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failad with a fmaller hairy umbili- 



cated Seed. 



10. Vai.eri ANFLLA Cretica,fru- 

 £lu <v(ficario. Tourn. Cor. Candy Coin- 

 fallad, with a bladder'd Fruit. 



1 1. Val.erianel.la comucopiotdes 

 echinata. Lift. R. H. Prickly Corn- 

 fallad, refembling^an Helmet. 



12. Valeria nell a Orient a lis, 

 frufiu parvo cornlculaio. Tourn. Cor t 



Eaftern Corn-fallad, with a fmall 

 horned Fruit. 



The three firft Sorts are found 

 wild in feveral Parts of England. 

 The third Sort is often cultivated in 

 Gardens, for Sallads in the Spring ; 

 though either cf the three may be 

 cultivated for the fame Purpofc, they 

 being equally good. The Seeds of 

 thefe Plants mould be fown in Au- 

 tumn, foon after they are ripe ; for 

 if they are kept till Spring, the 

 Plants feldom come up the fame 

 Summer ; the Seeds, commonly re- 

 maining in the Ground, will come 

 up the fucceeding Spring, notwith- 

 ftanding the Place be dug, and fown 

 with other Seeds, as I have often 

 obferv'd. 



Thsfe Plants will grow in almoft 

 any Soil or Situation, and require no 

 farther Care, but to keep them clear 

 from Weeds, until they are fit for 

 Ufe : they mould always be cut 

 while they are young ; for when 

 they are grown pretty large, they 

 wiil become ftrong and bitter. 



The fourth and fifth Sorts are 

 preferv'd in Botanic Gardens for 

 Variety ; but are not of any Ufe : 

 thefe may be propagated by fowing 

 their Seeds in the Spring, upon a 

 Bed of dry Earth, where they may 

 remain to flower and feed. 



The fixth, fever th, eighth, and 

 ninth Sorts r.re Varieties of the com- 

 mon Corn-fallad, which are pre- 

 ferv'd in fome curious Botanic Gar- 

 dens for the fake of Variety. Thefe 



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are all very hardy Plants, which, 'if 

 permitted to (catter their Seeds, will 

 come up in almoft any Soil or Situa- 

 tion ; and require no other Care, 

 but to keep them clear from Weeds. 

 When they are not permitted to feat- 

 ter their Seeds, they mould be fown 

 in Autumn ; otherwife the Seeds will 

 often lie in the Ground till the fol- 

 lowing Autumn, before they grow. 



The tenth and twelfth Sorts were 

 difcover'd by Dr. Tournefiort in the 

 Levant, from whence he fent their 

 Seeds to the Royal Garden at Paris ; 

 which have fince been communicated 

 to many curious Perfons in England. 

 Thefe are very hardy Plants, which 

 may be propagated by Seeds, in the 

 fame manner as the other Sorts ; and 

 if they are permitted to fcatter their 

 Seeds, will come up, and require 

 r.o other Care, but to keep them 

 clear from Weeds. 



The eleventh Sort produces Tufts 

 of red Flowers, which are fhaped 

 like an Helmet, and make a pretty 

 Appearance, when blown : this is 

 alio an hardy Plant ; and may be 

 propagated in the fame manner as 

 the other Sorts. 



VANILLA. 

 The Char a tiers are ; 



It bath an anomalous Flovjer, con~ 

 filling of fix Leaves, five of ixhich 

 are placed in a circular Order ; and 

 the other, which occupies the Middle, 

 is concave: the Empalement after- 

 <ward becomes an horned finft fi^Jhy 

 Fruit, filled voith t ery fmall Seeds. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Vanilla fiore viridi & alio, 

 f uclu nigrefcente. Plum. Nov. Gen. 



Vanilla with a green and white 

 Fiower, and a blackifh Fruit. 



2. Vanilla fore violuceo, fruflu 

 hreviori ruhro. Plum. Nov Gen. Va- 

 nilla with a violet-colour'd Flower, 

 and a fhort red Fruit. 



3. Vanilla fiore albo,f rutin hre- 



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