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Houfl:. MSS. AiueyicanGcldcn Rod'uuith Nettle leaves hy 

 pairs which are rcugh and kair)\ and fpikes ofjltrjuers 



betxveen the leaves. 

 31. SoLiDAgo {Frtiticofa) caule fruticofo, foliis lancco- 

 latis glabris intcgerrimis, floribuscorynibofjs tcrmina- 

 libus. JVcundivGrt with a JJjrubhy ftalk^ fpcar-Jhaped^ 

 fuiooth^ entire leaves^ and jloivers in a coryrnhiis termi- 

 nating the fialks. Virga aurca Americana, fruticofa, 

 Salicis folio, floribus quafi umbellatis. Ilouft. MSS. 

 Shrubby ylracrican Golden Red ivith a Salloiv leaf^ and 



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ere in umbels. 



of Augufl. 



f ewers as it 



The firfl fort is not common In England, though 

 that which grows naturally about London is generally 

 taken for if. This grows plentifully about Brabant, 

 and is the men. conimon in Germany. The ftalks of 

 this are lliff, of a purpliHi brown colour, and rife 

 about two feet high. The panicles of flowers come 

 out from the wings, and at the top of the ftalks, each 

 flower (landing upon a long flender foot-ftalk \ they 

 are of a pale yellow colour, and appear the beginning 



The leaves are fpear-fliaped almoft four 

 inches long, and a quarter broad, deeply fawed on 

 their edges, and are of a pale green on their under fide. 

 The fecond fort is our common Golden Rod about 

 London ; the lov/cr leaves of this are oval, fpear- 

 Ihapcd, about two inches long, and one broad ^ they 

 are flightly fawed on their edges, and have pretty 

 long foot-ftalks j the ftalks are flender, about a foot 

 and a half high, garniflied with fmall, narrow, entire 

 leaves, having no foot-ftalks. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in panicled bunches, which are cluftered to- 

 gether, forming a thick ere6t fpike ; they are yel- 

 low, and appear in Auguft and September. 

 The third fort is frequently found growing naturally 

 in feveral parts of England j I have often gathered it 

 in the woods near Dulwich in Surry; the ftalk is 

 round, fmooth, rifes a foot and a half high, garnifhed 

 with narrow fpear-ftiaped leaves about an inch and 

 a quarter long, and an eighth of an inch broad ; they 

 are almoft entire, and fit clofe to the ftalk. The flowers 

 come out in fmall cluftered buhcnes at the wings of 

 the ftalk, to which they fit very clofe, arid the ftalk is 



".terminated by a roundifh bunch : as the flowers of 



' ' this are produced at eveiy joint, the upper half of the 



ftalk, the fpikes being fliort, they do not make fo 



,. good an appearance as thofe of the fecond. - It flowers 



, about the fame time^ 







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The fourth fort grows naturally in thewoods at Hamp- 

 ftcad, from whence I have feveral times taken tlie 

 roots, and planted them in the garden, where they 

 have continued many years, and have never ^varied ; 

 the lower leaves of this are indented ; the ftalk fel- 

 dom rifes more than afoot high, branching out almoft 

 from the bottom. The branches are terminated by 

 Ihort cluftered Ipikes of yellow flowers which are 

 erect'i the leaves on the ftalk and branches are very 

 narrow, acute-pointed, and entire. '* \ 



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The fifth fort grows naturally on the mountains in 

 Wales \ the lower leaves of this are narrow, fpear- 

 fliaped, an inch and a half long, and a quarter broad ; 

 they are fmooth, flightly fawed on their edges, and a 

 little hoary on their under fide ; "the ftalk rifes about 

 fix inches high, it" is garniflied with the fande fort of 

 leaves with thofe below, but fmaller. The flowers grow 

 in roundifti cluftered fpikes at the top of the ftalk, 

 which are much larger than thofe of the common fort, 

 and appear five or fix weeks earlier in the.feafon. 

 \ The fixth fort grows naturally^ upon the mountains 

 in the fouth of Erance and Italy ; the ftalk is angular. 



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half long, and a quarter of an inch broad in the 

 middle, ending in acute points fitting clofe to the 

 ftalks, and have fometimes a few flight ferrarureson 

 their edges. The flowers are gathered in a roundifh 

 panicle at the top of the ftalk ; the lower fpikes of 

 flowers are reflexed, but thofe at the top uand erefc, 

 and are joined very clofe \ thcfe are yellow, and ap- 

 pear in July. 



The eighth fort grows naturally in North Anurlca ; 

 the ftalks of this are round and fmooth ^ they rife up- 

 ward of four feet high; the leaves are rou<W}j acute- 

 pointed, and have no veins ; they ftand clofer too-cther 

 on the ftalks, and are fl:iorter and broader than thof^ 

 of the feventh ^ the panicles of flowers are much lar- 

 er, the fpikes much longer, they fpread out Vvidcr, 

 and arc more reflexed. This flowers late in Aucruft 

 and September. 



The ninth fort grows naturally in Nordi America ; 

 the ftalks of this are round and hairy ; they rife near 

 three feet high, and are clofely garnifhed with rough 

 fpear-fhaped leaves tv/o inches long, and half an 

 inch broad, flightly fawed on their edges, and fit clofe 

 to the ftalks. The flowers come out from the win^^s, 

 at the upper part of the ftalk, in long recurved 

 fpikes ; they are fmall, of a fulphur colour, and ftand 

 upon fhort foot-ftalks. This fort flowers the end of 



July. " . 



The tenth fort grows naturally in North America ; 

 the ftalks are round, fmooth, and rife four or five feet 

 high ; they are garniflied with rough fpear-Ihaped 

 leaves two inches and a half long, and half an inch 

 broad j they are entire, and fit clofe to the ftalks j the 

 flowers are produced in roundifh panicles at the tojj 

 of the ftalks, which are compofed of obtufe fpread- 

 ing fpikes in clofe clufters. The flowers are yellow, 

 and appear in Auguft. 



The eleventh fort grows naturally in Virginia ; the 

 ftalks are round, channelled, and rife two feet high ; 

 the leaves are rough, acute-pointed, and fawed \ they 

 are two inches and a half long, and one broad. The 

 flowers are produced in a panicle at the top of the 

 ftalk y the fpikes are very long, recurved, and Ij^read 

 out on every fide; the lower parts oF the foot-ftalks 

 are clofely furhifhed with fmall leaves, and the flowers 

 are Iri clofe clufters at the end of the fpike ; they are of 

 a bright yellow colour, and appear late in September. 

 The twelfth fort grov/s naturally in North America ; 

 the ftalks are flender, fmooth, and rife two feet high •, 

 they are garniflied with oval, acute-pointed, fawed 

 leaves three inches long, and two broad, and ftand 

 alternately at two inches diftance. The flowers come 

 out in long bunches from the wings of the ftalks ; 

 they are difpofed loofely on the foot-ftalk, and are of 

 a pale yellow colour ; thefe appear in Auguft, and 

 continue part of September. , 'I 



The thirteenth fort igrows naturally in North Ame- 

 rica ; the lower leaves are four inches long, and al- 

 moft two broad; their foot-ftalks are two inches long, 

 and have a membrane or wing on each fide. The 

 ftalks rife two feet high ; they are flender, fmooth, 

 and of a light purple colour, and garniflied with oval. 



•yand has narrow'leafy borders ; it rifes about two feet 



- ■ l^^g'^ » ^^^ leaves are fpear-fhaped, aciite-pointed, and 



''_ fawed ; they are three inches long, and one broad, of 



fpear-fhaped, indented leaves, near two inches long. 

 arici three quarters of an inch broad, of a pale green 

 on their under fide. '^ The flowers are produced in 

 fliort bunches from tlie wings of the ftalk, almoft" the 

 whole length ; the lower fpikes are an inch long, but 

 thofe on the upper part of the ftalks are almoft round ; 

 the flowers are of a brimftone colour, and appear late 

 in Aup-uft. 



The fourteenth fort grows naturally in Canada ; the 



ftalks of this are ftiff", round, fmooth, and have a 



white bark •, they rife upward of three feet high, and 



''\z pale green on their under fide, and hairy ; the flowers J ' are garniflied with fmooth fpcar-ftiaped leaves, having 



feveral veins •, they are three inches and a half long, 

 and one inch broad, ftanding alternately. The flowers 

 come out toward the top of the ftalk, from the wings, 

 in fhort fpikes, which ftand ereft and are obtufe ; they 

 are of a pale yellow colour, and appear in Auguft. 

 The fifteenth fort grows naturally in Canada-, this 

 - rifes with a ftrong hairy ftalk five or fix feet high, 



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come out in clofe thick* fpikes from the wings of the 

 ftalks more than half the length, terminating the ftalk 

 in a thick fpike •, they are yellow, and appear in July. 



, The feventh fort grows naturally in North America; 



' the ftalks are rouhd, fmooth, and rife two feet high ; 

 they are garniffied wiUi narrow rough leaves, having 



tliree longitudinal veins ^ they are two inches and a 



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