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in ariy of the Summer MontKs, 

 obferv-iiigto water and (hade them 

 uKtil they have taken Root ^ when 

 they tiVol be planted in Pots fill'd 

 With frcih fandy Soil, and muft be 

 iheker'd m Winter from the Frofts, 

 hut require open free Air at all 

 Times when the Weather is mild. 



The ^xteenth Sort is a perennial 

 Plant, which increafes greatly by 

 its creeping Roots : This grows 

 eredl about eigl.\t or ten Inches 

 high, and produces Flowers Icrnie- 

 v^hat like chofe of our lefler wild 

 Kinds but feldom produces good 

 Seeds with us i but the Plant may 

 be abundantly multiplied by part- 

 mg the Roots: It is very hardy, 

 and loves a light SoiL 



CONYZAi Flea-bane. 

 The Characters are* 



U h&th undivided Leaves, vihich, 

 for the moli ^art, are glutinous, 

 4^i]J have a ftrong Scent : The Oip 

 of the Flower is, for the moji part, 

 fen iv^ and of a cylindrical Form : The 

 Flor»er is wmpos'd of many Florets, 

 st'hich Are fucceeded by Seeds which 

 kave a downy Suhjlance Adhering to 

 them. 



The Species arej 



E. CoNYXA y major, vulgaris* 

 C. B. Common Great Flea-bane. 



£, CoNYZA i minor, flare globofo, 

 C. B. LelTer Flea-bane, with glo- 

 bular Flowers* 



;. C0NY21A ; Americana, Lamii 

 fdis. T4}urn. American Flea- 

 fcase, with Leaves ot the Dead 

 Nettle. 



4. CoNYZA J tnas, Theophrajii, 

 ma',or Diofceridis, C. B. The 

 Greater Flea-bane of Biofcoridis. 



f» CoNVZA : Cretica, frucicofa, 

 jhliff mclii, candidijjmo ^ tomento- 

 f$. Fhr. Shrubby Flea-bane from 

 Cntt. with ibft downy white 



There '^c feveral other Species 



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of thele Plants, which are pre- 

 ferv'd in the curious Botanic k Gar- 

 dens ; but as they are Plants of 

 little Ufe or Beauty, I fliall omit 

 mentioning of them here. 



The iirll of thefe Species is found 

 wild upon dry chalky Hills in divers 

 Parts of Efiglandy and is feldom 

 cultivated in Gardens : It is a bien- 

 nial Plant, being fbwn in the 

 Spring : It flowers the fecond Year, 

 and after producing Seeds it de- 

 cays. 



The fecond Sort grows on bog- 

 gy Places, or where the Water has 

 flood all the Winter, in many Parts 

 of England: It may be propagated 

 in a Garden by fowing the Seeds 

 ibon after tliey are ripe. This 

 Plant is an Annual, and never con- 

 tinues above one Year. This is the 

 Species which is fometimes us'd in 

 Medicine. 



The third Sort is very common 

 in Barbados, and many other Parts 

 of America ; it very often c-omes 

 up in great Plenty in the Earth 

 that is brought from thence. This 

 is an annual Plant, and muft be 

 fown in a Hot-bed, and managed 

 as hath been directed for the Bal- 

 fatnina, to which I refer the Rea- 

 der. 



The fourth Sort is laid to grow 

 in great Plenty about Montpeli?r : 

 This is fomewhat like the firll Sort, 

 and may be propagated by fowing 

 the Seeds foon afrcr they are ripe, 

 which will flower the lucceeding 

 Summer, and afcer perfedling its 

 Seeds decays. 



The fifth Sort is an abiding 

 Plant, which With us ieldom rifes 

 above eighteen Inches high, but 

 hath woody Branches ^ the Leaves 

 are very white and foft, which 

 renders them very agreeable when 

 intermix'd with ditferenc coloured 

 Plants in large Murders ^ but the 

 Flowers 



