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Pots mould be inlarg'd ■, but you 

 muft be very cautious not to over- 

 pot them, which is injurious to all 

 Sorts of Exotic Plants. 



The Earth in which thefe Plants 

 are fet, mould be rich, frefti, and 

 light, in which they will thrive 

 exceedingly, and continue in Flow- 

 er molt Part of the Year, which ren- 

 ders it very valuable ; and if the 

 Seafon proves favourable, the Seeds 

 will ripen very well : but you muft 

 be careful to gather them when ripe, 

 otherwife they will drop off, and be 

 loll. The Seeds of this Plant will 

 fometimes remain above a Year in 

 the Ground, fo that the karth in the 

 Pots mould not be difturbed when 

 the Plants do not come up the firft 

 Seafon. 



POLYGONATUM, Solomon's 

 Seal. 



The Characlers are ; 

 The Flovjer conjljis of one Leaf is 

 tubulate, and expands at the Top in 

 Shape of a Bell, and is divided into 

 fever al Segments : the Ovary, which 

 is ftuated in the Centre of the Flow- 

 er, becomes a foft globular Fruit, con- 

 taining roundijh Seeds 

 The Species are ; 



1. PolygonaTum lati folium <vul- 

 gare. C. B. P. Common broad- 

 leav'd Solomons Seal. 



2. Polygon atum latifolium vul- 

 gar e, cculibus rubentiius. H. L. 

 Common broaO-leav'd Solomon % Seal, 

 with red Stalks. 



3. Polygon atum latifolium mi- 

 nus, fore majre. C. B. P. Lefler 

 broad-leav'd Solomons Seal, with a 

 larger Flower. 



4. Polygonatum latifolium, 

 fiore duplici odore. H. R. Par. Broad - 

 leav'd Solomon's Seal, with a double 

 fweet-fmelling Flower. 



Polygonatum latifolium 

 maximum. C. B. P. The greateft 

 broad-leav'd Solomons Seal. 



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6. Polygonatum latifolium, hel~ 

 lebori albi foliis. C. B. P. Broad- 

 leav'd Solomon's Seal, with Leaves 

 like the white Hellebore. 



7. Polygonatum latifolium, fore 

 majore odoro. C. B. P. Broad-leav'd 

 Solomon's Seal, with a large fweet 

 Flower. 



8. Polygonatum Orient ale lati- 

 folium, fore par vo. Tourn. Cor. Eaft- 

 ern broad - leav'd Solomon's Seal, 

 with a fmall Flower. 



9. Polygonatum anguflifolium 

 non ramofum. C. B. P. Narrow- 

 leav'd unbranched Solomon's Seal. 



10. Polygonatum anguflifolium 

 ramofum. C. B, P. Narrow-leav'd 

 branching Solomons Seal. 



11. Polygonatum Americanum 

 fcandens altijjimam, foliis tamni. Plum. 

 The talleft climbing American Solo- 

 mon's Seal. 



Thefe Plants are eafily propagated 

 by parting of their Roots in the 

 Spring, before they begin to moot, 

 obferving always to preferve a Bud 

 to each Off- fet : they mould be 

 planted in a frelh light Earth, where 

 they will thrive exceedingly ; but if 

 it be over-rich, it will deftroy their 

 Roots. The firft Sort is the moft 

 common in England, and is what the 

 College has directed for medicinal 

 Ufe. 



The fifth and fixth Sorts grow 

 very tall, provided they are planted 

 in a pretty good Soil. In a moiit 

 Seafon it is common for thefe to be 

 upward of three Feet high ; whereas 

 the ordinary Sort feldom rifes above 

 half that Height. The Leaves of 

 thefe Sorts are alio very large, fo thai 

 they make an handfome Appearance 

 in the Borders of large Gardens. 



The feyenth Sort hath broader 

 Leaves than the common Sort; but 

 doth not grow much higher. The 

 Flowers of this Sort beinu i«;ger, str><< 

 having an agreeable bCent, rendei 



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