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duce very hir-e pyramids of flowers, vvhich make a 

 fine appearance, fo are very ornamental for halls, or 

 to pijcc in chimneys, where, being kept in the Qiade, 

 nivA fcrcer.cd from winds and rains, they will conti- 

 nue in beauty much longer than if kept in the open 

 air. 



This plan: is eafily propagated by offsets, which are 

 pue out fr&m the fide of the old plants in plenty. Thefe 

 are ufually planted in pors filled with frefh light earth, 

 and in the fummerfeafon placed in the Ihadl:, but in 

 the winrer it Tnould be expofed to the fun, and all the 

 'offsets fnould be taken off, leaving the plants finglc, 

 v/hich will caufe them to produce a much ftroneer 

 Item for fiowering; for v/here there are offsets about 

 the ok! plant, they exhaulc the nourifhment from it, 

 vvhereby it is rendered much weaker. Thefe offsets 

 mull be each planted in a feparate halfpenny pot, 

 filled with frelh earth, in order to fucceed the older 

 plants, which generally perifh after flowering; the 

 offsets will produce flowers the fecond year, fo that 

 there ffjould be annually fome of them planted to fuc- 

 ceed the others. " " * 



The filth fort grows naturally on the Helvetian 

 mountains i this hath a perennial root. The flialk is 

 treS:, about a foot high, channelled and hairy ; it is 

 garnifned with kidney-lhaped leaves which are fiiarply 

 indented, and purs out afev/ flcnder foot-Hralksfrom 

 the fide toward the upper part; thefe, and alfo the 

 principal [lalks, are terminated bv fmall clufters of 



flowers marked with feverar red fpots:"^.. This 

 fore flowers in May ; it is propagated by parting the 

 roots; the belt time for this is in autumn, that the 

 plants may have good roots before'the dry weather in 

 the fpring. It loves a Ihady fituation and a loamy 

 foil. ^^" ' ^ 



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^ 'The fixth fort gfoW naturally on tfie Alps and Pyre- 



■ nean mountains. 'The root is fibrous and perennial; 

 '- the leaves are thick, kidney-fhaped, and crenated on 

 ■"their edges ; they are of a deep green on their upper 



fide, but pale on their under, ftanding upon long, 



thick, hairy foot-ftalks ; thefe branch out into a pa- 



• nicle, which, fuftains feveral finall white flowers mark- 



' .cd with red fpots ; the fl:amina of this fort are longer 



■ than the petals. It flowers in June, and propao-ates 



■ very faft by offsets, which fliould be taken off in au- 

 tuir)rf, aftd;pllh!edih a fhadyTituadon, where "they 



''will thrive faflienouo-h.;-;^;.:'^ 



Theleventh fort is known by the titles of London 

 -. rnde, or None-fo-pretty ; it grows naturally on the 

 ' "Alps, and alfo in great plenty uffdH' afftoilritain called 



Mangerton, in the county of Kerry in Ireland. "The 

 • roots or this are perennial ; the leaves are oblong, 

 ' oval, and placed eh-clihtrf af'Mtom"; they have 



broad, flat, furrowed foot-ftalks ' near two inches 



long, deeply crenated on their edges, which are white ; 

 *'/tlie ilalk i-ifes about a foot' high, is"' of a piirpfe co- 

 ' lour, lliff, flenc!er, and hairy; it fends out frortf tlie 

 " nde on the uppef part leveralihort foot-ftalks, which 

 ; gi'e"M*minated by white ftowefs trotted with re^; the 

 '.Itumina are longer than the petals of the flow6f^ as^re 

 ' alfo the two flr^des ;' thefe have red ftigmas. It flowers 



in June, and may be propagated in the fame way as 

 " the former; it loves a fliady fituati6ri.; v, -• ^' 

 ' The eighth fort crrows naturally in North America ; 



this IS a 

 ■ '^vhich arifc 



crcnniat' plant with a fibrous root, from 



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I^ave§ wKicR are fp^ar-flia^ 

 ' tjiey are feven.orHght inches long, and two brb^B tb- 

 ward the top, haviriff feveral fmall indentures on 

 their edges ; they are of a deep green, and thick con- 

 fidence, fpreadrrtg hear the ground. ^ Theftalk rifes 

 afoot and a half high, is naked, and branches at the 

 top m form of a panicle, fuftaining very fmall herba- 

 ceous flowers, which are collefted into fmall heads. 

 This fort flowers in June. ' ' ' "":- 



■ It is propagated by parting the root ; the beft time is 

 in autumn ; it loves a moifl: foil and a fhady fitua- 

 tion, and is never injured by cold. 

 The ninth fort grows naturally upon fome mountains 



in Wales: this hath a fihmnc; n^rpnniTl rnnr frnm 



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they are near two inches long, and an inch and a half 

 broad, deeply indented, or rather fawed on their 

 edges, fitting very clofc to the root. The fl:alk rifes 

 about five inches high ; it is naked, and terminated 

 by a clofe compaft clufter of white flowers ; thefe 

 appear in July, and if they are in a fhady fituation, 

 will continue almoft a month. This plant' muft have 

 a fliady fituation and a loamy foil, otherwife it will 

 not thrive. 



The tenth fort grows naturally upon the Auilrian 

 mountains ; it has alfo been found growing in plenty 

 on Knotsford Moor in Chefliire ; this is a perennial 

 plant. The leaves arc gathered in clufters at die bot- 

 tom ; they are fpear-fliaped, about two inches long, 

 and half an inch broad in the middle, drawing to a 

 point at both ends;, the ftalk riles about fix inches 

 high, and is garnifhed with narrow leaves the whole 

 length, which are placed alternately, and fit clofe to 

 the ftalks ; the flowers arc produced in fmall clufliers 

 at the top of the llalk ; they have five yellowini 

 petals which fpread open, having feveral red fpots on • 

 their infide. This plant flowers in Augufl:. It is dif- 

 ficult to propagate in gardens, for it naturally grow 

 upon bogs 5 fo that unlefs it is planted in fuch loofe 

 rotten earth, and kept conftantly moift, it will not 

 thrive. 



The eleventh fort grows naturally upon t]v^ Pyrenean 

 and Helvetian mountains, as alfo upon IngLborough- 

 hill in Yorkfliire, Snowden in Wales, and other high 

 places in the north of England : this is a perennial- 

 plant, whofe fl:alks' trail upon the ground, and are 

 feldom more than two inches long ; thefe are gar- 

 niflied with fmaU oval leaves flianding oppofite, which 



. lie Wer each other like the fcales of filh ; they are of 

 a' brown green colour, and have a refcmblahce* of 

 Heath, "rhe, flowers are produced at the end of the 

 branches; they are pretty large, arid of a deep blue, 

 fo make a pretty appearance during their continu- 



, ance, which is great part of March, and the begin- 

 ning of April. _ . 

 This is propagated by parting of the roots"; "'- 



; it mufl: have a :nu 



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time for doing it is in autumn: it muft have a Hiady 

 fituation and a moift foil, otherwife it will not thrive 

 in gardens. 



The twelfth fort grows naturally upon the Alps, Py- 

 renees, and Helvetian mountains ; it is alio found 

 ' growing plentifully on Ingleborough-hill inYorkfiiire, 

 ' Snowden in Wales, aod fome other places in the north • 

 "^his is a perennial plant, whofe branches fpread flat 

 ;<iTpoii the ground, ahd'put'out roots at their joints j 

 thefe are garniflied; with fine foft leaved' like Mofs, 

 . fome pf which are entire, and others cut into three 

 '" points. '^^ The branc'hes join fo clofe ^together, as to 

 form a foft roundilh bunch like i pillov/ or cufiiion* 

 from whence fome have given it the appellation of 

 ^Xadies Cufliiori ; the ftalks rife three or four inches 



''high; they are flender, erbft, 'and have two or three 



* fmall leaves, fome^are entire, and others iriMV they 



are of a feright green colour, and foft to thetouch ; the 



' floWgrs grow in fmall bunches at the top oFth^e ftalk ; 



they are fmall, and of a dirty colour, fo' make ho 



'great appearance ; thefe come out in June.' . 



This" fort propagates faft enough' By"' its trailing 



branches, provided, it, is planted in a mbift foil and a 



; 'IhadVfituation, but it will not thrive in dry ground, 



i ; or where it is much expoled to the fun. The beft time 



: ^'tb 're'fnbye any of" thefe plaiits'Is' in autlinan, that 



: they may have the benefit of the winter's rain to efta- 



blifli them well before the dry weather of the fprino- 



comes on ; for when they are planted late, they are 



- very fubjeft to die, unlefs they are fupplied with wd- 



ter, and thofe which live feldom make any figure the 



firftvear.:^^ ' ' --.x— -, •:,.^f-;;; 



SCABIOSA. Tourh.:Trifr. R. ITV^. tab. 263, 



264. Lin. Gen. Plant. io8. [fo called from fcabies, 

 Lat, a fcab, becaufe this plant is faid to heal the fcab. j 

 Scabious. , 



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The CHARACTERsare; 



7'he common empalemnt is compofed of many leaves', 'fs 

 ff readings containing many flowers: it has feveral ferses 



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