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found, except in curious Botanic k 

 Gardens : This Plant is propagated by 

 fowing the Seed in the Spring of the 

 Year, in an open wcU-expos'd Bed of 

 frcfh Earth j and in the Summer, 

 when the Plants come up, they ihouid 

 be transplanted, fomeof them into 

 Pots fill'd with frcfh light Earth 5 

 and others into a well-fhelter'd dry 

 Border, where they may remain, 

 until they flower, which is not be- 

 fore the lecond, and fonietimes the 

 third Year; but thofe, that were 

 planted inPors, fliould be fbtlrer'd, 

 during the Winter Seafon, under a 

 Hot-bed Frame, giving them free 

 open Air, whenever the Weather 

 is mild. Thefe Plants in the Spring 

 following may be turn'd oat of the 

 Pots into the full Ground, that their 

 Seeds may be the better maturated. 



The Ani/e is a STry difficult Plant 

 to make grow with us ; for altho' 

 we have frelh Seeds from abroad, 

 which will otten come up very v/eil, 

 yet if there happens but a little wet 

 or cold Weather in the Summer-time, 

 the Plants will rot off, and die away. 

 The bell Method, I believe, is to 

 raife the Plants upon a moderate 

 Hot-bed early in the Spring ; and 

 when they are come up, prick them 

 out again upon another Bed, that 

 hath a little|: Warmth, obferving to 

 expofe them to the open Air by De- 

 grees, by which means they will 

 have more Strength, and conie- 

 quently be in lefs Danger of being 

 hurt by bad Weather : But this Plant 

 is not worth propagating for Ufe in 

 jEnglandy iince wc can have the Seeds 

 much better, and at a cheaper Rate, 

 from Italy, than they can be produc'd 

 here. 



The fixth Sort is rarely cultivated 

 in Gardens, but is gather 'd by the 

 Herb- Women, who fupply the Mar- 

 kets with it on the Sides ot'Ditches, 

 and in other watery Places, where 



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it grows wild in great Plenty. Thi^ 

 is the Apitim ot the Shops, the 

 Seeds of which are rang'd as oneo^ 

 the leiTer warm Seeds, and the Root 

 is one of the opening Roots. 



APOCYNUM ; Dogs-bane, 

 The Characiers arc ; 



The Le'Zves are produc'd oppojiie by 

 fairs upon the Branches j tue bloroer 

 tonffls of one Leaf, -which is cut into 

 feveral Segments j from its Flower 

 Cup arifes the Point al, which is fix' d 

 like a Nail in the back Part of the 

 Flower, and is afterwards changed into 

 a Fruit, which is for the nwft part 

 composed of two Capfulesy or Pods, 

 which open from the Bafe to the lop, 

 inclof'ng many Seeds, which have a 

 long pappoHs Down adhering to them : 

 To this -may be added, that the whoh 

 Plant abounds with a milky Juice . 



There are feveral Sorts of this 

 Plant cultivated in the curious Gar- 

 dens of Plants, fbme of which are 

 very beautiful, and defer ve a Place in 

 every good Garden : I Ihall mention 

 the different Species of this Plant, 

 which are cultivated in the EngliJJ? 

 Gardens, and fh.ill leave the Reader 

 to fele(ft fuch of them, as he ihall fan- 

 cy to cultivate. 



1. Apocynum ; erecium, latifoli- 

 um, incanum, Syriacum, fioribus 

 pari,is, obfoletepurpurafcentibus. Par. 

 Bat. The upright broaJ-leav'd hoa- 

 ry Syri.'^n Dogs-banc, with purpiiihl 

 coloured Flowers. 



2 . Apocynum ; ereclum,Cana,denfei 

 ayiguftifolium. Par. Bat. The up-» 

 right narrow-leav'd Canada Dogs- 

 bane. 



5. Apocynum i erecium, Cana- 

 denfe, latifolium. Par. Bat. The 

 broad-leav'd upright Canada Dogs- 

 bane. 



4. Apocynum ; Americanum, fo- 

 liis Androfdmi ?najoris, flore Lilii Con- 

 va Ilium fuave-rubentis. H. R. P. 

 The American Dogs-bane, with Tut- 



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