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- Scaptosa ATROPURPUREA. SWEET SCABIOUSs 
HEHEHE 
Cla/s and Order. 
TrtRanpria Monotynias 
Generic Charaéler. . 
Cal. commitinis polyphyllus ; proprius duplex, fiiperds: Receph. a 
paleaceum nudum. : 
Specific Charatter and Synonyms. 
SCABIOSA atropurpurea corollulis quinquefidis radiantibiany 
foliis diffeétis, pel eS florum fubulatis. 
Linu. Syft. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 146. Ait: 
a Kew. v. 1. p. 137. 
-  SCABIOSA peregrina rubra capite pbtonge: Baub. Pin, bbe: 
’  SCABIOSA vi. indica. Cluf. Hift. 2. p. 3. : 
Red flowered Indian Scabious. Park. Parad. 924. 
x 
cinta = Sh 
It is not a little fingular that we fhould have no certain 
account of what country this fpecies of Scabious is a natives 
_ Cxrusius who defcribes and figures it accurately, relates that 
he received feeds of it from Italy, under the tiamé of Indiat 
Scabious ; he informs us alfo that he received feeds of a Scabiotis. 
from Spain, which the fame year produced flowers of a fimilar 
_ colour, but paler; Parxinson fays this plant is verily thought 
to grow naturally in Spain and Italy; does he borrow this idea 
fromm what Crusius has advancéd? he certainly gives no 
i authority for his fuppofition: LinN&Us mentions it asa native 
of India with a note of doubt; Mrixier does the fame, omi 
ting any doubts about it; Mr. Arron leaves its place of growt 
unfettled. os 
The Sweet Scabious has long and defervedly held a pla 
_-as an ornamental plant in our gardens, the flowers are we 
adapted for nofegays, have a fweet mufky fmell; and aré 
produced i in great profufion from June to O@tober. - 
It is a hardy biennial, requiring yearly to be raifed from 
feeds, thefe fhould be fown about the latter end of May, of 
beginning of Junc, on a fhady border of frefh earth, thinning 
inches; in autumn they fhould be removed into the border; 
where they are intenden: ‘to flower, thus treated they will 
become good ftrong plants againft winter, flower early th 
__ enfuing fummer, and produce abundance of perfeét feeds. 
_ _ The blofloms vary in colour, towards autumn ms edge of 
- the florets become paler. 
__. Parkinson, deviating from his walled -acstnacy, def 
the fiver without oe ‘vid Parad. 
