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ces where they grewj and when 

 their Stems are grown to their 

 Height, they fliould be fupported 

 with Stakes, to prevent their fall- 

 ing to the Ground or breaking. In 

 yune they will flower, and about 

 the Beginning of Augufl their Seeds 

 will ripen, when they fliould be 

 gathered, and preferv'd dry till the 

 Spring following for Ule. 



SCROPHULARIAi Figwort. 

 The Characters are^ 



It hath an ayiomalous Flower, con- 

 fftirig of cm Leaf, gap'wg at both 

 Sides, and generally globular, cut as 

 it v^ere into two Lips ; under the up- 

 per one of ■jX'hich are two ftnall 

 Lea'ves : The Vohnal rifes out of the 

 Flower-cup, which afterwards turns 

 to a Fruit or Husk, with a roundifh- 

 fointed E?2d, opening into two Divi- 

 Jions, farted into two Cells by an in- 

 termediate Partition, and full of 

 fmall Seeds, which adhere to the Pla- 

 centa. 



The Species are ; 



1. ScROPHULARiAj nodofa fcctida. 

 C. B. P. Stinking knobbed-rooted 

 Fipwort. 



z. ScKOPHULARiA ; aquatica, ma- 

 jor. C. B. F. Greater Water Fig- 

 wort. 



5. ScROPHULARiAi liifpanica, fajn- 

 huci folio glabro. lourn. Spanifli 

 Ficwort, with a imooth Elder-leaf. 



4. ScROPHULAKiA 5 tndxima, Llljl- 

 tanica, fambtici folio lanuginofo. Tourn. 

 Greatefl: Portugal Figwort, with a 

 woolly Elder-leaf. 



>-. ScKOPHuLARiA ; ruta canina 

 Jicla, 'vulgaris. C. B. P. Figwort, 

 ccmmoyily called. Dogs Rue. 



6. ScROPKULARiA i faxatiUs Uici- 

 da, laferpitii MaJJilienfis foliis. Boc, 

 Muf. Shining Rock Figwort, with 

 Leaves like the Marieilies Lalcr- 

 wort. 



7. ScROPHuiARiA ; glauco folio, 

 iii amflas lacinias divio. Toutn, 



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Figwort, with a Sea-green Leaf di- 

 vided into large Segments. 



8. SCROPHULARIA j folUs filtCtS, 



modo laciniatis, lel ruta canina la- 

 tifolia. C. B. P. Figwort, with 

 Leaves jagged after the manner of 

 Fern, or broad-leav'd Dog's-Rue. 



There are ieveral other Species of 

 this Plant which are preferv'd in 

 fome curious Botanick Gardens, but 

 thofe here mcntion'd being the 

 mofl: beautiful, and befi: worth pre- 

 serving, it would be needlefs to 

 enumerate the other Sorts in this 

 Place. 



The firfl: Sort here mention'd, 

 grows wild in great Plenty in 

 Woods and other fhady Places in 

 divers Parts of England, and is rare- 

 ly cultivated in Gardens; but this 

 being the Sort which the College 

 of Phyflcians have dire6ted for Me- 

 dicinal Ufe, under the Title of Scro- 

 phularia Major, is by fome prefer- 

 ved in their Phyfick-Gavdens. 



The fecond Sort is alfo very- 

 common in moift Places, and by 

 the Sides of Ditches almoft every 

 where. This is alio an ofncinal 

 Pbnt, and fcands in the Catalogue 

 of Simples, under the Title of Be^ 

 tonic a aquatica, i. e. IVater-Betony^ 

 bccaufe the Leaves are fome what 

 hke thofe of Be tony. 



Thefe two Plants may be eafily 

 propagated in Gardens, by fowing 

 their Seeds early in the Spring up- 

 on a Bed of frefn Earth, in a fhady 

 Situation; and when the Plants are 

 come up, they fnould be tranfplan- 

 ted cut into a flrong, moift Soil, 

 about two Feet afunder, obferving 

 10 water them until they have ta- 

 ken Root; after which tiiey will 

 require no farther Care but to hoe 

 down the Weeds between them 

 from time to time as they are pro- 

 duc'd. The fecond Year thefe Plants 

 will fhoot up to flowerj and it 



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