A L 



and will not live through the Win- 

 ter, unlefs they are placed in a good 

 Stove. 



The eighth Sort produces the 

 Aloes commonly fold in the Shops 

 for Horfes, and is called, Aloe Hepa- 

 tica. But it is from the thirty- feventh 

 Sort, the Succotrine, or belt Sort 

 of Aloes, is produced ; which is done 

 by cutting their Leaves tranfverfly, 

 and placing earthen Veflels under 

 them to receive the Juice which 

 drops from thefe cut Leaves ; which 

 Juice, when infpiiTated, becomes the 

 Aloe, which is ufed in Medicine. 

 But I believe in making the coarfer 

 Sort of Aloes, they prefs the Leaves ; 

 whereby a greater Quantity of Juice 

 is obtained : but this is not near fo 

 fine as the other. 



ALOIDES. Vide Stratiotes. 



ALPINIA. 



The Characlers are ; 



The Flower is tubulous and perfo- 

 tiatedy confijiing of one Leaf which 

 is divided into three unequal Segments, 

 which Jpread open : after the Flower 

 is faft, the Ovary becomes a Fruit 

 with three Cells, each containing one 

 Seed. 



We have but one Sort of this 

 Plant in Europe ; viz. 



A LP I N I a racemoja alba, cannacori 

 foliis. Plum. Nov. Gen. 



This Plant is a Native of the Weft- 

 Indies , from whence it has been 

 brought into fome of the curious 

 Gardens of Europe, where it mull be 

 preferved in a warm Stove, and the 

 Pots plunged into an Hot-bed of 

 Tanners Bark ; otherwife it will not 

 thrive in this Country. The Leaves 

 decay every Winter, and are pufhed 

 out from the Roots every Spring, 

 like the Ginger and IVkranta ; and 

 it mould be managed in the fame 

 manner as is directed for thofe two 

 Plants, and may be propagated by 

 parting of the Roots. 



^ESCHYNOMENE. Vide Mi- 

 mofa. 



ALTHAEA, Marm-mallow. 



The Characlers are ; 

 // agrees with the Mallow in mcji 

 refpeSis ; but the outward Empale- 

 ment of this is divided into nine Parts t 

 whereas that of the Mallow is divi- 

 ded into three : to which may be added. 

 The woolly foft Leaves, by which it 

 has been generally difinguijhed. 



The Speeies are ; 



1. Alth/ea frutejeens, folio acuto, 

 parvo fljre. C. B. The flirubby 

 Marlh-mallow, with Iharp -pointed 

 Leaves, and fmall Flowers. 



2. Althaea frutefcens Luftani- 

 ca, folio ampliore, minus incano.Toum, 

 The Portugal ihrubby Marlh-mal- 

 low , with large and lefs hoary 

 Leaves. 



3. Alth/ea frutefcens Luftanica, 

 J olio re fundi ore undulato. Town. Tha 

 Portugal Ihrubby Marlh-mallow, 

 with rounder and undulated Leaves. 



4. Alth/ea frutefcens, folio bryo- 

 nies. C. B. The Ihrubby Marlh- 

 mallow, with Bryony-leaves. 



5. Althtea fore major e. C. B. 

 The large -flower'd Marlh-mallow. 



6. A lth/ea Diofcoridis & Plinii. 

 C. B. The common Marm-mallow. 



7 • nLTHiE A folio rotundiori, aut 

 minus acuminato. Suther. The round- 

 er-!eav f d Marlh-mallow. 



8. Althaea maritima arbor ea 

 Gallica. InJl.R.H. Common Tree- 

 mallow. 



9. Alth/ea maritima arbor ea 

 Veneta. Injl. R. H. Venetian Mal- 

 low-tree. 



The firlr, fecond, fourth, eighth, 

 and ninth Sorts grow to the Height 

 of eight or ten Feet, and have woody 

 Stems and Branches ; but the two 

 laft feldom have their Stems fo hard 

 as the former ; nor do the Plants 

 continue- long, thefe feldom lading 

 more than two Year* ; whereas the 



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