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but I have not feen any Flowers 

 produc'd in E)jglaiul as yet. 

 SUBER i The Cork-Tree. 



The Characters are j 

 It is in all refpecis like the Ilex, 

 excepting the Bark of the Tree, -which 

 in this is thick, fpungy, andjoft. 

 The Species are ; 



1. 'SuBER i latifolmm, perpctuo 

 t'irens. C. B. F. The Broad-leav'd 

 ever-green Cork-Trce. 



2. SuBERi anguftifolium, mn fer- 

 ratum, C. B. P. The narrow-Ieav'd 

 Cork-Tree, with fmooth Edges. 



There are feveral other Species of 

 this Tree mention'd in fome of the 

 Jtalia?i Catalogues of Plants,- but 

 the two Sorts here mention'd are 

 all I have obferv'd in the Englifi 

 pardens. 



Thefe Trees may be propagated 

 by fowing their Acorns in the 

 Spring, in the manner directed for 

 the Ilex, to which thefe cxadlly a- 

 gree in Culture} therefore, to a- 

 void Repetition, the Reader is de- 

 lir'd to turn to that Article for far- 

 ther lnftru6lion. 



SUCCORY j 'viJe Cichorium. 



SUMACH; 'vide Rhus. 



SYCAMORE i ^ide Acer Majus. 



SYMPHYTUM,- Comfrey. 

 The Characiers are ; 



The Floy&er conjijls of one Leaf, 

 Jhap'd like a Funnel, havi-ng an ob- 

 long Tube, but jhafd at the Top 

 like a Pitcher ; out of the Flower- 

 cup (which is deeply cut into fi've 

 long, narroiPP Segments) rifes the 

 "iointaly attended veith four Embryo's, 

 Tshich afterguards become fo many 

 Seeds, in Form fcmewhat like the 

 Head of a Viper, and do ripen in the 

 Flower- cup. 



The Species are ; 



I. Symphytum j c on foUda, major, 

 faemina, fiore albo, vel pallide luteo. 

 C. B. P. The greater Feipale Com- 



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frey, with a white or pale-yellow 

 Flower. 



2. Symphytum} confolida, major^ 

 mas, fore purpurea. C. B. P. The 

 greater Male Comfrey, with a pur- 

 ple Flower. 



3. Symphytum } majus tuberofa 

 radice. C. B. P. Greater Comtrey, 

 with a tuberofe Root. 



There are fome other Species of 

 this Plant which are prefcrv'd in 

 fome curious Botanick Gardens for 

 Variety, but thpfe here mention'd 

 are what I have chiefly obferv'd in 

 England. 



The fir ft Sort grows wild upon 

 the Sides of Banks and Rivers in 

 divers Parts of England, where it 

 is commonly gather'd to fupply the 

 Markets for Medicinal Ufe. The 

 fecond Sort is fometimes found 

 wild in England, but is lefs com- 

 mon than the former} in Holland 

 it is the only Sort I obferv'd wild, 

 where it grows in great Plenty on 

 the Sides of the Canals almofl eve- 

 ry where. 



The third Sort I never yet ob- 

 ferv'd growing wild, but it is pre? 

 ferv'd in many Gardens for Va- 

 riety. 



AH thefe Plants may be cultiva- 

 ted, either by fowing their S&tds 

 in the Spring, or by parting of 

 their Floors } the latter Way, being 

 the niDft expedidous, is chiefly 

 pracfis'd, v*rhere they are planted 

 for Ufe. The beft Seafon for part- 

 ing their Roots is in Autttmn, at 

 which Time almofl: every Piece of 

 a Pr^oot will grow : They fliould be 

 planted about eighteen Inches a- 

 funder, that they may have Room 

 to fpread, and will require no far- 

 ther Care hut to keep them clear 

 from Weeds, for they are extream 

 hardy, and will grow upon almoft 

 any Soil, or in any Situation. 



GYRING A i 



