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the Extremity of its Branches, very 

 pretty Tufts of fmall white Flowers ; 

 of which the Plant is feldom defti- 

 tute for fix or feven Months fuccef- 

 fively ; for which Reafon it defervcs 

 a Place in the Gardens of the Cu- 

 rious. This will alfo grow from 

 Cuttings, if planted and managed as 

 the former. 



The third Sort is a very humble 

 Plant, rarely rifing with us above 

 two or three Inches high. It pro- 

 duces abundance of tmail yellow 

 Flowers early in the Spring, when 

 few other Flowers appear, for which 

 it is valuable. It is increas'd by part- 

 ing the Roots in Autumn, and re- 

 quires a light fandy Earth, and to 

 be exposM only to the morning 

 Sun. 



The fourth, fifth, fixth, and fe- 

 venth Sorts may be managed as hath 

 been directed for the th rd. Thefe 

 will continue two or three Years ; 

 and if their Seeds are permitted to 

 fcatter, the Plants will come up, and 

 thrive, without any further Care 

 than keeping them clear from 

 Weeds. 



The eighth Sort is an abiding 

 Plant, which rarely produces Seeds 

 in England, but multiplies greatly 

 by Off-fets, which may be planted 

 into Pots filled with frem light Earth, 

 either in Spring or Autumn. Thefe 

 Pots muft be meltefd from extreme 

 Cold in Winter; but muft have a 

 great Share of Air in mild Weather ; 

 for they are never injured but by 

 very fevere Frofts. Some of the 

 Plants may be planted on a warm 

 Border, where they v. ill endure the 

 Cold of our ordinary Winters very 

 well. This Plant produces great 

 Quantities of Flowers early in the 

 Spring. ; , 



The other five Sorts are annual 

 Plants, which Ihouid be fown early 

 in the Spring on a Bed t>f light frefti 



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Earth, where they are to remain ; 

 for they do not bear tranfplanting 

 well; and the Plants being thinned, 

 and kept clear from Weeds, is the 

 only Culture they require. If the 

 Seeds of thefe Sorts are futter'd to 

 fcatter, the Plants will come up i: 

 Autumn, and (land through th 

 Winter ; whereby they will more 

 certainly produce good Seeds the 

 following Summer. 



AMARANTHOIDES, or Ever- 

 lafting-flower, or Globe - amaran- 

 thus ; and by the French , V Immor- 

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The Characters are ; 

 The Flowers are fmall. and cut 

 into four Segments, which are col' 

 lecli d into fqucmofe Heads : f> om caci 

 of thefe Scales is produced a fngl 

 Flower : the Onjary in the Bottom 9 

 the Flower becomes a roundijb crooke 

 Seed, which is contain d in a thin Pet 

 licule f or Si in. 



. The Sfcit's are ; 

 r . Am a r a kthcioes lycbnidisfi 



tic, c piiulis purpireis. Tourn. Tl 

 purple Globe- amaranthus, or Ete 

 nal fiower. 



2. Amaranthoides lychiidis J 

 I'm, capitulis arg,ntcis. The wh 

 or filver coloured Globe-amaranth' 

 or Eternal flower. 



3'. Amaranthoides lychuidis 

 Ho, capitulii argentcis tninoribus. I. 

 R. H. White Globe - amaranth 

 with fmaller Heads. 



4. Amaranthoides lychnidis 

 lio % capitulis purpureis minori 

 PurpleGlobe-amaranthus,with fr 

 Heads. 



5. Amaranthoides marina 

 pevs, polygoni fclio, c Aft hi Irs ar 

 teis. Plum. Trailing Sea-ama 

 thoides, with a Knct-grafs-leaf, 

 hlver Heads. 



6. Amaranthoides lychnid, 

 l:o, fpicata, fait amis herbaceis, 

 culifaue purpurafecntibus . I 



