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unlefs. the Seafon proves moift, or 

 they are duly watered. 

 SHERARDIA. 



This Name was given to this Ge- 

 nus of Planes by Monfieur l r aillant y 

 who was Profeflor of Botany at Paris, 

 in Honour to Dr. William S her art}, 

 u ho was the moft famous Botaniit of 

 Hs Age. 



Ti:ere have been feveral Plants, to 

 which rhis Name has been applied 

 by various Perfons ; one of which is 

 near 1 ;/ akin to the Bikes ; but that 

 Plant has been fmce named Galenia, 

 Another is very like the Aparine or 

 Goofc-grafs ; fo that there requires 

 fome other Epithet to be apply 'd to 

 diftinguith each Genus. But as this 

 Genus of Plants has been long efta- 

 Htth'd by Monfieur Vaillant, I have 

 chofen to continue it under that 

 Title, notwithftaiiding Dr. hinnaus 

 has join'd this to the Vervain ; but 

 as thefe have but two Seeds, and the 

 Vervain four, they may be fepara- 

 ted. 



The Charaaers are ; 

 It bath a lahiated Flower, con- 

 fining of one Leaf, which is divided 

 into five Parts at the Brim ; the Up- 

 per-lip being divided into tivo, and 

 the Under -lip into three Parts : the 

 Ovary, which is at the Bottom of the 

 Flower-cup, afterward becomes a dry 

 Capfule, containing two oblong Seeds : 

 to thefe Notes may be added, That the 

 Leaves grow oppojite by Fairs, 

 The Species are ; 



1. Sherardia rcpens nodi flora, 

 Vaill. Nov. Gen. Creeping Sherar- 

 dia, with Flowers growing in round 

 Pleads. 



2 . Sherardia rcpens, folio fu bro- 

 tundo croffo, nodi flora. Vaill. Nov. 

 Gin, Creeping Sherardia, with a 

 rour.difti thick Leaf, and Flowers 

 collected in round Heads. 



3. Sherardia incana nodi for a. 

 VailL Nqv, Gen. Hoary Sherardia, 



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with Flowers collected in round 

 Heads. 



4. Srerardia nodi flora, fioechadis 

 ferrati folii folio. Vaill. Nov. Gen. 

 Round-flowering Sherardia, with a 

 Leaf like the fawed-leav'd Stcechas. 



5. Sherardia ocymi folio lanugi- 

 nofo,flore purpurea. Vaill. Nov. Gen. 

 Woolly Sherardia, with a Bafil-leaf, 

 and a purple Flower. 



6. Sherardia teucrii folio, for? 

 purpureo. Vaill. Nov. Gen. Sherardia 

 wich a Tree germander-leaf, and a 

 purple Flower. 



7. Sherardia futefcens, teucrii fo « 

 I' 0, fore caeruleo purpurr.fcentc amplif- 

 fimo. Vaill. Nov. Gen. Shrubby She- 

 rardia, with a Tree-germander-leaf, 

 and a large purplilh-blue Flower. 



8. Sherardia teucrii folio, fere 

 coccineo. Vaill. Nov. Gtn. Sherardia 

 with a Tree germanuer-leaf, and a 

 fcarlet Flower. 



9. Sherardia fpicata, folio an- 

 gifo ferrato, fore cccruleo. Houfi. 

 Spiked Sherardia, with a narrow 

 fawed Leaf, and a blue Flower. 



10. Sherardia fpicata, flare pur- 

 pureo, feminibus mnjoribus, longiori- 

 bus,l$ laxius digtflis. Houfi. Spiked 

 Sneraidia, with a purple Flower, and 

 larger longer Seeds, which are loofe- 

 ly difperfed in the Spike. 



1 1. Sherardia verbenee folio fub- 

 rotunda craffo, fori bus coeruleis, fpica 

 longiffima cif craffiffma. Houft. She- 

 rardia with a thick roundi'hh Ver- 

 vain-leaf, and blue Flowers, grow- 

 ing in a very long Spike. 



12. Sherardia fohis oblongis fer- 

 ratis, fore caeruleo, fpica longiffima. 

 Houfi, Sherardia with oblong faw- 

 ed Leaves, a blue Flower, and a very 

 long Spike. • 



13. Sherardia arbor efcens nodi- 

 flora, folii s ritgofis Cif ferrati s, fore 

 purpuric. Houfi. Tree-like Sherardia, 

 with rough fawed Leaves, and purple 

 Flowers growing in a round Fiead. 



