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in ttoo, opens firfl ; and the inner one, 

 -sohich is the Fointal enlarged, opens 

 lafi, doubly and tranfverfty, while 

 the lower Part of the Flower-cup 

 adheres to the Toot-Jlalk. 



The Species are^ 

 . I. PoRTULACAi latifolia, feu fa- 

 tiva. C. B. P. Bioad-leav'd or Gar- 

 den Purflane. 



2, PoRTULACAj fativa, latifclia, 

 foUisflavis. Mor. Hifi. Broad-leav'd 

 Garden Purilme, with yellow- 

 Leaves. 



5. Portulaca; angnfiifoUa, five 

 fylveflris. C. B. P. Narrow-leav'd 

 or Wild Purllane. 



4. Portulaca 5 Curaffavica, folio 

 capparidis. Far. Bat. Purllane from 

 Curallb, with a Caper-leaf. 



The fi-rft Sort here mention'd, is 

 what the Gardeners near London do 

 chiefly cultivate 5 though the fe- 

 cond Sort dpes very often come 

 up mix'd with the firft j but whe- 

 ther it is only an accidental Variety 

 ariling from the fame Seeds, or 

 that the Seeds are promilcuoufly 

 lav'd, I can't determine : Indeed, 

 there is no other Difference be- 

 tween them, but only the Colour 

 of their Leaves, fo that they are 

 both equally good for Ufe 5 but the 

 green Sort having a better Appear- 

 ance, is generally prefcrr'd in the 

 Markets. 



The wild Sort is not a Native of 

 England, but grows plentifully in 

 many . warm Countries j where 

 when it has once obtain'd fo as to 

 filed its Seeds, 'tis difHcult to ex- 

 tirpate again. This is feldom us'd, 

 though 'tis not f il-erent from the 

 Garden-kind, except in the Small- 

 nefs of its Leaves. 



The fourth Sort is very common 

 in moll of the warm Vins of Ame- 

 rica, where it grows in great Plenty 

 upon the Shores and Rocks near 

 the Sea, This is prcferv'd in fome 



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curious Gardens for Variety, but is 

 a Plant of no great Beauty. 



Turjlane is propagated from Seeds, 

 which may be fown upon Btds of 

 light rich Earth, during any of the 

 Summer Months j but if you intend 

 to have it early in the Seafbn, it 

 fhouid be fbwn upon a Hot-bed, 

 for it is too tender to be fbwn in 

 the open Air before April, and then 

 it mud be in a warm Situation. 

 This Seed is very fmall, fo that 3 

 little of it will be fufficient to fup- 

 ply a Family. There is no other 

 Culture which this Plant requires, 

 but to keep it clear from Weeds, 

 and in dry Weather to water it 

 twice or three times a Week. In 

 warm Weather this Plant will be 

 fit for Ufe in fix Weeks after fow- 

 ing i fo that in order to continue a 

 Succeflion of this Plant, you fliould 

 fow it at three or four different 

 Seafons, allowing a Fortnight be- 

 tween each Sowing, which will be 

 fufficient to lalf the whole Seafon, 

 while it is proper to be eaten j tor 

 it being of a very cold Nature, it 

 is uniafc to be eaten, except in the 

 Hest of Summer, in England i for 

 which Realbn, it is not to any 

 Purpofe to low it upon a Hot-bed, 

 lince it will come early enough for 

 Ufe in the open Air. 



PRLMULA VERIS: Primrofe. 



The Characters are i 

 The Flower conjifls of one Leaf ^ 

 the lower Fart of which is tubulofe, 

 but the upper Fart expands itfelffiat 

 in Form of a Salver, and is cut into 

 feveral Segme)Us ; from the Flower- 

 cup (which is fifiuloHs) arifes the 

 Fointali which, when the Flower is 

 decay'd, becomes an oblong Fruit or 

 Husk, lying abnofl conceal'd in the ■ 

 Flower-cup, and opens at the Top, in 

 which is contain' d many roundljJj Seeds 

 fajkn'd to the Flacmta, 



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