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The fecond fort grows naturally in the fouth of 

 France on the fea-coaft. The leaves of this fort are 

 of an oblong oval form ; they are fix inches long, and 

 three broad, fmooth, entire, and of a deep green. The 

 ftalk rifes fifteen or fixteen inches high, dividing into 

 feveral fpreading branches, which are divided again 

 into fmaller, and are terminated by feveral Ihort 

 fbikes of pale blue flowers, ranged on one fide the 

 ^ot-ftalk. This fort feldom flowers till the end 

 of Auguft, fo never produces any good feeds in 

 England. 

 The third fort grows naturally in Narbonne and 



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duces feeds in England : there is a variety of this, 

 which bears galls like thofe upon tlie Oak, which 

 grows naturally in Sicily, but I do not know if it is 

 a different fpecies, for thofe plants which arc in the 

 Enghlh gardens have no appearance of any. 

 The eighth fort was raifed in the Chelfca garden, 

 from feeds which were brought me from Africa ; 

 this is a biennial plant, which dies foon after it has 

 produced flowers and feeds. The lower leaves are 

 but few in number j they are fpear-fliaped, hairy, 

 and flightly fawed on their edges, about two inches 

 long, and half an inch broad. The ftalk rifes about 

 Provence; this hathfmall, oval, obtufe leaves, about | fifteen inches high, which at each joint is garnifhed 



two inches long, and one broad, with pretty long 

 foot-ftalks, which are bordered, or winged with part 



with three narrow leaves, ending in acute points ; 



from the bafe of thefe leaves is continued a leafy mem- 



of the leaves, which runs clofe to, and partly embrace | brane, or wing, running along the ftalk on each fide ; 



the upper part of the root ; thefe are of a lighter 

 green than either of the former. The ftalk rifes a 

 foot and a half high, fending out branches alter- 



thefe ftalks branch out but little, and are terminated 

 by ftiort panicles of flowers, whofe foot-ftalks are not 

 winged as in the former •, each foot-ftalk fuftains two 



nately on each fide j the lower ones being long, the | or three flowers of a bright blue colour, out of the 

 others gradually diminifhing to the top, fo as to form f middle of which arifes another fmall flower of a pale 



a loofe kind of pyramid : thefe all point upward, and 

 toward their ends fend out fpikes of pale blue flowers, 

 which are ereft. This fort flowers late in Auguft, 

 fo never perfeds feeds in Englanih??^;? 



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yellow colour. This fort flowered in July and Au- 



1757, but did not ripen feeds. 

 The ninth fort grows naturally in Sicily, and was 

 found growing on the border of the fea in Norfolk, 



The fourth fort grows naturally i^lE^land. It was I ■ by Mr. Henry Scott, a gardener, and has fince been 



firft difcovered on the fea banks ^oS^ Walton, in Ef- J found in plenty in Lincolnftiire, by 



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fex, afterward near Maiden, in the fame county, and 

 fince at the mouth of the river that runs from Chi- 

 chefter, in SuflTex. 'The leaves of this fort are fpear- 

 fhaped, about three inches long, and" one broad in 

 the middle, leflening gradually to both ends. 'The 

 ftalk rifes four or five inches high, dividing into 

 many Ipreading branches, which are very thick fet 



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The lower leaves of this fort are narrow at their bafe. 

 But enlarge upward, where they are broad, and 

 rounded at the top, in fliape of a wedge. The ftalks 

 are flender and ftiff, rifing from feven fo fourteen 

 inches high, fending out many flender fide branches ; 

 all thofe which proceed from the lower part of the 

 ftalk are barren, having no flowers -, but toward the 



'with fhort fpikes of whitifli blue flowers. -Thefc'ap- I top they have Ihort panicles of whitifli flowers, which 



pear in Auguft, and the feeds ripen in Oftober. 

 'r-- The fifth fort was' difcovered by Dr. Tournefort in 

 •^ the Levanr,-^om whence he fent the feeds to the 

 ''• Royal Garden af Paris, where they grew, and have 

 ' . produced feeds many years, which have been com- 

 ■ '■'tnunicated to many of the curious gardens^in Europe. 



The feeds of this fort were fent me from the Darda- 



are fmall, and fit three .or four together upon one 

 foot-ftalk. This fort flowers in July and Auguft. 

 The tenth Ibrt grows naturally near the fea, about 

 Marfeilles and Leghorn ; this hath many thick flefhy 

 leaves, which are ftiaped like a fpatula, growing near 

 the root, and fpread on the ground -, they are fmooth, 

 and of a grayifta colour. The ftalks are naked,, and 



iielles, where the rJ^ints grow in plenty. The leaves r rife about fix inches high, dividing toward the top 



'"■^t)f this fort atre abw / >/^ ; inches long, and three quar- 

 ters of an inch broacl In the middle, diminifliing gra- 

 '^'f* dually to both ends. The ftalks rife about five 

 • ^ or fix inches highy^^ dividing into feveral Ipreading 

 [ ^Branches, which are again divided into fnialler; thefe 

 ' * - arc te?ftiinated by fpikes of pale blue flowers, ranged j- ' and in Italy-, this is an annual plant, with long narrow 



into many fmaller branches, which are terminated by 

 fliort crooked panicles of fmall flowers, of a pale red 

 colour. This fort flowers in Auguft, but never pro- 

 duces feeds in this country. 

 The eleventh fort grows naturally about Montpelier 



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on one fide the foot-ftalk -, the whole, ^hen growing, 

 being ipread wide, has fomewhat the appearance of 

 an'umbel of flowers. This fort flowers in Auguft,' 



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The fixth fort gf d^s naturally in Sicily and Paleftinc ; 



this is a biennial plant. ^^ -The lower leaves which 



fpread on the ground^ are indented almoft to the 



middle rib ; thefe indentures are' alternate and blunt. 



The ftalks rife a foot ahd*^a' half high, ' dividing I . ris, part of which were fent me by Dn Bern^d de 



'4' leaves, which are fet with roueh tubercles like the 

 leaves of Viper's Buglols. The ftalks rife about eight 

 iriches high, dividing into two or three fmall branches^ 

 which are tcrniiriated by reflexed ftiort fpikes of pale 

 blue flowers ; thefe come out late in Auguft, and the 

 ieeds are feldom perfeded in England. 

 The twelfth fort grows naturally in Egypt, froni 

 whence the feeds were fent to the Royal Garden at Pa- 



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upward into feveral bianch^S, garniftied at each joint 

 with three narrow leaves fitting clofe to the ftalks, 

 from whofe bafe proceeds a leafy membrane, or wing, 

 which funs along on both fides the ftalk ; xK^^c are 

 rough, and a little hairy. - The' ftalks are terniiriated 

 by panicles of flowers, which fit upon winged foot- 

 ftalks, each fuftaining three or four flowers of a light 

 blue colour, which continue long without fading. 



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Tuflieu, which grew in the Chelfea garden, wjhere 

 there are feveral plants, which have produced flowers 

 many years. This rifes with an upright fhrubby 

 ftalk to the height of eight or ten feet, divided up- 

 ward into many branches, garniftied with narrow 

 fpear-ftiaped leaves, placed without order ; they are 

 of a thick confiftence, and of a gray colour, fitting 

 clofe to the branches. The flowers are produced at 



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This fort flowe'rs in July and Auguft, bui: unlefs the | ■ - the end of the branches in loofe panicles, ftanding al- 

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The feventh fort grows naturally in Sicily ; this hath 



a fhrubby ftalk, which rifes about two feet high, di- 

 '' viding into feveral ligneous branches, which fpread 

 ' out on every fide ; the lower part of thefe are ciofely 



garniftied with gray leaves, like thofe of the Sea Pur- 



flain, and are of a thick confiftence. The branches 



are terminated by panicles of blue flowers, having 



one funnel-ftiaped petal, which come out fingly at a 



diftance from e*ach other, having long tubes, but di- 

 vide into five legnients upward, which fpread open. 

 . This flowers from June tUi autumn; but never pro- 



with intervals between them ; they have pretty long 

 tubes, which enlarge upward, where they arc cue 

 into five obtulc fegments, which fpread open ; thefe 

 are of a bright Iky blue, but fade to a purple before 

 they fall off". The flowers begin to appear in July, 

 and there is a fuccefllon of them till winter. 

 The 6rft, fecond, third, fourth, fifth, and eighth 

 forts, are abiding plants, which will thrive in the open 

 air in England •, fuch of thefe as grow naturally in 

 England, may be eafily procured from the places 

 ■ where they grow ; thefe plants may be tranfplanted 

 ^at almoft any time of the year, provided they are 



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