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2. Rudbecki a foliis lanceolatis 

 alternis indin)ifis, petalis radii bifi- 

 dis, Flor. Vir. Dwarf American 

 Sunflower, with purple Rays, which 

 are bifid. 



3. Rudbecki a foliis compojitis 

 laciniaiis. Lin. find. American 

 Sunflower, with Leaves which are 

 compofed of many Parts, and deeply 

 cut. 



4. Rude ec ki a foliis compoftis 

 anguflioribus laciniatis American 

 Sunflower, with narrow cut com- 

 pound Leaves. 



5. Rudbecki a foliis compofitis 

 integris. Flor. L*yd. American 

 Sun-flower, with whole compound 

 Leaves. 



6. Rudbecki a foliis oppo fit is lan- 

 ceolato-onjatis, petalis radii bifidis. 

 Flor. Vir. American Sunflower, 

 with oval fpear-ftiap'd Leaves plac'd 

 oppofite, and the Petals bifid. 



The firft Sort has been many 

 Years preferv'd in feveral curious 

 Gardens in England. The Seeds of 

 this Sort were fent from Virginia, 

 under the Title of C, j,anihemu)n 

 Americanum, doronici folio, fore luteo, 

 umbone atro purpureo. This is a 

 perennial Plant, which has rough 

 oval Leaves growing clofe to the 

 Ground ; from between thefe, in 

 the Spring, the Footftalks of the 

 Flowers come out, which grow 

 about two Feet high, having two or 

 three fmall Leaves placed alternately 

 on each. The Top is crowned by 

 a Angle Flower, about the Size of a 

 large Marigold, having a Border of 

 yellow Rays, and a conical dark 

 Middle or Umbone. Thefe Flow- 

 ers are of long Duration ; each Angle 

 Flower will continue a Month in 

 Beauty ; and as there is commonly 

 a Succeflion of them on the fame 

 Plant, they continue from the Mid- 

 dle of July to the Middle of Otlober 

 in Flower; which renders thefe 



Plants valuable. As this Sort rarely 

 produces good Seeds in England, the 

 Plants are commonly propagated by 

 parting their Roo:s. The bell time 

 for this is in March, before they be- 

 gin to fhoot ; but there muft be Care 

 had not to part the Roots into fmall 

 Head's, efpecially where they are ex- 

 pected to- flower ii.rong the fame 

 Summer ; but in the Nurferies they 

 are ufually divided very fmall for 

 the Increafe of the Plants. But the 

 Plants which are railed from Orr-fcts 

 never flower fo flrong as thoie pro- 

 duced from Seeds; fo that where the 

 Seeds can be obtained, it is by much 

 the bed Method to propagate them 

 that way. 



The lecond Sort is alio a Native 

 of Virginia and Carolina, and is more 

 rarely to be found in the Englijb Gar- 

 dens than the firil. The Leaves of 

 this are longer, and more pointed, 

 than the firft, and are not fo hairy. 

 The Stalks of the Flowers are taller, 

 and are frequently naked, having no 

 Leaves coming out. The Flower 

 has a Border of narrow long purple 

 Rays, which are reflexed ; fo tnat 

 thefe Flowers make not any great 

 Appearance. However, as it is a 

 fcarce Plant, it is generally fold at 

 a good Price by thoie who deal in 

 curious Plants. 



This Sort is propagated in the 

 fame manner as the former ; but doth 

 not produce fo great Plenty of OfF- 

 fets as the firft, which occaiions the 

 prefent Scarcity of the Plants. 



When the Seeds of thefe Plants 

 can be procured, they fliould be 

 fown in Pots fided with frefh light 

 Earth, and placed where they may 

 have only the morning Sun, and fre- 

 quently watered in dry Weather. 

 Some of the Plants may probably 

 come up the nrft Year; but the great- 

 eft Part of them will not appear till 

 the Spring following ; io'that the 



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