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Flowers, which have a Scent fome- 



what like Violets, 



The fifth, lixth, and feventh 

 Sorts are nor Natives ot this Coun- ' 

 try, but have been obtain'd from 

 abroad j the fifth was ient from 

 Ley den, by the learned Dr. Boer- 

 haave, but I don't at prefeni" know 

 from whence he received it. The 

 lixth Sort was gather'd by my in- 

 genious Friend Mr. Be?2ry Hopkey, 

 upon Gibrdlti^r Hills, from whence 

 he lent me the Seeds, which fiou- 

 rifh'J in the Thyfick Garden very 

 well two Years, and flower'd ex- 

 tremely, but did not perfe6t Seeds, 

 and being a biennial Plant is lince 

 intirely decay'd. 



The feventh Sort was found in 

 the Lz-vMit by Monlieur Tournefort^ 

 chief Botaniil to the late Trench 

 King, who brought the Seeds to 

 the Royal Gardens at Varis, from 

 whence it hath been communica- 

 ted to fevcral other curious Gar- 

 dens in England and Holland. This 

 Plant is alio biennial, and rarely 

 produces good Seeds in England, 

 unlels the Summer be wirni and 

 dry. 



Thefe Sorts may be propagated 

 in the fame Manner as the tour 

 fir (I, but (hould be planted in a 

 warm, dry Situation in Winter, o- 

 therwife they are very fubjedl to 

 be dellroy'd by Frofc, being Na- 

 tives of warmer Countries. 



The eighth Sort is a Native of 

 the Alps and Vyrmaan Mountains, 

 and was formerly preferv'd in ieve- 

 rai Gardens wirh great Care, being 

 placed in the Green-houie in Win- 

 ter, as fuppoiing it too tender to 

 t-ndure the Cold of our Climate in 

 the open Air \ but this is now trea- 

 ted in a different Manner j for it 

 fliould be placed, as much as pofli- 

 ble in the Shade, and managed as 

 a'iiirlnd.i'i, with which Treatment 



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it thrives much better than if pre- 

 ferved with great Tendernefs, and 

 will produce Flowers and Seeds in 

 great Plenty. This Plant may be 

 propagated by Off-fets, as is pra- 

 <flis'd for Auricula's, and fhould be 

 planted in a light rich Earth, in 

 which it will multiply very fail. 



VERBENA,- Vervain. 

 The Characters are ; 



It hath a labiated Flower, confijl- 

 ing of one Leaf, -whofe upper Lip is 

 upright, and, commonly divided into 

 two, but the under Lip is cut into 

 three Tarts, fo that at the firjl 

 Sight it appears like a Flower yvith 

 frue Leagues y thefe Flowers are each 

 fitccerded by jour naked Seeds, which 

 fill the Calix .; to which ynay be add- 

 ed, the Flowers do generally grow in 

 Spi' es or Heads, but not in Whorles 

 round the Stalks. 



The Species are; 



1. Verbena j communis, c<sruleo 

 fiorc. C. B. P. Common Vervain 

 with a blue Flower. 



2. Verbena i Lufitanica, latifolia, 

 frocerior.' Tourn. Taller broad-leav'd 

 Portugal Vervain. 



3. Veubena; Ur tic a folio, Cana- 

 den/is. H. R. Par. Canada Nettle- 

 leav'd Vervain. 



4. Verbena ; Americana, fpica 

 multiplici; foliis Urticdi anguflioribus, 

 fioribus c&ruleis. Par , Bat. Prod. A- 



merican Vervain with many Spikes, 

 narrow Nettle Leaves, and blue 

 Flowers, 



There are Several other Species 

 of this Plant, which are preferv'd 

 in curious Botanick Gardens ; but 

 it is not my Purpofe to enumerate 

 them in this Place, as being Piants 

 of no great Beauty or Ufe. 



The firlf here-m"ntioncd is very 

 common in moil Parrs, and is rare- 

 ly cultivated in Gardens j this \^ the 

 Sort which is directed by the Col- 

 lege of Pl.yfcians for medicinal Ufe, 



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