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til the fecondYear; whereas thofe 

 fown inAutumn rarelyfail of coming 

 up foon after Chrif mas, znd will make 

 much ftronger Plants than the other. 



In the Spring thefe Plants mould 

 be hoed out, fo as to leave them ten 

 Inches or a Foot apart each Way ; 

 and , during the following Summer, 

 they muft be conftantly cieir'd from 

 Weeds, which, if permitted to grow 

 amongtt them, will draw them up 

 flender, and render them good for 

 little. In February following the 

 Plants willl lhoot up again vigo- 

 roufly ; at which time the Earth 

 muft be drawn up to each Plant, to 

 blanch them ; and in three Weeks 

 after, they will be fit for Ufe; when 

 they may be dug up, and the white 

 Part preferved, which may be ftew'd, 

 and eaten as Celery. 



SNAP-DRAGON. Vide Antir- 

 rhinum. 



SNEEZEWORT. Vide Ptar- 

 mica. 



SNOWDROP. ^Galanthus. 



SOLANOIDES, Baftard Night- 

 fhade. 



The Char a Hers are ; 



It hath a rofe-Jhaped F lower, eon- 

 Ji 'fling of five Leaves, whofe Fointal 

 afterward becomes a roundijb Fruit, 

 having one hard Seed, which is co- 

 *verd with a thin Pulp, fo as to have 

 the Appearance of a Berry. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Solanoides Americana, cir- 

 ceee foliis canefcentibus. Tourn. Ame- 

 rican Solanoides, with hoar}' Inchan- 

 ters-nightihade-leaves. 



2. Solanoides Americana, cir- 

 ceee foliis glabris. Tourn. American 

 Solanoides with fmooth Inchanters- 

 nightftiade leaves. 



This Genus of Plants was efta- 

 blifhed by Dr. Tournefort ; the Cha- 

 racters of which are publiln'd in the 

 Memoirs of the Academy of Sciences at 

 Paris ; but Dr. Idmaus has fuppo- 



so 



fed this to be the fame with Father 

 Plumier% Genus of Rivina j fo he 

 has applied Plumier\ Title to thefe 

 Plants ; and acufesPZwwwVr of make- 

 ing a Blunder in his Figure, in put- 

 ting eight Stamina to each Flower ; 

 whereas thefe Plants have but four : 

 but the Miftake is Idnnauii ; for the 

 Flowers of Plumier's Rivina have 

 eight Stamina ; but thofe Plants are 

 very different from thefo of the So- 

 lanoides. 



Thefe Plants are Natives of the 

 warmer Parts of America, from 

 whence their Seeds have been 

 brought into Europe ; and the Plants 

 are now become pretty common in 

 the Gardens of the Curious. They 

 are propagated by Seeds, which, 

 mould be iovvn on an Hot-^ed earjy 

 in the Spring ; and when the Plants 

 are come up, they mould be tranf- 

 planted each into a lep irate fmal! 

 Pot fillM with frefh 1 got Earth, and 

 plunged into a moderate Hot-bed of 

 Tanners Bark, obferving to (hade 

 them from the Sun, until they have 

 taken new Root ; after which time 

 they muft have a large Share of Air 

 admitted to them in warm Weather, 

 and they muft be conftantly watered: 

 when the Plants have obtained 

 Strength, they Ihould be enured to 

 bear the $pen Air by degrees ; and 

 in June they mould be mifted into 

 larger Pots, and removed either into 

 the Stove, or an airy Glafs - cafe, 

 where they may have a large Share 

 of Air in warm Weather ; and if 

 they are duly watered, they will 

 thrive, and produce Flowers in Ju- 

 ly, and their Fruit will ripen in Sep- 

 tember ; but there will be a Succeftion 

 of Flowers and Fruit all the Winter, 

 provided the Plants are preferved in 

 a moderate Temperature of Heat ; 

 fo that the Fruit of thefe Plants af- 

 ford an agreeable Variety in the 

 Stove in Winter ; for being of a 



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