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the Tlower-cup arifes the Tointal, fajl- 

 en'd like a Nail in the hinder Fart of 

 the Fiercer, which afterwards turns 

 to a Fruit refembling a Calf's Head, 

 which is divided in the Middle by a 

 Fartition into two Cells, in which are 

 contained many fmall Seeds. 



There are ieveral Varieties of this 

 Plant, which are worthy of a Place 

 in large Gardens, for the Oddnefs of 

 their Flowers, which continue 

 blowing moft Part of the Summer, 

 and are very ufeful to compofe 

 Flower-pots to adorn Chimnies or 

 Halls. The chief Sorts are, 



1. Antirrhinum i latifoUum, fio- 

 re rubro, riciu luteo. Boerh. The 

 Broad-leav'd Snap-dragon, with red 

 Flowers. 



2. Antirrhinum; latifoVmm, fla- 

 re albo, riciu luteo. Boerh. The 

 Broad-leav'd Snap-dragon, with 

 white Flowers. 



3. Antirrhinum; angujlifolium, 

 majus, peregrinum, flore ruberrimo. 

 Fi. K. Far. The large Narrow-leav'd 

 Snap-dragon, with deep red Flow- 

 ers. 



4. Antirrhinum; angtflo folio li- 

 nariAy eleganter variegato, flore ru- 

 bro y ricfu luteo, Boerh. The flrip'd 

 Snap-dragon. 



All thefe Sorts are rais'd from 

 Seeds, which fliould be fbwn in a 

 dry Soil, and not too rich, in April 

 or May ; and in July may be planted 

 out into large Borders, where they 

 will flower the Spring following ; or 

 they may be fown early in the Spring, 

 for flowering the fame Autumn ; but 

 then they are not To likely to endure 

 the Winter ; and if the Autumn 

 prove bad, they will not perfect 

 their Seeds. 



Thefe Plants grow extremely well 

 upon old Walls or Buildings, in 

 which Places they will endure for 

 fcveral Years ; whereas thofe planted 

 ia Gardens feldom lall longer than 



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two Years, unlefs they are planted 

 in a very poor Soil, and the Flowers 

 often cropp'd, and not fuffer'd to 

 feed : But any of thefe Sorts may be 

 continu'd by planting Cuttings in 

 any of the Summer Months, which 

 wiil eafily take Root. The fourth 

 Sort is tenderer than any of the for- 

 mer, and Ihould therefore be planted 

 in Pots fill'd with rubbifhing dry 

 fandy Soil, and flielter'd in Winter 

 under a common Hot-bed Frame, 

 obferving to give them free open Air, 

 by taking oft" the Glalfes in mild Wea- 

 ther, and only covering them in 

 very wet, or trolly Weather. 



APARINE ; Goofe-grafs or Cli- 

 vers. 



This Plaint grows wild almoft eve- 

 ry where, the Seeds flicking to the 

 Cloaths of People, that pafs by where 

 they grow : It is fometi'mes us'd in 

 Medicine ; but is too common a 

 Weed to be admitted into a Garden. 



APIOS ; The knobbed rooted Vir- 

 ginian Liquorice Vetch. 

 The Characters are ; 



Jt has a climbing Stall: ; the Leaves 

 grow mlmofl oppofte, andfafleu'd, as 

 it were, to the Mid-rib ^ the Root is 

 tuberous. 



There is at prefent but one Species 

 ofthis Plant known to US; which is, 



Apios; Americana Cornuti. The 

 American Apios o^Cornutus. 



This Plant hath large knobb'd 

 Roots, which part as they grow 

 old ; by which means the Plant is 

 increased ; for it rarely produces ripe 

 Seeds with us: It is hardy, and will 

 endure the Cold in the open Ground, 

 if planted in a dry Soil ; but is fubjcd 

 to rot with too much Wet in Win- 

 ter: It dies to the Root every Au- 

 tumn, and rifes again the fucceeding 

 Spring, and will twifl itfelf round a 

 Pole, and grow to the Height of 

 eight or ten Feet, and produce in 

 July hnc Spikes of Flowers : It hath 



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