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2. Dracocephalon fioribus fpi- 

 ratis, foliis compofitis. Lin. Hort. 

 Cliff. Dragon's Head with fpiked 

 Flowers, and compound Leaves, 

 commonly called Balm of Gilead. 



3. Dracocephalon fioribus ver- 

 ticillatis, foliis c<vato-lanceolatis. Lin. 

 Hort. Cliff. Dragon's Head with 

 Flowers growing in Whorles, and 

 oval fpear-fliaped Leaves, commonly 

 called Moldavian Balm. 



4. Dracocephalon fioribus ver- 

 ticillatis, foliis Jbralibus crbiculatis. 

 Lin. Hort. Cliff. Dragon's Head 

 with Flowers growing in Whorles, 

 and the upper Leaves round, com- 

 monly called Willow-leav'd Eallern 

 Moldavian Balm. 



5. Dracocephalon fioribus ver- 

 ticil I atis, braftcis oblongis, fcrraturis 

 fpinofis, foliis tornentofis. Hort. Up/a/. 

 Dragon's Head with Flowers grow- 

 ing in Whorles, and the little Leaves 

 under the Flowers fawed, ending in 

 Spines, and woolly Leaves, com- 

 monly called Eaftern Moldavian 

 Balm. 



6. Dracocephalon fioribus ver- 

 tici/latis, brafteis oblongis ovatis in- 

 tegerrimis, cor His calyce multoties 

 majoribus. Hort. Upfal. Dragon's 

 Head with Flowers growing in 

 Whorles, the fmall Leaves under 

 the Flowers oblong and intire, and 

 the Flowers much larger than the 

 Empalement. 



7. Dracocephalon Jloribus <ver- 

 ticillatis, brafleis oblongis integerri- 

 mis, corollis vix calycem <zquantibus. 

 Hort'. Upfal. Dragon's Head with 

 Flowers growing in Whorles, the 

 fmall Leaves oblong and intire, and 

 the Flowers equal with the Empale- 

 ment. 



The firnVSort is a Native of North 

 America, where it grows in the 

 Woods, snd by the Sides of Rivers. 

 This Sort grows about two Feet and 

 SLU half high, producing its Flowers 



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in Spikes, on the Tops of the Stalks' 

 which are of a purple Colour. This 

 is a perennial Plant, which will 

 live in the open Air ; but requires a 

 moift Soil, or Ihould be duly wa- 

 tered in dry Weather ; otherwife the 

 Leaves will fhrink, and the Flowers 

 will make no Appearance. As this 

 is an hardy Plant, it may be allowed 

 a Place in the Garden, fince it will 

 not ramble, or take up much room : 

 it flowers in July, and continues 

 until the Middle or End of Auguft ; 

 and may be propagated by parting 

 of the Roots in Autumn. 



The fecond Sort is a Native of 

 the Canary I Hands, and hath been 

 long an Inhabitant in the Gardens : 

 it is ufually called by the Gardeners 

 Balm of Gilead, from the ftrong 

 refinous Scent which the Leaves emit 

 on being rubbed. This is a peren- 

 nial Plant, and ufually kept in Green- 

 houfes ; but, in mild Winters, the 

 Plants will live abroad, if they are 

 planted in warm Borders ; and thofe 

 Plants which are kept in Pots, will 

 thrive much better, when they are 

 ftieltered under a Frame, than if 

 placed in a Green-houfe, where the 

 Plants are apt to draw up weak ; for 

 they mould have as much free Air 

 as poffible, in mild Weather j and 

 only require to be fheltered from 

 fevere Froft. This may be pro- 

 pagated by Seeds or Cuttings ; which, 

 if planted in a fhady Border, any 

 time in Summer, will immediately 

 take Root, and furnifh plenty of 

 rooted Plants. 



The third Sort is a Native of Mol- 

 davia : this has been long preferved 

 in curious Gardens. It is an annual 

 Plant, whofe Seeds mould be fown 

 in fmall Patches, in the Spring, 

 upOn the Borders, where they are 

 to remain. Of this there is a Va- 

 riety with white Flowers, which is 

 pretty common in the Gardens. 



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