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tivated in Botanic Gardens for the 

 fake of Variety, as being Plants of 

 no great Beauty. 



Thefe Plant? may all be propagated 

 by fowing their Set ds in Autumn, 

 in a frelh Soil, that is not too ftiff ; 

 and when the Plants come up, they 

 mould be tranfplanted into Beds fix 

 Inches afunder, where they may re- 

 main until the Michaelmas follow- 

 ing, obferving to keep them clear 

 from Weeds ; then you may tranf- 

 plant them into the Middle of large 

 Borders, intermixing the Variety of 

 Colour at regular Dillances amongft 

 Flowers of the fame Growth. In 

 May following thefe will produce 

 their Flowers, which will continue 

 near a Month in Beauty, if the Sea- 

 fbn is not too hot and dry, and in 

 Augujl the Seeds will ripen ; which, 

 if permitted to fall to the Ground, 

 will come up in great Plenty, and 

 abundantly ftock die Garden with 

 Plants. 



Molt of thefe Sorts feldom remain 

 above two Years, when, after hav- 

 ing perfected their Seeds, they die, 

 unlefs Care be taken to cut off the 

 Flowers when they are in Beauty, 

 before they begin to decay, which 

 - often caufes the Roots to break out 

 again, whereby they may be kept 

 for feveral Years, efpecially the iron- 

 colour'd Sorts ; and may be increased 

 by parting their Roots. 



Thefe Plants thrive beft in a poor 

 undung'd frefti Soil, nor can they be 

 maintained many Years in a rich 

 Soil ; and their Flowers will be, 

 when planted therein, much fmaller, 

 and of fhorter Duration ; and altho' 

 they are fome of them common in 

 England, yet they make a very good 

 Appearance in large Gardens. 



The Seeds of all the Sorts of Fox- 

 gloves fhould be ,fown in Autumn 

 foon after they are ripe ; for thofe 

 whic . are fown in the Spring often 



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fail ; or if they grow, commonly lie 

 in the Ground a Year, before they 

 appear ; whereas thofe Seeds, which 

 are fown in Autumn, rarely fail to 

 come up the next Spring. 



DILL. Vide Anethum. 



DIOSCOREA [This Plant was 

 fo named by Father Plumier, from 

 Pedacius Diofcorides, a famous Phy- 

 fician]. We have no Englijh Name 

 for this Plant. 



The Characters are ; 



It hath a fpreading bell - Jhaped 

 Flower , conjijiing of o?ie Leaf, which 

 is divided at the Extremity into fede- 

 ral Parti ; from wbofe Cup arifes the 

 Point al, which afterward becomes a 

 triangular Fruit, di-vided into three 

 Cells ; in which are contained orbicu- 

 lar Seeds, which are bordered. 

 The Specie s are ; 



It Dioscorea fcandens, foliit 

 tc.mni, fruclu racemofo. Plum. Nov. 

 Gen. Climbing Diofcorea,with Black- 

 bryony-leaves, and the Fruit grow- 

 ing in Gutters. 



2. Dioscorea fca?idens, folio ha- 

 jlato, fruclu racemofo. Houjl. Climb- 

 ing Diofcorea, with a fpear-fhaped 

 Leaf, and cluttered Fruit. 



3. Dioscorea fcandens, folio fub- 

 rotundo acuminato, fruttu racemofo. 

 Houjl. Climbing Diofcorea, with 

 a roundifh Leaf ending in a Point, 

 and cluttered Fruit. 



4. Dioscorea foliis cordatis a cu> 

 tninatis, nereis lateralibus ad medium 

 folii terminatis, mas. Flor. Virg, 

 Male Diofcorea, with pointed heart* 

 maped Leaves. 



5. Dioscorea foliis cordatis, caule 

 la<vi> mas. Lin. Hort. The Yam, 

 or Indian Potato. 



The firft, fecond, and third Sorts 

 grow wild in moft of the warm Parts 

 of America , where they twift them- 

 felves up to any Trees or Shrubs, 

 which grow near them ; and rife to 

 a great Height, much like the black 

 Bryony 



