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cary, who lived at Barcelona, went 

 into thofe Iflands in Search of Sim* 

 f>les, where he found this Plant; 

 and, fending fome Specimens there- 

 of into England and Holland, which 

 had fome ripe Seeds in their Veflels, 

 they were fown, and grew ; from 

 whence this Plant hath been fpread 

 Into many curious Gardens. 



I have fince received Seeds of this 

 Plant from Minorca, which have pro- 

 duced many Plants ; but as yet they 

 feem different, their Leaves being 

 fmaller, and their Branches trail 

 more than thofe of the old Plants. 



This Plant is propagate J, either 

 from Seeds fown on a moderate Hot- 

 bed in the Spring, or by planting 

 Cuttings in the Summer-months in 

 Pots of good Earth, which mould be 

 plunged into an old Hot bed, and 

 kept watered and fhaded in the Heat 

 of the Day, until they have taken 

 Root, when you may, by degrees, 

 expofe it to the open Air ; but it 

 mull be houfed in Winter with Myr- 

 tles, Amomum Plinii's, &e. being 

 too tender to endure the Cold of our 

 Winters in the open Ground ; but 

 may, with a flight Shelter, be eafily 

 preferved. It requires frequent, but 

 gentle Waterings ; and loves a loofe 

 fandy Soil, with a fmall Mixture of 

 very rotten Dung. 



This is worthy of a Place in every 

 curious Collection of Plants, for the 

 Beauty of its red Shoots, fmall crifp'd 

 Leaves, and its continuing to flower 

 moil Part of the Year. 



ASH-TREE. Vide Fraxinus. 



ASPARAGUS, Afparagus, Spa- 

 ragus, or Sperage ; corruptly called 

 Sparrow-grais. 



The Characlers are : 



The Flower conffis of fix Petals or 

 Leaves ; the three inner ones being re- 

 fiex'd at the Top, after the F/tfiver is 

 fallen : the Pcintal turns to a foft 



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Berry, inchfing, for the rr.oft part, 

 three hard Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1. Asparagus fativus. C.B.P. 

 489. Garden Afparagus. 



2. Asparagus fylvejlris, tennif 

 fimo folio. C.B.P. 489. Wild Afpa- 

 ragus, with narrow Leaves. 



3. Asparagus maritimus, craf- 

 fiore folio. C. B. P. 489. Sea Afpa- 

 ragus, with a thick Leaf. 



4. Asparagus aculcatus, fpivis 

 horridus. C.B.P. 490. Prickly Afpa- 

 ragus. 



5. Asparagus foliis acutis. C« 

 B. P. Sharp-leav'd Afparagus. 



6. Asparagus aculcatus alter, 

 trihus aut quatuor fpinis ad eundem 

 exortum. C. B. P. Another prickly 

 Afparagus, with three or four Spines 

 rifing at the fame Place. 



7. Asparagus aculeatus Africa- 

 nus. H. L. Prickly African Afpa- 

 ragus. 



8. Asparagus aculeatus ?na::i- 

 mus farmentofus Zcylanicus. H. L. 

 The largeft prickly bufliy Afparagus 

 of Ceylon. 



9. Asparagus Hifpanicus, acu- 

 leis crajjiorihus horridus. Inf. R. H. 

 Spanifu Afparagus, armed with thick 

 Prickles. 



10. Asparagus Creticus fruti- 

 cofus, craj/ioribus C3 bre r oioribus ecu- 

 his,mogno fruclu. Tourn. Cor. Shrub- 

 by Afparagus of Candy, with thick 

 and fliort Prickles, and large Fruit. 



11. Asparagus Oricntalis, foliis 

 gallii. Tourn. Cor. Oriental Afpa- 

 ragus, with Ladies-bedftraw-leaves. 



12. Asparagus Africanus fcan- 

 densy tnyrti folio angujliori. Hort, 

 Piff. Climbing African Afparagus, 

 with a narrow Myrtle-leaf. 



The hrft Sort here mentioned is 

 that which is generally cultivated in 

 Gardens for the Ufe of the Table : 

 whofe tender Shoots are eaten in the 

 Spring, 



