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Sail, and an open Situation, other- 

 wife they will not ripen their Seeds 

 With us. In the hotter Countries 

 they ufe them for Food; but with 

 us they are of little Ufe. 



The fourth Sort is an abiding 

 Plant ; the Roots will concinue feve- 

 ral Years, provided they are not 

 tranfplanted, and will fpread very 

 far underground: the Shoots rife 

 three Feet high ; but rarely produce 

 Flowers in England: but the Plant 

 dies to the Root every Autumn : this 

 is propagated by its Seeds, which 

 fhould be lown where the Plants are 

 to remain. 



ERYNGIUM, Sea-holly or 

 Eryngo. 



The Characters are ; 

 The Leaves are produced alternately 

 en the Branches: the Flowers co/iji/l 

 effinje Leaves , which are placed orbi- 

 cularly, and are reflex* d back to the 

 Centre of the Flower: the Empale- 

 tnent afterward becomes a Fruit, com- 

 pos *d of two Seeds f which are forne- 

 times foliated, and fometimes plain: 

 to which may be added, The Flowers 

 are collected into a fquamofe Head, 

 which is prickly. 



The Species are ; 

 T. Eryngium maritimum. C.B. 

 Sea holly or Eryngo. 



2. Eryngium vulgar e. C. B. 

 Common Eryngo. 



3. Eryngium lati folium planum. 

 C. B. Broad-leav'd plain Eryngo. 



4. Eryngium la t if Hum planum, 

 taule ex viridi paUefcente, fiore albo. 

 C. B. Broad-leav'd plain Eryngo, 

 with a greenim white Stalk, and a 

 white Flower. 



5. Eryngium montanum ame- 

 thyjlinum. C. B. Purple violet- 

 colour'd mountain Eryngo. 



6. Eryngium Alpinum amethyfli- 

 num, capiinljo major e pallcfccntf. Tcum. 

 Alpine Eryngo, with a large pale -co- 

 lour 'd Head. 



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7. Eryngium Orient ale, folih 

 trifldify T. Cor. Oriental Eryngo, 

 with ftffid Leaves. 



8. Eryncium foli is gladiolatis 

 utrir.que laxe ferratis, denticulis fubw 

 latis. Lin. Hort. Cliff. American 

 Sea-holly, with Leaves like the Aioe, 

 lightly favved, commonly called Rat- 

 tle-lnake-weed in America. 



9. Eryngium planum minus. C. 

 B. P. LefTer plain Eryngo. 



10. Eryngium maritimum Luflta- 

 nicum, arnpliore folio. Inf. R. H. 

 Portugal Sea-holly, with a broad 

 Leaf. 



1 1. Eryngium Alpinum cazruleum, 

 capi talis dipfaci. C. B. P. Blue 

 Alpine Eryngo, with Heads like the 

 Teafel. 



iz. Eryngium capitulis pfyllii ex 

 Sicilia. Bocc. Par. Plant. Eryngo 

 from Sicily, with Flea wort-heads. 



The firit of thefe Species grows in 

 great Plenty on the fandy»and gravel- 

 ly Shores in divers Parts of England, 

 the Roots^of which are candy 'd, and 

 fent to London for Medicinal Ufe ; 

 and is the true Eryngo. 



The fifth, fixth, eight, eleventh, 

 and twelfth Sorts are beautiful Plants 

 in Gardens ; tho' at prefent they 

 are very uncommon in England-, 

 but deferve a Place in the molt curi- 

 ous Flower-gardens. 



The firft and fecond Sorts have 

 creeping Roots, which fpread far 

 under-ground ; fo that when once 

 the Plants are fixed, they will pro- 

 pagate themfelves in plenty, efpeci- 

 ally the fecond Sort, which will be- 

 come a troublefome Weed ; therefore 

 is rarely admitted into Gardens. 



The third and fourth Sorts feldom 

 continue long ; fo mould be renewed 

 by fowing of their Seeds, which 

 ripen in plenty : and if they are fown 

 in Autumn foon after they are ripe, 

 the Plants will come up well the 

 following Spring i but when the 



Seeds 



