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After the flowers are pad, the 

 germen turn to four roundifh feeds, which ripen In 

 the cmpalement. The whole plant has a very ftrono- 

 fcent ; it flowers in June and July, and the feeds ri*^ 

 pen in September. 



It is propagated by feeds, which fliould be fown in 

 the fpring, and when the plants are fit to remove, 

 they fliould be either tranfplanted into beds, or if a 

 large quantity is required, they may be planted in an 

 open fpot of ground in rows two feet afunder,. and 

 one foot diftance in the rows. After the plants have 

 taken root, they will require no farther care but to 

 keep them clean from weeds. The winter and fpring 

 following the leaves, which are the only part ufed, 



.-will be in perfeflion, and in the fummer the)^ will run 

 up to flower, andafter they 'have ripened their feeds 

 decay, ;fo that there fliould be annually young plants 

 raifed for.ufe. It will thrive upon almofl; any foil that 



As not very wet, for in moifl: ^ ground .the plants fre- 

 quently rot in winter. 



The fecond fort grows naturally in Iftria and Dalma- 



<tia ; there are two varieties of this, one "with very 



'broad leaves which are but flightly indented on the 



ifides, the other has longer leaves which are deeply 



jagged. IThe leaves of both forts are of a thick fub- 



rftance, and very woolly, efpecially on their under 



(fide ; ; their upper .fides are rugged and wrinkled like 



vthe ifirft: fort, and have feveral longitudinal veins, 



^which diverge from -the midrib. The fl:alks are fquare, 



jafid rife about two feet ;high, fending out many 



.-branches by pairsoppofite, whidi are garnifhed in the 



firfl: with entire, oval, acute-pointed leaves, which 



(embrace the-ftalks with their tefe, but thofe of the 



(Other are long, narrow, and have feveral deep inden- 



Tturcs on .their €dges. The upper ipart of the Ilalk 



.and branches are garniflied with Ipikes of flowers in 



iwhorls; under each of thefe whorls, are two hollow 



igreeh leaves which are fhorter dian the empalements 



lof the flowers ; 'thefe empalements are divided >into 



two lips, the upper ending in three, and the under 



an two fpicula^. The under lip or beard of the flow- 



ler is white, and the helmet or ^lea is of a pale blue 



(Colour. This fort flowers and perfeds its feeds at the 



T&me time as the firfl:, and periflies foon after ; it may 



betreated in -the fame way as the firfl:. ' 



The .third fort has fome refcmblance of the fecond, 



fbut the Ic^^es are larger, very woolly, and glutinous ; 



tiiey are dblong, oval, deeply indented in fliarp points, 



"and end with very acute ipoints c\The fl:alks are wool- 



ily, jfour^corncred, and rile about two 'feet' and a 'half 



.'high, fending out fide branches by pairs; ihefeter-' 



(minate in Icofe ^fpikes of whorled -flowers which are 



'wihite, and the whorls are .fmaller than thofe of the 



lotlier forts, it flowers and .feeds about the ;lame time 



i:^ t!he former, and the plants foon after decay ij it: 



grows naturally in Portugal and alfo in Syria ; it is . 



propagated by feeds in the fame way as the firft. 



Tthe foorth fort^rows naturally infome parts of France 

 and Germany : it is generally found in meadows and ; 

 jich pafliures ; this has a perennial root, compofed of. 

 .many ilrong ligneous fibres, from whidi -come! 

 out many oblong heartrftiaped leaves of a deep green ! 



colour, whofe furfaces are rough ; they are crenated 

 on their edges, and fl:and \Jpon pretty long foot- 

 itelks. The fl;alks rife three feet high ; they are four- 

 cornered, and their lower parts are garniflied with 

 leaves whofe bafe embrace them ; the flowers grow 

 in long whorled fpikes at the top ^; tbey are fmaller 

 than thde of the former forts, and are^of a fine blue 

 <:dlpur, having fcaree any fmall leaves' under the 

 whorls. This. flowers the la;tter end of May, and the 

 feeds ripen in July; it .is propagated by feeds, but 

 the roots continue long. 



The iifth fort grows naturally in Syria; this is an 

 abiding plant, whofe roots run deep in the ground. 

 The leaves are fpear-fliaped ; the lower ones are about 

 four inches long, and an inch and a half broad in the 

 middle ; they are crenated on their edges, and a lit- 

 tle woolly on their under fide. The fl:alks are flender, 

 fliifi', and rife a foot and a half high j they are gar- 



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■nifi:ied with fmaller leaves of the fame fliape, fct on by 

 pairs ; the flowers grow in fmall whorls, difpofed in 

 loofe fpikes at the top of the ftalks •, thev arc fmall, 

 blue, and fiiaped like thofe of tlie other lorts. 

 flowers in July, and the leeds ripen in autumn 

 propagated by feeds in the fame way as the 

 forts. 



The fixth fort grows naturally on the fides of hioh. 

 ways about Vienna and all over Hungary ; this has 

 an abiding root, fending out many fmooch leaves about 

 the fize and ftiape of thofe of broad-leaved Sao-c, but 

 are indented on their edges. The ftalks are flender, 

 four-cornered, and rife a foot and a half high toward 

 the bottom ; they are garniflied with fmaller leaves ; 

 the upper parts are garniflied with fpiked fmall 

 whorls of blue flowers which appear in June, and are 

 fucceeded byfeeds which ripen in Augulh It is pro- 

 .pagatcd by feeds in the fame way as the firfl: fort, but 

 the roots will continue feveral years. 

 The feventh fort grows naturally in Auftria and Bohe- 

 mia ; this has an abiding root, from which come out 

 many heart fpear-fliapcd leaves about four inches 

 long, and one and a half broad ; they are crenated 

 on their edges, of a bright green colour, and have 

 many white fpots difperfed on their furface. -The 

 flalks are thick, four-cornered, and rife near three 

 feet high, garniflied below with leaves by pairs fitting 

 dofe to the fl:alks, but their upper parts have long 

 'loofe fpikes of flowers in fmall whorls, whofe brafteae 

 Qire coloured. This flowers in June, and the feeds 

 ripen iri Augufl:; it is propagated by feeds as the for- 

 mer forts. 



The eighth fort grows naturally in Syria ; this is a 

 biennial plant, whicih dies after it has borne feeds. The 

 leaves of this fort are very thick and v-'oolly ; they are 

 eight or nine inches^ long, narrow and wing-pointed, 

 being cut into obtufe fegments nearly oppofite on 

 their fides, almolt to the midrib, fomewhat like a 

 ftag's-horn in fliape ; thefe fpread fiat on the, ground. 

 The fl;alk rifes more than a foot high ; it is thick, four- 

 cornered, and very woolly, fending out branches by 

 pairs, and is garnifhed with narrow long leaves placed 

 by pairs at each joint, which are fawed on their 

 edges. The flowers grow in loofe whorled fpikes, 

 :but thofe are barren at the top of the fl:alks ; they are 

 white, and Ihaped like thofe of the fourth fort. This 

 flowers in June, and the feeds are ripe in Auguft; it 

 ■may 'be -propagated by feeds in the fame way as the 

 firfl: fort, but fliould have a dry foil, otherwife the 



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plants are apt to rot in winter;- 

 The ninth fort grows ;naturally in India, but is hardy . 

 enough to livein the open air in England. The root 

 of this will abide feveral years in a dry foil ; the lower 

 :Ieayes are heart-tftigped, acutely crenated on their 

 edges, and 'Of a thick cohfifl:ehce ; they are feven or 

 eight inches long, and four broad at their bafe, where 

 they are -eared. The ftalk is four-cornered, and rifes 

 four feet high, having two or three pair of fmaller 

 leaves on the lower part, which ftand oppofite at 

 the joints. The upper part of the ftalk, for the length 

 tof two feet, is garniflied with whotls of flowers which 

 'itand two or (three inches diftance from each other, 

 having no leaves under the whorls. The empale- 

 /ment of the flower is hairy and blunt ; the galea or 

 •helmet of the flower is arched, ere6t, and blue, ter- 

 minating in a blue point-, the two fide fegments of 

 the under lip are of a Violet colour ; the middle feg- 

 ment, which is indented at the point is white, and 

 curioufly fpotted with Violet on the infide \ the two 

 :fide indentures turn yellow before the flower drops. 

 When the flower is paft, the germen turn to four large 

 roundifli feeds which ripen in the empalement. This 

 fort flowers in May, and the feeds ripen in July ; it is 

 propagated by feeds in the fame manner ac the other 



The tenth fort grows naturally in the Levant, where 

 it was difcovered by Dr. Tournefort, wha fent the 

 feeds to the Royal Garden at Paris ; this hath a per- 

 ennial root, from which come out many fpear-fliaped 

 leaves about four inches long, and one inch and a 



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