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The feeds of the fecond fort were fent me from Gi- 



ri^ltar, which fucce.cdcd in the Chelfea Garden, but 



ad been before introduced into feveral gardens, 



where it had been cultivated to.fupply the markets. 



' The ftalks of this grow ered and near a foot high ; 



the leaves are longer and narrower tl]an thofe of the 



common fort, the whorls of flowers are much larger, 



jand their ftamina are longer than the petals. ,This 



jTort hath almoft fuperfeded the. firft in the markets, 



^ for as the ftalks grow; ereft, , fo.it, is much eafi^r to 



iC^t and tie in bunches than the common fort; it al- 



. ^{p comes earlier to Sower, and has,,a brighter appear- 



!/^ance,.but whether it is as good for ufc, I Ihali leave 



. ' to be determined by thole whofe province it be- 



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The third fort grows naturally in. the fquth of France 

 land Italy, it is called Hart's Pennyroyal, This is 

 by fome preferred to the common fort for medici- 

 ■nal ufc ; the ftalks of ^his grow ered, near two feet 

 , high', fending out fide branches all their length ; the 



... leaves, are very narrow, an^ of ,a thicker lubftance 

 than tfiole of the common fort, the whorls of flowers 



^ are rather larger ; the fcent is not quite fo ftrong as 



that of the firft fort, and the ftalks are frequently 



terminated by whorls of flowers. This is cultivated 



in gardens here:» and flowers about the fame time as 



the common fort. There is 4 variety of^^thi$ with 



. while flowers, which grows taller than th^t with pur- 



jple flowers, but I do hot believe itls a ^different fort. 



'All thefe plants propagate themfelves very faifl: by 



■ their branches trailing upon the ground, which emit 



toots a? every joint, and fatten thernfelves into the 



' 'icarth; ancl fend forth new brancties'j fo that no more 

 is required in their culture, than to cut oflF any of 

 thefe rooted branches, and plant them out^ in frefti 



.. beds, allowing them at leaft a foot from plant to plant 



every way, that they may have room to grow 5 or 



*the young flioots of thefe planted in "the fpririg, will 



take root like Mint. , ..... . . \-,\ 



The beft time for this work is in September, that the 

 plants may be rooted before winter ; for if the old 

 roots are permitted to remain fo clofe together, as 

 they generally grow in the compafs of a year, they 

 are fubjedt to rot in winter -, befides the young plants 

 will be muclh Wronger, and produce a larger crop the 

 fucceeding fiimmer, than if they were removed in the 

 fpring. Thefe plants all love a moift ftrong foil, in 

 which they will flourifti exceedingly. 



PULMON ARIA. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 136. tab. 

 55. Lin. Gen. Plant. 184. [fo called from Pulmones, 

 hat. the lungs, bccaufe fuppofed to be a very good 



; medicament for the lungs.] Lungwort j in French, 

 Pulmonairt. 



The CHARACtERs are. 

 The Jlower hath a cylindrical Hve- cornered^ permanent 



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t' PuLEGiuM (Cervlmon) foliis linearibus, florlbus ver- 

 ticiltatis terminalibufque. Pennyroyal with linear leaves., ■ 

 'and flowers growing in- whorls at the ends of the flalks. 

 ■ Pulcgium anguftifolium. C. B. P. 'Narrow-leaved 



Pennyroyal. .... ■..-,■, 

 The firft fort grows naturally upon moift, commons, 

 where the water ftands in winter, in many pares of 

 En^^land. The root is fibrous and perennial; the I 

 ftalks are fmooth and trail upon the ground, putting 

 out roots at every joint, whereby it ipreads ar^d pro- 

 pa^^ates very faft ; the ftalks are garniflied at; each 

 joint by two oval leaves, which are for the moft part 

 entire. The flowers grow toy/ard the upper part of 

 the branches, coming out juft above the leaves at 

 ' each joint, in whorls ; they are of a pale purple co- 

 Jour, fmall and galeated, the helmet being entire; 

 whereas in the Mint, this is indented at the^ point. 

 The ftamina of the flowers are of the fame length with 

 |the "petal,, but the .ftyle i^ fomewhat longer; the 

 'whole plant has a very ftrong fmell, and a hot aroma- 

 tic tarte. There is a diftilled water of this plant and 

 alfo an oil, which is kept in the fhops for medicinal 

 life. - There is a variety of this with a white flower, 

 whi^ch is fometimes found growing naturally in Eng- 



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efnpakment of one leaf cut into, five fegments at the top. 

 The flower is of one petal, having a cylindrical tubs the 

 length of the err.^alement,^ cut at the top into five partSy 

 which Jpread open, .but the chaps are pervious. It hath 

 five floor t ftamina, terminated by ere^ fummits which clofe 

 together, and four germen fupporting afljcrtftyle, crown- 

 ed by an pbtufe indented fttgrm,. The germen afterward 

 turn to four roundiflj feeds, fitting in the bottom of the em- 

 palement. ; -' ::,.-.- . 

 This genus of plants is ranged in the firft fedtion of 

 Linnaeus's fifth clafs, which contains thofc plants whofe 

 flowers have five ftamina and one ftyle. 

 The Species are, . 



1. PuLMONARiA {Officinalis)^ foliis radicalibus ovato- 

 cordatis fcabris. Hort. Cliff; ,44. Lungwort whofe 

 lower leaves are oval, heart-fljaped, and rough. Pul- 

 .monaria vulgaris, maculofo folio. Cluf. Hirf. 169. 

 Common Jpotted Lungwort, or Jerufakm Cow/lip. 



2. PuLMONARiA {Alpina) foliis caulinis ovatis glabris, 

 ^floribus patulis, fegmentis obtufiufculis. Luyigwort 

 with oval fmooth leaves to the ftalks, fpreading flowers^ 

 and obtufe fegments. Pulmonaria Alpina, foliis- molli- 

 l3us fubrotundis, fipre c^eruleo. Tourn. Inft. R, ,H. 

 136. Lungwort of the Alps, with foft rcundiflj leaves^ 



,. 'and a blue flower. ■ 



3. Pulmonaria, {Saccharata) foliis lanceolatis bafi femi- 

 .amplexicaulibus, calycibus abbreviatis. Lungwort 

 with fpear-fhaped leaves, whofe bafe haif embrace the ft alky 

 and the empalement fljorter than the tube of the flower. 

 Pulmonaria maxima foliis quafi faccharo incruftatis. 

 Pluk. Alrn. "^^9' Greateft Lungwort with fpotted leaves^ 



, as if they were incrufted with fugar. 



4. Pulmonaria {Anguftifolia) foliis radicalibus lanceo- 

 . latis.. Hort. ChJf. 44. Lungwort witb_ the lower leaves 



fpear-fhaped. Pulmonaria anguftifolia c^eruleo flore.' 

 J-B- 3' 596. Narrow-leaved Lungwort with a blue flower. 



5. Pulmonaria {Orientalis) caulibus procumbentibus, 

 floribus fingularibus alaribus, calycibus inflatis corol- 

 la longioribus. Lungwort with trailing ftalks, flowers 

 growing flngly from the fides, and fwollen empalement $ 

 which are lomger than the petals. Pulmonaria Orien- 

 talis, calyce veficario, foliis echii, fiore purpureoin- 

 fundibuliformi. Tourn. Cor. 6. Eafiern Lungwort with 

 an empaleme-^t like a bladder, a Viper'' s Buglcfs leaf, and 

 a purple funnel-fhaped flower , 



Pulmonaria (^Vr^/w/r^) calycibus abbreyiatis, fojiis 

 lanceolatis obtufiufculis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 135, Lung- 

 WQft with floor t empalement s to the flowers, and fpear- 

 fhaped obtufe leaves. Symphytuni five pulmonaria non 

 maculata, foliis glabris acurninatis flore patulo caeru- 

 leo.' Pluk. Alip. 35(). Lungwort with fmooth, unfpot- 



ted, acute-pointed leaves^ and a blue fpreading flower. 

 The firft fort grows naturally in woock and ftiady 



g laces, in Italy and Germany, and is cultivated in the 

 Inglifh gardens chiefly for medicinal ufe. It hath a 

 perennial fibrous root ; the lower leaves arc roucrh, 

 of an oval heart-fhape, about fix inches long, and 

 two inches and a half broad, of a dark sreen on their 

 upper fide, marjk.ed with many broad whitifh fppts, 

 but pale and unfpotted on their under fide ; the ftalk:& 

 rife almoft a foot high, having feveral fmaller leaves 

 on them, ftanding alternately. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in fmall bunches at the top of the ftalks, each 

 having a tubulous hairy empalement as long as the 

 tube of the flower ; the brinis of the petal are fpread 

 open, and are fhaped like a cup \ thefe are red, pur- 

 ple, and blue, in the fame bunch. . They appear in 

 April, and are fuccceded by four naked feeds, which 

 ripen in the empalement. . It is accounted a perioral 

 balfamic plant, and good for coughs andconfumpcions, 

 fpittir\g of blood, and the like diforders of the lungs i 

 it is likewife put into wound drinks. 

 The fecond fort grows naturally on the Alps; this; 

 hatha perennial fibrous root j the leaves are large, 

 fmooth, and fpotted on their upper fide ; the ftalks 

 rife nine inches high, and are Mrniflied with oval 

 leaves whofe bafe join the ftalks. The flowers orow 

 in ifmail bunches on the top of the ftalk ; they are 

 purple, and fpread open wider than thofe of the 

 common fort. 



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