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The third fort grows naturally in Maryland ; this hath 

 a perennial root, from which arife Icveral upright 

 ftalks of a purplilh colour, clofely covered with white 

 Ipots ; thcfe grow about three feet high, and are gar- 

 nifhcd with heart fpear-fhaped Icaveswhichare fmooth, 

 about three inches long and one bi-oad at their bafc, 

 ending in acute points. Toward the upper part ot 

 the ftalks are fcnt out fmall branches oppofitc, each 

 being terminated by a fmall bunch of flowers y but 

 the principal ftalk is terminated by a long loofc fpikc 

 of flowers, compofcd of fmall bunches arifing from 



the wings of the ftalk at each joint, each duller hav- ^ ^ ^^^ 



ing one common foot-ltalk near an inch long, but I roots, fo that they will fend out but few ftalks, and 



ftifi; in which they will grow tall, and produce mVi 

 larger bunche:s of flowerii than in dry ground • for 

 when the foil is poor and dry, they frequcndy die in 

 fummer, unlefs they are duly watered. 

 They are generally propagated by parting their roots 

 becaufe they do not often produce feeds in En-daiid* 

 The beft time for this is in autumn, when theirltalks 

 begin to decay. Thefe roots fhould not be divided 

 into fmall heads, if they are expcdlcd to flower well 

 the following fummer •, nor lliouid they be parted of 

 tener than every other year, becaufe when they* are" 

 often removed and parted, it will greatly weaken the 



thofc will be fo v.cak as not to rife their ufual heioht 

 and the bunches of flowers will be much fmaller.^ * 

 When the roots are tranfplanted and parted, it will 

 be a good way to lay fome old tan, or other' mukh 

 upon the furfacc of the ground about their roots' to 



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they will have put out new fibres before winter fo 



the froft when it is fevere often kills the fibres 



(lender ftalks, which are apt to incline to the ground I whereby the plants fuflcr greatly, arid are fometimes 



the fimple foot-ftalks of the flowers are fliort ; the 

 flowers arc of a bright purple colour, and appear late 

 in July ; fo that if the feafon is temperate, or the 

 foil in wliich they grow moift, they will continue in 

 beauty great part of Auguft, but are rarely fucceeded 

 by feeds in England. 



The fourth fort grows naturally in North America •, 

 this has a perennial root, from which arife feveral 



prevent the froft from penetrating the 



if they are not fupported; thefe divide into fcvcral 

 fmall branches, which fpread from each other *, the 

 lower part of the ftalks arc garniftied with broad 

 fpear-lnaped leaves placed alternate, fitting clofe to 

 tnc ftalks, and on the fmallcr branches they arc nar- 

 rower, and placed oppofite. The flowers grow in 



loofc bunches at the end of the branches ; they have 

 iliort cmpalcments, which are cut into five, narrow, 

 acute fegments ; the tube of the flower is long and 

 flcnder, the fegments at the top arc broad and heart- 

 fhaped, inverted. They arc of a light blue, and 

 appear the latter end of May or the begmning of June, 

 but are rarely fucceeded by feed: in England. 

 The fifth fort grows naturally in North America ; 

 this hath a perennial root and an annual ftalk/ which 

 is fmooth, of a light green, and rifcs about two feet 

 high, fending out a few fide branches, garnifhed with 



fpear-ftiapcd leaves placed oppofitc, near three inches 

 long and one broad at the middle, drawing to a point 



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tt each cud, fittin 



a dark green, an 



clofe to tlic ftalks ; they are of 

 their 



edges 



deftroyed. 



The firft, fccond, and fifth forts, propagate pretty 

 faft by their fpreadlng roots, but the others increafe 

 but flowly this way, therefore the beft method to pro- 

 pagate them is by cutdngs ; and if the three firft forts 

 arc defired in plenty, they may be eafily obtained by 

 this method. The beft time to plant the cuttings, is 

 about the latter end of April or the beginning of May," 

 when the ftxxDts from the roots are about two inches 

 high ; thefe ftiould be cut off clofe to the ground, 

 and their tops ftiould be ftiortened j then they muft 

 be planted on a border of Jight loamy earcfi, an^ 

 fliaded from die fun until they have taken root ; dr if 

 the V are planted 'pretty clofe togetricr, and covered 

 wltli bell or hand-gUfies, ftiading thern every day 

 froni the fun, they will put out roots" in five or fix 

 weeks /but when they begin to (hoot, the glafTcs 

 ftiould be gradually raifed to admit the fi-ec air to them, 

 otlierwlfc tncy will draw up weak and foon fpoil : as 

 loon as tifey are well rooted, the glafll-s fhould be ta- 



are a 



little rough. I ken off, and the plants inured to the open a;r; thca 



The flowers arc difpofcd in a corymbus at the top of they fhould be foon after removed into a bed of good 



; the ftalks, compofcd of many fmallcr bunches of 

 flowers, which have each a dtftindb foot-ftalk, and 



fupj^ort a great number of flowers, which ftand u 

 on fliort flcnder fbot> ftalks ; 



up- 



the cmpalcmcnt of the 

 flower is (hort, and cutalmoft to the bottom Into five 

 narrow acute fegments \ the tube of the flower is 

 long and flcnder, and is cut at the top into five oval 

 fegments which fpread open. The (towers arc of a 

 pale purple colour, and appear late In July, but thefe 

 arc often fuccccdcdby feeds which ripen in autumn. 

 The fixth fort grows naturally in Virginia; this hath 



% perennial root, from vvhich arlfc a few ftalks about a 

 foot high, gamilhcd with nairowfpcar-ftiaped leaves, 



ending in acute points, fitting clofe to the ftalks, and 

 are a Tittle hairy. ' The flowers arc produced in a 

 loofe corymbus at the top of the ftalk; their cm- 

 palcments arc cut into acute fegments almoft to ihc 



**^ttom \ the tube of the flower is flcnder and pretty 



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long, and is cut at the top into into five oval fegments, 



The flowers arc of a light pur- 

 ple colour, and appear the latter end of June, but 



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which fpread open. 



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arc fcldom fuccccdcd by feeds In England. 



The fcvcnthibrt grows naturally in Maryli id,' lind 

 other parts of North America, l^hit hath a perennial 

 root, froni v/hich mmes out two or three flcnder 

 ftalks about nine incTics high, garAiflied with oval, 

 rough, hairy leaves, an inch and a half long, and 

 tbouc tlircc quarters of an inch broad In Hit middle > 

 they arc placed oppofite upon very fliort foot ftalks. 

 The flowers come out fingly at the top of the ftalk \ 

 they have very flender tubes, but are cut into five 

 roundifli fegments, which fpread open. They arc of 

 A.hght purple colour, and appear m July, but are not 

 llicccedcd by feeds in England. ^ ^ 



Thrfe plants arc hardy, fo will thrive In the open air 



in England V they delight in a moift nch foil, net too. 



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foil, planting them about fix inches diihncc tv^rf 

 way, obferving to ftiade them from the lun, and w;^ter 

 them duly till they have taken new root v after which, 

 if they arc kept clean from weeds, they will require 

 no other care till autumn, when tliey fliould be trinf- 

 plantcd into the borders of the flower-garden, where 

 they are dcfigned to remain. 



If fome of thefe plants arc put into pots, and (hel- 

 tered under a hot-bed frame in winter, they will 

 flower ftrong the following fummer; and thefe may 

 be placed In court-yards, or other placcs'ncar the ha- 

 bitation, when they arc in beauty, and bcLn^ rnlxed 

 wuh other flowers will be very ornamental. -\\ . 

 HYLIC A. Un. Gem Plant. 236; *AIatcrrioid«^ 

 Com. Hort. Amft. i, p. i. BaflarJ Alatifyiks."* 

 . The Characters arc, / ^ 



The Jku:crs an ccHtHd in d dijk, ftltlngin a ccmmcn 



nceptacle^ each having a pmnanm! cmpUmcnhs^'^^i?f^^ 

 6f three narrcrj;^ cblcng leaves. ThQ\ t^e one Jerjorated 

 Mal^ %Uh an ereS conical tube ^ cutmo^vepartsat the 

 fr/;«, anJ an acute fcak at each divr/oit, ' "^bich join to- 

 gethn- withhy and fve fmall Jlamina Infcrt'd" iindcr the 

 fcalcSy tcrmsnafcdhyfmgk fummts. 'TkegermcntsfM' 

 ate J at the bittern cf lie petals fupporttng apgi^ ^^» 

 crtv:mi by an cbtufe Jligma. The ga-men aftcnvard k- 

 cmes a roundijb capfnk with three lobes, having tkrct ccds, 



each indrfmg a ftngk roundrjb feed^ gibbous en a:e pe^ 



and angular on the other, ■ f 



This genus of plants is ranged in the firft fcction ct 

 Llnnacus's fifth daft, which includes thofe plants 

 whofc flowers have five fl:amina and one ftyic. , 



The Species are, . . 



Phvlica {ErUeidfs) foliis linearibus vertic:Ut.^. 

 Lin. Sp. Plant. 195. PJjylica with narroiv leaves grc^f- 

 ing in ^ji^borls. Alaternoidcs i\fricana, eric^ rouis, 



floribus ilbicantibus & mufcofh. Hort. Amil. 2. p. i- 



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