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but if they are designed to adorn parterres, the 

 the roots must be confined in pots." In his sixth 

 edition (1762,) he observes, " This plant was 

 formerly planted in gardens for the beauty of its 

 flowers ; but, as it usually spreads far by the 

 creeping roots, whereby it overrun all the neigh- 

 bouring plants, it has been cast out of most gar- 

 dens ; but in some low moist places, or in great 

 shade, if there was a place assigned for this 

 plant, it will make a good appearance when it is 

 in flower ; and these flowers are very proper to 

 cut for basins to adorn chimnies in the summer 

 season." He adds, '' This plant is found wild 

 in divers parts of England ; but several botanists 

 have supposed it was only found in such places 

 where the plants had been cast out of gardens : 

 however, I think it must be allowed to be a na- 

 tive of this country, since it is found in great 

 plenty in woods at a great distance from any 

 habitation, particularly in Charlton Forest, and 

 several other woods, in Sussex. It is a great 

 creeper at the root — so may be easily propa- 

 gated." 



To us it seems most probable, that when it 

 was expelled from the garden, it was carried into 

 the woods by some accidental circumstance ; for, 

 had a plant of such a rapid propagation been 

 originally a native of our woods, it could not have 



