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teolalicrba falicis folio. C. B. P. lOO. Dyet*s Weed^ 

 cr wild IVcad^ by feme called IV eld. 

 I'he firft ibrt grows naturally in the fouth of France, 

 Italy, and Spain. This is a biennial plant, -which 

 flowers and feeds the fecond year, and perilhcs foon 

 after. The root is long, white, and a little ligneous j 

 the leaves are unequally winged, and the lobes are 

 entire -, the ftalks are channelled, rifing two feet high, 

 garnifhed with leaves likethofe below, but are fmall- 

 er, and are terminated by long loofe fpikes of pale 

 yellow flowers, compofed of feveral unequal petals ; 

 the two upper are the largeft, the fide ones lefs, and 

 the lower are fo fmall as to be fcarce confpicuous ; 

 they are all of a lingular figure, and appear as if one 

 leaf came out of two others, , In the middle are fi- 

 tuated many ftamina terminated by yellow fummits, 

 and at the bottom a three-cornered germen, which 

 afterward turns to a three-cornered feed-veffel, hav- 

 ing three or four holes at the top, and filled with 

 black feeds. . ' -, ^. 



The fecond fort grows naturally in chalky land in 

 many parts of England, and has been fuppofed to be 

 the common fort, it being our common fort in Eng- 

 land, but the former is more common abroad, and 



is fo titled ; 

 every lobe is 

 curled, havin 



the lower leaves of this are winged, and 



three fmall parts, and 



cut mto tnree imaii parts, ana_are 

 fome fmall indentures on their edges. 



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The ftalks rife about the fame height as thofe of the 



- former, and are terminated by longer and loofer 

 . Jpikes of fiov/ers ; the flowers are paler and approach 



to a white. This flowers in June, and the feeds ripen 



: in September. 



The third fort erows naturally in the fouth of France 



■ and Italy ; this is an annual plant, which has general- 

 ly a fingle flefliy tap-root running deep in the ground, 

 fending out feveral trailing ftalks near a foot long, 



; which divide into fmaller branches, Mrnifhed with 



■ fmall leaves, fome of which are wedge-Zhaped and 

 ;- entire, others are cut into three obtufe fegments. The 

 . ends of the branches are terminated by loofe fpikes of 

 . - flowers, ftanding upon pretty long foot-ftalks.. The 

 ^,^;empalement of the flower is large, divided into fix 



fegments almoft to the bottom -, the flowers are white, 



■ and fhaped like thofe of the other forts. It flowers in 



- July,' and the feeds ripen in autumn. 



"The fourth fort grows naturally in Italy and Spain ; 

 .. this is a biennial plant, the lower leaves are unequally 

 ; "winged, fome of the intermediate lobes or fegments 



- beino; much lefs than the Others, and of different 

 : Ihapes. The ftalks rife two feet and a half high, gar- 



sU niflied with fmaller diffbrmed winged leaves, indented 

 / 'on their edges. The flowers are produced m flender 

 ~ loofe fpikes at the top of the ftalks ;;hey,afe fmall 

 ; and white, of the fame ftiape with the others, appear- 

 r. ing in June, and the feeds ripen in September. 



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. The fifth fortgrov?s natui-ally in tticfpyth pf France ; 

 i.-ijt. is_ a |?iennij.V plant J the lower leaves are large, 

 l- winged, and compofed of many narrow lobes or feg- 

 -j^ meats placed alternate," which are of a grayifli co- 

 •>i:lour'; the ftalks rife two feet and a half high, _^nd 

 - > are sarniflied with the like leaves, which diminifh in 

 •J.;theirfize to the top; the ftalks are terminated by 

 -' fhorter and thicker fpikes of flowers than either of the 

 :(i.,former, which are white, and fhaped Jike thofe pf the 

 i. other fpecies. It flowers in June, and the feeds ripen 



.;: in Auguft.'<^^tjo<^7 *:: . i-^-- "i y -;; jAr>^^'> iir^- 



I--The fixth fort is fuppofe^ to grow naturally in Egypt -, 

 *.t the feeds of this were fent me by Dr. Adrian Van 

 - Koyen, the late profeflR)r of botany at Leyden; The 

 .-; root of this plant is compofed of many ftrong fibres, 

 which run deep ia the ground, from which cpjne^out 

 -•: feveral ftalks about a foot long, which divide into 

 .V many fmall branches-, thefe are garniftied with ob- 

 ' long leaveis, fome of which are entire, and others are 

 \; : divided into three parts ; they are about two inches 

 -• long, and three quarters of an inch broad in the mid- 

 dle, ending in oval points, of a deep green colour. 

 ; .The flowers are produced in loofe fpikes at the end 

 .. of the branches j they ftand upon pretty long fpot- 





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ftalks, have large empalemcnts, and arc of an" her- 

 baceous white colour, and finell very like'frefh Rafp- 

 berries, which occafions its being much cultivated u\ 

 the Englifli gardens. This plant is fo like the third 

 fort, as to be taken for the fame by fome, but the 

 flowers of the third have no fcent; fo that thofe who 

 have been impofed on, by having the feeds of the third 

 fort fent them for this, have fuppofed the plant was 

 deo;enerated. 



The feventh fort grows naturally upon the mountains 

 in Spain ; this hath a perennial root, froni which 

 arife a few flender ligneous ftalks a foot and a hair 

 high, which are thinly garniftied with linear obtufe 

 leaves, of a grayifh colour ; the upper part of the 

 ftalk is garniflied for a good length with fmall, whitifli, 

 purple flowers, ranged in a very loofe fpike, fitting 

 clofe to the ftalk. Thefe appear the latter end of May, 

 and the feeds ripen in Auguft. 



The eighth fort grows naturally upon dry tanks and 

 old walls in many parts of England, but is cultivated* 

 in fome places for the dyer's ufe. " This is now gene- 

 rally believed to be the plant, with which the ancient 

 inhabitants of this ifland painted themfelves, and not 

 the Woad, as has been by fome fuppofed •, for the 

 Dver*s Weed is a native here, whereas the Woad has 



This is a bi- 



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been fince introduced into this country, 

 ennial plant 

 fibres ; 



the root js compofed of a few ligneous 



and half an 



the leaves are four inches long. 



inch broad, entire, and ending in obtufe points -, thefe 

 the firft year Ipread circularly near the ground, and 

 have fome gentle wavings on their edges •, the ftalks 

 rife three feet high, and are garniflied with leaves of 

 the fanie fliape with thofe at bottom. They are ter- 

 minated by long loofe Ipikes of yellowifli flov/ers. 



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ripen in September. 



The five forts firft mentioned, and alfo the feventh, 

 are feldom cultivated in gardens except for the fake 

 of variety, having very little beauty to recommend 

 them, and being of no ufe ; but whoever has a mind 

 to have them, need only fow their feeds in autumn, 

 and whep the plants come up, if they are thinned and 

 kept clean from weeds, it is all the culture they re- 

 quire ; and if their feeds are permitted to fcatter, the 

 plants will come up in plenty, and fometimes become 

 troublefome weeds. 



The feeds of the fixth fort fiiould be fown on a mo- 



derate hot-bed in March, and when the plants are 



.te^g enough to tranfpl^nt, they, Oipuld be pricked 



out upon another moderate hot-bed to bring them 



forward ; but they fhould have a large fhare of air in 



warrn^ weather, otherwifp^^they will draw^'up weak. 



About the latter end of May the plants may be plant- 



_ed out, fome mto pots, to place near the apartments, 



rand others into warni borders, where they may remain. 



- to flower and feed.. For the plants which grow in the 



full ground, often produce more feeds than thofe which 

 are in pots •, but at the time when the feed-veflTels be- 

 gin to fwejl, the plants are frequently infefted with 

 green caterpillars, which, if they are not dcftroyed, 

 will eat off" all the fced-vefl'els. : . /^ 





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If the feeds of this plant are fown on a bed of light 

 earth in April, the plants will come up very well, 

 and when they are not tranfplanted, will grow larger 

 than thofe which are raifed in the hot-bed, but they 

 will not flowcr/io^ e^ly, and in cold feafons jNyiJl 



jcarce ^npen^their feeds. ^ T% P.l^Qt? J^^Y ^Ifp. be 

 preferved through the winter in a green-houfe, where 

 they will continue flowering moft part of the year, 

 byt the fecond year they will not b? fo vigorous as 

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.The eighth fort is the Weld, which is accounted a 

 rich' commodity for dyeing -, where this is cultivated, 

 the feeds are rommqnly fown with Barley in the fpring, 

 and after the Barley is taken off the ground, the 

 Weld begins to make fome progrefs, and the next 

 feafon is pulled up for ufe. v This has been long prac- 

 tifed, and it.wijl be.cjjjfficult to prevail on the culti- 

 y§tcrs of this plant to depart from their old cuftoms ; 





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