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curl'd Leaves, and the Petals of the 

 Flowers fillulous. 



The firft of thefe Species (which 

 is the Sort ufed in Medicine) is 

 found wild upon Dunghills and un- 

 cultivated Places in divers Parts of 

 Englarul, but is cultivated in thofe 

 Gardens which propagate medicinal 

 Plants to fupply the Markets, The 

 other Sorts are preferv'd in cu- 

 rious Botanick Gardens for Variety: 

 And the lixthj feventh, and eighth 

 Sorts deierve a Place in the Borders 

 of large Gardens, for the Beauty of 

 their Flowers. 



Thefe Plants are propagated by 

 their Seeds, which Ihould be fown 

 in Manhy upon a Bed of light Earth j 

 and, when they are come up, they 

 (hould be tranfplanted out into Nur- 

 iery-beds, at about eight Inches 

 afunder, where they may remain 

 till the Middle of May, when they 

 may be taken up, with a Ball of 

 Earth to their Roots, and planted 

 in the Middle of large Borders, 

 where they will flower \njuly and 

 Attgufl 3 and, if the Autumn be fa- 

 vourable, will produce ripe Sztds 

 the fame Year. But it is not ad- 

 vifeable to permit them to feed, 

 which often weakens and decays 

 the Roots i therefore when their 

 Flowers are paft, you fhOuld cut 

 down their Stems, which will 

 caufe them to pufh out frelh Heads, 

 whereby the Roots will be main- 

 tain'd. 



When the different Varieties of 

 thefe Plants are intermixed with 

 other Plants of the fame Growth, 

 they make a handfome Appearance 

 during their Seafon of Flowering, 

 which commonly continues a full 

 Month, or more, and renders them 

 very valuable. But as their Roots 

 feldom abide more than two or 

 three Years, fo frefh Plants Ihould 

 be rais'd from Seeds, to fupply 



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their Places j for altho* they maf 

 be propagated by parting their 

 Roots either in Spring or Autumn, 

 yet thefe fcldom make fb good 

 Plants as thofe obtain'd from Seeds, 

 But the fixth Sort feldom produces 

 any good Seeds, therefore that muft 

 be propagated in this manner, or 

 by planting Cuttings in the Spring 

 or Summer Months, which wiii 

 take Root, and make good Plants. 



MAUDLIN J 'viJe Ageratum, 



MAYS; Indian Wheat. 

 The Chardciers are ; 



The -whole iHfiint has the Appear- 

 ance of a Reed: The Male Ylowers 

 are producd at remote D'Jiances from 

 the Fruit on the fame iHant; groTV- 

 ingi for the mofi ^art, in a 6plke 

 upon the Top of the Stalk : Ths 

 Female Flowers are produced from 

 the Wings of the Leaves, and are 

 furrounded by three or four Leaves, 

 Tvhich clofely adhere to the Fruit until 

 it is ripe. 



The Species are -, 



1. Maysj granis aureis. Tourn,. 

 Common Indian Wheat, with yel- 

 low Grains. 



2. Mays J" grants alhicantihus-, 

 Tourn. Indian Wheat, with white 

 Grains. 



5. Mays; granis rubris. Tourn, 

 Indian Wheat, with red Grains. 



4. Mays ,• grants violaceis. Tourn^ 

 Indian Wheat, with Violet-colour'd. 

 Grains. 



5*. Mays; minor, granis iuteis^ 

 Lefler Indian Wheat, with yellow 

 Flowers. 



6. Mays ; minor, granis rubris. 

 LelTer Indian Wheat, with red 

 Grains, 



7. Mays; minor, granis violaceis^ 

 Lelfer Indian Wheat, with Violet- 

 coiour'd Grains. 



There are fbme other Varieties: 

 in the Colour of the Grains of this 

 Plant, v/hich arc chiefly occafion'd 



by 



