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Botanifls ; and the Englfo Name of 

 Southernwood bting well know n ; I 

 ihall continue this Diftinttion, to 

 avoid confounding thofe Readers 

 who are lefs acquainted with Bo- 

 tanical Definitions. 

 The Species are ; 

 t. Abrotanum mas angufli fo- 

 lium majus. C. B. P. Greateft nar- 

 row-leaved Southernwood. 



2. Abrotanum la t folium ino- 

 dorum. C. B. P. Broad - leav'd 

 Southernwood without Scent. 



3. Abrotanum mas avgvfti fo- 

 lium incar.um. C. B. P. Hoary 

 narrow-leav'd Southernwood. 



4. Abrotanum campefre, cau- 

 liculis alcicantibus. C. B. P. Fine- 

 leav'd wild Southernwood, with 

 whitifh Stalks. 



5. Abrotanum campeflre, cau- 

 l^cidis rubcntibus. C. B. P. Fine- 

 leavM wild Southernwood, with 

 lediih Stalks. 



6. Abrotanum compejlri fimile 

 ^Tingitanum. H. L. Tangier South- 

 ernwood, refembling the wild Sort. 



7. Abrotanum campeftre inca- 

 num, carlirue cdore. C. B. P. Hoary 

 Field Southernwood, with a Smell 

 like the Carline Thiftle. 



8. Abrotanum bumile, corym^is 

 majoribus aurczs. H. R. Par. Dwarf 

 Southernwood, with large golden 

 Flowers. 



9. Abrotanum Hifpanicun:, ah- 

 finthii Pontici folio. Tow n. Spanifi 

 Southernwood, with a Pontic Worm- 

 wood-leaf. 



I o. Abrotanum Jiifpanicum ma- 

 rrtimum, folio croffo fplendcnte et ri- 

 gido. Tourn. Spanijh Sea Southern- 

 wood, with a thick mining fiirFLeaf. 



11. Abrotanum mas ex Suri- 

 nam, molli birfuiie canefcens. Piuk. 

 j&hnag. Hoary Male Southernwood 

 from Surinam. 



iz. Abrotanum eia it us fuhin - 

 caniavf folia crtberrimis, hcwidu*>> 



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caulem in metre formam faftigiatis. 

 Pluk. Almag. Taller hoary South- 

 ernwood, with frequent Leaves ga- 

 thered into a kind of Pyramid. ■ 



13. Abrotanum Orientate an- 

 nuum, abfinthii minoris folio. Tourn. 

 Cor. Annual Eaftern Southernwood, 

 with a Leaf of the leffer Worm- 

 wood. 



14. Abrotanum Or ientale, cha- 

 m&mtli folio. Tourn. Cor. Eaftern 

 Southernwood, with a Chamomiie- 

 leaf. 



15. Abrotanum Africanum, fo- 

 liis argenteis anguftis, fioribus jpi- 

 catis, capitvlis copiofo t omen to dona- 

 tis. D. Sherard. Rait Supp. Afri- 

 can Southernwood, with narrow 

 filver Leaves, fpiked Flowers, and 

 very woolly Heads. 



16. Abrotanum Africanum, fo- 

 liis argenteis angujiis, fori bus um- 

 lellatis, capitulis tomentofts. Rati 

 Supp. African Southernwood, with 

 narrow filver Leaves, umbellated 

 Flowers, and woolly Heads. 



The firlr, fecond, third, fourth, 

 and fifth Sorts may be propagated 

 by Slips or Cuttings planted the 

 Latter- end of March, or. the re- 

 ginning of April, on a Bed of frefh 

 light Earth, obferving to water them, 

 until they have taken Root, two or 

 three times a Week, provided the 

 Seafon proves dry ; and if they are 

 /haded in the Middle of the Day, 

 in hot Weather, it will greatly for- 

 ward them. 



The firfl Sort is commonly pro- 

 pagated by the Gardeners near Lon- 

 don, to furnilh the Balconies and 

 little Courts of the Citizens ; for 

 which Purpofe this Plant is well 

 adapted, as it endures the Smoke of 

 London better than moft other Plants ; 

 and the Leaves, when bruiftd, emit 

 an agreeable Odour. This Son was 

 formerly 11 fed in Medicine ; but cf 

 late has been bamfhed the Shors. 



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