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Stems of thisPlant rife fourFeethigh, 

 or more ; and thefe often branch out, 

 at the Top, into Side-fhoots ; and 

 the Flowers (which are like thofe of 

 the common Nettle) are produced 

 from the Wings of the Leaves. This 

 Sort is too tender to live in the open 

 Air in Winter ; wherefore the Plants 

 mould be potted, and in Autumn 

 removed into the Green - houfe ; 

 where, if they are fecured from the 

 Froft, and frequently refrefhed with 

 Water, they will thrive extremely 

 well. In Summer they may be 

 placed abroad in a fhelter'd Situa- 

 tion, and in dry Weather they muft 

 be plentifully water'd ; for they are 

 very thirfty Plants. This may alfo 

 be propagated by parting of the 

 Roots, which mould be done in May, 

 when they are removed out of the 

 Qreen-houfe ; for at that Seafon this 

 Plant is in its leaft Vigour, the 

 Winter being the Time when it is 

 mod flourifhing. The Seeds of this 

 Plant were brought from China, 

 where the Plant is call'd Peama. 



The tenth Sort came from Siberia, 

 and, being an Exotic, is preferv'd in 

 fome Botanic Gardens, for the fake 

 of Variety ; but ii muft be confined, 

 otherwife it will become a very bad 

 Weed in Gardens. 



This will grow to the Height of 

 five or fix Feet in good Ground ; 

 the Leaves are plac'd by Pairs, and 

 are djeply cut ; but the whole Plant 

 flings like the common Nettle, and 

 the Roots abide, though the Plants 

 decay annually to the Surface of the 

 Ground 



UVA URSI, The Spanijh Red- 

 whort. 



The Characlers are ; 

 It hatb a globular bell-jhaped Flow- 

 er, conjijiing of one Leaf, from whofe 

 Empalement arifes the Pointal, fixed 

 like a Nail in the hinder Part of the 

 Flower ; which afterward becomes 



a foft Berry or Fruit, of a fpherical 

 Form, inclojing hard Seeds, which are 

 fome plain, and others gibbous. 



There is but one Species of this 

 Plant at prefent known ; viz," 



Uv A Ursi. Cluf. Hi/}. Spanifh 

 Red whort. 



This Plant is very near akin to 

 our common Whorts or Bilberries : 

 it rifes about a Foot high, and hath 

 feveral flexible Branches, which are 

 cover 'd with a redifh Bark, fome- 

 what like the young Branches of 

 the Strawberry-tree : thefe are thin- 

 ly befet with oblong ftiff green 

 Leaves, which are ferrated on their 

 Edges. The Fiowers grow on the 

 Top of the Branches, which are of a 

 whitifh - blue Colour : thefe are 

 fucceeded by red Berries, fomewhat 

 larger than thofe of our common 

 Whorts, which have an acid Tafte. 



This Plant muft be treated in the 

 fame manner as our Vitis Uaa, or 

 Bilberry ; which is, to procure the 

 Plants, with Bails of Earth to their 

 Roots, from the Place of its native 

 Growth; becaufe the Seeds feldom 

 grow, and, when they fucceed, it will 

 be a long time before the Plants 

 will grow to any Size : but as there 

 are Directions for the Management 

 of thefe Plants exhibited under the 

 Article of Vaccinium, I fhall not re- 

 peat them in this Place. 



VULNERARIA, Woundwort. 

 The Characters are; 

 7/ hath apapilionaceous or [peabloom) 

 Flower, out of whofe tubular and tur- 

 gidEmpalent arifes the Pointal, which 

 afterward becomes a fliort Pod filled 

 with roundijh Seeds : to thefe Notes 

 may be added, That the Pod is incloft d 

 in a membranous Bladder, which was 

 before the Empalement. 

 The Species are ; 



I, VULNERARIA ruflica. J. 2?. 



Ruttic Woundwort, Kidney Vetch, 

 or Lady's ringer. 



5 B 4 2. Vul- 



