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pound Name, Dr. lannam lias al- 

 tered to t ii is of Cbryfocoma, The 

 other Species, wnich were formerly 

 includ. d in this Genus, are referr'd 

 to Santoli?ia. 



The firlt and fourth Sorts are very 

 hardy PJanrs, and will thrive in the 

 open Air ; lo are proper Ornaments 

 for the Borders in large Gardens ; 

 efp cially trie fourth Sort, which is 

 apt to fpread its Roots ; whereby it 

 will incommode the other lefs hardy 

 Flowers^ when planted near them ; 

 fo that in imail Gardens it can fcarce 

 deferve a Place, unlefs the Shoots 

 are taken off from time to time, to 

 keep the Plants in due Compaf : 

 but in large Gardens it deferves a 

 Place for the Continuance of its 

 Flowers. This commonly begins 

 flowering in the Middle of July, and 

 continue in Flower till Ottober : the 

 Stalks of this PLnt decay in Win- 

 ter ; but the Roots abide, and fhoot 

 out again in the Spring ; and it mul- 

 tiplies very fall by its creeping 

 Roots ; fo that the only Culture it 

 requires, is to reduce the fpreading 

 Roots every Winter, to keep the 

 Plants in due Bounds ; and to dig 

 round them at the fame time, to 

 loofen the Ear'h. 



The firft Sort is not fo apt to 

 fpread at the Root ; therefore may 

 be admitted into fmai! Gardens. 

 This grows about two Feet high, 

 bearing many gold-coloured Flow- 

 ers at the Extremity of the Shoots : 

 it begins flowering the Latter-end 

 of Augujl y and continues until the 

 Froft Hops its flowering. This Sort 

 may be propagated by parting the 

 Roots in Ottober, when the Flow- 

 ers are decayed ; but as this is a flow 

 Method of increafmg this Plant, the 

 better way is, to cut off the Shoots, 

 when they are about fix Inches high ; 

 which, if planted in a fhady Border, 

 and duly watered, will have taken 



Root in two Months, or lefs ; and, 

 by the End of Ofiober, will be ftrong 

 enough to plant into Borders, where 

 they are to remain. Both thefe Plants 

 delight in a gentle loamy Soil, not 

 too ftrong or wet ; in which they 

 will thrive better, and flower ftrong- 

 er, than in a dry fandy Ground. 



The fecond and third Sorts are 

 Natives of the Country about the 

 Cape of Good Hope ; and are not fuch 

 hardy Plants as the two before-men- 

 tion'd : yet thefe have remained 

 through the Winter in the open Air, 

 in very mild Winters ; but in fevere 

 Froft they are deftroyed ; there- 

 fore a Plant or two of each Sort 

 fhould be fheltered in the Winter, to 

 prefer ve the Kinds. Thefe may be 

 eafily propagated by Cuttings in any 

 of the Summer-months, if they are- 

 planted in a fliady Border, and duly 

 watered ; where they will foon take 

 Root : afterward they may be plant- 

 ed in Pots,-and when the Frofl comes 

 on, they may be fheltered under a 

 common Frame, where they may 

 have as much Air as poflible in mild 

 Weather, and only fcreened from 

 Frofl: in fuch a Place thefe Plants 

 will thrive much better than in & 

 Green-houfe, where they are apt to 

 draw up weak, for want of Air. 



Thefe Plants will alfo perfed their 

 Seeds in this Country ; which may 

 be fown upon a common Bed of 

 Earth in April, and in June the Plants 

 will come up ; which may be taken 

 up, and planted into Pots in Augujl t 

 and thefe Seedling-plants will often 

 flower the fame Autumn. Thefe 

 two Sorts continue a long time in 

 Flower, efpecially if they are not too 

 tenderly managed : for if they are 

 drawn up weak, they will not pro- 

 duce many Flowers ; nor will the 

 Plants appear fo handfome. 



CHRYSOPHYLLUM, The Bui- 



