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is thus referred to the Tetradynamia. 
The Subdiftinétions of this Clafs we have ob- 
ferved before are founded on the Stru@ture of 
the Seed-vefiel, and this is by that referred to 
the Si/iquofe Kind. 
Matter, and of a pale greyifh green. 
The Flowers are very numerous, and very 
beautiful: they cloath the extream Parts of all 
the Branches, and are large, double, of a round- 
| ed or rofy Form, and a very fweet Scent. Their 
4 Colour varies without Bound or Limitation. 
In the State wherein we have reprefented the | Culture of the CurtRaNtTuus. 
‘Plant, and in which the Flowers grow largeft of 
all, and moft regular, the Colour i8 a fine deep The innumerable Varieties of the Cheiranthus, 
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toward the Middle, covered with a thick hoary | Number, but by this Difproportion. The Plant Augutt. 
q glowing red, properly a crimfon, with fome fmall Mo og f 
4 Tinge of purple: but from this the Variation fram this fingle Species: they are feeding Varie- 
: in {eedling Plants runs into the deepeft Violet, veo ane one: Rule, “oF Culture fervis (fos the 
4 ‘ and thro’ all the Degrees of Palenefs into abfo- Production and Prefervation of them al. tks 
r Se es this is a very effential Article in the Flower Gar- 
4 Thefe are the fimple Colours, but the Flowers a alg be = ee je oe ie 
a are capable of an endlefs Variegation, by the attain tte ae ere a ‘ _ ohio 28 
a mixing of two of thefe in the various Forms of have been moft fuccefsful_in raifing this beauti- 
4 Stripes, Spots, and Blotches. ie Ova comers. . 
a The Gardener who confiders the Varieties | .. The Plant is a Native ‘of the wariier Parts of 
q which there are in the Colour red, taking it’ rahe, ape. eiits hae s wen Pe REIS: HEE 
. from the paleft flefhy Hue to the eine oe Sea. This is its original Condition of Growth : 
. _ Violet, will know that there may be a vaft Va- a pid eae ee ii oak es 
a riety in the Difpofition of thofe feveral Tinéts to- | 7 7 on 0 Els, an oe " pan oF thie 
a Behct ONe white ic aa RAE ootont i known Rules, the Plant will be raifed to the 
n ‘ e + . fs 
_ ._ thefe, and it fets off all the various Dyes with an | saa ee See ge 2 seg 
_ elegant Oppofition. _ The firft Care will be the preparing a right 
4 , | Tide ae ieee gee Variet is Soil ; and in this Article it is, the Source of Im- 
4 the double and. {triped Stocks, and few F —— Fay Rena ae Ses Tit te A onne 
4 exceed them in Elegance. The botanical Student ar esd Si HN Le io ea 
q muft be referred for the Charaéters to a fingle 3 . 
4 Pies oe Let a Compoft be made of thefe Ingredients ; 
4 : ene nee ee dite comnaeer | a Cart Load of fine Pafture Earth from under 
four Leaves, and of a flatted Form: the Leaves 
which form it are hollowed, upright, parallel, 
and convergent, and the two which ftand out- 
wards have a Prominence near the Bafe. - 
The Body of the Flower is in this fimple State 
3 compofed of four Petals: thefe are placed crofs- 
: wife, and are broad and fhort, but they have 
‘ very narrow Bates of the Length of the Cup. 
In the Centre are placed fix flender Filaments, | 
they all ftand parallel: four of them are of the 
Length of the Cup, and-the two others fome- 
what fhorter; thefe ftand within the prominent 
Leaves of the Cup. } ) 
The Buttons are upright, fplit at the Bafe, and 
pointed, and turned back a little at the Top. On 
each Side the fhorter Filaments are prefled by a 
nectariferous Gland. ; 
In the Bottom of the Flower is ‘placed the 
Rudiment of the Fruit: it is fquared and edged, 
and equals the Filaments in Length. 
The Style is very fhort and flatted: and it is 
crowned with an oblong Head, thick, perma- 
nent, divided into two Parts, and thofe turned 
back. — 
_ The Sced-vefiél is a long Pod, with the Style 
and Head affixed to the End in their natural fhort 
Form. 
The Student knows that when four of the Fi- 
laments in a Flower are regularly longer than the 
two others, the Clafs is characterifed, not by the 
or as it is called Stock Fulyflower, all are produced 
the Turf, half a Load of Pond Mud, and four 
Bufhels of large coarfe Sand, with the fame Quan- . 
Pail full of Sea Water; or if that cannot be had, 
ufe ‘in its Place the fame Quantity of Brine, and 
add a Bufhel of Wood Soot. _ ae 
This’ is to be expofed to the Air all Winter, 
and to be frequently turned; and once in- the 
Time, when the Weather is frofty, half the Quan- 
tity of Brine or Sea Water that was ufed at firft, 
muft be thrown over it again. 
_ This prepared and laid up, let the Gardener 
mark Plants for Seeds. If he have Correfpon- 
dence with other Gardeners, he fhould fave the 
Seed from Plants in their Ground ; and the more 
remote the Place the better. _ 
Let him felect fuch fingle Stocks for Seed as 
are large, robuft, well growing, and would natu- 
rally have a vaft Multitude of Flowers; and 
fuch as have in fome Flowers fomewhat above 
the proper Number of Petals, five, fix or more: 
this is the firft Tendency in Nature to Double- 
nefs; and this he fhould carefully watch for the 
farther Improvement. 
Let the Plant which is thus marked ripen but 
a moderate Quantity of Pods, pulling of the 
other Flowers as they appear; but let all thofe 
which have more than the four Petals, be faved 
for the Seed. 7 
Let the Ground be cleared for a Yard every 
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