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The Flowers ftand along the upper Part of | of the South of France. 
the Stalk, forming a Sita of two Foot in | deep and not over-rich Soil, where there is little 
Length ; and whether open or in the Bud, they 
are extreamly beautiful when full blown. They 
/are of the Bignefs of a half Crown, and their Co- 
lour is a perfect gold yellow; with a mixed yel- 
low and purple Thrum i in the Middle, and golden 
Buttons. 
The unopened Flowers have fomething of a 
-purplifh Tinge upon the yellow, and ftand in 
their green Cup as fo many Lumps of Gold. 
The Cup is formed of a fingle Piece, round- 
ed, and {welled at the Bafe, and thence divided 
into five long Segments, broadeft at the Bafe, 
fharp pointed; of a fine deep green, and edged 
with whitifh Hairs. They are of a firm <a). 
ftance, and ftand a little expanded: they refem- 
ble in Miniature fo many Aloe Leaves. : 
One Petal forms the Body of the Flower, but 
it is deeply cut into five Segments: 
rounded at the Ends, and elegantly waved along 
the Edges. 
In the Centre ftand five purple Filaments, 
long, confiderably thick, elegantly fringed at the 
Bafe; with long purple Hairs, and crowned at the 
Top with roundith Orange coloured Buttons. 
The purple feathering of the Bafes of thefe 
Filaments is very elegant, and forms the Tuft 
from which they feem to rife. 
themfelves are irregular in Length. The Heads 
of three of them feldom rifing above the fea-. 
-thered Part; whereas the Bottoms of the others 
are fupported on naked Footftalks, as it were, of 
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‘g. 2, 
equal Length with the bearded Part. 
‘The Rudiment of the Seed-veffel lies in the 
Bottom of the Cup: the Style which rifes from 
it is fingle, and a little longer than the Fila- 
ments, and the Head is an obtufe Knob. 
The Seed-veffel which follows each Flower is 
roundifh, and contains in two Cells numerous 
angulated Seeds. — | 
The five Filaments thew the Plant to be one 
of the Pentandria, the fifth Clafs of Linnzus: 5 
and the fingle Style declares it one of the 
Monog ynia. 
its: Culture. 
the tubular | 
_ Part is {mall, and firm ; the Segments are broad, 
The Filaments | 
Shade or Shelter. | 
This muft be the Engl/b Gardeners Rule for 
The Root being long and fingle, 
does not well bear parting to multiply the Plant , 
therefore the Method muft be to raife it as 
Seed: nor does it any better bear Removal; for 
' which Reafon the Seeds muft be fown, not in 
the Nurfery, but where the Plants are to re- 
main. 
A Part of the Garden fhould be chofen which 
is fheltered from cold Winds; and a lean Com- 
poft brought into the Place. 
- Let the Mould be dug away full two Spall 
| Depth, and the Bottorn broke at that og 
with a Pick-axe. 
Let a Mixture of three Parts dry Pafture 
Farth, and one Part of old Wood-pile Mould 
be thrown into the Place; and on this in ‘the 
Beginning of September fcatter the Seeds faved - 
from a ftrong and flourifhing Plant, and _ har- 
dened with that Care we have directed on other 
Occafions. 
Let a fixth of an tach of the fame Compoft 
be fifted over them; and a Thorn Bufh laid 
upon, the Place to prevent Accidents, till the 
Plants are come up. 
_ When it is feen which will be the fineft and 
ftrongeft, let the others be taken up, and as many 
of thefe left as can ftand at two Foot Dittance 
from one another. — 
Thefe are never tobetaken up, orremoved. T hey 
muft be watered at Times, and kept clear from 
Weeds ; and when they rife to Stalk, they fhould — 
be tied up two-thirds of their Length to firm 
Stakes: thefe will be hid among their numerous 
‘Leaves, and the Spike of Flowers will: be much 
the longer and ftronger for. this Security. 
The Roots are very lafting; but they do not 
flower fo perfeétly after about four Years; where- 
fore the Gardener fhould always make a Referve 
for that Time, | 
The Seeds which fhould a fuffered to fall the 
third Year, will produce many young Plants upon 
1 the Bed; and the fineft of thefe thould be faved 
Culture of this MoTHMULLEIN. 
The Plant is a Native of Spain and Italy, and 
Be 
This 3s a very elegant Effect of Culture on a 
native Lingljb Plant. We fee by other Inftances 
that there are wild Flowers in our Hedges which 
are admired when brought into the Garden, and 
that they are capable of the fame Improvement 
_ for which we value thofe of remote Regions. 
This fhould be a Leffon to the curious Gardener 
to enlarge his Store by a new Method, by better 
obferving Nature. 
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in. their Places at proper Diftances, pulling up 
the other young Plants, and alfo the old ones. 
DOUBLE TRACHELIUM 
All the old Writers name this Plant ; and tho’ 
it grew neglected by Road Sides, covered with 
unregarded Dirt, yet in the fingle and common 
State, unaltered from the Hedge, it is an ad- 
mired Plant in Gardens. In this fingle State they 
call it Zrachelium majus, and.Trachelium afperum 
majus; to this others add, flore purpurea: great 
rough Throatwort with purple Flowers. | 
C. Baunine rejecting the Diftin@ion, which 
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It flourithes beft in a Auguft, 
