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TURRTTIS, Tower-muftard. 



The Characters are ; 

 The Flower conftjh cf four Leaves, 

 which expand in form of a Crofs ; out 

 ef whofe Empalcment rifes the Poin- 

 tal, which afterward becomes a long 

 fmooth Pod, which grows for the moji 

 part upright, and opens into two Parts, 

 in each of which are contain" d many 

 fmooth Seeds. 



The Species are; 



1. Turrit is vulgatior. J. B. 

 Common Tovver-muftard. 



2. Turrit is foiiis infrioribus ci- 

 choraceis, ceteris perfoliata. Tourn. 

 Tower mallard with its Under-leaves 

 like thofe cf Cichory, and its Upper- 

 leaves like Thorough- vvax. 



3. Turritis muralis minor. Pet. 

 H. B. Wall crefs, or Tower-mu- 

 itard, with Daily-leaves. 



.4. Turritis leucoii folio. Tourn. 

 Tower muftard with a Stock-gilli- 

 flower leaf. 



3. Turritis annua verna, fore 

 ' purpurafcente hJi.R.H. Spring an- 

 nual Tower-muiiard, with a purple 

 Flower. 



The four Sorts firft - mention'd 

 have but little Beauty ; fo are fel- 

 dom preferv'd but in Gardens of Bo- 

 tany, for Variety ; but the fifth Sort 

 makes a pretty Appearance early in 

 . the Spring. This feldom grows 

 more than four Inches high, pro- 

 ducing purple Flowers at the Top, 

 . lhapd like thofe of the Hefperis. If 

 the Seeds of this Plant are fown in 

 Autumn, or are permitted to fcatter 

 when they are ripe, the Plants will 

 abide the Winter, and flower very 

 early in the Spring. But as the 

 Flowers are not very large, the Seeds 

 mould be fown in Patches, in the 

 Borders of th*e Flower-garden, in the 

 fame manner as the Dwarf Lychnis, 

 Candy- tuft, Venus Looking-glafs, 



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&c. that there may be feveral Plants 

 in each ; whereby they will make a 

 a better Appearance than when they 

 are difpers'd. 



The orher Sorts may be all culti- 

 vated by fowing their Seed? upon a 

 Bed of light dry Earth in the Spring; 

 and when the Planes are come up, 

 they mould be tranfplanted where 

 they aie to remain for good, obferv- 

 ing to water them until they have 

 taken Root ; after which they will 

 require no farcher Care, but to clear 

 them from Weeds; and the fecond 

 Year they will produce Seeds, after 

 which the Plants never co^ '.nue. 

 TUSSILAGO, Colts-foot. 



The Characters are ; 

 It hath a radiated Flower, whofc 

 Difi cenffs of many Florets ; but the 

 Crown is compos d of m?ny Half fio- 

 rds : the Embryoes are included in a 

 multifid Flower-cup ; which are af- 

 terward turnd to downy Seeds fix'd 

 in a Bed : to which Notes may b? add- 

 ed, The Flowers appearing before the 

 Leaves in Spring. 



The Species are ; 



1. Tussilago vulgaris. C. B. P* 

 Common Coits-foot. 



2. Tussilago Alpina r of undi folia, 

 glabra. C. B. P. Round - ieav'd 

 fmooth Colts-foot of the Alps. 



The firft of thefe Sorts is very 

 common in watery Places in almoft 

 every Part of England, and is rarely 

 kept in Gardens ; for the Roots 

 creep under ground, and increafe fo 

 faft, that in a (hort time they will 

 fpread over a tonge Spot of Ground. 



The fccord Sort grows wild upon 

 the Alps, from whence it has been 

 tranfplanted into fome curious Bo- 

 tanic Gardens for the fake of Varie- 

 ty : the Flowers cf this are purple, 

 and thofe of the common Sort are 

 yellow. 



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