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jferu>ed on their Edges: the Cup of 

 the Flower is fquamofe, but has no 

 Spines: the Florets are large and 

 fpecious. 



The Species are ; 



1. Centaurium majus, folio he- 

 leniz hicano. Toum. Greater Cen- 

 taury, with hoary Leaves like thofe 

 of Elecampane. 



2. Centaurium folio cinar^e. 

 Comut. Greater Centaury, with Ar- 

 tichoke-leaves. 



3. Centaurium ma jus Alpinum 

 luteum. C. B. Greater yellow Cen- 

 taury of the Alps. 



4. Centaurium majus, folio in 

 lacinias p lures dinjifa. C. B. Greater 

 Centaury, with cut Leaves. 



5. Centaurium majus altiruni 

 laeiniatum, purpurafcente fore. H.R. 

 Far. Another cut-leavM Centaury, 

 with purpHlh Flowers. 



6. Centaurium majus Orientale 

 ereclum, glajli fclio, fore luteo. T.Cor. 

 Greater Eafttrn Centaury, with 

 Leaves like Woad, and yellow 

 Flowers. 



7. Centaurium majus Af-i- 

 car.um acaulon, cinarse folio. Jujjitu. 

 Greater African Centaury without 

 Stalks, and Leaves like the Arti- 

 choke. 



8. Centaurium majus, folio molli 

 ccuto laciniato, fore aureo magno, 

 calyee fpinofo. Bocrh. Jnd. Alt. Greater 

 Centaury, with a woolly Leaf cut 

 into fharp Segments, a large yellow 

 Flower, and prickly Empalement. 



9. Centaurium majus incanum 

 hiimile, capiie pini. Inf. R. H. Low 

 Tioary greater Centaury, with an 

 Kead like the Cone of the Pine- 

 tree. 



10. Centaurium majus Lufta- 

 7iieu?n laciniatnm lanuginofum humi- 

 tius. hft. R. H. Low greater Cen- 

 taur)', with woolly cut Leaves. 



11. Centaurium mojus Lufita- 

 zicuxi, coronopifslio, Jnfi, R. H. Per- 



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tugal greater Centaury, with au 

 Hart's-horn-leaf. 



12. Centaurium majus Orien- 

 tale y verba fci folio. Lf. R. H. Ealt- 

 ern greater Centaury, with a Mul- 

 lein-leaf. 



They are all of them propagated 

 either by fowirrg their Seeds, or part- 

 ing their Roots ; the latter of which 

 is moll commonly pradlifed in Eng- 

 land, their Seeds feldom ripening in 

 our Country, unlefs the Seafon is 

 very favourable. The belt Seafon 

 for this Work is either in Oclober 

 or February. 



When you have a mind to in- 

 creafe any of thefe Plants, you mould 

 open the Ground about their Roots, 

 and clear them of the Earth : then, 

 where you find any of the Side- 

 heads, which will part with Roots 

 to them, you fhould carefully force 

 them off ; which when you have 

 done, you muft lay the Earth up 

 again to the old Plant, fettling it 

 clofe with your Hands ; arid if the 

 Ground is drv, s:ive it a little Wa- 

 ter : and having prepared a proper 

 Place for the young Plants, which 

 fhould be in a fandy loamy Soil, 

 and a warm Situation, you may 

 either plant them in Beds, at about 

 a Foot fquare, or at Diltances in 

 the Borders of large Gardens, by 

 way of Ornament ; and altho"* the 

 Flowers have no very great Beauty, 

 yet the regular Growth of the Plants, 

 together with their long Continuance 

 in Flower, renders them worthy of 

 a Place in all large Gardens. 



The Seafon for fowing the Seeds 

 of any of thefe Species is in March, 

 in an open Bed of common light 

 Earth ; and in May, when the Plants 

 are come up, they may be tranf- 

 planted into Nurfery-beds until Mi- 

 chaelmas ; by which time they will 

 have gotten Strength enough to 

 trsnfplant into any other Parts of the 

 Garde:; 



