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The Characters are ; 



// hath a Blower cor.fijling of one 

 Leaf, which is Jbaped like a Funnel, 

 and cut into fevera I Segments ; out of 

 who/e Empalement rijes the Pointal, 

 fixed in the. Bottom of the Flower, 

 furroundcd by four Embryoes, vjhich 

 afterward become fo many oblong 

 Seeds, which ripen in the Empalement, 

 that is much inlarged, whofe Parts 

 are then fo clofely contracted, that 

 they ndhere and cling together. 



We have bat one Sort of this Plant ; 

 which is, 



AsPtR' GO vulgaris, lnji. R. H. 

 Small Wild Buglofs, Great Goofe- 

 grafs, or German Madwort. 



This is an annual Plant, which is 

 found wild in fome Parts of Eng- 

 land, as near Newmarket, at Box ley 

 in Sujfex, and in Holy I/land. It is 

 prefer ved in the Botanic Gardens for 

 Variety : ' it may be eafi'y propa- 

 gated by Seeds, which fhould be 

 iown in Autumn ; for if the Seeds 

 are kept out of the Ground till 

 Spring, they do not fucceed fo 

 well: when the Plants come up, 

 they require no other Culture but 

 to keep them clear from Weeds, and 

 in May they will flower : in June 

 their Seeds will be perfe&ed, which, 

 if furTered to fcatter, will grow again 

 in Autumn; fo that when this Plant 

 is once brought into a Garden, it 

 will maintain itfelf, provided it be 

 allowed a Place. 



ASPERULA, Woodroof. 



This Plane grows wild in Ihady 

 Woods in many Parts of England, 

 and flowers in April and May, and 

 is fometimes ufed in Medicine. 



ASPHODELUS, Kingfpear. 

 The Characters are; 



The Stalk, is round, fmooth, Jlrong, 

 and branchy : the Lcavts are like 

 thofe of a Leek, but ftronger and 

 narrower : the Flowers are divided 

 commonly as far as the Bajis, naked, 



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fellated, embracing the Ovary likt 

 a Calyx : the Apex of the Ovary puts 

 forth fix Stamina, and a long Tube 

 from the C ntre, which becomes a 

 roundijh Fruit, carnous, triangular, 

 and divided into three Partitions, in 

 which are inclofed triangular Seeds \ 

 The Species are ; 



1 . Asphodelus lutcus & fiore 

 cjf radice. C. B. The yellow Af- 

 phodel, cr Kingfpear. 



2. Asphodelus albus ramofus 

 mas. C. B. The great white branch- 

 ing Afphodel, or Kingfpear. 



3. Asphodelus albus, non ra- 

 mofus. C. B. The white unbranched 

 Afphodel, or Kingfpear. 



4. Asthodelus alius ramofus 

 minor, feu ramofus alter. H. R. Par. 

 Small white branched Afphodel, or 

 Kingfpear. 



5. Asphodelus purpurafcens, fo- 

 liis maculatis. C. B P. Purplilh 

 Afphodel, with fpotted Leaves. 



6. Asphodelus foliis comprefjis 

 af peris, cauh patulo. In ft. R. H. 

 Afphodel with rough comprefled 

 Leaves, and a fprcaaing Stalk. 



7. Asphodelus AJricanus an- 

 guftifolius luteus minor. Inf. R. II. 

 Small yellow African Afphodel, with 

 narrow Leaves. 



8. Asphodelus fpiralis luteus 

 Italicus, Jlvre magno. H. R. Par. 

 Yellow fpiral Italian Afphodel, with 

 a large Flower. 



9. Asphodelus albus minimus. 

 C. B. P. Smalleft white Afphodel. 



10. Asphodelus foliis fftulofis. 

 C. B. P. Afphodel with hftulous 

 Leaves. 



11. Asphodelus Creticm luteus 

 ferotinus patulus, folio afpero. Tourn. 

 Cor. Late yellow fpreading Afpho- 

 del of Candy, with a rough Leaf. 



Thefe Plants are all of them ex- 

 treme hardy, and will profper in 

 almoit any Soil, that is not too ftirF 

 or wet, which is fubjeft to rot the 

 K 4 Roots 



