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tvkofc Rowers arc compofcd of hernnaphroditc fruitful 

 lioiets, and the flamina and ftyle are connected. 



The S!'i:cn:s are, 



1. ScoLVMus {Mactdatiis) foliis margine attenuatis. Lin. 

 Sp. Plant. 819. GGlden Thiftle wiih haves Kvhich are 

 thinrxr ai the horders,^ Scolymus chryfanthemus an- 

 nuus. .A6t. Reg. Par. "i 1 1. Anmtal Golden ThiJUe. 



2. Scolymus {liijpanicns) foliis margine incraffatis. Lin. 

 Sp. Plant. S'13. Golden I'hlfde v:'ith leaves 'which are 

 thicker en the borders. Scolymus chryfanchemus. C. 

 B. P. 384._ GcldenThiftle. . .'-^ 

 Thefirft fort grows naturally in the fouA of France 

 and in Italy ; this is an annual plant, which rifcs with 

 a branching fialkfouror five feet high, that have two 

 leafy wings running along the Tides from joint to 

 joint ; tiiefe are fcollopped and indented ; the borders 

 of thcfe are thinner than the other parts, and are arm- 

 ed all the way with very fharp fpines ; at each joint 

 are placed ftitf leaves, which are jagged and armed 

 with Itrong fpines ; they are of a pale green, and fit 



. dole to the ftalks. . The flowers'are produced at the 

 top of the ftalks inclofed in leafy involucrums, which 

 are longer than the flowers, and are armed with very 

 ftrong fpines ; within thefe are fcaly empalements, 

 which lie over each other like the fcales of fifli, and 

 are armed with fliort fpines. , The flowers are com- 

 peted of many golden florets, which do not appear 

 till the middle or latter end of July -, and unlefs the 

 autumn proves warm and dry, the feeds do not ripen 



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, The fecond fort grows naturally in Spain and Sicily; 

 this hath a perennial root, from which fpring up ma- 

 jiy thick ftalks that rife about three feet high, branch- 

 ing out on the fides the whole length, and are gar- 

 nilhed with ftiff" jagged leaves, v/hofe borders are 

 thicker than the other part, and are armed with fpines 

 like the forrVier fort; the ftalks have leafy borders 

 as the other, which are ftrongly armed with fpines. 



- .The flowers are produced at the top of the ftalks, 

 and are fhaped like thofe of the former fort. Thefe 

 appear in July, and if the feafon proves warm and 

 dry, they will be fucceeded by feeds which ripen in 

 autumn. ' 



They arc propagated by feeds, which Ihould be fown 



. in March or April, on a bed of frefti undunged earth, 

 in an open fituation ; and when the plants are come 

 up, they ftiould be kept clear from weeds ;'and where 

 they orrow too clofe, fome of them ftiould be pulled 

 out, lo as to leave tlK)fe which are defigned to remain 

 about two feetafunder. This is all the culture 'which 

 thefe plants require, for as they fend forth tap-roots 

 they do not bear tranfplanting well, therefore they 

 muft be foA'n where they are to rerriain ; and if they 

 are kept clear from weeds, they will thrive very well, 

 and when the feafon proves dry, will perfect their feeds 

 in autumn"; but in wet feafons they rarely ever pro- 

 duce o;ood feeds in England, v/hich renders it diffi- 

 cult to continue the fpecies, without procuring frefti 

 feeds from abroad. '/." .^^ "*• . i^,..^,^ - 

 Thefe plants are pitferved by thofe perfons who are 

 curious in botany for variety's fake, but are rarely 

 planted in other gardens. 



J C O P A R I A. Sweet- weed, or Wild Liquorice, 

 The Characti-rs are, - * 



It hath an ernpalement of one leaf which is concave^ and 



four Jlender rough fegments. The ftozver is 



'hfpreads ope 



into four fegr,ients^ "ji^hich are equals obtufe^ and bearded: 

 it hath four awUfloapedfiamina which are cqtial andfuorter 

 than the petals terrdnated by ftmple fummits \^and a co- 

 nical germen fiipporiing an aivl-floaped flyle longer than the 

 corolla^ crowned by an acute fiigma ; the germen becomes 



'e '■jjith one ccll^ filled with 



cbhng feeds. 



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This genus of plants \% ranged in the firft feclion of 

 Linnx'us's fourth clafs, which includes thofe plants 

 whofe flowers have four ftamina and one ftyle. 



We have but one Species at prefent in England, 



VIZ. 



J. ScopAxiA {Lulcis) foliis ternis, floribus peduncula- 



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tis. Lin. Sp. 168, Sweet Weed with three ka^^s fut- 

 roimdtng the ftalks, and flowers upon foot-fialksl Vefo- 

 ^ nica fruticola erecT:o dulci hexangulari caule. 

 Hift. I. p. 195. Shrubby '^re5l Speedwell, withanhe>:an' 



lar flnlk. 



This plant in Europe is generally an annual, for af- 

 ter It has ripened its feeds it dies. . It hath an hexan- 

 gular ftalk which rifes near two feet high, fendlag 

 out many branches which are garniflied^with three 

 leaves placed round at each joint ; thefe are atoutan 

 inch long and a quarter of an inch broad, fawed on 

 . their edges, and of a deep green colour ; the flowers 

 . come out from 'the fide of the ftalks at each joint, 

 landing upon foot-ftalks ; they are fmall, white, and 

 . their petals have bearded threads on their edges ; 

 thefe are fucceeded by capfules having one cell, open- 

 ing with two valves, containing marly oblong feeds." 

 It is propagated by feeds which ftiould be fown upon 

 a hot-bed in the fpring ; and "when tfie plants are come 

 up fit to remove, they ftiould be planted upon aTrefti 

 hot-bed to bring them forward, obferving to fliade 

 and water them until they have taken new root ^ af- 

 ter which, they ftiould have the air admitted to them ' 

 daily, according to the warmth of the feafon, and 

 Jhey muft be frequently refreflied with water. . In 

 -June they may be taken up with balls of earth' to 

 r_ their roots, and planted into open borders, wfiere they 

 .(!. will flower, and perfed their feeds in the autumn, and 

 - ' foon after perifti. . 



SCORDIUM. SeeTEucRiuM. 

 SCORPIURUS. Lin. Gen. Plant. 886. Scorpi- 

 oides. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 40^. tab. 226. [fo called, 

 ;i_becaufe th?, hufti being wreathed, refemblcs the tail 

 .of a dragon:/ it is by fome called CampoYdes, of 

 -Kdfjt.Trn^ a canker- v>orm, and fTJi^'i Tonii.] Caterpi 

 iars ; in French, Chenille f - 



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. blown up,' lightly compreffed, ending in five acute points 

 , The flower is of the butterfly kind-^ it has a roundifly 

 flandard which is indented at the poijit, where it is re- 

 -: flexed and fpreading. The zuings are loofe, atmofi ovak 

 having obtufe appendages. The keel is halfmoon-fhaped, 

 the belly is gibbous^ pointed, andcretl, cut into two parts 

 below. ^ It hath ten flamina, nine joined and one fepara-te, 

 terminated by fmall fummits ^ and an oblong taper germeyi 



eflexed, fupporting a rifing inflexed flyle, termi- 



-^nqtedkji a pointJor.A fiigma.. The germen afterward 



,,j,^becQmes an oblong, tc^er^ leathery^ rough, channelled pcd^ 



; -tzjdlfted in many longttudinal Veils divided within, and oft 



][ thejutfide cpntra£led^into knotty Joints^^ eaclTcell contain- 



tng one feed. ^ 



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■vThis genus oFpIanfs''is'rarr3ed in the third feftion of 



-*! Linn^eus's feventeenth "qlafs,"* which'.' includes ' thofe 



-plants whofe ftowers liave ten ftamina ioined in tw» 



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The Species are. 



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. ScoRPivRvs (Fermiculata) pedunculis unifloris, legu-* 

 .minibus teftis undique fquamis obtuiis'L^Lin. Sp. 



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fcales 



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pio'ides filiqua crafsa boelii. Tourn. Inft. 402. Cater- 



'f^. pillar with a thick pod. . ■ • ' } .'-,"_" 



,.,.ScoRPiuRus {Muricata) pedunculis bifloris, legumi- 

 I nibus extrorfum obtuse aculeatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 745. 

 •Caterpillar with two flowers' on each foot-fialk^ and the 

 ■; outfiae of the pods armed with blunt fpines. ^ScorpioVdes 

 . bupleuri folio filiquis lenibus. Park. 11 17. Caterpillar 

 . with a Hare's-ear leaf and a fmother pod. , . /" 

 ScoRPiuRus {Sulcata) pedunculis fubtrifloris. 



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leguminibus extrorfum fpinis ^confcrtis acutis. Lin. 



Sp. Plant. 745. Caterpillar with four flowers fometimes 



upon a foot-ftalk, and the outfiie of^ the pods armed zvtlh 



foarp fpines which grow in cluficrs, "Sgorpioides^'bu- 



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