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ferrata, fioribus ad foliorum alas, 

 conglobatis* Breyn. Prod. American 

 Golden-Rod, with ferrated Leaves 

 and conglobated Flowers coming 

 out from the Wings of the Leaves. 



13. ViRGA AuREA 5 Limonii folio, 

 paniculd uno njerfu difpofita, H. R. 

 I'ar. Golden-Rod, with a Sea La- 

 vender-leaf, and the Flowers grow- 

 ing upon one Side of the Stalk. 



14. ViRGA AuREAi Noveboraf" 

 cenjiSy glabra, caulibus rubentibus, 

 foliis angujlis glabris. Flor. Bat. 

 Smooth New-York Golden-Rod, 

 with red Stalks, and narrow, fmooth 

 Leaves. 



15-. ViRGA Avrea; paribus fjlu- 

 lojis, fenec'ionis hiftar, foliis angufiio- 

 ribus non Jerrahs. Hiji. Oxon. Gol- 

 den-Rod, with fifculous Flowers, 

 fomewhat like Groundld, and nar- 

 row, fmooth Leaves. 



16. ViRGA AuREA J Canadenjis, 

 foliis carnofis non fcrratis, latioribus. 

 Hiji. Oxon. Canada Golden- Rod, 

 with broad flelli/ fmooth Leaves. 



17. ViRGA AuREAi Novd-Angli£, 

 foliis longijjtmis glabris. Flor. Bat. 



New-England Golden-Rod, with 

 long, fmooth Leaves. 



There are feveral other Varieties 

 of this Plant, which are preferv'd 

 in fome curious Botanick Gardens ; 

 but thofe here mentioned are the 

 moft valuable Sorts which I have 

 yet fccn in the Englifl) Gardens j 

 the greateft Part of which are Na- 

 tives of America, from whence, 

 it is very probable, there may be 

 many other Sorts brought, iince 

 thele Plants do propagate thcm- 

 ielvcs by Ihedding their Seeds, 

 which is likely to produce new 

 Varieties annually ; as do moll o- 

 thcr Sorts of Plants, fo that there 

 ir.ay be no End to their Variety. 



Thefe Flints are very great Or- 

 n. mtnts in the Bc^dcri of large 



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Flower Gardens, where, by their 

 Succeflion of Flowering, they af- 

 ford a very great Pleafure ; for the 

 earlieft Kinds begin to flower in 

 June, which are fucceeded by o- 

 ther Sorts until the latter End of 

 October ,• and their Flowers being 

 produc'd for the mofl Part on long 

 fpecious Spikes or Panicles, do 

 make a very handibme Appearance, 

 and are very ornamental to Flower- 

 pots, when intermixed with Flow- 

 ers of different Colours, to place 

 in Rooms. 



They are all ealily propagated 

 by parting their Roots in the Spring, 

 before they begin to l"hoot, and 

 Ihould be planted in the Middle of 

 the larger Borders in the Flower- 

 Garden : They will grow in almofl 

 any Soil or Situation, but will thrive 

 beft in a light frefh Earth, and an 

 open Expofure, tho* fbme of the 

 hardeft of them may be plac'd un- 

 der Avenues of Trees, where they 

 v^ill continue in Flower a long 

 time, and look very well. The 

 fir ft twelve Sorts are fomewhac 

 hardier than the reft, and will in- 

 creafe very faft by OfT-fets, which 

 Ibme of them fend forth in very 

 great Plenty, infomuch, that if 

 they are not carefully dug round 

 at leaft once in every Year, they 

 will fpread over the Borders where 

 they are planted, and deftroy fuch 

 Plants as ftand near them. The 

 other Sorts fliould have a warmer 

 Situation, and a dry Soil : Thefe 

 are not lb apt to fpread at their 

 Roots as the others, fo that there 

 will be no Difficulty of keeping 

 them within Bounds. 



The firft Sort here mention'd is 

 fbmetimcs us'c in Medicine. This 

 grows wild in mo ft iludy V/oods 

 in the South Parts of England j 

 troai whence the Roots may be 

 irauipldntcd 



