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The Species are ; 



1. Elephantopus conyzsc folio. 

 Vaill. Mem. Acad. Scien. 1 71 9. Ele- 

 phant's-foot with a Flea-bane-leaf. 



2. Elephantopus fclio finuato. 

 Vaill. Mem. Acad. Scien. 1 7 1 9. Ele- 

 phant's-foot with a finuated Leaf. 



3. Elephantopus helenii folio, 

 fore purpurafcente. Elephant's- foot 

 with an Elecampane-leaf, and pur- 

 plifii Flowers. 



The f.rft Sort grows in great 

 Plenty in South-Carolina, where it 

 is a very common Weed; for from 

 the Earth in which fome Plants were 

 brought over from thence, I have 

 frequently had this Plant come up as 

 a Weed. The Seeds of this Sort 

 may be fown in an open Border in 

 the. Spring, and the Plants will live 

 abroad in mrld Winters ; therefore 

 only require to be fheltered from fe- 

 vere Froft. This is a biennial Plant, 

 which peri(hes foon after the Seeds 

 are ripe. The fecond and third 

 Sorts are very common in Jamaica, 



j and in feveral Parts of the Spanijh 

 IVefl-lndies ; from whence I have 



I received Seeds and Specimens, which 



h were collected by my late ingenious 

 Friend Dr. ] Villi am Houfloun. 



Thefe Plants are propagated by 

 Seeds, which mould be fown on an 

 Hot bed in the Tpring ; and when 



,ithe Plants are come up, they mu ft 

 be tranfplanted into Pots filled with 



l f re ill light Earth, and plunged into 

 an Hot bed of Tanners Bark; ob- 

 ferving to water and ihade them 

 il until they have taken Root: then 

 you fhould let them have a large 

 Share of frefh Air in warm Weather, 

 and give them plenty of Water. 

 With this Management the frit and 

 fecond Sorts will flower in Augufti 

 and, if the Autumn proves favour- 

 able, will ripen their Seeds in Oclo- 

 \her : but the Plants fhould be placed 

 in a Stove after the Seeds are per- 



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fecled, if you defign to preferve 

 them thro' the Winter. 



The third Sort is hardier than 

 either of the former, and may be 

 preferved through the Winter in a 

 Green-houfe without any additional 

 Heat : this Plant dies to the Root 

 e\ cry Autumn, and rifes again the 

 following Spring ; but it feldom 

 flowers, unlefs the Seafon be very 

 warm, or the Plants are forwarded 

 by an Hot-bed in the Spring. This 

 Plant hath been long known in the 

 European Gardens, under the Title 

 of Scabiofa Indica Bontii. 



ELEPHAS, ElephantVhead. 

 The Chwaclcrs are ; 



It hath an anomalous pcrfonated 

 Flower, corffting of one Leaf, which 

 hath two difiant Lips : the upper one 

 refembles an Elephant's Trunk, but 

 the under one is divided into feveral 

 Parts ; from whofe Cup arifes the 

 Pointal, fixed like a Nail in the 

 Hinder -part of the Flower, which 

 afterward becomes a Fruit divided 

 into two Cells, which contain many 

 obhng Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1. Elephas Italica, fore niagno, 

 probofcide furreSla. Toiirn. Italian 

 Elephas, with a large Flower, whole 

 Upper-lip or Trunk is erect. 



2. Elephas Orien talis, fore 

 parvo, probofcide furrcfta. Tourn. 

 Eaftern Elephas, with a fmall Flower, 

 whofe Upper-lip or Trunk is erect, 



3. Elephas Orient a lis, fore 

 magna, probofcide incurva. Tcurn. 

 Eaftern Elephas, with a large Flower, 

 whofe Upper-lip or Trunk is bent 

 downward. 



The fir ft Sort grows naturally in 

 fome Parts of It.ily, from whence 

 the Seeds have been procured by 

 fome curious Perfons : but this Plant 

 is very rare in England at prcfent. 

 The other two Sorts were difcovered 

 by Dr. Tourt/efort, in the Levant; 

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