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thefe have tubes about an inch long, 

 club ; the brim is (lightly cut into nine 



which are reflexed -, 



Upon pretty long foot-flalks. . Th& flowers are pro- 

 duced in loofc panicles at the end of the branches ; 



inch loner, ihaped like a 



obcufe feg- 



mcnts, wnjcji arc rcncxeu -, they are of a yellowifli 



reen colour, and are fucceeded by roundlQi capiules, 

 led wirh very fmall feeds. It flowers about the 

 fame time with the other forts. 

 The feeds of the ninth fort were fent from Peru with 

 thofe of the former, by the younger de Juflieu j the 

 ftalk of this is round, and rifes near four feet high, 

 fending out two or three branches from the lower 

 part; the leaves are large, heart-fhaped', and a little 

 . waved; they are very clanimy, ftanding upon long 

 foot-ftaiks. The flowers grow in loofe fpikes at the 

 top of the ftalk, having Ihort open tubes, which are 



' curved almoft like the lip flowers ; they are of a dull 



>,- purple colour i the empalement is unequally cut, one 



•, of the fcgmcnts being twice the fize of the other. 

 -The tenth fort was difcovered by the late Dr. Houf- 

 , tdua at La Vera Cruz, who fent the feeds to England. 



\ jThis hath a pretty thick taper root, which Itrikes 

 deep in the ground ; at the top comes out fix or fe- 



■ * ven oval fpear-fliaped leaves, which fpread on the fur- 

 nace of the ground ; they are about the fize of thofe 



\. of the. common Primrofe, but are of a deeper green ; 

 the fcalk rifes about a foot high, branching into three 



• or four divifions, at'eacKof thefe is'placed one fmall 

 leaf; the branches are terminated by a loofe fpike of 

 ■ flowers, which are fmall, tubulous, and of a yellow- 

 ifli green colour, having very ftiort empalements, 

 which are cut at theljrim into five' aciite Tegirients. 



r/The feed-veflTcl is frfiall, oval, 'and divided into tWo 

 ., cells, which are full of fmall feeds. ^ ^ 



All the forts except the fixth, feventh, and eighth, re- 



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feventh ai-e vei-y hardy, arid" may be propag:ti:c(j \if 

 fowing their feeds in March, upon a bed of light earth, 

 where they will come up, and may be tranfplanred 

 mto any part of the garden, where they will thrive 

 without farther cai*e. - ' . 



The lafl: fort being fomewhat tenderer than the other, 

 fliouid be fown early in the fpring on a hot-bed ; and 

 when the plants come up, they fliould be tranfplantcd 

 on another moderate hot-bed, where they mufl: be 

 duly watered, and fliould have a large fliare of free 

 air in warm weather ; and when the plants have ob- 

 tained a good fliare of fl^rength, they fliould be tranf- 

 plantcd into feparate pots, and plunged into si 'mo- 

 derate hot-bed to brins them forward. "Aboul 'the 

 middle of June fome of the plants may be ih^en 

 out of the potSj and planted into Beds of rich earth; 

 but it will be proper to keep one or two plants Th pots, 

 which may be placed in thefl;ove (iapafe thefeafon 

 fliould prove bad,) that they triay ripen their feeds, 

 fo that the fpecies may be preferved. . = ' -^ *•"' 

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 ^ Lin. Gen. Plant. 606. [fo called, as though Nigrella; 



' from the colour of its feed, becaufe the feeds of this 



plant are, for the mbfl: part, black. It is alfo called 



Melianthum, of /xiA«?, blacki and a\S(^, a flower^ 



1 * q. d. black flower^ although the flower is not black : 



• ' it is alfo called Melafpermum, of /xEXac, black, and 



p^ a'V£/>/xa, feed.] Fennel-flower, or Devil in a bufli. 



'^'VThe Characters are. 





^Tbe flower has najm^alefnent^ but a leafy ferianthium. 

 It hath five oval^ ohtufe^ plain petals^ which ff read open^ 



^and are contraEled at their bafe^ and eight very fljort nec^ 

 tariums fituated in%'^circtey each having two lips \ tit 

 exterior being larger^ ths inferior bifida phin^ and con- 



the interior is fhortery narrower^ /row an oval ter- 

 minating in a line: It hath a great number of awl-fhaped 



ftamina^ which are fhbrtir than the feials^ terminated by 



vex 



\j pcrfedion iq^this^country, fo require to be raifedin a I iobtufe^ comprejfedy ere^^ fummits'^and in fome five^ in 



others ten^ oblongs convex, ereil germen, ending in awl- 

 fhaped flylesy which are long^ revolved, and permanent^ . 

 having ftigmas faftened longitudinally to them, The^er- 

 men afterward become fo many oblong compreffed capfules^ 

 divided by a furrow, but conneEled within, filled with 

 rough angular feeds. ~- 



.This genus of plants is ranged in the fifth fe£lionof 

 Linna^us's thirteenth clafs, which includes 



hot-bed, after the following manner : 

 vj^he feeds mufl: be fown upon a moderate hot-bed in 

 *> ^arch, and when the plants are come up fit to re- 

 move, tliey fliould be tranfplanted into a new hot- 

 -rted of a moderate warmth, about four inches afun- 

 J de/ each way, obferving to water and fliadethem 

 • jUntil they.ljave taken root ; after which you mufl: let 

 ^^j^theni have air in proportion to the warmth of the 

 feafbn, otherwife they will draw up very weak, and 



. {ibe ther^By lefs capable of enduring the open air: you 

 -.yipuft alfo obfe|ve. .to^ water them frequently, but 

 ^v.yrhile they are very young, it fli9uld not be given to 

 , them in too great quantities; though when they are 

 ^. pretty fl:rdng, they will require to have it often, and 

 ' in plenty.;:- ^rtt-z-n-'iiiit^^^ vi ^Ji 



thofe 







*.-.qln this bed the plants" fliould remain until the middle 

 l^,;Of May, by v/hich time (if they have fucceeded well) 

 r-lhey will touch each' other, therefore they fliould be 

 ^ Jnured JO ,l^ear the Open air gradually; after which 

 t ., tRey muft be taken up carefully, ^ preferving a large 

 I ball of earth to each root, and planted into a rich light' 

 -J foil, in rows four feet afiinder, and* the plants three 

 , feet difl:ance in the rows, obferving to water them 

 ^ until they have taken root ; after which they will re- 

 ^ quire no farther care (but only to keep them clean 

 ironi weeds) until the plants begin to fliew their flower- 

 4y ftems ; at which time you fliould cut oflT the tops of 

 .„ them, diat their leaves ijiay be the better nouriflied, 

 Whereby they will be rendered larger, and of a thicker 

 16 f^bft^nce. In AugufttKey will be full grown, when 

 t^ey ftiould be cut for ufe ; for if they are permitted 

 ,'*^^pftand longer, their under. Igaves will begin to de- 

 cay. This is to be underftooS for fuch plants as are 

 ..propagated for ufe, but thofe plants which are defign- 

 : ed for ornament, fliould be planted in the borders of 

 ■ the plcafure-garden, and permitted to grov^ their full 

 y: height, where they will continue flowering from July, 

 v^: till the froft puts a fl:op to them.' ; - • 



:: The three fmafler forts of Tobacco are preferved in 

 Dotanic gardens for variety, but are feldom propagat- 

 ed for ufe. The fir fl: fort is found growing upon 

 bS.^^^g^i^s in divers parts of England. The fixth and 



plants whofe flowers have many fl:amina and five ft:yles. 

 :ii, The Species are,. .'«-:.' . '. ' . ,■ *,^ 



i^fiiGEhLAjJrvenfis) piftillis'^uinis,' petali^s fnfegris, 

 i' capfulis turbinatis. Lin. Sp.Plant;'*534:. Fennel-flower 



'having five pomtals, ehtiri petals, and turhinaied feed- 

 ^^^efiels: Nigella arvenfis cbrnMa^ C. B. P. Field horned 



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2. NiGELLA {Damafcena) flonbus mvolucro foliofo cinc- 

 '"'tis. Hort. Cliff: 215. Fennel-fiower whofe flowers ^are 

 ..encompaffedwitb 'a leafy, involucmm..;- Nigella angufl:i- 

 t:hfolia, flore maiore fimplici cseruleo. C. B. P; 14./;. 

 ' ' Narrow-leaved Fennel-flower, having a larger,fingle^ blui 



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3. Nigella {Sativa) pifl:illis 'quinisj capfulis muricatis 

 i fubrotundis, foliis fubpilofis. Hort. Upfal. 1^4^ Fen- 



\ 'inel-Jlower with five pointah which are prickly, and leaves 

 ? b} fomewhat hairy, t Nigella flore minore fimplici' candi- 

 ,'do'. Gw B. P. 145I FennelflGwerwitFafmallery'^ifgle, 









y^white flower.- :\f^:^X.r:2(m\ 



4. Nigella (Cretica) pifliillis quinis," corolla-longiori- 

 :*>ibus, petalis integris. FenneUflower kvith five pointal\ 

 yjofiger than the petals, which are enflreT; -Nigella Cre-i 

 tica latifolia odorata. Park. Theat. 1376. Broad-leaved 



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' fweetfmelling Fennel-flower of Crete J 



5. Nigella {Latifolia) pifl:illis denis corolla brevioribus^ 

 ^.Fennel-flower with ten point als' which ate porter than 

 i^} the petals. Nigella alba fimplici flore, Alp. Exot. 261^ 

 '.-: Fennel-flower with afingle white flower. ;-"-/- ■ ' ' 



6. Nigella (Hifpanica) pifl;illis denis coroTlam ^quan- 

 tibus. Hort. UpfaL 154. Fennel-flower with ten pointalsi 



■i':-$qualling the petaL .Nigella latifolia flore niajore fim- 

 ?iplici casruleo. C. B. P. j 4.5. Broad-leaved Fennel- 

 h flower with a large, fingle, blue flower. 





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