A L 



A L 



Vervain -mallow, with a rofe-coloufd 

 flower. 



2. AlcEA vulgaris major, fore 

 candidiore. C. B. P. 316. Greater 

 Vervain -mallow, with a white 

 Flower". 



3. AlCEa folio rotundo laciniato. 

 C. B. P. 2.16. Vervain - iyillow 

 with a round cut Leaf. 



4. Alcea tenuifolia crifpa. f.B. 

 ft. 1067. Narrow curled-kav'd 

 Vervain-mallow. 



C. Alcea cannabina. C. B. P. 

 316. Hcmp-leav'd Vervain -mal- 

 low. 



6. Alcea ^//a frutefcens, grof 

 fularice folio, Jlore parvo rubro. 

 Boerh. Irid. Alt. African ihrubby 

 Vervain-mallow, with Goofberry- 

 leaves, and {mall red Flowers. 



7. Alcea Africana arbor, fens, 

 malva folio hirfuto, fore parvo pur- 

 fureo. Till. African tree-like Ver- 

 vain mallow, with hairy Mallow- 

 leaves, and fmall purple Flowers. 



8. Alcea Afra frutefcens, grcf- 

 fuiari(£ folio ampliore, ungmbus fo- 

 rumatro-r'ubent ilus. Acl. Phil. African 

 fhrubby Vervain-mallow, with larger 

 Goofberry- leaves, and dark-red Spots 

 at the Bottom or the Flowers. 



The firit and fecond Sorts are 

 common in Germany, France, and 

 {everal Parts of Europe-, but the 

 fourth Sort is the moll common in 

 England. The firit Sort is ordered 

 for medicinal Ufe ; but as that is 

 not fo common in England, the third 

 is fubftituted in its llead ; and I be- 

 lieve either of the four firit Sorts may 

 be ufed indifferently. Thefe four 

 Sorts are biennial Plants, and fel- 

 dom continue above one or two 

 Years after they have perfected 

 Seeds : thefe Plants may be propa- 

 gated by fowing their Seeds in the 

 Spring; and when the Plants are 

 come up, they mould be thinn'd, 

 leaving them about a Foot afunder, 



where they may remain till they 

 flower and feed ; for they do not 

 bear tranfplanting well, their Roots 

 running, for the moit part, down- 

 right, to a considerable Depth. 

 Thefe Plants mould have a poor 

 Soil ; for in a rich Earth they grow 

 too rank, and are fubject to rot in 

 Winter. 



The fifth Sort is an abiding Plant, 

 and is apt to creep at the Root. 

 This may be propagated by Seeds as 

 the former, and mould have a lean 

 Soil. 



The fixth and feventh Sorts rife 

 to the Height of eight or ten Feet, 

 and make handfome Shrubs : thefe 

 may be propagated by fowing their 

 Seeds in the Spring, on a Bed of 

 light Earth i and when the Plants 

 are come up four or five Inches high, 

 they mould be each tranfplanted into 

 a Separate fmall Pot fill'd with freih 

 light Earth, obferving to water and 

 fhade thern until they have taken 

 Root.; after which they may be 

 expofed during the Summer to the 

 open Air ; but in Winter they mull 

 be placed in the Green-houfe with 

 Myrtles, £sV obferving to give their 

 a large Share of Air in mild Wea 

 ther, and frequently refreih then 

 with Water. With this Manage 

 ment, they will continue flowerin 

 moit Part of the Year. 



The eighth Sort is a feminal Vs 

 riety from the fixth Sort, from tl 

 Seeds of which I have feveral tim 

 had the eighth arife. 



ALCHIMILLA, Ladies Mantl. 

 The Characters are; 



The Leaves are ferrated: the Cm 

 of the Flower is divided into eigi 

 Segments, which are expanded I 

 form of a Star : the Flowers < I 

 cclh tied into Bunches upon the 71 

 of the Stalks : the Seed-vejels cl 

 tain, for the mojl part, two Seed. I 

 each. I 



