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ivhich is garn'iflied clofcly with rough fpear-fliapcd 

 leaves ending in acute points •, they are four inches 

 lono", and one broad, very hairy on their under fide, 

 and (harply fawed on their edges, having three ftrong 

 lono-itudinal veins \ the flowers are difpofed in a round- 

 • ifh panicle at the top of the ftalk; the fpikes of 

 flowers arc recurved; the flov/ers are fmall, and of a 

 brimftone colour ; this flowers in September, and fre- 

 quently continues till the end of October. 

 The fixteenth fort grows naturally in North America ; 

 the flalks of this are very ftrong •, they rife near two 

 feet high, are very clofely garniflied with narrow, fpear- 

 " fliaped"^ fl:iff leaves, four inches long, and half an 

 inch broad, a little indented on their edges, fitting 

 clofe to the ftalks. The flowers are difpofed in large 

 panicles at 'the top of the ftalks ; the fpikes are long, 

 recurved, and are compofed of fmaller fpikes In cluf- 

 ters ; the flowers are yellow, and appear in September. 

 The feventecnth fort n • -vt r- 



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are oval, ftiff, fmooth, arid 'entire-, they ^re four 



inches long, and two inches and a half broad, ftand- 

 ino- upon foot-ftalks which are four inches long ^ thofc 

 on the upper part of the ft allc are fpear-fhaped, en- 

 tire, and embrace the ftalk half round with their 

 'bafe. . The; flowers ^are difpofed in loofe fpreading 

 panicles at the top of the ftalks ; the fpikes are (hort, 

 cluftered, and roundifli; the flowers are of a bright 

 yellow colour, and appear in Auguft. , . . ; \;^ 

 The eighteenth fort grows naturally at Mexico, but 

 is hardy enough to thrive in the open air in England j 



; the ftalks of this^are oblique \ ttiey rife a foot and a 

 half high, are fmooth, and have a brown bark, gar- 



' niflied with fmooth, fpear-niapea',"entire leaves, three 



- inches long and three quarters of an inch broad. The 

 flowers come out upon branching foot-ftalks on the 



, fide of the' ftalks, which are ranged on one fide of 

 the KaTksV'aiid hrlve ^ few fmall leaves, under the 



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_rows naturally in New Eng- 

 The ftalks rife two feet high ; the lower leaves 



oval, ftiff", 



flower-s. 



The flowers are yellow and appear the end 



': of Auguft. . '^ ■' ^ 



. The nineteenth fort grows naturally in North Ame- 



' rica. The ftalks of this are very hairy, and rife four 



feet high, branching out toward the bottom ; the 



lower part of the ftalk is garniflied with rough leaves 



three inches long and one broad ; the branches grow 



erc6t, and are garniflied with fmall leaves fcarce 



one inch long, and an eighth broad, which are entire, 



and fit clofe to the ftalk i the flowers are difpofed in 



' a clofe panicle at the top of the ftalk, growirig ereft ; 



.' they are yellow, and appear in September. 



. The twentieth fort grovv's naturally in North Atrie- 



' tica. The lower leaves ar(^ thick, fiefliy, and fpear- 



ihapbd i they* arc ten inches long, and one inch and 



, a half broad, and have three longitudinal veins'; the 



middle furface of the leaves is fmooth, but their 



- edges are rough-, they are of a deep green colour :^ 



; the ftalks rife four feet high, and are clolely garniflied 



" with fmooth entire leaves, of the fame fliape and tex- 



■ ture as the lower, but greatly diminifti in their fize to 

 ■ ■ the top of the ftalk.' The flowers are difpofed in a 



compaa: panicle at the top of the ftalk ; the fpikes 



.grow ere6ti and the flowers are of a bright yellow co- 



\lour-, they appear in Oftober, and in mild feafons 



"■'continue great part of November. 



I The twenty-firft fort grows naturally in Marylarld ^ 



■ this hath a flender fmooth ftalk which rifes a foot 

 . and a half high, garniflied with narrow fpear-lhaped 



leaves two inches long, and half an inch broad, in- 

 dented on their edges; and ending in acute points; 

 the flowers are difpofed in a loofe panicle at the top 

 ■' of the ftalk ; the fpikes of flowers are clofer and 

 , thicker toward the top. The flowers afe yellow, and 



appear in September. * ■ xt t. 



. The twenty-fecond fort grows naturally in North 

 America -, the lower leaves are fleftiy, narrow, fpear- 

 lhaped, and entire. The ftalks are fmooth, of a pur- 

 plifli colour, and rife near three feet high ; they are 

 garniflied with long, narrow, fmooth, keel-ftiaped 

 leaves, which are entire. The flowers are difpofed 



in a loofe panicle at the top of the ftalk ; the fpikes 



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are flender and erec^. The flowers are of a bright 

 yellow colour, arid appear lat^ in O^Sober, and forric- 

 times continue till December. 



The twenty-third fort grows naturally ifi New Eng- 

 land. The lower leaves of this fort are long, harrow, 

 and very fmooth •, they ctre keel-fliapcd and ciUik\ 

 The ftalks arc red, flefliy, and fmooth ; they rife two 

 feet high, and are thinly garniflied with narrow fmooth 

 leaves. The flowers are produced in loofe panicles at 

 the top of the ftalks, and there are foriie fingle fpikeS 

 of flowers which come out from the win^rs of the 

 ftalks below. The flowers are of a bright yellow co- 

 lour, and appear in Auguft. 

 The twenty-fourth fort grows naturally iri North 

 Ariierica • the ftalks of this fort are fmooth, ercft, 

 and rife a foot and a half high,, garniflied with narrow, 

 fmooth, entire leaves of a dark green colour. The 

 flowers are difpofed in clofe compact panicles at the 

 top of the ftalk -, the fpikes of flowers are fliort, and 

 cluftered together; The flowers are large, of a bright 

 yellow, and appear iri September. 

 The twenty-fifth fort grows naturally in Nev/ Eng- 

 land ;^the ftalks are round, hairy, and rife two feec 

 and a half high ; the upper branches come out in 

 a"^ loofe panicle ; the leaves ftarid clofe to the ftalks; 

 they are rough, fpear-ftiaped, and entire ; thofe on 

 the lower' part are" two inches long,^ and half an inch 



broad, but are gradually fmaller to the top. The 

 fpikes of flowers come out from the wings of the 

 .ftalk i the lower are long, thofe above diminifh to the 

 top ; the foot-ftalks of the fpikes have many fmall 

 leaves erowino; along them, fome of which are inter- 

 mixed with the flowers. This fort flowers the middle 



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of November. ,- ■ • 

 The tw'enty-fixth fort grows naturally in North Ame- 

 rica"; the lower leaves are' oval, fix inches long, and 

 three broad, and end in acute points • they are fawed 

 on their edges, ancl have feveral ftrong longitudinal 

 veins; their foot-ftalks are long, and have leafy bor- 

 ders or wings. ~ The ftalks grow a foot and a half 

 hi^rh, branching out almoft from the bottom ; they 

 arb garniflied with fmall, fpear-fliaped, entire leaves. 

 The branches grow ereft ; they are clofely furniflied 

 with fmall leaves below, and are terminated by fliort 

 clofe fpikes of white flowers, which appear the end of 



Auguft. 



The twenty-feventh fort growls naturally at Philadel- 

 phia; the lower leavfes are fpear-ftiaped, oblique, 

 fmdbtRr and entire, ftanding upon long foot-ftalks. 

 The ftalks rife from three to four feet high ; the fpikes 

 of flowers which come oUt from the wings of the 

 ftalks are long, blunt, and a little recurved at the end ; 

 thofe on the upper part of the ftalk are ere£l,'and[ 

 vcluftered together in a clofe fpike; they are yellow, 

 and appear in September. 



The twenty-eighth fort grows naturally at Philadel- 

 phia. The ftalks of this fort are hairy, and branch 

 olit toward the top ; they are garniflied with rough 

 fpear-ftiaped leaves fitting clofe to the ftalks,- The 

 lower leaves are four inches long, and an inch and.a 

 half broad ; thofe on the ftalks, gradually diminifli in 

 their fize to the top; they are rough, veined, and 

 fawed on their edges. The flowers are difpofed in a 

 pahicled corymbus at the end of the branches ; the 

 fpikes on the lower part are recurved, but thofe at 

 the top are cluftered and ertft. This fort flowers In 

 September and Oftober. ' .• ' 



The twenty-ninth fort grows naturally at PhiladeU 

 ,phia; the lower leaves are fmooth, entire, narrow, 

 and fpear-ftiaped ; they are three inches and a half 

 long, and half an inch broad, ftanding upon long 

 foot-ftalks. The ftalks are round, fmooth, and rife 

 three feet high; they are garniflied with very fmall 

 fmooth leaves which are entire, and fit clofe to the 

 ftalks. The flowers grow in a clofe panicle at the top 

 gf the ftalk ; they are of a bright yellow colour, and 



appear in September. 



The thirtieth fort grows naturally at La Vera Cru2 



in New Spain, where it was difcovered by the lat^ 



Dr. Houftoun. The ftalks of this are round, hairy, 



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