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gated by Seeds, which mould be 

 fown on a warm Border of frelh 

 light Earth, where fometimes they 

 will remain a whole Year before the 

 Plants come up ; therefore, when 

 they do not come up the firft 

 Seafon, the Borders Ihould not be 

 dilturb'd, but kept constantly clear 

 from Weeds ; and when the Plants 

 are come up about four Inches high, 

 they mould be taken up, and plant- 

 ed in Pots (and treated in the fame 

 manner as hath been directed for the 

 Cuttings) ; for if they are fuffer'd to 

 grow in the Border till they are 

 large, they will not tranfplant fo 

 well ; nor will they make fo hand- 

 fome Plants. 



The third Sort hath large flefhy 

 Roots; the Branches are weak, and 

 trail upon the Ground.: thefe decay 

 intirely about Midfummer, and new 

 Shoots are produced in the Autumn. 

 The Flowers are produced from the 

 Wings of the Leaves in February ; 

 but this Sort feldom produces good 

 Seeds ; however, the Cuttings will 

 grow, if 'they are planted early in 

 the Spring; fo that the Sort may be 

 propagated with the fame Facility 

 as either of the other Kinds. 



All thefe Sorts require Protection 

 in Winter ; but if they are plac'd in 

 an airy Glafs-cafe, with Ficoides, 

 and other hardy Plants, where they 

 may have a large Share of free Air 

 in mild Weather, and protected 

 from the Froft, they will thrive 

 much better than when they are 

 more tenderly treated. 



TETRAGONOTHECA, Sun- 

 flower, vulgo. 



The Characlers are ; 



It hath a compound Flower, com- 

 posed of federal Florets, which a?e 

 tubulous ; thefe are Hermaphrodite, 

 and are ftuated in the Middle ; the 

 Half-forets, which compofe the Rays, 

 art Ft male i thefe have one Segment 



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f retch' d out like a Tongue, which is 

 cut into three acute Segments ; thefe 

 are all included in one com?non Em- 

 palement, which is cut into four large 

 Segments : the Florets are fuccecded 

 by one naked oval Seed: to which 

 Notes may be added, The Empalement 

 of the Flower fwells like a Bladder, 

 and is four-corner d ; which diflin- 

 guifbes it from all the Plants of this 

 Tribe. 



We have but one Species of this 

 Genus ; wit. 



Tetragon OTHECA doronici maxi- 

 m folio. Hort. Elth. Dwarf Sun- 

 flower, with a Leaf like the ^ . v. . 

 Leopard's -bane. 



This Plant is a Native of Caro- 

 lina, from whence the Seeds were 

 brought to Europe ; and the Plants 

 are now growing in fome curicus 

 Gardens. The Roots of this PJa.it 

 are perennial ; but the Stalks are 

 annual, and perilh in the Autumn 

 on the Approach of Cold. The 

 Roots will abide through the Win- 

 ter in the full Ground, if they are 

 planted in a warm Situation ; fo do 

 not require any Shelter, except in 

 very fevere Winters ; when, if they 

 are cover'd over with rotten Tan, 

 or Peas-haulm, to keep out the Froft, 

 there will be no Danger of their be- 

 ing kilFd. 



About the Latter-end of April, or 

 the Beginning of May, the Root-, will 

 fend forth new Shoots ; which are 

 garnilVd with large oblong rough 

 Leaves, plac'd by Pairs oppofite to 

 each other, clofely embracing the 

 Stalks : thefe are a little fmuated on 

 their Edges, and are covei'd with 

 fmall Hairs. The Stalks ufually 

 grow about two Feet high in Eng- 

 land, and branch out toward the Top 

 into fcveral fmaller Stalks, each hav- 

 ing one large yellow Flower at their 

 Top, fhap'd like a Sunflower; which, 

 before it expands,, is cover'd with the 

 4 R 3 inflated 



