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with the fame fort of leaves placed oppofite; tnefe I 

 are of a lucid green, ^hd fit clofe to the ftalks. The ^ 

 flowers are difpofed in panicled fpikes, which ftand 

 upon long naked foot-ftalks that Ipring from the upper 

 wings of the ftalk ; they are larger than thofe of the 

 other fpecies, and are of a beautiful green colour, fo 

 make a fine appearance, but are -of (hort duration. 

 This fort flowers the beginning of June. 

 The fixth fort grows naturally on the Alps ind Py- 

 renean mountains, and alfo upon the mountains in 

 Wales. The lower leaves of this Jlre rough and 

 hairy -, they are three inches long, and one and a half 

 broad, blunt-pointed, and obtufely fawed on their 

 edges, fl:anding upon pretty long foot-ft:alks ; the 

 ftalks grow eredt, about fix inches high, and are gar- 

 niflied with oval notched leaves placed oppofite. From 

 the fide of the fl:alk fpring out two or three branches, 

 which toward the bottom are garniflied with fmall 

 leaves placed oppofite, but terminate in long fpikes 

 of pale blue flowers. The fpikes on thefe fide branches 

 are four or five inches long, but thofe of the principal 

 ftalk are eight or nine. This fort flowers in June 

 and July. 



The feventh fort grows naturally in Virginia. The 

 ftalks of this fort are ereft, and rife four or five feet 

 high, garniflied at each joint by four or five fpear- 

 ftiaped leaves which ftand round the ftalk in whorls •, 

 thefe are fawed on their edges, and end in acu:c points. 

 The ftalks are terminated by long flender fpikes of 

 white flowers, which appear late in July ; thefe are 

 fucceeded by compreffed capfules filled with feeds, 

 ■which ripen in autumn. 



The eighth fort grows near the fea in feveral parts of 

 Europe. The ftalks of this do not rife fo high as 

 thofe of the former; the leaves are placed by fours 

 and threes round the ftalk, and have longer foot- 

 ftalks 5 thej^ are broader at the bafe, and run out into 

 long acute poTnts ; they are unequally fawed on their 

 edges, and are of a bright green colour. The flowers 

 are difpofed in fpikes which terminate the ftalks, are 



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on foot-ftalks. 



feeds ripen in autumn. 



The ninth fort grows naturally in Auftria. The lower 

 leaves of this are narrow, and cut into fine fegments -, 

 the ftalks are flender, and incline downward| j they 

 are garniflied with linear leaves, which are acutely 

 notched on tlipir edges; the flowers are difpofed in 

 loho- lodfe fpikes, which fpring from the wings of the 

 ftal^ ; they are of a bright blue colour, and ftand UJ>- 



This flowers the end of May and the 



eginnmg of June. _ ■ - ^ _. 



The tenth fort grows naturally in the Levant ; this 

 has flender branching ftalks which decline, and are 

 garniflied with narrow leaves whicK are acutely cut 

 on their edges ; thefe are regular on both edges like 

 the lobes of winged leaves ; they ire of a pale green 

 colour, and fmooth." The flowers are difpofed in 

 loofe fpikes on the top and fide of the ftalks ; they are 

 of a pale blue colour, and appear the end of April. 

 The eleventh fort grows naturally upon Mount Bal- 

 dus in Italy. The ftalks of this are flender, ftiff; and 

 upright, and are garniflied by rough heart-fliaped 

 leaves, which are indented and placed oppofite ; thofe 

 on the lower part of the ftalk are fmall, in the mid- 

 dle they are much larger, and diminifli again in their 

 fize toward the top. The flowers come out in long 

 bunches from the wings of the ftalk toward the top ; 

 they are of a bright blue colour, and appear in May. 

 The twelfth fort grows naturally in the Ukrain Tar- 

 tary- The ftalks of this are very white and woolly ; 

 they rife about a foot high, and are garniflied with 

 oblong hoary leaves placed oppofite; they are two 



inches and a half long, three quarters of an mch broad, 

 notched on their edges, and fit clofe to the ftalks, 

 which are terminated by fpikes of deep blue flowers, 

 and from the wings of the ftalk toward the top are 

 produced flender fpikes of the like flowers, which ftand 

 ereft. This flowers in June and July. 

 The thirteenth fort grows naturally in Auftria and 

 Bohemia. The ftalks are flender, about a foot and 



a half long/inclining downward ; the leaves are near- 

 ly oval, but are acute-pointed, about an inch long ; 

 they are unequally fawed, and fit clofe to the ftilks* 

 The flowers are difpofed in long loofe fpikes, upoa 

 foot-ftalks arifingfrom the wings of the ftalk ; thofe 

 on the lower part of the ftalk are eight or nine inched 

 long. The flowers are of a bright blue colour, and 

 appear in May ; the leaves of this fof t are fi^equently 

 variegated with yellow. . 



The fourteenth fort is the common Brooklltfie^ which 

 grows naturally in brooks and ftreams of water in 

 moft pafts of England,' fo is not cultivated in gar- 

 dens 3 but as it is rtiuch ufed in medicine, I have giv- 

 en it a place here. The ftalks of this are thick, fuc- 

 culent, and fmooth, emitting roots from their joints, 

 whereby they Ipread and propagate. The leaves are 

 oval, flat, fucculenr, and fmooth ; they ftand oppo- 

 fite ; the flowers come out in long bunches from the 

 wings of the ftalk ; they are of a fine blue colour, - 

 and fliand upon ftiort foot-ftalks ; thefe appear great 

 part of fummer, and are fucceeded by heart-fliapcd 

 feed-veflTels filled with roundifli feeds. The whole 

 herb is ufed, and is efteemed an excellent antifcor- 

 butlc. ■ - ■ 



Thefe plants may all be propagated by parting their 

 roots, which may be done every other year, for if 

 they are not often parted or divided, they will many 

 of them grow too large for the borders of fmall gar- 

 dens ; but yet they fhould not be parted into very 

 fmall heads, beCaufe when they have not a number 

 of ftems fo as to form a good bunch, they are foon 

 paft their beauty, and have but a mean appearance. 

 The beft time to part thefe roots is at Michaelmas, 

 that they may be well rooted again before winter, for 

 when they are removed in the fpring, they feldom 

 flower ftrong the fame year, efpecially if the feafon 

 Ihould prove dry. Thofe forts which grovv pretty 

 tall, are very proper to plant on the fides of open wil- 

 dernefs quarters, but thofe with trailing branches are 

 fit for the fides of banks or irregular ftiady flopes, 

 where they will make an agreeable variety ; they are 

 ^' all of them hardy, fo are in no danger of fuffering 

 by Cold, and require no other care but to keep them 

 cleah from weeds, and to be tranfplanted every fecond 



or third year. ' • 



They may be propagated by feeds, which fliould be 



fown in autumn, for when they are fown in the fpring^ 



: i the plants rarely come up the fame year ; but as moft 



' of the forts propagate very faft by their offsets, their 



V feeds are feldom fown. 



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If thefe plants are placed in a fliady bofder, they will 

 vthrive much better than when they are more expofed 



'- to the fun, and their flowers will continue nriuch longer 



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VIBURNUM. Lin. Gen. Plant. 332. Under this 

 . genus is included the Viburnum, Tinus, and Opulus 

 of Tournefort. The Wayfaring, or pliant Meally- 



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The Characters are, ■'•":■'- 



' ^be floijoefhas a fmall permanent empakmenty which is 

 cut into jive parts \ it has one hell-Jhaped petals cut at the 



- brim into five obtufe fegments which are refiexed ; it has 

 five awl'fhaped ftamina the length of the petals terminated 



" by roundifh fummits ; andaroundifh germen fituated under 

 the flower y having no ftyle^ but the place is occupied by a 

 roundifh glandy and crowned by three obtufe ftigmas. The 

 germen afterward turns to a roundi/h fruit with one cell^ 

 inclofing one hard roundifh feed, -^-f^: "^u :tr:^ ^>:!i f^'K- -t 

 This genus of plants is ranged _ in the third feftion 

 of Linnaeus's fifth clafs, which includes thofe plants 

 whofe flowers have five male, and three fennate parts. 



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1. Viburnum (Lantana) foliis cordatis ferratis venofis 

 fubtus tomencofis. Vir. Cliff. 25. JVayfaring-tree with 

 heart-fhapedi fawedy wined leaDeSy which are wt 

 their under fide. Viburnum. Math. 217. The^ 

 faring, or pliant Meally-tree of Italy. - 



2. Viburnum {Prunifolium) foliis lubrotundis crenato- 

 ferratis glabris. Flor. Virg. 33. JVayfaring-tree with 

 rcundifi, crenated, fawed leaves which are fmooth. -Mef- 



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