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Plants have been brought to Eng- 

 land, and are preferv'd in Gardens 

 by fome curious Perfons, for the fake 

 of Variety : but as their Flowers 

 have no Scent, and little Beauty, 

 they are not much regarded. 



Thefe are as hardy as the com- 

 mon Violet, and may be propagated 

 by parting their Roots, in the fame 

 manner as is practis'd for that ; and 

 they ihould have a moiit mady Situa- 

 tion, and a li&ht Soil. 



VIORNA. Vide Clematitis. 



VIRGA AUREA, Golden-rod. 

 The Ckaraclers are ; 



The Leaves are, for the mojl part, 

 uohole, and are placed alternately on 

 the Stalks : the Calyx, or Flower- 

 cup, is fquamous : the Fhwers are 

 /mall, radiated, and 0/ a yellow Co- 

 lour, conf fling of many Florets, each 

 of which is furnijh' d with an Embryo, 

 which afterward becomes a Seed, 

 halving a downv Suhfance adhering to 

 it : to which Jhculd be added, That 

 the Flowers are produced in a long 

 Spike. 



The Species are ; 



1. Virga Aurea vulgaris latifo- 

 lia. J. B. Tiie common or broad- 

 leav'd Golden rod. 



2. Virga Aurea montana, folio 

 angujlo fubincano, flofculis congloba- 

 tis. Rail Syn. Narrow-leav'd moun- 

 tain Golden-rod, with an hoary 

 Leaf, and congiobate Flowers. 



3. Virga Aurea angufifolia, 

 panicula fpeciofa, Catiadenjis. H. R. 

 Par. Narrow-leav'd Canada Gold- 

 en-rod, with a fpecious Panicle. 



4. Virga Aurea Canadtnfis hir- 

 /uta, panicula minus fpeciofa. Boerh. 



Ind. Rough Canada Golden-red, with 

 a lefs fpecious Panicle. 



5. Virca Aurea Novee Anglic 

 altiffima, paniculis nonnunquam re- 

 fexis. Flor. Bat. The tailed New* 



England Goldea-rod, with areflex'd 

 Panicle. 



6. Virca Auria altiffima ferotU 

 na, panicula fpeciofa patula. Rani. 

 TallerV late -flowering Golden-rod, 

 with a fpecious fpreadmg Panicle. 



7. Virga Aurea Virginiana,fo- 

 liis anguflioribus a/peris, panicula mi- 

 nus fpeciofa. Pluk. Phyt. Virginian 

 Golden- rod, with narrow rough 

 Leaves, and a lefs fpecious Panicle. 



8. Virga Aurea rugojis foliis, 

 Virginiana, panicula forum am' t lijfitna m 

 Pluk. Phyt. Rough-leavM Virginian 

 Golden-rod, with an ample Panicle 

 of Flowers. 



9. Virga Aurea filiis l<e<vibut 

 non ferratis, panicula fpeciofa, fori* 

 bus magnis. Flor. Bat. Smooth- 

 leav'd Golden-rod, with a fpecious 

 Panicle, and large Flowers. 



10. Virga Aurea Mcrylandica 9 

 fpicis forum racemofs, foliis integris 

 fcabris. Mart. Hift.Rar. Plant. Goid- 

 en-rod from Maryland, with branch- 

 ing Spikes of Flowers, and whole 

 rough Leaves. 



11. Virga Aurea Canadenfis, 

 afcnfci folio. Par. Bat. Canada 

 Golden-rod, with a Leaf like Afte- 

 rifcus. 



12. Virga Aurea Americana 

 fcrrata, floribus ad foliorum alas con- 

 globatis. Breyn. Prod. American 

 Golden-rod, with ferrated Leaves, 

 and conglobated Flowers coming 

 out from the Wings of the Leaves. 



13. Virga Aurea limonii folia 9 

 panicula una *verfu difpofta. H. R. 

 Par. Golden-rod with a Sea-la- 

 vender-leaf, and the Flowers grow- 

 ing upon one Side of the Stalk. 



14. Virga Aurea Noveboracen- 

 fis glabra, -cuulibus rubentibus, foliis 

 angufis glabris. Flor. Bat. Smooth 

 New-York Golden-rod, with red 

 Stalks, and narrow fmooth Leaves. 



15. Virga Aurea fori bus fiflu lo- 

 fts, fenecionis inftur, foliis angufiori- 

 bus non ferratis. Hif.Oxon. Gold- 

 en-rod with hiValous Flowers, fome- 



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