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The Seeds of the two firft Species 

 we order'd for medicinal Ufe ; but 

 the third Sort is feldom cultivated 

 for Ufe in England. 



The fourth Sort is a pretty com- 

 mon Weed on arable Lands, in molt 

 Parts of England: this comes up 

 early in the Spring, among theCorn; 

 fo flowers and feeds in May : there- 

 fore where it is not weeded out, the 

 Seeds will fcatter long before the 

 Corn is ripe, and the Ground will be 

 flock *d with the Weed : the Leaves 

 of this Sort are large, and, for the 

 mod part, inure : the Flowers are 

 yellow ; and it is generally taken 

 for Charlock, by moil Country-peo- 

 ple. 



It is from the Seeds of this Sort 

 that the Durham Flower of Muftard- 

 feed is made ; and it is there culti- 

 vated for this Furpofe. 



The fifth and fixth Sorts are pre- 

 ferred in the Gardens of fome Per- 

 fom, who are curious in Botany, for 

 the lake of Variety ; but they are 

 not cultivated for Ufe. 



SINAPISTRUM, Ballard Mu- 

 ftard. 



The Charatlcrs are ; 

 'The Flower coufijls of four Leaves, 

 nvhicb are placed in form of a Crofs, 

 but are erected: under tbefe Petals 

 are placed fx Stamina, nvhicb occupy 

 the under Fart of the Flower ; out of 

 nvhofe Flower -cup rifes the Pointed ; 

 nvhicb afterward becomes a cylindri- 

 cal Pod, with two Valve 5, and fiWd 

 *wiih roundifh Seeds. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Sinapistrum Indicum penta- 

 fhy Hum, fore carncc, minus non fpino - 

 fum. 11 L. Indian five-leav'd Si- 

 napiftrum, with a flefli - colour'd 

 Flower, and not prickly." 



2 . S i n a p i s t R u M 7£gjptiacum he- 

 ptcphyllum\fore carnto, mojus fpino- 

 fum. H. L. Greater prickly feven- 



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Ieav'd Egyptian Sinapiftrum, with a 

 flefh -colour'd Flower. 



3. Sinapistrum Zeylanicumtri- 

 phyllum & pentapbyllum <vi[cofum,fiore 

 favo. Boerb. Three and five-leav'd 

 vifcous Sinapiftrum from Ceylon, 

 with a yellow Flower. 



4. Sinapistrum Lufitanicum tri- 

 phyllum,flore rubro,ftliquis cornicula- 

 tis. II. L. Three-leav'd Portugal 

 Sinapiftrum, with an horned Pod. 



5. Sinapistrum Or lent ale tri* 

 phyllum, ornithopodii fliquis. Tourn. 

 Cor. Three-leav'd Eallern Sinapi- 

 itrum, with Birds-foot-pods. 



The firft and fecond Sorts are 

 very common in Jamaica, Barbados, 

 and other warm Countries in the 

 Weft- Indies-, but the third Sort I 

 received from Dr. Boerbaave, who 

 had it from Ceylon, with many other 

 curious Seeds. 



Thefe Plants are preferved as Cu- 

 riofities by thole who delight in Bo- 

 tanic Studies ; but as they are not 

 very beautiful, nor of any great Ufe, 

 they are rarely cultivated in other 

 Gardens. They are annual Plants, 

 which perifli foon after their Seeds 

 are ripe; and in England mull be 

 raifed in an Hot-bed in the Spring ; 

 and when the Plants have acquired 

 Strength, they mould be planted in- 

 to Pots, and managed as hath been 

 directed for the Female Balfamines ; 

 to which Article the Reader is di- 

 fired to turn, to avoid Repetition. In 

 July thefe Plants may be placed in 

 the open Air, at which time they will 

 flower ; and in St pt ember their Seeds 

 will ripen ; when they fhould be 

 gather'd, and preferv'd in their Pods, 

 until the Seafon for fowing them. 



The fourth and fifth Sorts will 

 thrive in the open Air; fo the Seeds 

 of this may be {own on a Bed of 

 light Earth XSiApril, where the Plants 

 are to remain ; and will require no 



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