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which are placed orbicularly, and ex- 

 pand in farm of a Rofe : out of whofe 

 Centre rifes the Pointal, which af- 

 terward becomes a cbanelled round- 

 pointed Fruit , conffing of many Cells , 

 and compcfed of many Hufks, each con- 

 taining one roundijh Seed. 

 The Species are ; 



1 . Fagonia C ret tea fpinofa. 

 Tourn. Thorny Trefoil of Candy. 



2. Fagonia Hifyanica non fpi- 

 nofa. Town. Spanijb Fagonia with- 

 out Thorns. 



The firft Sort is a Native' of the 

 Jfland of Candia : this has been de- 

 fcribed by fome Botanifts under the 

 Title of Tr ifoli urn fplnofum Creticum, 

 which occafioned my giving it the 

 Englijh Name of Thorny Trefoil of 

 Crete ; though there is no other Affi- 

 nity between this and the Trefoil, 

 than that of this having three Leaves 

 or Lobes, on the fane Footftalk. 



This is a low Plant, which fpreads 

 its Branches clofe to the Ground, 

 which are extended to a confidera- 

 ble Diftance. The Flowers are of 

 a purple Colour ; and in their Form 

 greatly referable thofe of the Bean- 

 Caper : thefe are produced at the 

 Divifion of the Branches fmgly : 

 after the Flower is paft, there is a 

 pointed five - cornered Fruit fuc- 

 ceeds. 



This Plant is propagated by Seeds, 

 which mould be fown upon a Bor- 

 der of frefh light Earth, where the 

 Plants are defigned to remain ; for 

 they do not bear tranfplariting well : 

 when the Plants come up, they may 

 be thinned out to the Diilance of 

 eight or ten Inches ; and if they are 

 kept clean from Weeds, they will re- 

 quire no other Care. 



If the Seeds are fown the Begin- 

 ning of April, in a warm Situation, 

 the Plants will flower in July, and 

 the Seeds ripen in September ; but if 



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the Seeds are fown in Autumn, in 

 a warm Border, the Plants will live 

 through the Winter : and thefe will 

 come fo early to flower, that there 

 will be no Danger of the Seeds be- 

 ing ripe ; and when the Summer 

 proves cold, thofe which are fown 

 in the Spring very often fail to pro- 

 duce ripe Seeds. 



The fecond Sort is a Native of 

 Spain, and differs from the firft in ' 

 having no Thorns, and it grows a 

 little more erect ; in other refpec~ls 

 it is verv like to it. 



FAGOPYRUM, Buck-wheat, s? 

 The Characters are ; 



The Flowers are fpecious, growing 

 in a Spike, or branched from the 

 W ings of the Leaves : tbe Cup of the 

 Flower is ' divided into five Parts, 

 which refemble the Petals of a Flow- 

 er : the Seeds are black, and three- 

 ccrm Sd. 



The Species are ; 



1. F ago? yrum vulgare ereclum. 

 Tourn. Common upright Buck- 

 wheat. 



2. Fa gop yrum vulgar e fcandens. 

 Toum. Common creeping Buck- 

 wheat. 



The firft of thefe Plants is culti- 

 vated in many Parts of England, and 

 is a great Improvement to dry bar- 

 ren Lands. The belt Seafon for fow- 

 ing it is in May : one Bufliel will fow 

 an Acre. The Ground mould be 

 plowed and tireffed in the fame man- 

 ner as for Barley ; and if the Soil is 

 not very lean, it will yield a very 

 great Jncreafe, as fifty or fixty Bum- 

 els upon an Acre, and is excellent 

 Food for Hogs, Poultry, &c. The 

 Flour of it is very white, and makes 

 a very good Sort of Pancake, if 

 mixed with a little Wheat-flour. The 

 S'raw is good Fodder for Cattle;' 

 and the Grain, given to Horfes 

 amongft their Oats, will make them 

 I i 3 thrive j 



