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The Natural Fisftory of the Book VIII. 
NETTLES. 
ELES E are of three Sorts, the White, the Red, and the Vine-nettle: 
The two former grow into upright Stalks, the latter a creeping 
Vine. The Red, whofe Leaves are elegantly ferrated, refemble the Roman 
Nettle, with this Difference, that the Pedicles of thefe, as well as the 
middle and tranfverfe Ribs of the Leaves, are of a fine purplifh Red. 
The Stalks and Leaves of each Sort are thickly cover’d with ftinging hairy 
Down. From the Bofoms of fome of the upper Leaves rife {mall Pe- 
dicles, fupporting an horizontal Group of very {mall gramineous Flowers, 
fucceeded by very many {mall flattifh Seeds. 
The Witp LAavENDER. 
HIS is a fhrubby perennial Plant, growing in fandy Places near 
the Sea; and hath in general (except that it wants its fragrant Smell) 
a great Refemblance to the Garden Lavender: It bears upon the Summit 
of its Branches many white {mall monopetalous Flowers, whofe Ore are 
divided into five Segments. 
The ANTEGOA RoseE-TREE. 
HIS grows to about fifteen Feet high. Its Branches are cloathed 
with many Leaves, of about two Inches long, and fomewhat above 
an Inch broad. From among thefe, efpecially at the Extremity of the 
Branches, rife a great many pale-white monopetalous Flowers, whofe 
Ore are divided into five deep blunt Segments. Thefe Flowers have a 
weak faint odoriferous Smell, and blow chiefly in the Months of ‘fume and 
The SEA-SIDE SAMPHIRE. 
eas is a very fucculent Plant, and differs from the Engli/h Sam- 
phire by the lefs Number of its digitated Se€tions, as well as by its 
more luxuriant Growth, being every Way larger ; it grows upon the Rocks 
and grafly Banks near the Sea. It is generally diftinguifhed into two Sorts, 
the Green and the Red. The Bloffoms of each are compofed of five pale-red 
Petals, fupported by an equal Number of green capfular Leaves; the Petals 
furround the Stamina, which are of a pale Purple. 
