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the thirtieth in watery Places near 

 the Sea. Thefe are all of them an- 

 nual Plants, which may be propa- 

 gated by fowing their Seeds in Pots 

 filled with frefh light Earth early 

 in the Spring ; and then plunge the 

 Pots into an Hot- bed of Tanners 

 Bark, obferving to water them fre- 

 quently, a> the Earth in the Pots mall 

 Require it. When the Plants are 

 come up, they muft be frequently 

 refrefhed with Water, and the Glaffes 

 of the Hot-bed mould be raifed with 

 Stones in the Heat of the Day, to 

 admit Air to the Plants, otherwife 

 they will draw up very weak. When 

 the Plants are about an Inch high, 

 they mould be carefully tranfplanted 

 each into a feparate Pot filled with 

 frefh light Earth, and then plunged 

 into the Hot-bed again, obferving 

 to fnade the Glailes until they have 

 taken new Root. When the Plants 

 have filled thefe Pots with their 

 Roots, you muft fhift them carefully 

 into Pots of a larger Size; and then 

 plunge them into the Bark bed in 

 the Stove, where they will flower in 

 Augufi, and their Seeds will be per- 

 fected in September ; after which the 

 Plants decay. 



The thirty- fecond, thirty-third, 

 and thirty-fourth Sorts are abiding 

 Plants, which grow to the Height of 

 fix or eight Feet, and become fhrubby. 

 Thefe Plants may be propagated by 

 Cuttings, which mould be taken 

 off in June, and planted into Pots 

 filled with frefh light Earth, and 

 plunged into a moderate Hot-bed, 

 obferving to water and made them 

 until they have taken Root ; after 

 which time they mould be inured 

 to bear the open Air by degrees. 

 Toward the End of July they mould 

 be taken out of the Hot-bed, and 

 placed among other Exotic Plants, 

 in a Situation where they may be 

 defended from cold Winds. In this 



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Place they may remain until the Be- 

 ginning of Oclober, when they mould 

 be removed into the Green- houfe, 

 obferving to place them where they 

 may enjoy a large Share of Air in 

 mild Weather ; otherwife their 

 Shoots will become weak, and they 

 will not produce their Flowers ftrong, 

 where their Shoots are too much 

 drawn. Thefe Plants muft be re- 

 moved out of the Green-houfe in 

 the Spring, at the time when Orange- 

 trees are taken out, and mould be 

 houfed again about the fame time 

 as thole are. In Winter they mould 

 have frequent Waterings ; but thefe 

 muft not be given them in IargeQuan- 

 tities at that Seafon. In Summer 

 they muft be plentifully watered in 

 dry Weather, which will caufe them 

 to flower very ftrong. 



Thefe produce their Flowers in 

 Autumn, and continue in Beauty a 

 long time ; during which Seafon, 

 they afford an agreeable Profpefi, 

 and greatly add to the Variety, 

 among other Exotic Plants. 



ASTEROIDES, Baftard Star- 

 wort. 



The Omraders are ; 

 It hath a compewzd radiatedFlowsr, 

 ivhofeDifk is compofed of rrtany Florets, 

 ivhich are Hermaphrodite, and of 

 Semiforets, which are Ft male, and 

 reft upon the Embryoes, which are 

 all included in a fcaly Embalement : 

 thefe Embryoes afterward become 

 Seed, fur the mojl part, oblong. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Asteroides Alpina, fali els 

 folio. Tourn. Cor. Baftard Starwort 

 of the Alps, with a Wiliow-leaf. 



2. Asteroides orient alis, peta- 

 fiditis folio, fore maxinto. Tourn. 

 Cor. Oriental baftard Starwort, 

 with a Butter- bur-leaf, and a large 

 flower. 



3. Asteroides Americana minor 

 ai.nm. Fail I. LeiTer American 



baftard 



