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8. Sphondylium Alpitium gla- 

 brum.C.B.?. Smooth Cow-parf- 

 nep of the Alps, 



9. Sphondylium Orientale ma- 

 ximum. Tourn. Cor. Greatelt Eaftern 

 Cow-parfnep. 



10. Sphondylium Orientale, 

 ampliffimo folio, caule brevi. Town. 

 Cor. Eaftern Cow-parfnep, with a 

 very large Leaf, and a ihort Stalk. 



11. Sphondylium Orientale, 

 Icngifjimo Cff angufiijfimo /alio. Tourn. 

 Cor. Eaftern Cow-parfnep, with a 

 very long and very narrow Leaf. 



12. Sphondylium Orientale an- 

 gufifolium glabrum, ar.ifum olens. 

 Touun. Cor. Smooth narrow-leav'd 

 Eaftern Cow-parfnep, (knelling like 

 Anife. 



13. Sphondylium Orientale, fo- 

 liis ammi perennis. Tourn. Cor. 

 Eaftern Cow-parfnep, with perennial 

 Biftiops-weed- leaves. 



14. Sphondylium Orientale hu- 

 milius, foliis abfnthii. Tourn. Cor. 

 Dwarf Eaftern Cow-parfnep, with 

 Wormwood-leaves . 



15. Sphondylium Orientale, 

 dauci vulgaris folio, afphodeli radiee. 

 Tcum. Cor. Eaftern Cow-parfnep, 

 with a common Carrot-leaf, and an 

 Afphodel-root. 



The firft and fifth Sorts grow wild 

 in England: the firft is very common 

 on the Sides of Ditches, and the 

 Borders of Fields, in moift Land 

 every-where. The other Sorts are 

 not Natives of this Country ; but 

 are many of them preferv'd in Bo- 

 tanic Gardens, for the fake of Vari- 

 ety. 



They are all very hardy Plants, 

 which may be propagated by Seeds : 

 thebeft time for lowing them is in 

 Autumn, foon after the Seeds are 

 ripe. They fhou!d be ibwn where 

 the Plants are defign'd to remain ; 

 becaufe they fend forth Tap-roots, 

 fomewhat hke thofe of the Parfnep ; 



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therefore do not thrive fo well whea 

 tranfplanted, as if fuifer'd to remain 

 where they are fown. The Plants 

 grow very large ; wherefore the 

 Seeds mould be fown in Drills, at 

 two Feet and an half Diftance ; and 

 in the Spring, when the Plants ap- 

 pear, they mould be thinned, fo as 

 to leave them at leaft eighteenlnches 

 afunder, in the Rows ; after which 

 they will require no farther Care, 

 but to keep them clear from Weeds; 

 and when the Plants have obtained 

 Strength, they will not eafily be in- 

 jur'd by Weeds ; for they will over 

 bear them, and prevent their getting 

 up. The fecond Year thefe Plants 

 will produce Flowers and Seeds, and 

 their Roots will abide many Years, 

 and produce Seeds every Year; which, 

 if permitted to fcatter, will fill the 

 neighbouring Ground, and become 

 troublefome Weeds. 



The third Sort (which is very com- 

 mon in Germany ) hath been, by fome 

 of the German Writers, taken for the 

 Acanthus, or Bears-breech ; and the 

 fame Qualities apply 'd to it. 



The Name of Cow-parfnep was 

 given to this Plant, from the Cows 

 eating of it ; but they do not choofe 

 to cat the Leaves of this Plant, if 

 they can get any other Food, as may 

 be obferv'd in the Fields where the 

 Plant is in great Plenty ; for the 

 Cows will eat the Grafs very clofe 

 about thefe Plants, though they are 

 rarely found to be touch'd by them, 

 unlefs when the Grafs is burnt up. 

 Rabbets will eat the Leaves of this 

 Plant, and feem fond of it. 



SPINA ALBA. Vide Mefpilus. 

 SPINACHIA, Spinach, or Sptj 

 nage. 



The Characters are ; 

 It hath an apetalous Floiver, con' 

 fifing of many Stamina included in 

 the Flower- cup, which are produced in 

 Spikes upon the Male Plants, which 



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