s c s c 



afundcr, upon a light, frefh Soil> ob- 4. Scorpioides ; /iliqua crajfa. 



ferving to water them until they 'Boelii. Ger. Zmac. Thick-podded 



have taken Root, after which they Carerpillar. 



will requ'.ve no further Care, but Thefe Plants are preferved in ie- 



to keep 'em clear from Weeds, for veral curious Gardens, for their 



they are extream hardy, and will Oddnefs more than for any great 



abide many Years in almofl: any Beauty : They are all of them an- 



Soil or Situation. nual Plants, which are propagated 



The third Sort is of a more ten- by ibwing their Seeds upon a Bed 



der Nature, and requires to be fhel- of light, frefh Earth, and when 



ter'd from fevere Froft, to which the Plants are come up, they fliould 



if it be cxpofcd, it is often de- be thinned, fo as to leave 'em a- 



ftroy'd. This may be propagated bout ten Inches or a Foot amn- 



by lowing the Seeds as the former, der, becaule their Branches trail 



but when the Plants come up, they upon the Ground, and if they 



fliould be placed in Pots ot frefh have not Room, they are apt to 



Eanh, and in Winter put in an over-bear each other, and thereby 



airy Part of the Green-houfe, where are very often rotted, efpecially in 



they may enjoy the free Air when moifl: Seifons. The Weeds fliould 



the Weather is mild, for if they alfo be diligently clear'd from 'em, 



are too much drawn, they are fub- otherwife they will grow over 



jett to mould and decay. In the and deflroy 'em : In June thefe 



Summer Scafon they fhould be ex- Plants will produce fmall, yellow, 



poicd to the open Air, with Myr- papilionaceous Flowers, which are 



ties and other Foreign Plants, and fucceeded by Pods, fo much like 



muic be frcquentiv refrefli'd with Caterpillars, that a Perfon at a 



Water. fmall Diftance would imagine they 



SCORPIOIDES; Caterpillars. ye real Caterpillars feeding on 



^ the Plants j and it is ror this Odd- 



Tne Characlers are j ^^^^ ^f ^^^-^^ p^^^ ^j^^^ ^^^^^ Pl^^^^^ 



Jt hn.th a p^piliofiaceous Tlovpcr^ are chiefly preferved. 



Guj of vpkoje ImpnUment rijes the Thefe Plants do feldom thrive 



Towtal, vahlch aftervcards becomes a well if they are tranfplanted, there- 



joihted Tod, co/,i-oluied like a S'nail fore the beft Method is to put in 



or Caterpillar, having a Seed in three or four good Seeds, in each 



each Jc'mt, vohich is for the nwfi Place where you would have the 



■part of an Oval figure. Plants remain (which may be in 



The Spsci?s are i the Middle of large Borders in the 



1. Scorpioides; Btipleuri folio. Pleafure-Garden, where being in- 

 C. B. P. The great rough Cater- termix'd with other Plants, they 

 piliar. will afford a plcaiing Variety :) 



2. SconpioiDES ; Buplcuri folio, W^hen the Plants .come up, there 

 cornictdis afperis, niagis in fe contor- fhould be only one of the m.oft 

 tis 6'" cont'cliitis. Mor. Hift. Prick- promifing left in each Place, which 

 Iv Caterpillar. fliouid be conftantly kept clear 



3. Scorpioides; Btipleuri folio, fi- from Weeds, and when their Pods 

 liqiiis lez-ioiis, Park. Theat, Smooth- are ripe, they fhould be gathered 

 podded Caierpiliar. and preferved in a dry Place 'till 



^ . the 



