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STAR WORT. fiV* After. 



STATICE, Thrift or Sea-pink. 

 The Characters are ; 



It is a Plant with a Flower ga- 

 ther d into an ahnofl fpherical Head, 

 furnij&d with a common fcaly Empale- 

 went : this Head is comtofed of fe- 

 deral Cl$vegilliJlo c wer - fowers, con- 

 Ji fling of fe<veral Learns in a proper 

 Empalement, f japed like a Funnel : in 

 like manner, the Pointal rifes out of 

 the fame Empdement, and afterward 

 turns to an oblong Seed, wrapt up in 

 the Empalement, as in an Hujk. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Statice. Lugd. Thrift, Sea- 

 gilliflower, or Sea cufhion. 



2. Statice mo?itana minor. Tourn. 

 Lefler Mountain-thrift, or Sea-gilli- 

 flovver. 



3. Statice foliis anguflioribus, 

 Jlore rubra. Boerb. Ind. Narrow - 

 Jeav'd Thrift, with red Flowers. 



4. Statice foliis anguflioribus 9 

 flare albo. Boerb. Ind. Narrow-leavM 

 Thrift, with a white Flower. 



Statice Lujitavica fruticofa 

 maritima,magno fore. Tourn. Shrub- 

 by Portugal Sea-thrift, with a large 

 Plower. 



6. Statice Lufitanica, fcorzo- 

 ner<£ folio. Tourn. Portugal Thrift, 

 with a Leaf like Scorzonera, or Vi- 

 pers-grafs. 



7. Statice hufitanica, capillaceo 

 folio, major. Tourn. Greater Portu- 

 gal Thrift, with a narrow Leaf. 



8. Statice maritima bumillima 9 

 folio capillaceo rigido. Tourn. The 

 Jowelt Sea-thrift, with a very narrow 

 itiffLeaf. ' 



The firft of thefe Plants grows 

 wild in Germany, and fome other in- 

 land Countries, in great Plenty ; 

 from whence it hath been brought to 

 England ; but the fecond Sort is 

 found wild in great Plenty in the fait 

 Marmes near the Sea, in divers Parts 

 of England. 



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The third and fourth Sorts have 

 been brought into England from the 

 dips, or lome other mountainous 

 Parts; and are preferved, for the 

 Beauty of their Flowers, in fome old 

 Gardens. 



The fifth Sort is lefs common in 

 England than either of the former 

 Sorts ; and is only to be found in 

 the Gardens of fuch as are curious 

 in collecting rare Plants. 



The fixth, feventh, and eighth 

 Sorts are Natives of Portugal and 

 Spain ; but are hardy enough to 

 thrive in the open Air in England: 

 thefe Sorts are preferved in the Gar- 

 dens of thofe who are curious in col- 

 lecting of rare Plants : but as they 

 have but little r eauty, they are not 

 much propagated in other Gardens. 



The fjrit four Sorts have been pro- 

 mifcuoufly planted in Gardens, to 

 make Edgings on the Sides of Bor- 

 ders in the Flower - gardens ; for 

 which Purpofe they were formerly 

 in great Efteem ; but of late they 

 have been very juftly rejected for 

 that Ufe; becaufe there was a Ne- 

 ceffity of tranfplanting thefe Edgings 

 every Year, otherwife they could not 

 be kept within due Bounds : befides, 

 where-ever a Plant fail'd, which was 

 no extraordinary thing, there always 

 appear'd a large unfightly Gap : 

 however, tho' they are not in Ufe 

 at prefent for that Purpofe, yet a 

 few Plants of the firlt, third, fourth, 

 and fifth Sorts fhould have a Place 

 in fome Part of the Flower - garden, 

 for Variety ; efpecially the third and 

 fourth, which are extreme hardy 

 Plants, and will grow in almoftany 

 Soil or Situation ; and their Flowers 

 will continue a long time in Beau- 

 ty. 



All thefe Sorts may be propagated 

 by parting their Roots; the belt time 

 for which is in Autumn, that they may 



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