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The five firft- mention'd Sorts arc 

 all Strangers to our Country, and are 

 only to be found in the Gardens of 

 the Curious : The two laft Sorts 

 grow wild in many Parts oiEnglandy 

 and are by fome propagated in Gar- 

 dens fbr phyfical Ufe : Thefe two 

 Sorts are alfo rais'd from Seeds', or 

 by parting the Roots" early in the 

 Spring, and will grow in almoft any 

 Soil or Situation. Thefe two die 

 down to the Ground annually, and 

 rife again the fuccecding Spring. 



ALYSSON. 



The Characiers are ; 



The Flowers conjijl of four Leave s^ 

 'jpehich are expanded in Form of a, Crofs : 

 The Fruit isflwrt andfmooth, in which 

 are cent /^. in d many rouiidijl) Seeds, 



There are two or three Species of 

 this Plant, which for their Beauty 

 defcrve a Place in the mod curious 

 Gardens 5 viz.. 



1. Alysson ; Creticum, faxatile, 

 foliis zmdidatis incanis. T. Cor. The 

 Alyjfon ofCandia, with hoary undu- 

 lated Leaves. 



2. Alysson; halimi folio, femper- 

 'virens. Tourn, The AlyjfoUy with 

 Sea Purfbne Leaves. 



3. Alysson; Alfmum, hirfntum, 

 luteum. Tourn. The Yellow Alpine 

 \AlyJfon, with hairy Leaves. 



The firft of thefe Sorts will grow 

 to be near two Foot high, with a 

 • woody Stem, and may be forra'd 

 into a regular Head \ and being 

 planted in the middle of Borders, in 

 a Flower-garden, is a very great 

 Ornament thereto: It produces 

 large Quantities of bright yellow 

 Flowers in the Beginning of Aprils 

 which continue 'till fome Time in 

 M^^, ( efpecially if the Weather 

 proves cool ) : When it is in Flower, 

 the whole Piant app'?ars at a little 

 Diftance to be nothing but Flowers, 

 the Leaves and Stem bcin^ quite hid, 

 I2j2£il you come near the Plant. 



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This Plant is hardy ; and altho' 

 brought from a more Southerly 

 Climate, yet, if planted in a dry, 

 lean, or rubbifhy Soil, will endure 

 our fevereft Winters abroad : It is 

 increas'd by fowing the Stcd^s in 

 March, in a light fandy Soil, or by 

 planting Cuttings in April, or May j 

 which are very apt to take Root, if 

 kept fliaded in the Heat of the Day, 

 and gently refrefh'd with Water. 



The fecond Sort feldom continues 

 above two or three Years with us, 

 and muft therefore be often fown to 

 preferve it j or if the Seeds are 

 luffer'd to fall, and remain upon the 

 Ground, the Plants will rife without 

 any Trouble : This Plant fpreads it- 

 felf upon the Ground, and never 

 rifes to any Height : It produces at 

 the Extremity of its Branches very 

 pretty Tufts of fmall white Flowers ; 

 of which the Plant is feldom deftitute 

 for fix or feven Months iuccelTively j 

 for which Reafon it deferves a Place 

 in the Gardens of the Curious : This 

 will alfo grow from Cuttings, if 

 planted and manag'd as the former. 



The third Sort is a very humble 

 Plant, rarely riling with us above 

 two or three Inches high: It produces 

 abundance of imall yellow Flowers 

 early in the Spring, when few other 

 Flowers appear, for which it is 

 valuable : It is increas'd by parting 

 thcKootsm Autumn, and requires a 

 light fandy Earth, and to be expos'd 

 only to the Morning Sun. 



AMARANTOIDES ; Globe A- 

 maranthus, or Ever-lafting Flower i 

 and by the French V Immortal. 

 The Characters are y 



The Flowers are /mall, and cut into 

 four Segments, which are collected into 

 fc[uamo[e Heads ; from each of thefe 

 Scales is produced a fngle Flower : The 

 Ovary in the Bottom of the Flower 

 becomsi a romdifli crooked Seed) which 



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