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which afterward becomes a Capfule 

 with three Cells, filled with fmall 

 Seeds. 



We have but one Species of this 

 Plant ; *uix. 



Andr'achne. Linn. Hort. Cliff, 

 Telcphoides, or Ballard Orpine. 



This is a low annual Plant, whofe' 

 Branches trail upon the Ground. 

 The Leaves are fmall, of an oval 

 Shape, fmooth, and of a fea-green 

 Colour. It is found wild in fome 

 Parts of Italy, ar.d'm the Archipelago; 

 from whence Dr. Tourre/ort fent the 

 Seeds to the Royal Garden at Paris. 

 Being a Plant of no great Beauty, it 

 is feldom cultivated, but in Bota- 

 nic Gardens for Variety. If the 

 Seeds of this Plant are foun on a 

 Bed of common Earth in Autumn, 

 foon after they are ripe, the Plants 

 will come up the Spring followi.- g, 

 and w ill produce Flower.- and Seeds : 

 [but if it is fown in the Spring, the 

 Seeds will often remain in the 

 Ground until the next Year, before 

 they come up. Tnis Plant doth not 

 bear tranfplanting well ; therefore 

 fhould be fown where it is defigned 

 to remain ; and will require no other 

 Culture, but to keep the Plants clear 

 from Weeds. 



ANDROMEDA. 

 The Char afters are; 



The Empalement is divided into 

 five Parts : the Flower ( which is 

 of the o<val bell-Jhaped Kind) con- 

 jifts of one Leaf, which is cut into 

 five Parts at the Brims, which are 

 rtflexed : in the Centre cf the Flower 

 is fixed a round :Jb Pointal, attended 

 by ten Stamina : the Pointal after- 

 ward turns to a roundijh Fruit open- 

 ing into five Cells, which are full 

 of fmall Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



I. Andromeda foliis ah t mis 

 1 lanceolatis, mar gin e rrf.xis. Linn. 

 Marfn-ciftus, or wild Roimary. 



2. Andromeda arborea, foliis 

 oblongo-ovatis integerrimis, floribus 

 paniculatis nutantibus, racemis Jim- 

 pliciffimis. Flor. Virgin. Tree An- 

 dromeda, with oblong -oval intirc 

 Leaves, and Flower gro ing in a 

 fingle Panicle ; commonly called 

 in America, Sorrel tree. 



3. Andromeda foliis evitis acu- 

 tis crcnulatis planis alternis, floribus 

 racemofiis. Lin. Hort. Cliff. Andio- 

 meda with oval -pointed Leaves, 

 growing alternate on uie Branches, 

 and flowers growing in Bunches. 



4. And rom el- a foliis ovatis, pe- 

 dun:ulis fafciculatis, capfulis pent a- 

 gonis apice dehifcentibus. Flor. Virgin. 

 Andr 07)u da with oval Leaves, and 

 Pedicles growing in Bunches, and 

 Capfules opening into five Corners 

 at the Top. 



The fir ft Sort grows wild upon 

 the Moors in feveral Parts of the 

 North of England ar,d Scotland ; 

 and being never found to grow 

 any -where but upon Moors and 

 Bogs, it is with Difficulty tranf- 

 planted into Gardens. The only 

 Metnod is, to take up the Plants in 

 Autumn, with a convenient Ball of 

 Earth to their Roots, and plant them 

 in a moill fhady Piace, or into Pots 

 filled with loofe rich Earth, as near 

 to the natural Soil as poflible ; and 

 in dry Weather they mull be con- 

 ftantly watered, otherwife they will 

 not continue long in Gardens By 

 this Management, I have known 

 fome Plants preierved feveral Years, 

 which have annually flowered very 

 well, but have not produced any 

 Seeds. 



The fecond Sort is a Native of 

 Carolina, where it grows to the 

 Height of twenty Feet : the Branches 

 are garni (bed with Leaves which 

 fomewhat refemble thofe of the Pear- 

 tree : the Flowers are produced in 

 long Spikes between the Leaves, 



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