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open at the Top, tvhere it is divided 

 into five equal blunt Segments : in the 

 Bottom of the Flouuer is fituated the 

 Pointal, attended by five Stamina, 

 which are Jhort : the Point al after- 

 ward becomes a conical Veffel, having 

 three Cells, each containing one oval 

 Seed. 



The Species are ; 



1. Phlox foliis lineari-lanccolatis, 

 caule ereclo, corymbo terminated. Lin, 

 Tlort. Cliff. Baftard Lychnis, with 

 narrow fpear-fhap'd Leaves, and an 

 upright Stalk terminated with a 

 Corymbus of Flowers. 



2. Phlox foliis crajjis lucidis acu- 

 tis, caule ereclo, fioribus quafi umbel- 

 latim difpofitis. Baftard Lychnis, with 

 thick mining pointed Leaves, an up- 

 right Stalk, and Flowers difpos'd in 

 an Umbel. 



3. Phlox foliis lanceolatis obtufis, 

 fioribus majoribus umbellatim difpofi- 

 tis. Baftard Lychnis, with blunt 

 fpear - lhap'd Leaves, and large 

 Flowers growing in an Umbel. 



4. Phlox foliis lineari - lanceola- 

 tis, caule elatior, fioribus in longam 

 fpicam denfe ftipatis. Baftard Lych- 

 nis, with narrow fpear-fhap'd Leaves, 

 a tall Stalk, and Flowers growing in 

 a long clofe Spike. 



Thefe are all of them American 

 Plants : fome of them were brought 

 from Virginia, and others from Ca- 

 rolina ; but they thrive very well in 

 the open Air in England: and as 

 they are beautiful flowering Plants, 

 they merit a Place in every good 

 Garden. 



The third Sort is the firft which 

 flowers in the Spring. This begins 

 flowering in May : the Stalks are 

 feldom more than a Foot high : the 

 Leaves are much broader than thofe 

 of the other Sorts : the Flowers are 

 large, and of a Iky -blue Colour. 



The next which follows in flow- 

 ering, is the firft Sort, This grows 



a little taller than the former : the 

 Leaves are narrow, and ftiarp-point- 

 ed : the Flowers are of a pale-pur- 

 ple Colour, and grow in form of an 

 Umbel. 



The fecond Sort fucceeds this in 

 the time of Flowering. The Stalks 

 of this are ftronger and taller than 

 either of the former: the Leaves are 

 ftiff, and of a fhining-green Colour : 

 the Flowers are of a bright-purple 

 Colour, and are difpos'd almoft in 

 form of an Umbel, and continue in 

 Flower much longer than either of 

 the former. This flowers the Lat- 

 ter-end of June, and continues mod 

 Part of July in Beauty. 



The fourth Sort grows upward of 

 three Feet high, with ftrong fpotted 

 Stalks : the Leaves are ftifF and 

 pointed, growing by Pairs, which 

 crofs each other at the Joints alter- 

 nately : the Flowers are difpos'd in 

 a long thick Spike, forming a kind 

 of Pyramid, and are of a bright- 

 purple Colour : this begins to flow- 

 er towarithe End oijuly, and con- 

 tinues thro' Augufi, and a great Part 

 of September ; efpecially if it is plant- 

 ed in a moiftSoil, and not too much 

 expos'd to the Sun ; and is one of the 

 moft ornamental Plants of the Sea- 

 fon. 



Thefe Plants are ufually propaga- 

 ted by parting of their Roots : the 

 beft Seafon for this is in October. 

 The firft and third Sorts increafe 

 pretty faft this way ; but the fecond 

 and fourth Sorts do not propagate fo 

 much by OfF-fets: therefore thefe 

 may be propagated in plenty by Cut- 

 tings, which fiiould be taken off", 

 when the Shoots are about four or 

 five Inches high, and planted in a 

 fhady Border, where, if they are 

 duly water'd, they will make Roots 

 in three Weeks or a Month's time, 

 and molt of them will flower the 

 fame Year, a little after the old Roots ; 



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