E C 



Paflage, if the Roots are not rotted, 

 they will foon recover with proper 

 Care. 



When the Plants arrive, they 

 mould be tranfplanted into Pots rilled 

 with frelh light Earth, and plunged 

 into an Hot-bed of Tanners Bark, 

 and gently watered, until they have 

 taken good Root ; after which time 

 they will require to be frequently 

 refrelhed with Water; but as their 

 Stems are very fucculent, they muft 

 not have too much Moifture. Thefe 

 Plants lhould be conftantly kept in 

 the Stove, where in hot Weather 

 they mould have frefh Air admitted 

 to them ; but in Winter they mutt 

 be kept very warm, otherwife they 

 cannot be prefer ved in this Coun- 

 try. 



Thefe Plants will rife to the Height 

 of three, four, or five Feet ; and 

 will afford a very agreeable Variety 

 amonglt other tender Exotic Plants 

 in the Stove. 



The climbing Sort, with perfo- 

 rated Leaves, is now pretty com- 

 mon in the curious Gardens in Eng- 

 land : the Cuttings of this Sort were 

 fent from the Wejl-lndies by Mr. Ro- 

 bert Millar, Surgeon. 



DRACUNCULUS PRATEN- 

 I SIS Vide Ptarmica. 



DRAGON. Vide Dracunculus. 



DROSION. r/^RosSolis. 



DULCAMARA. Vide Sola- 

 num. 



E B 



E BULUS Vide Sambucus 

 humim 



ECHINOMELOCACTUS.^ 

 Cactus. 



E C 



ECHINOPHORA, Prickly, 

 headed Parfnep. 



The Cbaraclers are ; 



The Cup of the Flower conjifis of one 

 Leaf which is divided into five Parts, 

 and expands in form of a Star, in 

 which is included the Footjlalk of the 

 Umbel: the Fruit confijis of one prickly 

 V fj/el, in which is contained one long 

 Seed. 



We have but one Species of this 

 Plant ; which is, 



Echinophora pafiinaca: folio. 

 C. B. Echinophora with a Parfnep- 

 leaf. % 



There is no great Ufe or Beauty 

 in this Plant ; but it is preferved in 

 curious Botanic Gardens, forVariety- 

 fake. It may be propagated by 

 fowing the Seeds foon after they are 

 ripe, or very early in the Spring ; 

 and when the Plants are come up, 

 they mould be fmgled out, fo as to 

 remain about eight or ten Inches 

 afunder. The fecond Year after 

 fowing they will produce ripe Seeds. 



E C H I N O P U S, Globe-thiitle, 

 *vulgo. 



The Characters are ; 



It hath the whole appearance of 

 a ¥ hi file: the Leaves are produced 

 alternately : the Florets confifi of one 

 Leaf, which is divided into Jive Seg- 

 ments, and is hollow ; and each Jingle 

 Floret has a fcaly Cup: the Florets 

 are c : Heeled into a fpherical Head, 

 which has one common Cup or Co- 

 vering. 



The Species are; 



1. Echinopus major. J. B. 

 Greater Globe-thiiUe. 



2. Echinopus major humilior, 

 foribus albidis. Flor. Bat. Greater 

 Dwarf Globe-thittle, with whitifh 

 Flowers. 



3. Echinopus minor annuus, ca- 

 pite magno. Tourn. LerTer annual 

 Globe-thiftle, with a large Head. 



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