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compofcd of five large oval petals, whofe tails are 

 twilled and join-, thcle arc lucceeded by lliort tubu- 

 lar caplliles having one cell, which opens at the top 

 with three valves which turn back, and let out the 



feeds. 



l^.e firfl fort has a flirubby ftalk like the fecond, and 



rifcs to tl)e fame height. The branches of this are 



flender, and ftiffer tTian thofe of the former. The 



leaves are oval, fpear-fhaped, two inches and a half 



and an inch and a half broad, rough on their 



long, 



upper fide, and of a lucid green •, then- under fide 



has many ftrong veins, and is of a lighter green ; 

 they areVav/ed on their edges, and have longer foot- 

 ftalks than thofe of the fecond fpecies, and ftand much 

 farther afunder on the branches. The flowers fit 

 clofe upon the foot-ftalks of the leaves, in like man- 

 ner as the forai 



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y 



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. When the plants are grown pretty large, they may be 



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treated more hardily, by placing them in the dry flove; 



-where," if they are kept in a moderate degree of heat, 

 they willjhrive and flower very well. Thofe who 

 ■would fave'the feeds of thefe plants, mufl: watch therh 



• carefully, becaufe, when they are ripe, they foon fcat- 

 ter if they are not gathered. 



Thefe plants produce their flowers great part of the 

 year, if they arctkept in a proper degree of warmth, 

 fo that there are fome of the iiowers in beauty for at 



- lead nine or tea months, which renders the plants 



, more valuable. 



TURNSOLE. See Heliotropium. 

 TURRITIS. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 223. Dillen. Gen. 



Muftard 



•.;> xThe Characters are, 







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if the fiower is compofed of four ohlong 

 :oval leaves y which are ere5f^ and clofe together. ^' The 

 :' flower has four oblongs ovaU entire petals^ placed in form 

 : of a crofs, and fix ere 51 awUfloaped ftamina the length of 

 the tube^ two of which are porter than the other., termi- 

 \ nated by fingle furnmts^ and aiapergermeh a little cofu- 

 , prejfedy having no Jlyle, hut is crowned by an obtufefiigma. 

 ■ ^he germen afterward becomeY a long four-cornered pod 

 ; with two cells ^ which are divided by an intermediate par- 



iflo indented ft 



■nd filled withfmally round- 



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iThis genus of plants is ranged in the fecond feftion 

 ' oi Linn^eus's fifteenth clafs, which contains the plants 

 .."whofe flowers have four long and two Ihorter ftamina, 



;The Species are. 



long 



T U S 



tnrd with under leaves like Cicotyj and the ypper like 

 Thorcughwax, 

 2. TuRRiTis {Hirfuta) foliis omnibus hifpidis, caulinis 

 amplexicaulibus. Hort. CHfi\ 339. Tower Muftard with 

 all the leaves prickly^ and the upper ones embracing the 

 Jlalk, Eryfimo fimihs hirfuta, non laciniata alba. 



but the leaves not jagged. 



efemlling Hedge Mufl 



, but the flowers are larger and of 

 a brighter yellow than thofe of the former. Thefe 

 diflercnces' remain confrant, and never alter when 

 raifed from feeds ; fo that from near thirty years ex- 

 perience in fowing the feeds, I may pronounce them 

 different fpecies. 



Thefe plants are eafily propagated by fowling their 

 feeds on a hot-bed early in the fpring, and when the 

 plants are come up two inches high, they ihould be 

 rranfplanted into fmall pots, and plunged into a hot- 

 bed of tanners bark, obferving to water and fliade 

 them until they have taken root ^ after which they 

 muft be treated as hath been direfted for the Guavas, 

 and other tender plants from the fame countries, to 

 which the reader is defired to turn to avoid repetition. 

 The feeds of thefe plants will often fall into the pots 

 ■which are placed near them in the fVove, which will 

 grow, and foon furnifli plants enough, after a perfon 

 is once pofTeflrd of them. As they are too tender to 

 live in the open air in England, they muft be placed 

 in the bark-bed in the ftove, where, during the winter 

 feafon, they muft be kept w^arm and frequently water- 

 ed ; but in the fummer feafon, they muft have a great 

 fhare of air, otherwife they will draw up tender, and 

 not produce many flowers. 



The firft fort grows naturally in feveral parts of Eng- 

 land, upon walls and dry banks ; this hath its lower 

 leaves much jagged on their edges, and are rough to 

 the touch. The ftalks rife a foot and a half hi^h, 

 and are garnifned with fmooth grayifh leaves, t'vvo 

 inches long, and three quarters of an inch broad at 

 their bafe, ending in points; thefe embrace the ftalks 

 with their bafe. The upper part of the ftalk has 

 fiender branches proceeding trom the wings cf the 

 leaves, which fuftain tufts of fmall white flowers, 

 having four petals placed in form of a crofs. Thefe 

 appear in June, and are fucceedcd by loi 

 compreffed, four-cornered pods, which grow ereft 

 clofe to the ftalk, and are filled with fmall feeds which 

 ripen in Auguft. 



The fecond fort grows naturally upon old walls and 

 buildings in the northern parts of England •, the lov/er 

 leaves are fliaped like thofe of theDaily, but are rough. 

 The ftalks rile eight or ten inches high, which are 

 garniftied with oval leaves, whofe bafes embrace the 

 ftalks ; they are as rough as the lower leaves. Hie 

 upper part of the ftalks branch into flender ftalks, 

 which fuftain fliort fpikes of white flowers like thofe 

 of the former fort, which are fucceeded by flender 

 pods having four corners, which are fiiorter than thofe 

 of the firft fort. This plant flowers earlier than the 

 firft, and the feeds are ripe in July. 

 jThefe plants are fom.etimes kept in gardens for the 

 fake of variety ; but if their feeds are Icattered upon 

 an old wall or building, in autumn, foon after they 

 are ripe, the plants will come up and thrive without 

 farther care, and their feeds will fcatter on the walls 

 and fpread, fo there will be no danger of the plants 

 maintaining the fituation, if they are not purpofely 



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deftroyed. 



The otHer fpecies" are feferreff to Arabis, Brafllca, 

 .'■ and Hefperis, under which*articles they v/ill be found. 

 TUSSIL AGO. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 487. tab. 276. 

 '^ Lin. Gen. Plant. 856. Colt's-foot. 

 The Characters are, 



2"Zv flower has one ccnwion cylindrical empalementy whofe 

 fcales are linear^ fpear-ftoaped^ and equal/ The flower is 



f hermaphrodite floret s., which compofe the difk 



'd female half f 



florets are funnel-fh. 



form the rays or border. 



the brim into five fegments ; thefe have five fljort hair4 

 ftamina^ terminated by cyhidrical fmnmits \ and a fh 



flender ft 



thick fligmd." The germen aft 

 compreffed feed., crowned with a 

 half florets are ftr etched out on one fid 

 *r,v,rr4i^.ffjppg^ fegmcnt ; thefe ^^ 



Thef 



tjave 



fi 



a fljort crowned germen^ which turns to a feed like thofe of 

 the hermaphrodite florets^ which ripen in the empalcment. 

 This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond feftion 

 of Linnasus*s nineteenth clals, which includes tholb 

 plants whofe flowers are compofed of hermaphrodite 

 and female florets, which are ail fruitful. 



The Species ?^re, - - 



TussiLAGO {Farfara) fcapo imbricato unifioro, foliis 



fqbcordatis, angulatis denticulatis. Lin. Hort. Cliff. 



All. C^//' 



-/^ 



Jlalk 



flc 

 Jh 



■/ 



Tuflilago vulgaris. C. B. P. 197. Common 



I. 



TuRRiTis {Glabra) foliis radicalibus dentatis hifpidis, 2. Tussilago (Jnandria) fcapo iinifloro, fubfl}uamofa 



caulinis integerrimis amplexicaulibus glabris. Hort. 

 Cliff. 339. Tower Muftard with hifpid lozver leaves which 

 are indented^ and the upper ones fmooth^ entire^ and em- 

 bracing theftglL • Turritis foliis infcrioribus cichora- 



ceis cjeteris perfoliatae. Tourn. Inft. 224, Tower Muf 



eredto, foliis lyrato ovatis. Lin. Sp. 



flower on each ftalk 



865 



Colt's- foot 





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empalement. 



-foot with one flower on each ft. 



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