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to the Height of ten or twelve Feet, 

 and fpreads into many Branches ; at 

 the Extremity whereof, as alfo from 

 the Wings of the Leaves, there are 

 fent forth Clutters of white Flowers, 

 which are fucceeded by roundifli 

 Fruit. 



It may be propagated by Seeds, 

 which mult be obtained from the 

 Countries of its Growth ; for it doth 

 not produce Seeds in this Country. 

 This Seed mull be fown in Pots filled 

 rich light Earth, and then plunged 

 into an Hot-bed of Tanners Bark, 

 obferving to water the Pots frequent- 

 ly, to keep the Earth moift, other- 

 wife the Seeds will not vegetate ; 

 for they often remain in the Ground 

 a whole Year, before the Plants will 

 come up j fo that when they do not 

 Come up the firft Year, the Pots 

 mould remain in the Hot- bed all the 

 Winter, and be plunged into a frefh 

 Hot- bed in March following ; and, 

 if the Seeds were good, the Plants 

 Will appear in April, or the Begin- 

 ning of May ; foon after which 

 they may be tranfplanted : when 

 they mould be carefully lhaken out 

 of the Pots, and feparated, being 

 cautious, in parting their Fibres, 

 not to tear them ; then plant each 

 into a feparate fmall Pot filled with 

 rich light Earth and plunged into 

 the Hot- bed again, being careful to 

 made the Plants until they have 

 taken Root ; after which time they 

 muft be duly watered ; and the Glaf- 

 fes of the Hot- bed muft be raifed 

 every Day, in proportion to the 

 Warmth of the Seafon, to admit 

 frem Air to the Plants, that they 

 may increafe in Strength, in propor- 

 tion to their growing in Height. 

 Thefe Plants may remain in the 

 Jiot-bed until Michaelmas (provided 

 there is room for them to ftand with- 

 out touching of the Glaffes) ; then 

 $je Plants Ihould be removed into 



the Stove, and plunged into tne 

 Bark-bed, for the Winter- feafon. 

 In the Winter thefe Plants muft be 

 frequently watered ; but there mould 

 not be too much given to them at 

 each time ; but in Summer they will 

 require to be more plentifully wa- 

 tered. Thefe Plants, being Native* 

 of warm Countries, will not thrive 

 without artificial Heat in this Coun- 

 try; fo they muft be placed in a 

 Stove in Winter ; but they may be 

 placed abroad in Summer, when the 

 Weather is warm. With this Ma- 

 nagement the Plants will make good 

 Progrefs ; and in two or three Years 

 will begin tq produce their Flowers, 

 and will continue feveral Years to 

 flower ; but they never produce ripe 

 Seeds in this Country, but it may- 

 be propagated by Cuttings. This 

 Plant continues green throughout the 

 Year ; fo will afford an agreeable 

 Variety in the Stove, among other 

 tender Exotic Plants of the fame 

 Country. 



DRACO HERBA, Tarragon, 

 wlgo. Vide Abrotanum. 



DRACO ARBOR. Vide Palma. 

 DRACQCEPH ALON, Dragon's 

 Head. 



The Characlers are ; 

 // hath a lahiated Flower conffivg 

 of one Leaf, whofe upper Lip, which 

 is crejle4 1 and its under Lip, which 

 is divided into three Segments, end in 

 Chaps or Jaws, and have the Repre- 

 fentation pf a Dragon s Head : out of 

 the Flower-cup rijes the Pointal, fixed 

 like a Nail in the hinder Part of the 

 Flower-, and is accompanied by four 

 Embryoes, which become fo many 

 Seeds, Jhut up in the Flower'cup. 

 The Species are ; 

 t. Dracocephalon foliis (im- 

 plicibns, fori bus fpicatis. Lin. Hort. 

 Cliff. American Dragon's Head, 

 with fingle Leaves, and fpiked 

 Flowers. 



z. Dra- 



