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planted into a feparate Pot, and 

 plunged into a moderate Hot- bed to 

 bring them forward. When the 

 Plants have obtain'd a good Share of 

 Strength, they fhould be inured to 

 bear the open Air by degrees ; into 

 which they may be remov'd toward 

 the Latter -end of June, placing 

 them in a warm Situation, where 

 they may remain till Autumn, when 

 they mould be remov'd into the 

 Stove, and in Winter mult have a 

 moderate Degree of Warmth, other- 

 wife they will not live in thisCountry. 



Thefe Plants will grow woody, 

 and fhoot out many Side-branches, 

 but feldom rife above two Feet high. 

 They will produce Flowers and 

 Seeds every Summer, and will con- 

 tinue feveral Years, remaining con- 

 tfantly green throughout the Year. 



PETROSELINUM.r/VMpium. 



PEUCEDANUM, Hogs-fenel. 

 The Characters are ; 



It is a Plant nhith a Rofe and urn- 

 he Hated Flower, confifting of many Pe- 

 tals placed orbicularly, and rejling on 

 the Empalement, which becomes a 

 fruit compofed of two Seeds, which 

 are almoji plain, oval, gently freak- 

 ed, and border d: to thefe Marks muft 

 be added, That the Leave: are wing- 

 ed, narrow, graffy, and divided into 

 three Segments. 



The Species are ; 



1. Peucedakum msjus Italicum. 

 C. B. P. Greater Hogs-fenel. 



2 . P E u C E d a N l m minus Germani- 

 cum. J. S. Lcffer German Hogs- 

 fenel, or Sulphurwort. 



There are feveral other Species of 

 this- Plant, which are preferv'd in 

 fome curious Botanic Gardens; but 

 as they are Plants of little Beauty or 

 (Jfe, it would be needlefs to enu- 

 merate their feveral Varieties in this 

 Place. 



The firft Sort here mention'd is 

 •lot very common in England, being 



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only to be found in fome curious 

 Gardens: but the fecond Sort (which 

 is diredted to be ufed in Medicine) is 

 found wild in watry Places, in fe- 

 veral Parts of England. 



Thefe Plants may be cultivated by 

 fowing their Seeds on a moift Soil in 

 the Autumn, foon after they are ripe, 

 in which Place the Plants will come 

 up ftrong the fucceeding Spring, 

 when they mould be carefully weed- 

 ed, and drawn out, where they are 

 too clofe, otherwife they will draw 

 each other up very weak ; and the 

 Autumn following they may be 

 taken up, and tranfplanted where 

 they are to remain, in which Place 

 they mould be planted at leaft 

 two Feet afunder ; for their Roots 

 will grow very large, and branch 

 out greatly when they have ac- 

 quired Strength. The fecond Year 

 after fowing, they will produce 

 Flowers and Seeds ; but the Roots 

 will abide many Years. 



PHACA, Baftard Milk-vetch, or 

 Aftragaloides. 



The Chara&ers are ; 



The Empalement of the Flower is 

 tubulous, and cut into fi<ve Parts at 

 the Brim : the Flower is of the papi- 

 lionaceous Kind, eon fifing of an oval 

 Standard, two Jhort Wings, and an 

 obtufe Jhort Keel : the Pointal after* 

 ward becomes a fwelling Pod, with 

 the upper Suture deprefs d, having one 

 Cell containing many kidney - fhaped 

 Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1. Phaca leguminibus reclis.Flor. 

 Leyd. Ballard Milk-vetch with ftrait 

 Pods. 



2. Phaca leguminibus arcuatis, 

 Flor. Leyd. Ballard Milk-vetch, with 

 arched Pods. 



This Plant being near of-kin to 

 the Aftragahr-;. or Milk-vetch, Dr. 

 Tourncfort gave it tlieTitle of Aftra- 

 go.kide\ \ but Pr l ; .>.na"us has alter'd 



