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hngis ferratis, r a dice rcpente. Tall eft 

 Woundwort, with oblong fawed 

 Leaves, and a creeping Root. 



3. Solidago altijjima, foliis ob- 

 hngis glabris, marginibus deniatis. 

 Talleft Eaftern Woundwort, with ob- 

 long fmooth Leaves, indented on the 

 Edges. 



4. Solidago foliis o<vato-lanceo- 

 latis, inferiuribus petiolatis y fuperiori- 

 bus amphxicauiibus. Low Wound- 

 wort, with oval fpear-fhap'd Leaves; 

 tfce lower having long Pedicles, but 

 the upper cloiely embracing the 

 Stalk. 



5. Solidago foliis cordatis petio- 

 iatis ferratis. Flor. Lugd. Alpine 

 Woundwort, with heart fhap'd Taw- 

 ed Leaves, having Footftalks. 



6. Solidago foliis reniformibus 

 fuborbiculatis denticulatis, caule pro- 

 cumbente. African Woundwort, with 

 roundifh Ground-ivy-leaves. 



7. Solidago foliis ob-verfe o<vatis 

 carnofis crenatis^ caule fruticofo, corym- 

 bo ramofo. Lin. Hort. Cliff. African 

 (hrubby Woundwort, with oval 

 flefhy Leaves, which are crenated, 

 and branching Flower heads. 



8. Solidago foliis fagittatis am- 

 plexicaulibus dentatis, caule fruticofo. 

 Lin. Hort. Cliff. Shrubby African 

 Woundwort, with arrow - fhap'd 

 Leaves embracing the Stalks. 



9. Solidacc foliis linear i bus in- 

 teger rimis, csrymbis ramofs, forum 

 radio bre<vijJimo. Lin. Hort. Cliff. 

 African Woundwort, with narrow 

 whole Leaves, and branching Flow- 

 ers, with very mort Rays, common- 

 ly call'd African Groundfel. 



The firft Sort grows wild about 

 Strajburgb, as alio in Silefia. This 

 hath a perennial Root, and an an- 

 nual Stalk, which grows five or fix 

 Feet high ; and if it is planted in 

 moift rich Ground, it will grow 

 much taller. The Leaves of this 

 Sort are a Foot in Length, fmooth 



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on their Surface, and fllghtTy fa wed 

 on their Edges. The Flowers grow • 

 in Bunches on the Top of the Stalks, 

 which are yellow, and ib me what like 

 thofe of Ragwort ; but the Rays are 

 not fo long. 



The fecond Scrt has been found 

 growing wild in fome Places in Eng- 

 land. This doth not grow above 

 four or five Feet high ; the Leaves 

 are deeply fawed on their Edges, 

 and the Root creeps in the Ground; 

 fo that it will fpread over a large 

 Trad in a fhort time, if the Roots 

 are not confin'd. 



The third Sort is a Native of the 

 Eaft, from whence Dr. Toumefort 

 fent the Seeds to Paris. This is like 

 the firft Sort ; but the Leaves are not 

 fo broad, and the Edges are very 

 fl'ghtly indented : the Stalks grow 

 taller, and the Bunches of Flowers 

 are clofer. 



All thefe three are very hardy 

 Plants, and delight in a moift rich 

 Soil ; for they naturally grow by the 

 Sides of Rivers, or Handing Waters. 

 They are too large to be admitted 

 into Gardens ; fo are rarely pre- 

 ferv'd but in Botanic Gardens, for 

 the fake of Variety. 



The fourth Sort is a Native of Ame- 

 rica-, it was firft brought from Nena- 

 York ; but hath fince been found in 

 Penfylvania, and other Northern 

 Parts of America. This Sort feldorri 

 grows three Feet high, nor do the 

 Roots fpread in the Ground like 

 either of the former Sorts ; fo de- 

 fences a Place in all large Gardens, 

 where there is room to admit Plants 

 of the fame Growth. The lower 

 Leaves of this Plant are pretty thick 

 and fucculent ; thefe have long Foot- 

 ftalks ; but thofe which come out to- 

 ward the upper Part of the Stalks are 

 much fhorter, and have no Footftalk, 

 but clofely embrace the Stalks. The 

 Flowers are produced in large 

 4 O Bunches 



