: 
Fig. 6. with this Plant, whofe Fragrance and Colour de- 
OB GARDENE MG * >= >* 
gs LANCEOLATE BROOM. 
‘This is a very elegant Shrub, hardy, of eafy 
Culture, and for many Months full of Flowers: 
It has been known long to the Writers on Bo- 
tany, who have diftinguifhed it by various Names, 
but all referring it to the Broom Kind. 
CaMERARIUvS Calls it, Chamegenifta fagittalis 
Pannonica. C. Bavuine only Chamegenifta fagi- 
talis: the Arrow. Broom, ot Dutch Arrow Broom, 
fo called from the Leaves refembling an Arrow 
Head. J. Baunine calls it Geniffella and Chame 
Spartium, and the common Writers, Geniftella 
Montana. | 
| Linnatus, who- firft well underftood the Di- 
{tinétions in thefe Genera, and referred’ them to 
their proper Places, ranks this among the Genifte, 
adding as the Diftinction. of the Species, ramis 
amipitibus articulatis foliis ovate lanceolatis: Broom 
with edged and jointed Stalks, and oval lanceolate 
Leaves. or 
The Root als far under the Surface. 
The Stem is firm, divided into many Branches, 
and the whole Plant about two Foot and a half. 
high. 
The young Shoots are edged and jointed, of a 
pale green, and lightly bigites the Leaves ftand 
fingly, and they are oblong, and undivided at. 
the Edges ; of a frefh green, -but covered with a 
light Fiaaeenen. 
. “The Flowers are moderately large, and very 
numerous: they ftand in: loofe Spikes all along 
the Tops of the Stalks and Branches, and follow 
one another in a long Succeffion. They are of 
the papilionaceous Form, and of a fine yellow,’ 
and each is followed by a fmall hairy Pod. 
"Tis fit the Student examine them with Atten- 
tion, that he may underftand the Reafons of Lin- 
wzeus’s Diftribution. 
The Cup is fmall, hollow, formed of one 
Piece, and lightly divided into two Lips: of 
thefe the upper has two Points, with a deep Di- 
vifion; the under Lip is cut into three nearly 
equal Segments. © 
' The Flower confifts as other papilionaceous 
Kinds, of a Vexillum, two Ala, and the -Ca- 
rina. 
GIS CAR eT 
The modern Gardener is very well acquainted 
mand a Place for it in every Collection, and have 
made it nearly univerfal. The old Authors could 
not know the Plant, for it is an American; but 
thofe who have written fince have celebrated it. - 
Butwer Calls it, Monarda floribus capitatis ver- 
ticillatifque, caule acute angulato foliis lanecolato fer- 
ratis glabris: Monarda with headed and verticil- 
late Flowers, with a fharp angled Stalk, and lan- 
ceolate ferrated Leaves. 
Linn us in his former Works called it, M- 
narda caule acute angulato capitulis terminalibus : 
but in his lateft, Monarda floribus capitatis fubdi- 
The Vexillum is of an oval acute Form, and 
diftinét from the Carina, and bends back entire 5 
the Alz are oblong, but fhorter than the Ca- 
rina; the Carina is nip’d at the End: it runs out 
{trait, and is longer than the Vexillum. 
This is the perfect Stru€ture of the full open’d - 
Flower. 
In this are placed ten Filaments, which grow 
together, and aré crowned with’ fimple Buttons, 
The Style is fimple, and turns upward ; the 
Rudiment from which it runs is oblong, and the 
Head is acute. The Seed-veffel is a fhort Pod, 
and the Seed Kidney-fhaped. 
Linna:us: places this Gents among the Dia- 
delphia,. although the Filaments unite’ but into 
one Body ; hake Number, which is ten, refers it 
plainly. to the’ Decandria. 
Tt.is thus Nature will fometimes, indéed too 
| often, break in upon the Claffes of this Author. 
*Tis-certain that the Genifta fhould not be fepa- 
rated from the other papilionaceous Kinds; but it is 
alfo evident, the Character eftablifhed on the Ar- 
rangement of the Filaments into two Affort- 
ments, will not properly unite them. 
Culture of this (GENISTA. 
It is a very hardy Shrub, add eafily raifed 
from Seed. © 
A fall Bed muft be dug up in the Nurliit, 
and the Seeds faved from a Hock Plant fown on 
‘it the firft Week in April. 
When the Plants appear they fhould be thin’d 
to fix Inches Diftance, and weeded and watered 
throughout the Summer, . 
The fucceeding Spring a freth Bed muft be 
prepared for them; and they muft be taken up 
with Care, and planted at two Foot Diftance. 
Here they fhould remain till the fucceeding 
Spring, and they will then be fit to remove into 
their Places. This gives them Strength, and af- 
fords the Gardener an Opportunity to form them, 
and after this they will require no Care but what 
is allowed all other Plants, weeding and watering 
and will flower profufely. 
MONARDA. 
dynamis caule acuteangulo: 
Monarda, with headed F lowers approaching to 
the Didynamious Kind. 
The Root is compofed of numerous Fibres con- 
nected to an oblong Head. 
The Stalk is {quare, thick, firm, aoaaiee and 
acute an noular {tal Iked 
two Foot high: the Angles are fharp, and the 
Colour is a pare oreen ; ‘often tinged with brown, 
or red. 
The Leaves are placed in Pairs, and have fhort 
Footftalks: they are broad, fharp pointed, deeply 
ferrated at the Edges, and of a deep ftrong green; 
uneven on the Suskade and marked with large 
Ribs. 
The 
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