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ing-fenel of Crete, with a Meadow- 

 rue-leaf, and Seeds with purple-vio- 

 let Borders. 



12. ThaPSIa carota folio. C.B.P. 

 Scorching-fenel with a Carrot-leaf. 



The firftSort grows plentifully in 

 feveral Parts of Spain, and on the 

 Pyrenees, where the Inhabitants fome- 

 times ufe theRoots inMedicine ; but 

 it purges upward and downwardwith 

 fo muchViolence, that it frequently 

 puts thofe who take it in great Ha- 

 zard of their Lives. 



The fixth Sort, whofe Roots have 

 by fome Botaniih been fuppofed to 

 be the Turbith of the Shops, grows 

 on the Coaft of Africa ; from whence 

 the Seeds have been brought into fe- 

 veral curious Gardens in Europe, 

 where the Plant is preferved by thofe 

 who delight in Botany. 



The twelfth Sort is mentioned in 

 the Catalogue of Plants inferted in 

 the College Difpenfatory, but is 

 rarely ufed in Medicine ; for it is of 

 fuch an acrid burning Quality, that 

 it is very dangerous to take inward- 

 ly ; but, outwardly applied, it takes 

 off Blcmifhes and Scabs from the 

 Skin; 



Ail thefe Plants are very hardy 

 astoColdj fo that they will thrive in 

 the open Air in this Country: they 

 Ihould have a loamy Soil, and in dry 

 Weather mould be watered, other- 

 wife their Flowei swill fall off, without 

 producing good Seeds. Thefe Plants 

 are only propagated by Seeds, which 

 Ihould be fown in Autumn; for if 

 they are kept out of the Ground till 

 Spring, they often mifcarry ; or if 

 they grow, they commonly lie in 

 Earth a wholeYear before the Plants 

 come up; whereas thofe Seeds which 

 are fown in Autumn, generally grow 

 the following Spring. Thefe mould 

 be fown in Drills, in the Place 

 where they are defrgned to remain : 

 the Dnlls Ihould be at leaft two Feet 



afunder, becaufe the Plants fpread 

 their Leaves very wide. When the 

 Plants come up in Spring, they mull 

 be carefully cleared from Weeds ; and 

 where they arc too clofe together, 

 fome of them mould be drawn out, 

 to give room for the others to grow; 

 but at this time they need not be 

 left more than two or three Inches 

 apart : for the firft Year the Plants 

 arife from Seeds, they make but 

 flow Progrefs ; fo the Autumn 

 following the remaining Part of the 

 Plants may be taken up, leaving 

 thofe which are defign'd to remain, 

 about eighteen Inches afunder ; and 

 thofe Plants which are taken up, 

 may be tranfplanted into another 

 Bed, if they are wanted. After the 

 firft Year thefe Plants will require 

 no farther Care but to keep thern 

 clear fromWeeds ; and every Spring, 

 juft before the Plants begin to pufa 

 out new Leaves, the Ground Ihould 

 be carefully dug between the Plants, 

 to loofen it ; but the Roots muft 

 not be injured, left it mould caufe 

 them to decay. The Plants, being 

 thus managed, will continue feveral 

 Years, and produce Flowers and 

 Seeds annually ; from which new 

 Plants may be raifed. 



THLASPI, Mithridate-muftard. 



The Characters are ; 

 The Flowsr conjijis of four Leaves, 

 which are placed in fo?-m of a Crofs ; 

 out of whofe Cup rifes the Point al, 

 which after w ard becomes a fmooth 

 annular Fruit, having commonly a 

 leafy Border, and flit on the upper 

 Side, divided into two Culls hy an in- 

 termediate Partition placed obliquely 

 with refpeci to the Valves, and fur- 

 nijFd with fmooth roundijh Seeds : 

 to thefe Marks muft be added, The un- 

 divided Leaves, which diflinguilh it 

 from O effes. 



The Species are ; 

 I. Thlaspi arvenfe, Jiliquis 

 Ltis. 



