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a. Helleborine j altera, afro- 

 rnhente pre. C. B. P. Baftard Hel- 

 lebore, with a blackiiTi Flower. 



5. Helleborine i j?br^ ^/^o. Ger, 

 White- 80 werM Baaard Hellebore. 



4. Helleborine 5 ^(?r^ rotunda, 

 fve Calceolus. C. B, P. Ladies 

 Slipper. 



5'. Helleborine; V'lrginiana., flore 

 rotunclo, Ititeo. BaniJIerNwgmhw La- 

 dies Slipper, with a yellow Flower. 



6. Helleborine j Canadenjis, five 

 Calceoltts MarU. Icon. Roberta ' Ca- 

 nada Ladies Slipper. 



There are feveral other Species 

 of this Plinr, fome of which are of 

 EngliJJ} Growth, but as they arc 

 Planrs of no great Beauty, and are 

 with great Difficulty cultivated in 

 a Garden, fo I fliall pafs them over 

 without naming, thcfe here meia- 

 tion'd being the mod valuable 

 Kinds which we are at prefent 

 acquainted with. 



Theie are all Natives of Woods 

 and fliady Places : The four firft 

 mention'd are found in the Woods 

 of Xcrk(l)ire, Lanca/Jjire, and other 

 Northern Counties in England j 

 but the two laft mention'd are 

 Natives of America, from whence 

 feme of the Plants have been 

 fent into England, which thrive 

 and produce Flowers very well 

 every Year. There is no other" 

 Method to obtain theie Plants but 

 by fearching them out in their na- 

 tural Places of Growth, and taking 

 up their Roots, with a large Bail 

 of the natural Soil to 'em, and then 

 to tranfplant 'em into a fnady Place 

 in the Garden, and in a ilrong un- 

 dung'd Soil: Theie are very pretty 

 Ornaments to rmall Wilderneiles, 

 where, it the Ground between the 

 Trees be planted with thefe, and 

 other common Flowers which grow 

 naturally in Woods, it will render 

 fijch Places very agreeable j and as 



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theie require little other Culture 

 than to preferve them from being 

 over-run with Weeds, fo the only 

 Expence is in the firft procuring 

 them, which is ealily cfFedfed in 

 many Parts of England. The beft 

 Seafbn for tranfplanting them is in 

 Alay^ foon after they appear above- 

 groimd. 



HELLEBOROIDES HYEiVlA- 

 LIS i vide Aconitum Hyemale. 



HELLEBORO-RANUNCULUSj 

 Globe-Ranunculus, vulgo. 

 The Char ciders are ; 



It hath fingle round circum- 

 fcribed Leaves like the Ranunculus : 

 The Cup of the Flower conjifis of five 

 fmall Leaves of the fame Colour 

 with the Elower. The Flower confifis 

 of many Leaves growing in Form of 

 a Rammculus, having many Stamina, 

 in the Centre: The Fruit confifis of 

 many fmall Cells, which are collected 

 into a Head, each containing many 

 Seeds. 



We have but one Species of this 

 Plant i which is, 



Helleboro-Ranunculus ; flore 

 luteo globcfo. Boerh. Jnd. TheGlobe- 

 Flower, or Lockergowlons. 



This Plant is found wild in the 

 North Parts of England and Mamies 

 in great Plenty. It is propagated 

 by parting the Roots in Autumn, 

 which fhould be planted in a moifl: 

 fhady Situation, where they will 

 thrive and flower exceedingly, and 

 require very little Care, except to 

 keep them clear from Weeds, and 

 parting the Roots every other Year; 

 tor if they are permitted to con-r- 

 tinue too long unremov'd, the 

 Flowers will not be fo large, nor 

 in lb great Quantity, 



HELLEBORUS i Black Helle- 

 bore, or Ghrillmas Flower. 

 The Chara5lsrs zxc; 



It hath a digitated Leaf : The 



Flower confifis of feveral Leaves, 



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