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We have but one Species of 

 this Plant in the Englifi Gardens, 

 which is, 



Leontopetalon ; foliis coJIa ra,- 

 mofA inncifcentibus . Flor. Lion-leaf, 

 with Leaves growing on a bran- 

 ched Rib. 



This Plant is found in great 

 Plenty in the I Hands of the Archi- 

 felago, and alio in fome Parts of 

 Jtaly^ but at prefent is very rare in 

 England; it may be propagated by 

 fbwing the Seeds, or parting of 

 the Roots i but the former is the 

 belt Method, if the Seeds could 

 be obtained from Abroad ,• for they 

 feldom produce good Sqz^s in Bng- 

 landy nor do they increafe very 

 fafl: by their Roots. 



The Seed of this Plant fhould be 

 ibwn Toon after it is ripe, in Pots 

 or Tubs- fill'd with frefh light 

 Earth, that the Plants may be re- 

 moved into Shelter in the Winter, 

 for if they are expos'd at that Sea- 

 fbn (which is the Time they do 

 ariie) the Cold will dcftroy them j 

 but in the Summer they fhould be 

 fet abroad, where they may have 

 the Morning Sun until Ten of the 

 Clock, and when the Plants are 

 ftrong enough to be tranfplanted, 

 they Ihould be each of them put 

 into a feparate Pot, and in Winter 

 placed into a Hot-bed Frame, where 

 they may be flielter'd in fevere 

 Fro fts ; but in mild Weather they 

 fliould be expos'd to the open Air. 



When the Plants are two Years 

 old, they may be taken out of the 

 Pots and planted into a warm Bor- 

 der under a South Wall, where 

 they will endure the Cold of our 

 ordinary Winters very well, being 

 feldom hurt by fevere Frofts, or 

 too much Wet ; for which Reafbn 

 they fhould always be planted in a 

 dry Soil. 



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The beft Sealbn for tranfplant- 

 ing thefe Roots is in May, when 

 their Leaves are decay'd^ for if 

 you defer it till July or Augufi, 

 they will be ftriking out new Fi- 

 bres, when they will not be fo 

 fafely removed : They produce their 

 Flowers in Winter, for which they 

 are chiefly valued. 



LEONURUS; Lion's-Tail, 

 The characters are ; 



It is one of the verticillate Tlants 

 vpith a lip Flowery which conjifts of 

 one Leaf, whofe Galea or Crejl is 

 imbricated, and much longer than 

 the under Lip, which is divided into 

 three Segments ; out of the Flower- 

 cup rifes the Pointal fx'd like a Nail 

 to the hinder Fart of the Flower, 

 furrounded by four Embryo's, which 

 afterwards turn to fo many Seeds y 

 which are oblong, and enclofed in a 

 long fifiulous Husk, which before was 

 the Flower-cup, 



The Species are^ 



1. Leonurusj perennis, Africa- 

 nus, fideritidis folio, fiore phoenicio 

 major e, Breyn. prod. Perennial A- 

 frican Lion's-Tail, with an Iron- 

 wort Leaf, and a large fcarlet 

 Flower. 



2. Leonurusj perennis^ Africa- 

 nus, fideritidis folio, variegato, fiore 

 phcenicio majore. Perennial African 

 Lion-Tail, with a variegated Iron- 

 wort Leaf, and a large fcarlet 

 Flower. 



3. Leonurusj minor, Caphis Bo- 

 nd Spei vulgo. Bserh, Ind. Lefler 

 Lion's-tail from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, with a Cat-mint Leaf. 



Theie Plants are very great Or- 

 naments in a Green-houfe, produ- 

 cing large Tufts of beautiful fcar- 

 let Flowers in the Months of Octo- 

 ber and November, when few other 

 Plants are in Perfection, for which 

 Reafon a good Green- houle Ihould 



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