B A 



from the Tedicle of the Leaves, 

 ■which have one fingle Footfialk, and 

 Jiand but on one Side of the Stalks ; 

 the Cup of the Flower is tubulous, 

 and hath five Angles, divided into 

 five Segments at the Top j the Galea 

 (or Crefl) of the Flower is hollow, 

 and the Beard is cut into three Farts, 

 the middle Fart being broad, ami 

 JJjap'd like a Heart 5 each I'lower is 

 fucceeded by four naked Seeds. 



We have two Varieties of this 

 Plant growing wild in England-^ 

 which are, 



1. Ballote; Mat(h.2if. Mar- 

 rubrium, nigrum, five Ballote. J. 

 B. The {linking Black Hore- 

 hound. 



2. Balloted fore albo. Journ. 

 Stinking Black Horchound, with 

 white Flowers. 



The firil of thefe Plants is com- 

 mon upon moft dry Banks near 

 Lcmlon, and is feldoin fuffer'd to 

 have a Place in Gardens ; but this 

 being a Plant fometimes uled in 

 Phylick, I thought proper to men- 

 tion it in this Place, it may be 

 ealily propagated by either Seeds 

 or Roots, but is very apt to in- 

 creafe too faft in a Garden. This 

 is the common Black Horehound 

 of the Shops : The fecond Sort is 

 a Variety of the fir ft, which is 

 found fometimes with the other 

 wild. 



BALM; vide MelifTa. 



BALSAMINA; The Female Bal- 

 1am ine, or Balfam Apple. 

 The Characters arc ; 



It hath an anomalous Flower, 

 tohich conjifls of an unequal Num- 

 Ser of Leaves, having fometimes two, 

 three, four, fix, or more Leaves, 

 Toith a Gal car or Spur to the Flower: 

 Thefe Flowers are fucceeded by turbi- 

 nated Vejfels, refembling Fods, which, 

 vohen ripe, upon the firft Touch burfi, 

 and caft forth feveral roundifii Seeds, 



B A 



The Species are j 



1. Balsamina lutea ; five, Noli 

 me tangere. C. B. Tlie Yellow 

 Balfaminei or. Touch me not. 



2. Balsamina foemina j flore pur- 

 purea. The Female Baljamine, with 

 Purple Flowers. 



3. Balsamina foemina ^ fore can- 

 dido. H. L. The white Female 

 Balfa?)mie. 



4. Balsamina /ar;?2/»^; fore ru- 

 bro. H. L. The red Female Bal- 

 famine. 



y. Balsamina foemina-, flore mar- 

 jore candido. Tourn. The large 

 white-flower'd Balfajnine. 



6. E\LSAMiKAfcemi?ia; fore ma~ 

 jore fpeciofo. Tourn. The large fpe- 

 cious flower'd Female Balfamine. 



7. B ALS AMw A foemina i fore par- 

 tim candido, partim purpureo. The 

 purple and white- ftrip'd Balfamine. 



8. ^ALsAhWK A foemina'.^ flore ma^ 

 jore, elegant ifiimo var legato. The 

 large-flower'd ftrip'd Balfamine. 



9. Bals AMI'S A foemina; flore ma- 

 jore pleno, elegantiffime variegato* 

 The double large-flower'd ftrip'd 

 Balfamine ; or. Immortal Eagle 

 Flower. 



The firft of thefe Species is pre- 

 ferv'd in Gardens, for the Diver- 

 fion it affords when the Seed Vef- 

 fels are ripe, by defiring ignorant 

 Perfons to gather them, who are 

 furpriz'd to find, upon the firft: 

 Touch, that the Pods fly to Pieces 

 in their Hands: This Plant is very 

 hardy in refpedt to Cold ; and is 

 Annual, and if fuiftr'd to caft its 

 Seeds, v/ili come up every Spring 

 without any Carej it delights beft: 

 in moift fliady Places, where, if it 

 is not rooted out,- it will multiply 

 faft enough. 



The other Sorts are commonly 

 rais'd on Hot-beds in the Spring, 

 and afterwards planted into Pots or 

 Borders, to adorn Court- Yards and 



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