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Burnet, with Flowers growing in a 

 dofe Head. 



8. Sancuisorba minor, femine 

 tnajore iff crajjiore. Small Burnet, 

 with a larger and thicker Seed. 



This Genus of Plants has been by 

 feme old Writers titled Sanguiforba, 

 by others Pimpinella ; and by fome 

 both Titles have been applied to it : 

 but Dr. Linnaeus has divided the Spe- 

 cies of this Genus, to fome of which 

 he applies this Name of Sanguiforba, 

 and to the others Poterium : the firft 

 Genus he places in his Clafs of Te- 

 trandria, as they have but four Sta- 

 mina in their Flowers : the other he 

 places in his Clafs of Monoecia Poly- 

 andria, thefe having Male and Fe- 

 male Flowers in the lame Spike ; 

 and the Flowers have many Stamina: 

 fo, by his Method, thefe two Genera 

 are feparated to a great Di (lance : 

 but as thefe Species have been al- 

 ways brought under one Genus be- 

 fore his time, I choofe to continue 

 them together. 



The firft Sort grows wild in many 

 Parts of England, particularly upon 

 chalky Land, where it grows fo 

 fmall, as to appear different from 

 what it does when tranfplanted into 

 Gardens. This is the Sort which is 

 directed by the College for medicinal 

 Ufe ; and it has been ufed as a cool- 

 ing Herb in Drinks; but of late 

 Yean the People cultivate it for Sal- 

 lads : the young Leaves in the Spring, 

 being mixed with other fmall Herbs 

 in Sallads, give a very agreeable 

 Flavour to them. 



The fecond Sort alfo grows wild 

 in moid Meadow5, in fome Parts 

 of England. The third Sort was 

 brought from the Northern Parts of 

 America. The fourth Sort is a Na- 

 tive of the Mountains in Savoy. The 

 feventh Sort grows wild in Spain and 

 Portugal) and the eighth Sort in 

 IJlria and Dalmalia ; from whence 



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I received the Seeds, which were 

 procured for me by my much ho- 

 noured Friend the Chevalier Rath- 

 geb. Thefe are all of them hardy 

 perennial Plants, which will eafily 

 rife from the Seeds, if they are fown 

 on a Bed of common Earth in the 

 Spring; and when the Plants are fit 

 to remove, they mould be tranf- 

 planted into Beds : the fmall Sorts 

 may be planted one Foot afunder, 

 and the large Sorts two Feet : thefe 

 . Roots will abide feveral Years, and 

 produce plenty of Seeds. 



The fifth Sort feldom lafts longer 

 than two Years ; fo that when the 

 Plants have perfected their Seeds, 

 they foon after perim : therefore 

 whoever is willing to preferve this 

 Species, mould annually fow fome 

 of the Seeds : this is hardy, and may 

 be propagated in the fame manner 

 as the former Sort. 



The fixth Sort grows with woody 

 Stalks about three Feet high, which 

 continue feveral Years ; and fends 

 out many irregular Branches, which 

 are furnifhed with Spines toward 

 their Extremities : this Sort is not 

 fo hardy as the former; fo mould 

 be preferved in Pots, and meltered 

 from fevere Froft in Winter ; other- 

 wife the Plants will be deftroyed : ic 

 may be propagated by Seeds, as the 

 f ormer Sorts, or by Cuttings, which 

 may be planted any time in Sum- 

 mer : and if they are duly watered 

 and fhaded, they wiil foon take 

 Root ; and may afterward be planted 

 into Pots. 



SANGUIS DRACONIS. Vide 

 Palma. 



SANICULA, Sanicle. 

 The Characters are ; 



// is an umbelliferous Plant, whofe 

 Flower confijls of jive Leaves placed 

 orbicularly ; but are generally bent 

 back to the Centre of the Flower, reji- 

 ing on the Empalement, which be- 

 comes 



