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topy and divided into five Tarts j 

 and in the Female Fl/ints are fuc- 

 ceeded by round Berries groroing on 

 Footjialks j the Flowers of the Male 

 Plants have five Apices in eachy but 

 are barren. 



There are fcveral Species of this 

 Plant, which are cultivated in the 

 Botanick Gardens ; but fince there 

 is no great Beauty in thein, I fhali 

 pafs them over, and only mention 

 the common Sort which is ufed in 

 Medicine. 



Bryonia ; afpera j five alba ; 

 baccis rubris. C. B. The common 

 White Briony. 



This Plant grows upon dry Banks 

 under Hedges in many Parts of 

 England, but may be cultivated in 

 a Garden for Ufe, by fowing the 

 Berries in the Spring of the Year 

 in a dry poor Soil, where they 

 will in two Years time grow to 

 be large Roots, provided they are 

 not too clofe to each other. The 

 Roots of this Plant have been for- 

 merly cut into a human Shape, and 

 carry'd about the Country , and 

 fhewn for Mandrakes by a Parcel of 

 idle People, who very ealily im- 

 pos'd on the Credulity of the com- 

 mon People, and got good Live- 

 ings thereby. The Leaves of this 

 Plant are alfo often impos'd on the 

 People in the Market for Man- 

 ■dr ake-\c2iveSi altho' there is no Re- 

 femblance between them, nor any 

 Agreement in Quality. 



BRYONIA NIGRA; videTam- 

 nus. 



BUCKSHORN, er HARTS- 

 HORN 5 w/e Coronopus. 



BUGLOSSUM; Buglofs. 

 The Characters are; 



The Flowers are fmall and tiibu- 

 lous, divided at the Top into five ob~ 

 tufe SegmentSy and are expanded in 

 a round Forfn-y the Seeds are like 

 the Head of a Viper, 



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The Species are; 



1. BuGLOssuM} perenne ; majus ^ 

 fat iv urn. M. H, The Garden £«- 

 glofs. 



2. BuGLdssuM j J^/^'p/?re ; minus, 

 C. B, The kiTer wild Buglofs. 



3. BuGLOssuM; latifoliu??7 i fern- 

 per-virens. C* B. The broad- 

 lea v'd Ever-green Buglofs. 



4. BuGLOiSUM Orientate ; Jlore 

 luteo. T. Cor. The Eallern Buglofs, 

 with yellow Flowers. 



5", BuGLOssuM ; Creticum ; ver- 

 rucofum-y perlatum quibufdam. H. 

 R. Par. Warted Buglofs from 

 Crete. 



There are feveral other Varieties 

 of this Plant, which are cultivated 

 in Botanick Gardens ; but thefe 

 mention'd, are the chief Sorts 

 which are to be found in the Fng- 

 liflj Gardens. They may be culti- 

 vated, by fowing their Seeds in 

 the Spring, in Beds of common 

 undung'd Earth, and may be after- 

 wards tranfplanted, wliere they are 

 to remain .- They all delight in a 

 dry poor Soil. 



The firfl Sort is cuhivated for 

 its Flowers, which are ufed in Me- 

 dicinal Cordials. The fecond Sort 

 grows wild upon dry Banks, in 

 moft Parts of England, and is fbme- 

 times ufed in Medicine. The third 

 Sort is always green, and may have 

 a Place in fhady WildernefTes, but 

 is riot fit for a fine Garden. The 

 fourth Sort is an abiding; Plant, and 

 may deferve a Place in a good 

 Garden, for its long Continuance to 

 flower. The fifth Sort is an An- 

 nual, and if fufFer'd to fow itfelf, 

 will come up and abide the Winter 

 very well, and produce its fmall 

 blue Flowers in the Spring. Thefe 

 two laft, for their Variety, may 

 have a Place in the Flower-Garden. 

 and the firft Sort in the Phylick- 

 Garden^ for its Ufe, 



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