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of the Flower y becomes ^ Fr««, com- 

 pos'd of four hollow, umbilianted 

 Capfules, fomewhat refemhling a Baf 

 ket 3 in each of which is contained 

 one almofl fiat Seed adhe/mg to the 

 Placenta, which is f^ramidd and 

 {our ' corner' d. 



The Species are i 



1. Omphalodesj Lufitanica, lint 

 folio. Tourn. Venus Navel-wort, 

 vulgo, 



2. OmphalodeS} Lufitanica, ela- 

 tiory Cynoglojfi folio. Tourn. Taller 

 Portugal Navel - wort, with a 

 Hound's-tongue Leaf. 



3. OiMPHALODESj pimild^ njernaj 

 Symfhyti folio, Tourn. Low Vernal 

 Venus Navel-wort, with a Comfry- 

 leaf, or LefTer Borage. 



The firft of thefe Plants hath been 

 a long Time in the EngliJIj Gardens. 

 The Seeds of this kind are fold in 

 the London Shops, as a Dwarf an- 

 nual Flower, to be us d for Edgings j 

 for which Purpofe it is by no 

 means proper, for it often happens, 

 that not a tenth Part of the Seeds 

 do grow, though they were fav'd 

 with all polTible Care, To th^t the 

 Plants will be very thin, and in 

 Patches; but hovv'-ever, it is a pretty 

 Ornament to the Borders of the 

 Pleafure Garden, if fown in Patches, 

 as hath been diredled for the Dwarf 

 lychnis, and other annual Plants of 

 the iarae Growth, amongft which 

 this Plant makes a pretty Variety. 

 The Seeds of it (hould be fown in 

 Autumn, foon after they are ripe ; 

 at which Seafbn they will come up 

 very well, (whereas thofe fown in 

 the Spring do fcidom fucceed} and 

 the Plants will abide tiie Cold of 

 our ordinary Winters, and will 

 flower early the liiccecding Spring, 

 from which Plants you will have 

 good Seeds in fuly-y but thoie 

 ibwn in the Spring do very often 

 faii of ripening Seeds, 



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The fecond Sort is only in fome 

 curious Boranick Gardens at prefent, 

 though it is equally as hardy as the 

 firfl, and muft be treated in the 

 fame Manner. This grows taller, 

 and hath broader Leaves than the 

 firft, in which Refpedts the only 

 Difference between them confifts. 



The third Sort is an abiding 

 Plant, and multiplies very faft by 

 its trailing Branches, which take 

 Root at their Joints as they he 

 upon the Ground, and may be 

 taken off, and transplanted to make 

 new Plants. Thefe require a moift 

 Soil and a (hady Situation, where 

 they will thrive exceedingly, and 

 produce great Quantities of pretty 

 blue Flowers early in the Spring, for 

 which it is chiefly valued. 



O N A G R A : Tree Primrofe j 

 "vulgo. 



The Characters arc , 



It hath a Rofc-Flower conflfling 

 generally of four Leaves placed orbi- 

 cularly and refiing on the E-mpale- 

 ment, out of who/e upper Part (which 

 is fifulous) rifes the JPointal, the 

 under Fart tunirag to a Fruit which 

 is Cylindrical gaping in four Parts, 

 and divided into four Cells filed with 

 Seeds, which are generally corner* d) 

 and adhere to the Placenta. 

 The Species are ■■, 



I. Onagra i latifolia. Infi.R. H. 

 Broad-leav'd Tree Primrofe. 



2.. Onagra j latifolia, fiore dilu" 

 tiore. Infl. R. H. Broad-leav'd Tree 

 Primroie, with paler yellow Flow- 

 ers, 



3. OiiAGRAjlatifolia,fi3ribus am- 

 plis. Inf. R. H. Broad-leav'd Tree 

 Primroic, with ample Flowers. 



4. Onagra j an gufii folia. Infl. R. H, 

 Narrow-leav'd Tree Primroie. 



5-. O' ..GiiA 5 anguftifolia, caule 

 rubro, fiore minori. Infl. R. H. Nar- 

 row-leav'd Tree Primroie, with red 

 Stalks andafmaller Flower. 



6. Ona- 



