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"They delight in a dry Soil, and 

 fuch as is not much dung'd ; and 

 may alio be increased by parting 

 their Roots at Michaelmas, or early 

 in the Spring. The firft Sort is 

 fometimes uied in Medicine. 



BUPLEUROIDES. See Bupleu- 

 rum. 



The Ghara^ers ^ve j 



The Leaves grovo together by trvd's 

 and three's in the fame Vlace : The 

 End of the Foot-fialk bears an oblong 

 Ovary y the Apex of which is crown'd 

 with a naked, herbaceous, pentape- 

 taloHs Flower, the Fetals being rolled 

 up, inclofing five Stamina. The 

 Ovary has a Tube cleft in two, the 

 Apices of which are backwards, and 

 rough : When ripe, it pajfes into two 

 longifh Seeds; the Flowers are dif- 

 pos'd in the Form of an Umbel or 

 Umbrella. 



BuPLEUROiDEsj c^uA fimpU nobU 

 Canarienfium. Fluk. Aim. 



There is at prefent but this one 

 Species of this Plant known ; it was 

 formerly growing in many Englifi 

 Gardens, but was intirely loft in 

 the Gardens near London; till in 

 1727 I brought it over from Hol- 

 land again. It is a Plant of no 

 great Beauty ; but as it is an Ever- 

 green, may be kept, to add to the 

 Variety in the Green-houfe. It is 

 pretty hardy, and will endure our 

 Winters with very little Shelter j 

 and is propagated by fowing of 

 the Seeds in March, in a Bed of 

 common Earth, where they will 

 eafily come up, and may be after- 

 wards tranfplanted into Pots, in 

 order to remove them in Win- 

 ter into Shelter. They require to 

 be often water 'd, and love open 

 Air. 



BUPLEURUMj Hare's-Ear. 

 The CharaSiers are ,• 



The Leaves grow alternately upon 

 the Branches, md, for the mofi pan, 



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furrotind the Stalk, having no loot- 

 fialk : The Seeds are oblong, fmooth, 

 and furrow'd. 



There are two or three Varie- 

 ties of this Plant, which are An- 

 nuals: But as they have no great 

 Beauty in them, 1 (hall pafs them 

 over, and only mention one Sort, 

 which is commonly preferv'd in 

 Gardens i as, 



BuPLEURUM i arborefcens ; filio 

 falicis. Tourn. Sefeli JEthiopicumf 

 frutex. Bod. The Shrubby Hart- 

 wort of Mthiopia. 



This is a flirubby Plant, com- 

 monly growing td the Height of 

 fix or feven Feet, and divides into 

 many Branches ,• the Leaves, which 

 are ever-green, are fomewhat like 

 thofe of the broad-leav'd Willow, 

 but much thicker. This Shrub is 

 hardy, and will endure our feverell 

 Winters in the open Air, provided 

 it is planted in a dry Soil. This 

 may be increas'd by fbvving the 

 Seeds in Autumn, fo foon as they 

 are ripe, in a Pot of common Earth, 

 which Ihould be put under Shelter 

 in very cold Weather, but not kept 

 too dry : In the Spring following 

 the Seeds will con^e, and when 

 the young Plaints have acquired a 

 little Strength, may be planted in 

 a Border a little defended from cold 

 Winds, where they may continue 

 for a Year or two, and then be 

 remov'd wh:^re they are defign'd 

 to remain. The Cuttings of this 

 Tree will alfo take Root ; but this 

 being a leis certain Method than 

 the other, and as the Plant pro- 

 duces large Quantities of Seeds, it 

 is hardly worth the Trial. 



BURNET i vide Pimpinella. 



BURSA PASTORIS 5 Shep- 

 herd's-Pouch. This is a comraon 

 Weed in moft Parts of England, 

 and (hould be carefully weeded out 

 of Gardens before the Seeds are 

 U ' ' feat- 



