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purple- violet Flowers growing in 

 Spikes. 



20. Astragalus caulefcens cre- 

 ftus , leguminibus erecliufculis nudis 

 tumidis te'reti-deprfjjis, mucrone re- 

 fiexo. Hort. Vpfal. Upright Milk- 

 vetch, with fwelling naked Pods, 

 ftanding erect, and reflexed at the 

 Point. 



The firft. Sort is very common in 

 divers Parts of England, and is fel- 

 dom preferved in Gardens. This 

 dies to the Root every Winter, and 

 rifes again the following Spring. It 

 flowers in June, and the Seeds are 

 ripe in Augujl. This may be propa- 

 gated by lowing of the Seeds in the 

 Spring, upon almoft any Soil, or in 

 any Situation, and require no far- 

 ther Care but to keep it clear from 

 Weeds. 



• The tenth Sort grows wild in fe- 

 veral Parts of England ; but is not 

 fo common as the former. This may 

 be propagated in the fame manner 

 as the former. 



The fecond, fourth, fifth, fixth, 

 and feventh Sorts are annual Plants : 

 thefe may be propagated by fowing 

 of their Seeds in March, upon a Bed 

 of light frelh Earth, in an open Si- 

 tuation ; and when the Plants are 

 come up, they mould be thinned, 

 leaving tliem about a Foot afunder ; 

 after this, there will be no other 

 Trouble, but to keep them clear 

 from Weeds. Thefe will produce 

 their Flowers in Summer, and in Au- 

 tumn their Seeds will be perfected. 

 There is but little Beauty in thefe 

 Piants ; fo they are not often pre- 

 ferved, unlets in Botanic Gardens, 

 for the fake of Variety. 



The other Sorts are all abiding 

 Plants, but muft be propagated by 

 fowing of their Seeds toward the 

 Latter-end of March, on a Bed of 

 frelh light Earth ; obferving not to 

 bury the Seeds too deep, left thev rot ; 



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and, when the Plants are come up, 

 they fho jld b* thinnpd, leaving them 

 about fix Inches afunder ; and, du- 

 ring the Summer following, you 

 fnould conftantly keep them clear 

 from Weeds. In OSiober you may 

 tranfplant thefe Plants into the Bor- 

 ders, where they are to remain ; in 

 doing which you fliould carefully 

 dig to the Bottom of their Roots ; 

 for moil of them fend forth long 

 Tap-roots, which go deep into. the 

 Earth ; and, if cut or broken, rarely 

 overcome it. Thefe Plants many 

 of them grow very tall, and mould 

 be allowed a great Share of room. 

 The fifteenth Sort will grow to the 

 Height of five or fix Feet, and is 

 often garnimed with Flowers from 

 the Root upward to the Top of the 

 Stalk, and makes a good Appear- 

 ance : but the eighth is by far the 

 molt beautiful of all the Kinds ; this 

 produces large Tufts of Flowers, of 

 a yellow Colour, upon the Top of 

 the Stalks : the Roo.s of this Sort 

 do not continue above two or three 

 Years ; but, as the Seeds are ripened 

 very well mod Years, there may be 

 always a Supply of young Plants 

 raifed. The other Plants are peren- 

 rial, of no great Beauty ; fo are fel- 

 dom cultivated in Gardens. 

 ASTRANTIA, Maiterwort. 



The Characters are ; 

 It hath a Rofe and umb. Hated Flow- 

 er, cwfejiing of federal Leases : the 

 Apices are, for the moji fa>-t, reflex- 

 erf, and are placed orbicularly on tig 

 Flower-cup : this afterward becomes 

 a Fruit, compofed of two Seeds, each 

 of which is covered with a furrowed 

 Hujl: to thefe muft he added, The 

 Flowers are collected info on Head, 

 furrounded with a Circle of Leaves. 



The Species are ; 

 I. Astrantia major, corona fo- 

 ri s pwpurafcente. Toum. Black Ma- 

 iterwort. with purplifn Flowers. 



L 2. Astran- 



