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mon Sort which is ufed in Medi- 

 cine. 



Bistort a major, radice minus in- 

 tort a. C. B. The common great 

 Biftort, or Snake-weed. 



This Plant flowers in May ; and, 

 if theSeafon proves moiit, will con- 

 tinue to produce new Spikes of 

 Flowers wWAugujl: it may be pro- 

 pagated by planting the Roots in a 

 mo it fhady Border, either in Spring 

 or Autumn, and will loon furniih 

 the Ground with Plants; for it grealy 

 increafes by its creeping Roots. 



BIX A. ^Mitella. 



BLADDER NUT. Vide Sta- 

 phylodendron. 



BLATTARIA, Moth -mullein. 

 The Characters are ; 



'The Leaves are placed alternately 

 upon the Branches : the Cup of the 

 Flower confifts of one Leaf which is 

 divided into five Segments : the Flowers 

 confift of one Leaf which fpreads open, 

 and is divided alfo into five Segments: 

 they are produced in long Spikes, and 

 are fucceeded by round V effels, which 

 are divided into two Cells, and con- 

 tain many fmall Seeds in each. 



1. Blattaria lutea. jf.B. The 

 yellow Moth-mullein. 



2. Blattaria alba. C.B. The 

 white Moth-mullein. 



3. Blattakia fore rofeo. Boerh. 

 Ind. The rofe-colour'd Moth-mul- 

 lein. 



4. Blattaria purpurea. C. B. 

 The purple Moth-mullein. 



5. Blattaria pcrennis, folio 

 verbafci, flore luteo amplo. Mor. Hif. 

 The perennial Moth-mullein, with 

 large yellow Flowers. 



6. Blattaria flore obfoleto co- 

 lore purpurafcente. C. B. P. Moth- 

 mullein with a worn-out purplilh 

 Flower. 



7. Blattaria flore nigra: vicl& 

 colore elegant i nitente, C. B. P, 



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Moth-mullein with an elegant violet* 



colour'd Flower. 



8. Blattaria fore ferrugineo. 

 H. R. Par. Moth-mullein with an 

 iron-colour'd Flower. 



9. Blattaria magno fiore. J.B. 

 Moth mullein with a large Flower. 



10. Blattaria folio verbafci, 

 flore luteo amplo. Mor iff. H. Reg. Blef, 

 Moth-mullein with a Leaf of com- 

 mon Mullein, and a large yellow 

 Flower. 



11. Blattaria Raguflna incana 

 mult if da. Mor. H. Oxon. Hoary 

 Moth -mullein of Ragufa y with cut 

 Leaves. 



I 2. Blattarja perennii Cretica 

 incana, foliis bints conjugatim pofitis, 

 utro ma j ore extremum cLiudcnte. Mor. 

 Hifr, Oxon. Perennial hoary Moth- 

 mullein of Crete, with Leaves fet 

 oppofite, included by one larger 

 Leaf. 



13. Blattaria Orient alls, bu- 

 gul<e folio, flore maximo vircfesnte, 

 lit wis luteis in femicirculum flriato. 

 T. Cor. Eaitern Moth- mullein, with 

 a Bugle-leaf, and a large greenifti 

 Flower, mark'd with femicircular 

 yellow Lines. 



14. Blattaria Orient alls, ver~ 

 bajci folio, flore maxima intenfe vio- 

 laceo. T. Cor. Eaftern Moth-mul- 

 lein, with a common Mullein-leaf, 

 and a large Flower, of a deep- violet 

 Colour. 



15. Blattaria On' en talis, agri- 

 mmiee folio. T. Cor. Eaftern Moth- 

 mullein, with an Agrimony-leaf. 



The three fir ft - mentioned, and 

 the ninth, tenth, and eleventh Sorts 

 are biennial Plants, never Handing 

 more than two Years : they muft be 

 fown in the Spring; and when they 

 are come up, may be tranfplanted 

 where they are to remain for good. 

 If any of thefe Plants {hoot up to 

 flower the nrft Year, the Winter 



will 



