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falkSy a'nd the brtgefi fpike of fiozvers zvhich are placed 

 thinly, Rapuntiuni Amcricai)Uin crachclii folio, florc 

 purpurafcenrc. Plum. Car. 5. American Cardh^ars- 

 fioiver., zvith a Tbroat-'jjort leaf and a purplifj fower. 

 Rapuntium {Ursns) caulc ercfto, tbhis infcrioribus 

 lubrotiindis crcnatis, fupcrioribus lanccolacis ferracis, 

 ipica tcrminali, Rapnntw.rn vjiih an creel flalk^ the lo'-jjer 

 helves rcvjhiijJj and crcnatcd, the upper fpcarfhaped and 



and a fpike cf fl-y jeers terminating^ the fialk. Ra- 



fa-ived^ 



II. R. Blcrs. Stinging Car- 



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punriuni urcns, iblonienit;. 



dinar s-fiO'iver of Bids. 



Rapuntium {Inflr.tiim) caule erefto, foliis ovacis fub- 

 fbrratis, pcdunculo longioribus, capUilis inflatis. Car- 

 dinal' s-fioijeer ^joith an eretl ftalk^ oval leaves which are 

 fcmcwbal fazved and longer than the foot-ftalks^ and 

 "■fuelling feed'Veffels. Lobelia caulc ercfto brachiato, 

 foiiis ovato-lanceolatis obfolete incifis, capfulis infla- 



tis. Hort. ClifF. /;oo. Lobelia with an erect branching 

 fialk^ oval fpcar-focpcd leaves a little cut, and f-ojcllen 



feed-veffels. 



6. Rapuntium {Hirtum) foliis ovalibus crenatis lanatis, 



Horibus lateralibus folitariis. Cardinal' s-flower with 

 oval crenated leaves which are downy ^ and flowers grow- 



i^'g fi^-Sb fi'^'^^ /i'fyF^fa of the ftalks. Rapuntium foliis 

 . fubrotundis hirtis, florc ex alls folitario. Burm. Afr. 

 105. tab. 40. Rapuntium with roundiflo hai)y leaves^ and 

 fclitary flowers proceeding from their wings. 



7. Rapuntium {Longiflorum) foliis lanceolatis dentatis, 

 'pcdunculis brcviffimis lateralibus tubo corollss Ion- 



giffimo. CardinaPs flower with fpearfhaped indented 

 leaves^ very fljort foot-flalks to the flowers which proceed 

 from thefJes of theftalks^ and a very long tube to the 

 petal, Rapunculus aquaticus, foliis cichorii fiore 

 albo tubo longiffimo. Sloan. Hift. Jam. 



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Aquatic Rarnpion with a Cicory leaf^ and a white Jiower 



having the longcft title. - ..'.':,, ."; ." . 



8. Rapuntium [Erinuni) caule patulo ramofo foliis lan- 



ceolatis fubdcntatis, pedunculis Iongiflimis7'-i?^7^//«- 



tiiim with afpreading branching ftalky fpear-Jhaped leaves 



- which are foynewhat indented^ and very long foot-ftalks to 



^^< the flowers.^ Campanula minor Africana, erini facie, 



■>'^ fiore violaceo, cailiibus ereftis, H. L: no:'' Smaller 



African Beltflower with the appearance of Ertnus^ a Vio- 



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9. r^APUNTiuM {Erinoides) caulibus pji-ocumbentibus, 

 \'-' foliis lanceolatis ferratis, pedunculis latefalibu^; CWr- 



j^-' dinaVs flower with trailing ftalks^ fpear-fhaped flawed 

 -y'lea'-^'esy and foot flalks proceeding from their fides, Cam- 

 :^ panula minor Africana, erini facie, caulibus procum- 



•" bcntibus. H. L. 108. Smaller African Bellflower with 

 - the appearance of Erinus^ and trailing flalks, •.--■- 



The firfb fort grows naturally by the fide of rivers 

 -; and ditches- in great part of North America, but has 

 '■'^^JjifenhVahy years cultivated in the European gardens 

 ?''^for the ereat beauty of its fcarlet flowers;' . The 





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is^cornpofed of many white fiefliy fibres; the lower 



leaves are oblong, a little fawed, and of a dark pur- 



plifli colour on their upper fide-, the ftalks are ereft, 



and rife about a foot and a half high ; they are gar- 



^-' hiflied]\yith .fpear-fliaped leaves about three inches 



long, and one and a half broad in the middlef alfttle 



^ . fawed on" their edges, having very fliort foot-fl:alks, 



■ . Hand are placed alternately jjhe fi:alk is terminated by 



>^ a fpike of flowers of an exceeding beautify! fcarlet 



"^^-^colour ; theie have a pretty long tube, which is a 



.■■';^- -little incurved, "but at the top is cut longitudinally in- 



'^- to five fegments • two upper, which are the fmallefl, 



_ ':T^ are greatly reflexed, the three' under which forrn the 



., :- lowxr lip, are larger, and fpread open. Thefe appear 



; '""the latter end of July and in Augull, when they make 



a fine appearance for a month or more, and when the 



autumn proves favourable, they will prodjuce good 



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they will lie a year in the ground before they vepf- 



l^he pots in which thcle feeds are fown Ihould 

 be expofed to the open air at all times v^hvn the wca- 

 ther is mild, but ihcy mull: be icrcencd from the 

 frofl:, and the very hard rain in winter. In th- rj)rincT 

 the plants will appear, when they fliould have a1 

 much free air as poflible in mild weather, and if th. 

 fpring proves dry, they muft be frequcndy refrcihcd 

 with water. As foon as they are fit to remove, they 

 fliould be each planted in a feparate fmall pot' filled 

 with the fame rich earth, and placed in the fliade 

 till they have taken new root; then they may be 

 placed where they may have the morning fun, in 

 which fituation they may remain till autumn. Durino- 

 the fummer, .they muft be duly watered in dry wea^ 

 ther, and when the roots have filled the pots, they 

 fhould be removed into larger. In airtumn they muft 

 be placed under a common frame to fcreen them 

 from hard frofl:, but they Ihould enjoy the open air' 

 at all times when the weather is mild. The fprinp- 

 following they fliould be new potted, and placed 

 where they may have the morning fun, always ob- 

 ferving to water them duly in dry weather, which 

 will caufe their flalks to be fl:ronger, and produce 

 larger fpikes of flowers in Augufl:. "Thefe will conti- 

 nue long in beauty, if they are not too much ex- 

 pofed to the fun, and, if the autumn proves warm, 

 the feeds will ripen well in England. The roots of 

 this plant will fomedmes laft two or three years, and 

 produce offsets for increafe, but they will not fiov/er 

 fo llrong as the feedling plants, therefore an annual 

 fupply of them fhould be raifed* llicre are many 

 who propagate this plant by cutting their llalks into 

 proper lengths, and plant them in pots filled with 

 good earth, or into an eaft border, covering them 

 clofe with glafl^es. . Thefe frequently take root, fo 

 p'roduce" young plants, but they are not fo good as 



the feedlings. 





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.■The plants of this fort will, live in the full ground if 

 they are protected from hard frofl in winter, and they 



, will flower ftronger than thofe in pots. <;; -; 



..The fecond fort grows naturally atCampeachy, from 

 whence the late Mr. Robert Millar fent the feeds •, 

 this hatB a fibrous root like the firft,' ■ The flalks are 



r much larger, "arid rife'^a foot higher ; they are clofe- 

 ly garnifhed with leaves which are above four inches 

 long, and half an inch broad, very fmooth and en- 

 tire, ending in acute points,; they are terminated 

 by fhort fpikes of flowers which are larger than thofe 

 of the firft fort, but are of the fame beautiful fcarlet 

 colour, and appear about the fame time with them, * 

 This is propagated by feeds in the fame way as the 

 firfl, but the plants are not fo hardy, therefore require 

 to be placed in a moderate ftove in winter, and in 

 funimer they fliould be placed in a deep frame, where 



. they may be covered with glaflfes in bad weather, but 

 enjoy the free air at all times when the weather is 



. favourable. With this managem.ent'the plants flow- 

 ered very well in the Chelfea Garden, but they did 



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•-'This is propagated by feeds, which, when they ripen 

 ' in England, fliould be fown in autumn in pots filled 

 with rich kitchen-garden earth, and placed under a 

 ■ common hot-bed frame ; or, if the feeds come from 

 ' V the country where the plants grow naturally,- they 

 - fliould be lown in the fame way as foon' as'they ar- 

 •^ rive, for if they are kept opt of the ground till fpring, 





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The third fort gi^ows naturally in Virginia,"but .has 

 been long an inhabitant of the Englifti gardens 5 this 



:v;hath a perennial fibrous root. The leaves are fmooth, 



'?. oval,^fpear-fhaped, .and a littk indented on.rtieir.' 



' edges ; the fl:alks rife^ a foot and a 'half high, and are 



:t garniflied with leaves like thofe at the bottom, which 



. are ^gradually fmaller to' the top, fitting clofe to the 



' fl:alk, . The flowers come out from the wings of the 



leaves; they are" of a pale blue colour, and have 



large empalements whofe edges are reflexed ; they 



"appear a little earlier in July than the firfl: fort, and 



the feeds frequently ripen m England. -::;- 



It is propagated in the fame way as the firfl: fort, and 



the plants require the fame culture. 



The fourth fort grows naturally in Jamaica, from 



whence the lai:e Dr. Houfl:oun fent the feeds ; thi^s is 



an annual plant. ■. ^The fl:alk rifes about a foot high, 



..then divides into four or five fmaller, which grow 



.ere(5t. The lower part is garriilhed with heart-fliaped 



fmooth leaves, about one inch and a half long, and 



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