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thefc have ?. tlov/n, by which they are tranfporced to a 



good dilT:incc. 



There is a v iriety of this with white flowers, and one 

 with pale llcHi-coiourcd flowers, but they do not difier 

 in any other refpetfl. 



It is eafilv p:opagated by parting of the roots in au- 

 tumn, or by lowing of the feeds foon after they are 

 ripe, in a lliady border, where the plants will lonie- 

 times come up the fame autumn, efpecially if the 

 feafoo proves moift, otherwife they will not appear 

 till the following fpring. When thefe are fit to remove, 

 they fl'iould be tranfplanted into beds at about nine 

 inches or a foot afunder, obferving to water them till 

 they have taken new root ; after which they will re- 

 quire no farther care but to keep them clear from 

 weeds, and in autumn they mull be tranfplanted where 

 they are to remain, 



Thefe plants grow large, therefore fhould have room, 

 fo are not proper furniture for fmall gardens. When 



the feeds of thefe plants light on joints of old v/alls I oval, and end in roundifli points; the ftalks rife a foot 



or buildings, the plants will come up, and thrive high, and are garniflicd with leaves ccmpofed of four 



as v/ell as m the ground, and will continue much 



longer, fo the feeds may be fcattered between the 



flones of grottos and fuch like buildings, where the 



plants will flower from May till the froft fl:ops them, 



Turin, v/ho gathered it on the Alp.'; neur that place; 

 it is a very humble plant. I'he ftaiLs trail upon the 

 round among the Mois, and pun out roots at tlieir 

 joints, which fwell into knobs or tubers. 

 The leaves are oblong, oval, and entire; the flower- 

 llalks rife three or four indies high, and are aarnidir^d 

 with two or three pair of fniall oval leaves ; the 

 flowers arc flna!!, of a pale incarnate co!t)ur, and aie 

 formed in alooie fpike fitting very clofe to the (talk. 

 It flowers in June, but does not produce feeds here. 

 I'iiis plant is difEcuk to preferve in .gardens, for it na- 

 turally grows upon rocky mountains which are co- 

 vered with Mofs, v;heie the fnow continues fix or fe- 

 ven months, lb it requires a very cold fituation and 

 a fl:ony foil. 



The eighth fort grows naturally in Siberia; this is a 

 biennial plant, which flowers and produces (ttds tlic 

 fecond year and then decays. The leaves of this 

 are winged ; the lobes of the lower leaves are obloncr. 



and will make a good appearance. 

 The fourth fort grows about Montpelier, and upon 

 Mount Baldus in Italy. The root of this is ligneous, 

 but not fo large as that of the former fort ; the ftalks 

 rife two feet high or better, and branch out on each 

 fide from the root to within fix inches of the top • 

 thefe aregarnifhed with leaves which are three or four 

 inches long, but are as narrow as thofe of Flax. The 

 upper part of the ftalkis naked, and terminated by a 

 compact duller of bright red flowers fliaped like thofe 

 of the former fort, but fmaller. This flowers about 

 the fame time as^the laft, and may be propagated in 

 the fame way. 



The fifth fort grows naturally in Spain and Portugal ; 

 it is an annual plant, which perifhes foon after the feeds 



or five pair of lobes, terminated by a broad one, which 

 is cut into three or five points. The lobes of thefe 

 are, acute-pointed ; thefe leaves are placed by pairs, 

 and fit clofe to the fi:alks ; they are fmooth, and of 

 a pale yellowifli colour. The upper part of the ftalk 

 has two pair of branches; the lower pair are near 

 - three inches long, but the upper are not half that 

 length : thefe, and alfo the principal fl;alk, are termi- 

 nated by bright yellow flov/ers collcfted in a fort of 

 umbel, which are fliaped like thofe of the firll fort. 

 It flowers in July, and the feeds ripen in autumn ; it 

 is propagated by feeds, which fhould be fown where 

 the plants are to remain ; this may be performed either 

 in autumn, foon after they are ripe, or in the fprincr; 

 they have fucceeded with me equally at both feafons. 

 . When the plants come up, they mull be thinned 

 where they are too clofe, and kept clean from weeds, 

 ■which is all the culture they require. ; . - ' 



The ninth fort is is the common Corn-fallad which is 

 are ripe. ■ The lower leaves,' which Ipread on the j cukivated in gardens, but is found growing naturally- 

 ground, are cut into many obtufe fegments ; the ftalks, 

 ■when the plants are in good ground, will rife near a 



foot and a half high, but upon dry fl:ony foils not half 

 fo high, and,;when they gro#?Wr of the joints of old 

 walls, not more than three inches high ; thefe are hol- 

 low, fmooth, and" round, fending out branches by 



pairs from the upper joints ; they are garnilhed with 

 wing-pointed leaves, whofe lobes or fegments are very 

 narrow. The ftalk and branches are terminted by 

 tufts of flowers fliaped like thofe of the Garden Vale- 

 rian, but are fmaller, and have a flefli-coloured tinge 



- at the top. ^ The feeds have a down, which helps to 



fpread them, fo it propagates without care. 



-■-:. The fixth fort grows naturally on the Pyrenean 



:n Mountains ; this has a fibrous ^erfennial root, from 



,H "Which come out many heart-fhaped lea'ves, ftahding 



^ upon foot-fl:alks more than a foot in length. The 



leaves are four inches over each way ; they are bluntly 



fawedon their edges, of a bright green on their upper 



■ . fide, and fmooth, bijt their under fide is pale, and a 



Ifttle hairy. The ftalks rife three feet high ; they are 



. -. hollow, channelled, and fend out branches oppofite 



.\ toward the top, . and are garniflied with leaves placed 



oppofite, which are Ihaped like tliofe below, but are 



•a little pointed ; and frequently at the top there are 



three leaves placed round the ftalks, ftanding upon 



.. fhort foot-ftalks. The ftalk and branches are termi- 



nated by pale fleflh-coloured flowers, difpofed in form 



of umbels, which have very fhort fpurs or heels. It 



flqwersin June, and the feeds ripen in Auguft, which 



are crowned with down, whereby they are tranfported 



to a diftarice. 



This plant delights in fhade and a moift foil ; it may 

 be propagated by fowing of the feeds on a fliady bor- 

 der foon after they are ripe, and when the plants 

 come up, they ftiould be treated in the fame way a^ 

 is before direded for the third fort. - j ■ • ; . 



The feventhfort grows natu'rally upon the Alps and Sy- 



. xian Mountains ; this was fenr nif Kv nr a uirvnv frr m 



upon arat)le land among the Corn in many parts of 

 England ; this is an annual plant, which dies when it 

 has perfefted its feeds.- \The lower leaves of this are 

 oblong,^ ahdbroad at their points, wliich are rounded, 

 and narrowed at their bafe, where they embrace each 

 other ; thefe are from three quarters of an inch to two 



inches long,in proportiontothegoodnefs of theground. 

 iMom between the leaves arifes an angular ftalk, from 

 three to eight or nine inches high, which divides 

 into two branches which fpread from each other, and 

 thefe both divide again into two other in like manner. 

 The ftalks aregarniflied with leaves fhaped like thofe 

 at the bottom, but are fmaller ; thefe are placed by 

 pairs at each joint. The branches are terminated by 

 clufters of white flowers, fhaped like thofe of the other 

 fpecies, which are fucceeded by pretty large roundifli 

 feeds alittle'comprefTedon one fide. It flowers in June, 

 and the feeds ripen in Auguft, which are; very apt to 

 drop before they have changed colour. 

 It is propagated as a fallad herb for the fpring, but 

 liavinga ftrohg taft'e which is not agreeable to many 

 palates, it is not fo much in ufe as it was for- 



i"t is propagated by feeds, which fhould be 

 fown in" autumn on the fpot where they are to grow 

 for ufe. If they are fown the latter end of Auguft, the 

 firft rains will bring up the plants ; thefe fhould be 

 hoed to thin them where the^ are too clofe, and to de- 

 ftroy the weeds. Early in the fpring the plants will 

 be fit for ufe. The younger the plants are when 

 ufed, the lefs ftrong will be their tafte, fo they may 

 fupply the table in a fcarcity of other herbs. When 

 the feeds of this fort are fown in the fpring, if the 

 fcafon proves dry, the plants will not appear till au- 

 tumn or the fpring following ; bcfides, in fummer the 

 herb is not fit for ufe. I have known the feeds of this 

 plant lie in theground many years when they have 

 happened to be buried deep, and upon being turned 

 -up to the air, the plants will come up as thick as if 



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the fee3s had been newly fown. 



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