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The fourth Sort is an annual Plant. 

 This mult be fown on a warm Bor- 

 der in the Spring, in the Place where 

 the Plants are to remain ; for it doth 

 not 'bear tranfplanting well : thefe 

 Plants Ihould be thinned, if they 

 come up too thick. In Augufl they 

 will flower, and in September they 

 will perfect their Seeds. 



ALYSSON, Madwort. 

 The Chare, tiers are ; 



The Flowers conjljl of four Leaves, 

 which are expanded in form of a 

 C>-ofs: the Fruit is fort and fmooth, 

 in which are contained many roundijb 

 Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1. Alysson Creticum fax at He, 

 foii is undulatis incanis. T. Cor. The 

 I Alyflbn of Candy, with hoary un- 

 i dulated Leaves. 



2. Alysson halimi folio, femper- 

 | *virens. Tcurn. The ever-green Alyf- 

 j fon, with Sea-purflane-baves. 



3. Al ysson Alpinu?n hirfutum lu- 

 teum. Town. The yellow Alpine Alyf- 



ifon, with hairy Leaves. 



4. Alysson perenne montanum in- 

 canum. Town. 21 7. Hoary peren- 

 nial Mountain-madwort. 



I 5. Alysson halimi folio argent , 

 anguflo. Tourn. 227. Madwort with 

 a narrow filver-colour'd Sea-pur- 

 flane-leaf. 



6. Alysson fruticofum incanum. 

 Tourn. 217. Hoary Shrub-madwort. 



7. Alysson fruticofum cculea- 

 tum. Tourn. 217. Prickly Shrub- 

 madwort. 



8. Alysson Creticum, foliis an- 

 yulatis,fore <violaceo.Tourn.Cor. Can- 

 ty Madwort, with angular Leaves, 

 and violet-coloured Flowers. 



9. Alysson •veronica folio. Tourn. 

 217. Madwort with a Speedwei- 

 eaf. 



10. Alysson fegetum, foliis aw 

 iculatis a cutis. T own. 217. Corn- 



madwort, with auriculated marp- 

 pointed Leaves. 



11. Alysson fegetum, foliis au- 

 riculatis acutis,f uclu majori. Toum. 

 217. Corn-madwort, with auricu- 

 lated Hiarp-painted Leaves, and a 

 larger Fruit. 



12. Alysson incartum luteum,fer - 

 fitli folio, majtts. Tourn. 2.1 7. Larger 

 yellow hoary Madwort, with a Mo- 

 ther-of thyme-leaf. 



The firft of thefe Sorts will grow 

 to be near two Feet high, with a 

 woody Stem, and may be form'd in- 

 to a regular Head ; and, being plant- 

 ed in the Middle of Borders, in a 

 Flower-garden, is a very great Or- 

 nament thereto. It produces large 

 Quantities of bright yellow Flowers 

 in the Beginning of April, which 

 continue till fome time in May, efpe- 

 cially if the Weather proves cool. 

 When it is in Flower, the whole 

 Plant appear?, at a little Difonce, 

 to be nothing but Flowers, the 

 Leaves and Stem being quite hid un- 

 til you come near the Plant. 



This Plant is hardy, and although 

 brought from a more foutherly Cli- 

 mate, yet, if planted in a dry, lean, 

 or rubb.fhy Soil, will endure our fe- 

 vered Winters abroad. It is increafed 

 by fowing the Seeds in March in a 

 light fancy Soil (but it rarely pro- 

 duces Seeds in England), or by plant- 

 ing Cuttings in April o; May; which 

 are very apt to take Root, if kept 

 fhaded in the Heat cf the Day, and 

 gen:ly refrefned with Water. 



The fecond Sort feldom continues 

 above two or thtee Years with us, 

 and mull therefore be often fown 

 to preferve it; or if the Seeds a;e 

 fufBred to fall, and remain upon the 

 Ground, it will rife Pgain without 

 any Trouble. This Plant fpreads 

 itfelf upon the Ground, and never 

 rifes to any.Hvi^ht. It produce^ at 

 £ 1 tue 



