inclining to the fame. 



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the bafe. 



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The fourth fort grows naturally in both Indies ; this 

 hath a Ihong Reed-like ftalk, which rifes fix or feven 

 feet high, garniihed with leaves more than three feet 

 long ; tliey are near three inches broad at their baie, 

 leflcning to a point at the end, having a fniooth fur- 

 face ; the fpikcs arife at the wings of the ftalk *, they 

 are fingle, but not fo compact as thofe of the for- 

 mer, having foft awns or beards ; they are about fix 

 inches long, and ftand upon very long foot-ftalks ; 

 the grain of this is pretty large. 

 The fifth fort grows naturally' in Peru -, this rifes with 

 a Reed-like ftalk fix feet high, v;hich fends out two 

 or three branches from the fides, and is garniflied 

 with long leaves two inches broad at their bafe-, the 

 Ilalks are of a purple colour, the leaves are alio 



The Ipikes come out from the 



wings of the ftalks, and at the end of the branches ; 



they are about four or five inches long, thicker than 



man's thumb, and almoft equal at the point with 



They are of a pale blue colour, having 

 pretty long awns or beards of the fame colour, as are 

 alfo the feeds, which are larger and rounder than thofe 



of the other forts. 



The two firft forts are fown in feveral parts of Eu- 

 rope in the fields, as Corn, for the fuftcnance of the 

 inhabitants, but it is reckoned not to afford fo good 

 nourifhment as Millet; however, it is frequently ufed 

 in fome parts of Germany and Italy, to make cakes 

 ' and bread, but the German is not ib much efteemed 

 as the Italian fort; but as it will ripen better in cold 

 countries than that, it is generally cultivated where 

 a better fort of grain will not fucceed. 

 The feeds of this fort may be fown in the fpring, 

 at the fame time as Barley is fown, and may be ma- 

 naged exaflly in the fame way ; but this fhould not 

 be fown too thick, for thefe feeds are very fmall, and 

 the plants grow ftronger, therefore require more room. 

 ■ The German fort doth not grow above three feet high, 

 uhlefs it is fown on very rich land, in which cafe it 

 will rife to be four feet high; but the leaves and ftems 

 of this Corn are very large, fo require to Hand four 

 or five inclies apart, otherwife they will grow up weak 

 .' and' come to little. Thefe large growing Corns fliould 

 /• be fown iri^drills^'at about eighteen inches apart, fo 

 ^' "that the ground maybe hoed betv/een the rows of 

 Corn, to keep them clear from weeds, and the ftir- 

 ring of the ground will greatly improve the Corn. In 

 Auguft the Corn will ripen, when it may be cut down 

 and dried, and then Hiould be houfed. 

 The Italian Panic grows npch larger than the Ger- 

 man, and produces much larger fpikes ; fo this fiiould 

 be allowed more room to grow, otherwife it will come 

 to little. This is alfo later before it ripens^ fo it is 

 hot very proper for cold countries. 

 The other forts are natives of very warm countries, 

 where they are ufed by the inhabitants to make bread. 

 ''■ Thefe grow very large, and require a good fummer, 

 otherwife they will not ripen in this country. The 

 feeds of this Idnd Ihould be fown the latter end of 

 March or the beginning of April, on a moderate hot- 

 bed, and the' plants fhould be planted out' when 

 ' grown to a proper fize,'upbri a bed of light rich earth, 

 in a warm fituation. They Ihould be planted in rows 

 about three feet afunder, and the plants mull be kept 

 ';' clear from weeds. When the plants are grown pretty 

 '^ tall, they fhould be fiipported by flakes, otherwife 

 '''the winds will break them down ; and when the Corn 

 begins to ripen, the birds muR: be kept from it, 

 otherwife they will foon deftroy it. Thefe forts are 

 • preferved in fome curious gardens for the fake of va- 

 riety, but they are not worth cultivating for ufe in 

 ■ * England. ^ ' The two lafr forts feldom ripen here. 

 PANSIE'S. See Viola TrIcolor. 

 PAPAVER. TournTnft. R. H. 2. tab. 119. Lin. 



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ierminatedhy clhfig, comprejfed, ereH fimimis. In fig 



center is placed a large rcimdijjj gerrsic'n h^rJrg m fi-dt 

 but is crc-jjued by a plain, radiated, ^arget-JLapcd Jlio]ij,l 

 The genr.cji a/nvx-ard becomes a large capjule, crownd 

 by the plain Jlignia, havirg one cell, cpedn^ in many 

 places at the top under the cro-ivn^ and is filled ivith fmall 

 feeds. 



This genus of plants is ranged in the firft fciftioa 

 of Linna^us's thirteenth clals, which incKidcs thofe 

 plants whofe flowers have many ftamina and one 

 germen. 



The Species are, 



1. Papaver (Rb^as) capfulis glabrls globofis, cartlc 

 pilofo multifioro, foliis pinnaiifidis incifis. Lin. Sp 

 Plant. 507. Poppy with fnocth globular heads, a barn 

 ftalk with many flowers, and wing-pointed cut leave], 

 Papaver erraticum,rubrum, campeftre. J. B. 3. oq^' 

 Common r^d field Poppy, 



2. Papaver (/i^'^W^^o;/) capfulis fubglobofis tcrofis hif- 

 pidis, caule foliofo multifloro. Lin. Sp. Plant. 506, 

 Poppy with globular capfules which are funowed and 

 prickly, and a leafy fialk bearing m^ny flowers, 

 mone capitulo breviore hifpido. J. B. 3. 306. Arn- 

 mone with a flocrter prickly head, 



3. Papaver {Argemone) capfulis clavatis hifpidis, caulc 

 foliofo mulcifioro. Lin. Sp. Plant. 506. Peppy %i!b 

 nail-floaped prickly heads^^ and a leafy flalk bearing many 

 fl.Gwers, Papaver erraticum, capite longiore hifpido. 



Tourn. Inft. 238. Field Poppy with a longer prickly head, 



4. Papaver {Alpinum) capfula hifpida, fcapo unifloro 

 nudo hifpido, foliis bipinnatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 507. 

 Poppy with prickly heads, and a naked prickly ftalk bear- 

 ing one flower, a7id double zvlnged leaves. Argemone 

 Alpina coriandri folio. C. B. P. 172. Alpine Argemou 

 with a Coriander leaf. 



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Gen, Plah't. 573. Poppy, in French, Pavot, 

 "'The Characters are, 

 The empalement of the flower is oval, indented, and com- 

 pofed of two almoft oval^ concave, obtufc leaves^ which 

 fall off. ne flower has four large roundiflo petals which 

 fpread cpen^ with a great - number of hair-like ftamina^ 



5. Papaver {Cambricum) capfulis glabris oblongis, caule 

 multifloro laevi, foliis pinnatis incifis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 



'.^508. Poppy with oblong fmooth heads, a frncoth ftalk 



' "bearing many flower s^ and cut winged leaves, Papaver 



luteum perenne, laciniato folio, Cambrobritannicum. 



'Raii Syn. Ed. 3. p. 309." Yellow^ Welchy perennial 



Poppy, with a cut leaf, . ' 



6. Papaver (Nudicaule) capfulis hifpidis, fcapo uni- 

 floro nudo hifpido, foliis fimplicibiis pinnato-fiaua- 

 tis. Hort. Upfal. 136. Poppy with prickly headsy a na- 

 ked rough ftalk having one flower, andjingle leaves which 

 are wingedly Jinuated, Papaver erraticum, luteoflorc, 

 capite oblongo hifpido. Amman. Ruth. 61, Field 

 Poppy with a yellow flower, and an oblong prickly head, 



7. Papaver {Orientale) capfulis glabris, caulibus unl- 

 fioris, fcabris, foliis pinnatis ferratis. Hort. Upfal. 

 136. Poppy with fmoGth heads, rough leafy flalks having 

 one fl.ower, and flawed winged leaves, Papaver Orien- 

 tale hirfutifllmum flore magno. Tourn. Cor. 17. Moft 

 hairy eaftern Poppy with a large flower. 



8. Papaver (Somniferurn) calycibus capfulifque glabris, 

 foliis amplexicaulibus incifis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 508. 

 Poppy with fmooth capfules a'lid empalcments^ and cut leaves 

 embracing the ftalks, Papaver hortenfe nigro femine, 

 fylvefl:re Diofcoridis, nigrum Plinii. C. B. P. i/O. 

 Garden Poppy with black feeds, ■'''"■. 

 Papaver {Alhan) capfulis ovatis glabris, foliis lati- 



oribus amplexicaulibus nfarginibus incifo-ferratis. 

 Poppy with oval fmooth heads, and broader leaves em- 

 bracing the ftalks^ which are cut on their edges like the 

 teeth of a flaw, Papaver hortenfe, femine albo, fati- 

 vum Diofcoridis, album Plinii. C. B. P. 170. Garden 

 Poppy with white feedsy commonly called white Peppy. 

 The firfl; fort is the common red Poppy, which 

 grows naturally on arable land in moft parts ofEng- 

 ' \ from the flowers of this fort is drawn a fimple 

 water, a tinfture, a fyrup and conferve for medicinal 

 ufe. It is an annual plant ; from the roots rife feve- 

 ral jough branching ilalks a foot and a half higii, 

 garniflied with hairy leaves five or fix inches long, 

 deeply jagged almoft to the midrib, thofe on the 

 lower part of the leaves being thedeepeft; thefe jags 

 are oppofite and regular, like thofe of the winged 

 ■leaves. At the top of each ftalk ftand the flowers 



"which have oval hairy- empalcments, opening vifith 



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