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the Flowers are radUteJ, and the 

 Beadsy after the Vetals are fallen off, 

 refemble obtufe Cones, 

 The Species zre i 



1. BELLiSi Sylvefiris; minor. C. 

 B. The Common fmall Daizie. 



2. Bell IS j Sylvefiris i minor j 

 fiore mifio. C. B, The fmali ftrip'd 



Daizie. 



3. Be^lis; hortenfis i fiore pleno, 

 magno, vel parvo rubro. C. B. The 

 red Garden Daizie, with double 

 Flowers. 



4. Bellis; hortenfis ; fiore plena, 

 magno, vel parvo albo. C. B, The 

 white double Garden Daizie, 



5". BELLisi hortenfis i fiore pleno, 

 magno, vel parvo, varie ex candido 

 0» rubro. C. B. The double ftrip'd 

 Garden Daizie. 



6. BELLisi hortenfis prolifera. C. 

 B. The Garden childing Daizie, 

 tommonly called. The Hen and 

 Chicken Daizie. 



7. Bellis ; hortenfis ; fiore pleno ; 

 albo, informam criftA gallifigurato. 

 The white Cockfcomb Daizie. 



8. Bellis; hortenfis \ fiore pleno; 

 rubro, in formam crift* galli figu- 

 rato. Boerh. InJ. The red Cockf^ 

 comb Daizie. 



The firft and fecond Sorts, are 

 very common in the Meadows, al- 

 moft in every Part of hngland : 

 They are ufed indifferently in Me- 

 dicine, being the fame in all re- 

 fpeds, except the Colour of the 

 Flowers : This is alfo called Confo- 

 Uda mmima, or the leaft Con- 

 fouud. 



The different Varieties of the 

 Garden Daizies, are propagated by 

 parting their Roots in Autumn, 

 and fhould be plamted in Borders of 

 ftrong Earth, which are expofed to 

 the Eaft} for the great Heats in 

 Summer are very fubjedt to deftrov 

 thefe Plants if they are too much 

 lexpofed thereto. Thefe Plants are 



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pretty Ornaments to a Garden in 



the Spring of the Year ; and may 

 be planted for Edgings in large 

 rural Walks in Wilderneffes, where 

 the Soil is poor, which will pre- 

 vent their fpreading too much, but 

 in Parterre Gardens they fhould on- 

 ly be planted in lingle Roots in 

 ihady Borders, and every Year 

 tranfplanted, which will prefer ve 

 them in their Colours, and keep 

 them within Compafs. 



BELLIS MAJOR i vide Leucan- 

 themum. 



BELVEDERE i vide Chenopo- 

 dium. 



BENZOIN j the Benjamin-Tree. 



The CharaBers are ; 

 From a Calyx, which confifts of 

 four Leaves, are produced three fmall 

 flowers, which have an oblong Tube j 

 the upper Bart, which is expanded, 

 is divided into eight Segments : Be- 

 tween thefe Segments are feveral 

 fljort Stamina or Threads j and in> 

 the Middle of the Tube is the Ova- 

 rium, which becomes the Fruit. 



We have but one Spm^s of this 

 Plant in England, which is. 



Benzoin. Boerh. Ind. Arbor 

 Benaoinifera. Breyn. Prod. The 

 Benjamin-Tree} vulgo. 



This Tree was brought from 

 Virginia into England fome Years 

 fince, and was by many People kept 

 in Green-houfes as a tender Plant 5 

 but it hath been fmce planted into 

 the open Ground, Vv^here it hath 

 thriven mighty well, and is found 

 hardy enough to refift the fevereft 

 Cold of Qu'r Winters : It common- 

 ly produces its Flowers early in the 

 Spring laefore the green Leaves ap.- 

 pear, and many tisnes will flower 

 again in the Autumn, if the Seafcis 

 proves mild, but I have not feen 

 any Fruit produced in EngUnd^ 



This Tree is propagated by lay- 

 ing down th^ tender Branches in 

 I 3 the 



