 f' faces of leaves and flowers, contribute much to the 

 " ennobling the principles of vegetables ?" . 

 That Light has beeri found to be of infinite lervice 

 fO the growth of vegetables, has beeri fully proved 

 by many experiments; i: By painting the walls of 

 the infide of a green-houfe black, whereby there will 

 be no reflefted rays of Light, when the v/eather be- 

 comes fo cold, as that the fhutters to the windows 

 have been obliged to be kept fhut a few days, the 

 Jeaves of thofe plants which have been placed therein 

 have dropped off. 





And plants which have been placed in dark rooms, 

 have been found to do the fame. .,,The earthing up 

 plants to blanch them, whereW they become tender, 

 and better for ufe ; yet if thele are' not ufed, when 

 properly blanched, will foori decay: the like will 

 happen if plants are covered clofe, fo as no Light 



can come to them^ ^^^7."^^^! .^?°P..S^P^.^^]?. ?^d J each "other; and after they have taken new root, 

 Y-_i_^_ _„j -r. J J .-- j^j^^y ^iii jfequire no other care but to keep them 



\. tlean from weeds. The roots will abide many years, 

 . ^nd where the fee'ds are permitted to fcatter, the plants 



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vage "xith leaves many titnes whged, and hies cut like 



wings, Cicutarialatifoliafoetida.C. B. P. i6i. Broad- 

 leaved^ fiirSng^ Bajlard Hemlock. ^ 



The firft fort is the cdmnion Lovage of the fhops ; 

 this was formerly cultivated in the kitchen-gardens as 

 an efculent herb, but has been lorigdifufed as fuch in 

 England; It grows naturally upon the Appenines, 

 and alfo near the river Liguria not far from Genoa - 

 this hath a ilrong, fiefhy, perennial root, which ftrikcs 

 deep into the ground, and is compofcd of many fironf^ 

 fiefhy fibres covered with a brown fkin,' and has a 

 ftrong, hot, aromatic fmell and cafte. The leaves are 

 large, winged, and compofcd of many large lobes 

 fhaped like thofe of Smallage, but are larger, and of 

 • a deeper green. The lobes toward the top are cut 

 into acute fegments. The ftalks rife to the height 

 of fix or itven feet; they are large and channelled, 

 dividing into feveral branches, each being terminated 

 by a large umbel of yellow flowers, which are fuc- 

 ceeded by oblong flriated feeds. It flowers in June 

 and July, and the feeds ripen in autumn. 

 This is eafily propagated by feeds, which fiiould be 

 fown in autumn foon after they are ripe; for when 

 they are kept out of the ground till fpring, they fel- 

 . dom grow the firil year ; when the plants come up 

 .. ^rid are fit to remove; they may be tranfplanted into 

 S moift rich border, at about three feet diftance from 







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. ficken, and afterward decay, t- 

 How much the fine Vacy flavour ot truits is owing 



: ito Light is hard to fay, but fronl a fevs( .dcperrmehts 

 it appear^., tpoft of their rich juices are beholden to \ 

 Liaht for their exccirence ; therefore we may truly 

 iaver, that Light is as neceliary to promote vegeta- 

 tion as for animal ceconomy. 



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tlGUSJICUM. lourn. imt. K, Jri. 323 



. 171. Lih:tjen. Plant. 308. [takes its name of Ligu- , 

 fc ria, becaufe this plant, in old tim.e, grew in greateft 

 ':!< plenty "near a river of Genoa^ called Liguria.] Lo- 

 -Vage ; in French, Livecbe. . . , . ' ^^ , 





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^j^ofed of feveral fmaller^ which are alfo cornpofed of other \ . on the top, Ifcaped like thofe of the former; rhcfe 



w;ll come up without care. . 

 '. The roots, leaves, and feeds of Lovage, are heating 

 , and drying* they warm and comfort the ftomach, 

 expel wind, and provoke urine. ^.■^, /-i.-r^ri rv.wt 

 The fecond fort grows naturalFy near the feain many 

 parts of Scotland; this hath a biennial root, but of 

 much lefs fize than the former •, the leaves are corn- 

 pofed of broader and fliorter lobes, each leaf having , 

 two or three trifoliate leaves, whcfe lobes are in- 

 dented on their edges. The fl:alk rifes about a foot 

 .-. high, fufl:aining a fmail umbel of yellow flovvcrs 



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fafed of feven unequal leaves', :^- The perianthium of 

 fiow^ is indented in five parts^ fitting upon the' gern. 



y appear in June, and are fucceeded by oblong chan- 

 ,y nelled feeds, which ripen in autumn. This plant 

 , , may be cultivated in the fame manner as the former. ' 



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ibeir points^ and keel-fhaped withm. /It hath five h 



ffamina^ wbicb are jhorter than the petals-^ termtnaUi 



j^ple Jummiisl ■ Tbe^ermeHj which is fit uated wider 



flowery fupports two ^mple flylesy 'crowned by fimple fiig-\^^^it garnifhed ;?ivith doubly winged leaves, cornpofed 



-r The third fort grows naturally on the Alps ; this is 



_. a perennial plant. The ftalks nfe atout two feet 



ry nigh, and at every joint are bent alternately, nrfl: to 



^1 one iide, then to the oppolite -, at every joint they 



v^s. The 2£rmen afterward turns to an oblonz f) 



two partSy wbtcb ts angular ana thannelUd. 

 WO obiong fmooib feeds, r'^^ ■ :->. j^ 



;rThisgenus"'of plj^nts is' ranged in the fecond feftioh 

 l^pilJm?^^,^ fifth ^qlafSi;*S¥;^^ch contains thofe plants 

 V ^Jiofc flowers have five 

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^a^pf fmall lobes which run into each other, and iuft 

 ^ above each leaf comes out a nde branch j thefe, as 

 alfo the principal ftalks", are^ermihated by umbels of 

 "^^ white lowers, which apipear iifjurie^ ahd are fuc- 



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iGusTicuM (Levijlicuni) foliis multiplicibus, foliolis 

 I.iupefne incifis/ Hortr Cliff, gy! tXgvdgY^with ^many 

 '^f.f^avesy Vihofe lobes are cut out''^(\rdtQwqrd the top:^-^JLe- 



4. LiGusTicuM (Scoticum) foliis biternatis. Lin. Sp, 

 ,1, Plant. 25b. Lovage with double trifoliate leaves Li- 



7gufticijn3,S^Q.ticum Apii folioV Tourn.. Ipft. Ri H. 



%. L1.GUSTICUM (Jujlriacum) folns bipinnatis, foholis 



• confluentibus incifis integernmis. Lin. Sp. 360. Lo- 



iaffwitb 'doiible winged leaves^ whdfe lobes run 'togeWer^ 



^^jond i0V£ .i^v)irlpg'ments''J'^X-'i^^ folio 



n gJabxura.v Tdiir^rinft. R. H." 323. Lovage wit^ a 



-^. LiGusTicuM (Lucidum) foliis pinnatifidis, foliolis li- 

 "earibus planis. JLovaze with winz-pointed leaves^ wbofe 

 f.^( very narrow ana plain^^ Ligufticum ryrenai- 

 cum, foezxicuU folio lucidum. Tourn. Inft. ^ij^ Lo- 

 W ^f tk^.hr^^cs^ ivitb ^fiining Fennel leaf. ., .,^n- 



7',,(:e?4ed by, oblong channelled ieeds, ^^hich^ri^^^ : 



. autumn.^ .>f-*f;'^iy.*^«tf;,r~ - ,^..w;^r^^- ^4. r. - -- 

 The fourth fort grows naturally on the Pyrenean 



; Mountains j this hath a biennial root. The leaves are 

 /doubly \^nged'.^; The* Ipbes are/yery narrow^ 'and 

 .^finely divided. nXJie ftalks^are fl;r|yig, ai?d jpfe afpot 

 ; ^,and a half high, garniflied with fhining winged leay.es, ' 

 " ^and are*tei*minated by pretty large umbels of whitilh 



., flowers, which appear in June, and tneieeds ripen in 



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/'The fifth fort gfbiy,s'' naturally on "the Peloponeflan 



'Mountains i'this hath a very thick ^flelhy root like 



/tnat of Parfnep, which ftrikes deep in the ground. 



, , The leaves are very large, being compoled of m^ny 



Winged leaves, whofe lobes are cut into acute points j 



,.:thefe'aVc of a^eep'gfeehV and, 5vhe^ bruifed, emit a 



^'jfoetid odour. The, ftalks rife three or four feet high ; , 



:they are.yery large and hollow, like thofe of Hem- 



[lioQKyZn^ attheirtoplarge umbels of yellowilli 



"flowers, in {hapeoFabofymbus ; thefe appear in June, 



...and are fucceeded by oblong channelled feeds which 



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