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grow better, than when they arc 

 Town by Hand. This Sort rifes three 

 Feet high, and has very broad 

 Leaves ; but the Flowers, being 

 (mall, make no great Appearance ; 

 and when their Seeds are ripe, the 

 Plants frequently perifti foon after. 



The twenty-fourth and twenty- 

 fifth Sorts are annual Plants j which, 

 if once introdue'd into a Garden, will 

 fcatter their Seeds, and maintain their 

 Situation. The Seeds of thefe Kinds 

 will difperfe themfelves to a great 

 Diltance by the Help of the Down 

 which adheres to them ; and often 

 grow on Walls and Buildings, where 

 they are ftinted and fmall ; but will 

 flower and feed, whereby they will 

 become errant Weeds; notwithftand- 

 ing they decay as foon as their Seeds 

 are ripe. Thefe two Sorts will 

 grow on any Soil, or in any Situa- 

 tion; but they will thrive beft on a 

 moift Soil, and in a fhady Situation. 

 Their Seeds muft be fown in Au- 

 tumn, otherwife they feldom fuc- 

 ceed. 



The twenty-iixth Sort, being a 

 Native of the warm Parts of A?ne- 

 rica y is a tender Plant, and very rare 

 in Europe ; for the Seeds will not 

 grow, when kept long out of the 

 Ground ; but mould be fown in 

 Tubs of Earth abroad ; and when 

 the Plants are come up, they may be 

 brought over to England. This 

 Sort muft be prelerved in a Stove ; 

 for it is too tender to live in the 

 open Air in this Country. In Sum- 

 mer this Plant fhould have a large 

 Share of free Air, by opening the 

 lafles of the Stove in warm Wea- 

 her ; and muft be frequently water- 

 d ; for it naturally grows on low 

 arfny Places, and requires a large 

 Share of Water in hot Weather ; but 

 n Winter it muft be kept warm, 

 ind have but little Water in very 

 bold Weather. 



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VALERIANA GR^CA. Vide 

 Polemonium. 



VALERIANELLA,Corn-fallad f 

 or Lamb's lettuce. 



The Characters are ; 



The Leaves grow by Pairs oppejite 

 on the Branches : the Branches are 

 always divided into two Parts, and 

 appear at the Tops like an Umbrella : 

 the Flower conjifis of one Leaf, which 

 is cut into many Segments, and is fuc- 

 ceeded by one naked Seed, having no 

 Down adhering to it ; in which it 

 differs from the Valerian. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Valerianella arvenjis pre- 

 cox humility femine comprejfo. Mar, 

 Umb. Early low Corn-fallad, with 

 a flat Seed. 



2. Valerianella arvenfis pre- 

 cox humilis, foliis ferratis. Tuurn. 

 Early low Corn-faliad, with ferrated 

 Leaves. 



3. Valerianella arvenjis fro* 

 tina altior, femine turgidiore. Mor. 

 Umb. Taller late Corn-fallad, with 

 a turgid Seed. 



4. Valerianella fminejiellato. 

 C. B. P. Corn-fallad with a ftarry 

 Seed. 



5. Valerianella comucopioides 

 rubra vel Indie a. Mor. Umb. Red or 

 Indian Corn fallad, refembling the 

 Cornucopia?. 



6. Valerianella femine umbili- 

 cato nudo rctundo. Mor. Umb. Corn- 

 fallad with a round naked umbiiica- 

 ted Seed. 



7. Valerianella femine umbili- 

 cato nudo oblongo. Mor. Umb. Corn- 

 fallad with an oblong naked umbili- 

 cated Seed. 



8. V A 1 erianella femine umlili- 

 cato hirfuto major e. Mor. Umb. Com- 

 failad with a larger hairy umbilica- 

 ted Seed. 



9 . Valerianella femine umbili- 

 cato hvjuto minore. Mor. Umb. Corn- 



4X2 failad 



