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This genus of plants is ranged in the iccond feclion 

 of Linnaeus's nineteenth clafs, which contains thofe 

 plants whofc flowers are compofcd of hermaphrodite 

 fruitful florets, and female half florets which are bar- 

 ren. To this genus he has added feveral of Tourne- 

 fort's fpecies ot Ragwort. 



We fnall not trouble the reader with the mention- 

 ing thofe fpecies of this genus which are efleemed 

 comnion weeds, fo are not cultivated in gardens, but 

 confine ourfclves to tliofe which are the mofl valuable 

 her<.. 



The Species are, 



1. Senecio {HieracifoUtis) corollis nudis, foliis amplexi- 



caulibus laceris, caule herbaceo erefto. Hort. Upfal. 

 261. Grotindfel "Jiith naked petals^ torn leaves embracing 

 thejlalk^ and an ereEl herbaceous jtalk. Senecio Ame- 

 ricanus akifllmus, maximo folio. Tourn, Inft. 456. 

 "^allcft American Groimdfel with a very large leaf. 



2. Sen'ecjo [Pfeudo China) corollis nudis, fcapo fubnu- 

 do longifiimo. Flor. Leyd. Prod. 164. Groundfelwith 

 nahedjlalks which are very long. Senecio Madrafpa- 

 tanus, rapi folio, floribus maximis cujus radix a non- 

 nullis China dicitur. Hort. Elth. 345. Groimdfel of 

 Madrafs^ with a Turnep leaf and a very large flower^ 

 whofe root is called China-root, 



3. Senecio {Aureus) corollis radiantibus, foliis crenatis, 

 infimis cordatis petiolatis, fuperioribus pinnatifidis ly- 

 ratis. Flor. Virg. 98, Groundfel with radiated flowers 

 and crenated leaves^ the lower ones of which are heart-- 



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the Jlalks. Jacobrt^a Orientalis, latifolia akiilima 



Tourn. Cor. ^6. Tallef Eajlcrn Ragwort with a bread 

 leaf 



11. Senecio {Incanus) corollis radiantibus, foliis utrin- 

 que tomentofls fubpinnacis laciniis fubdentatis, co- 

 rymbofubrotundo. Haller. Hclv. 731. Groundfelwith 

 radiated flcivers^ half winged leaves which are downy en 

 bothftdes^ fegments which are fomewhat indented^ and a 

 roundifj corymbus of flowers, Chryfanthemum Alpinimi 

 incanum, foliis laciniatis. C. B. P. 133. Alpine^ hoary 

 Corn Mary gold with cut leaves, 



12. Senecio {Rigidus) corollis radiantlbus, fpatulaceis 

 repandis amplcxicaulibus fcabris erofis, caule frutico- 

 fo. Hort. Cliff. 406. Groundfel with radiated flowers 

 fpatuU-fhaped^ rough-pointed^ flawed leaves^ embracin^y 

 the ftalks^ which are fhrubby, Jacoba^a Africana frif- 

 tefcens, foliis rigidis & hirfutis. Hort. Amft. 2. p. 

 -4.9. Shrubby African Rngwort^ tvith ftiff and hairy 



leaves. 



13. ^Senecio {Ilicifolius) corollis radiandbus, foliis fa- 

 gittatis amplcxicaulibus dcntatis, caule fruticofo. 

 Vir. Cliff. 84. Groundfel with radiated flowers^ and 

 arrow -pointed indented leaves embracing the ftalks^ which 

 are flmibby, Jacoba^a Africana frutefcens, foliis in- 

 cifis & fubtus cinereis. Com. Rar. Plant. 42. African 

 fhrubby Ragwort^ with cut leaves^ which are gray on their 

 under fide, 



14. Senecio {Halamifolius) corollis radiantibus, foliis 

 obovatis carnofis fubdentads, caule fruticofo. Lin. 



floaped and have foot fltalksy but the upper lyre-fhaped and \ Sp. Plant. 871. Groundfel with radiated flozvers^ oval 



wing-pointed. 



4. Senecio {Haftulatus) corollis radiantibus, petiolis 

 amplcxicaulibus, pedunculis folio triplo longioribus, 

 foliis pinnato-finuatis. Flor. Leyd. Prod. 164. Ground- 





flel with radiated flowers^ foot-ftalks embracing the ftalks^ 

 foot-ftalks to the flowers three times the length ofl the 

 leaves^ and winged fmuated leaves. Jacobsea Afra, pe- 

 rennis vifcofa lutea, afplenii folio. Vaill. A6t. 1720. 

 African^ perennial^ yellow^ clammy Ragwort^ with a 

 Spleenwort leaf. ^ ■ > ■■:"'< 



5. Senecio (jE/^^^z/^j) corollis radiantibus, foUis pinnati- 

 fidis sequalibus patentifTimis, rachi inferne anguftata. 



Hort. Cliff. 406. Groundfel with radiated flowers^ wing- 

 pointed leaves which axe equal and fpreading^ and the 

 midrib below narrowed. Jacobasa Africana frutefcens, 

 flore amplo purpureo elegantilTimo, fenecionis folio. 

 Volk. Norimb. 225. Shrubby African Ragwort^ with a 

 large ^ elegant^ purple fliower^ and a Groundflel leaf. 



6. Senecio {Abrotcniflolius) corollis radiantibus, foliis I them forward, and afterward they may be planted in 



flefljy leaves which are fomewhat in^nted^ and a fljrubby 



ftalk. Doria Africana arborefcens foliis cralTis & I'uc- 



culentis atriplicem referentibus. Boerh. Ind. alt. i. 9S. 



Aflrican tree-likcDoria^ with thick and flucciilent leaves like 



Atriplex. 



The firft fort grows naturally in North America •, this 

 is an annual plant. The ftalk is round, channelled, 

 and hairy ; it rifes three feet high, and is garniflied 

 with torn leaves which embrace* the ftalks with their 

 bafe J the flowers are produced in a fort of umbel on 

 the top of the ftalks, and are compofed of florets 

 having no rays; they are of a dirty white,"' and are 

 fucceeded by oblong feeds crowned with a long down. 

 This plant is preferved in fome botanic gardens for 

 the fake of variety, but has very little beauty. The 

 feeds of this muft be fovvn upon a hot-bed in the 

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

 they fhould be tranfplanted to another hot-bed to bring 



pinnato-miltifidis linearibus, nudis acutis floribus co- 

 rymbofis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 869. Groundfel with radi- 

 ated flowers^ and wing-pointed^ multifld^ linear leaves. 

 Jacobasa foliis ferulaceis, flore minore. Tourn. Inft. 

 ' R. H. 486. Ragwort with leaves like Giant Fennel^ and 

 a fmaller flower. 



7. Sewecio {Paludofus) corollis radiantibus, foliis enfi- 

 formibus acute ferratis fubtus fubvillofis, caule ftric- 

 to. Lin. Sp. Plant. 870. Groundfelwith radiated flow- 

 ers^ fivord-fhaped leaves which are acutely fazvedj a lit- 

 ' tie hairy on their under fide ^ and a clofe ftalk. Jaco- 

 baea paluftris altifTima, foliis ferratis. Tourn. Inft. 

 485. "Talleft Marfh Ragwort with flawed leaves. 



8. Senecio (Sarracenicus) corollis radiantibus, floribus 

 corymbofis, foliis lanceolatis ferratis glabriufculis. 

 Hort. Upfal. 266. Groundfel with radiated flowers grow- 

 ing in a corymbus^ and fpear-fhaped^ flawed^ flmooth 

 leaves. Jacobsea Alpina, foliis longioribus ferratis. 



"^ Tourn. Inft. R. H. 485. Alpine -Ragwort with longer 

 flawed leaves. 



9. Senecio {Altiffmus) corollis radiantibus, floribus co- 

 rymbofis, foliis lanceolatis ferratis femiamplexicauli- 



bus. Groundfelwith radiated flowers growing in a corym- 

 hus^ and flpear-Jhaped flawed leaves half embracing the 

 ftalks. Jacob^ea pratenfis altilTima, limonii folio. 

 Tourn. Inft' 485. "I^alleft Meadow Ragwort, with a Sea 

 Lavender leafl. 



10. Senecio {Orientalis) corollis radiantibus, floribus 

 corymbofis, foliis enfiformibus dentads amplexicau- 



\ libus. Groundflel with radiated flowers growing in a co- 

 rymbus^ and fword-fha^ed indented leaves which embrace 



a warm border, where they will flower in July, and 

 their feeds will ripen in autumn. 

 Thc fecond fort grows naturally at Madrafs ; this 

 hath a perennial root, which has been fuppofed to be 

 the China-root, but is now generally believed to be 

 afpurious kind. The roots are compofed of fomc 

 thick fielhy tubers, fending out many fibres on every 

 fide, from which come out fome large cut leaves fhap-- 

 ed like thofe of the Turnep, but are fmooth. The 

 flower-ftalk is flcnder, almoft naked, and rifes a foot 

 and a half high, fuftaining at the top a few yellow 

 flowers, compofed of feveral hermaphrodite florets, 

 having no rays or borders ; thefe are fucceeded by 

 oval feeds crowned with down, .but they rarelj^ ripen 

 in England. 



This fort is tender, fo will not thrive in this country, 

 unlefs it is kept in a warm ftove^ it is propagated by 

 parting of the roots in the fpring. The offsets fliould 

 be planted in pots filled with light kitchen-garden 

 earth, and fliould then be plunged into the tan-bed in 

 the ftove, and treated in the fame way as other tender 

 exotics. . / 



The third fort grows naturally in North America ; 



this hath a 



roundilh leaves upon 



they are about an inch and "a half over each way, 



they are of a purplifh colour on their under fide, an^ 



are crenated on their edges. The ftalks rife near two 



feet high, and are garniftied with a few leaves which 



are indented on each fide in form of a lyre. The up- 



perennial root, from which come out many 

 :aves upon long, (lender, liairy foot-llalksi 





per part of the ftalk divides into feveral flender Ion; 



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