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rnojis. C. B. Shrubby Rupture- 

 ort, with woody Branches. 

 Thefe Plants are feldcm cultiva- 

 !d but in Botanic Gardens, for the 

 .ke of Variety : the three firft are, 

 >r the moft part, anrTual Plants, fel- 

 pm continuing longer than one 

 'ear ; and muft be permitted to fhed 

 rieir Seeds, whereby they are bet- 

 ir preferv'd than if fown with Art. 

 ""he fourth Sort is an abiding Plant, 

 >hich may be propagated by Cut- 

 ngs : but as they are Plants of no 

 leauty, they are not worth cultivate- 

 foo" 



! The firft Sort is what mould be 

 .fed in the Shops, but is rarely feen 

 h London ; the Herb-women com- 

 honly bringing the Parfley Break- 

 tone to the Markets, which is fold 

 nftead of this Plant. 

 HESPERIS, Dame's-violet, Roc- 

 et, or Queen's Gilliflower. 

 The ChavaFters are ; 

 The Flower confijh, for the mf 

 'tarty of jour Leaves, which expand 

 n form of a Crofs : out of the Flower- 

 ~up arifes the Point al, which becomes 

 7 long taper cylindrical Pod, which is 

 liwdcd into two Cells by an inter me- 

 iiatc Partition, to which the imbri- 

 'ated Fa Ives adhere on both Sides, and 

 arc furnijked with oblcng, cylindrical, 

 ir globular Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1. Hesperis hortenfs, fore pur- 

 purea. C. B. P. Garden Dame's-vio- 

 let, with a purple Flower, or fingle 

 purple Rocket. 



2 . Hesperis hortenfs, fore Candi- 

 da. C. B. P. Garden Dame's-vio- 

 let. with a white Flower, or fingle 

 white Rocket. 



3. Hesperis Jylvrfris inodora. 

 C. B. P. Unfavoury wild DameV 

 violer. 



4 Hesperis hortenfs, fore war le- 

 gato. Jeffieu. Garden Dame's- violet, 

 with a variegated Flower. 



j. Hesperis hortenfs, fore pur- 

 purea plena. H. R. Par. Garden 

 Dame's-violet, with a double purple 

 Flower, commonly call'd Double 

 purple Rocket. 



6. Hesperis hortenfs, fore alio 

 plena. H. R. P. Garden Dame's-vio- 

 let, with a double white Flower, or 

 double white Rocket. 



7. Hesperis hortenfs, fore <vario 

 phno, H. R. Par. Garden Dame's- 

 violet, with a variable Flower. 



8. Hesperis maritima /up in a exi- 

 gua. Tcum. Low maritime Dame's- 

 violet. 



9. Hesperis montana pallida odo- 

 ratijfima. C. B. P. Pale mountain 

 Dame's-violet, with a very fweet 

 Smell. 



10. Hesperis maritima angufiz- 

 Jolia incana. Inf. R. H. Dwarf an- 

 nual Stock, fometimes call'd Virgi- 

 nia Stock. 



11. Hesperis foliis multifidis. 

 Flor. Leyd. Annual Dame's-violet, 

 with fmall white Flowers, and Leaves 

 finely cut. 



12. Hesperis lutea, fHquis firi- 

 aifimis. Inf. R. H. Yellow Dame's- 

 violet, with very narrow Pods. 



13. Hesperis allium re do lens. 

 Mor. Hift. Dame's-violet fmelling 

 like Garlick, commonly call'd 

 Sawce-alone, or Jack.-by-the-Hedge. 



14. Hesperis leucoii folio ferrato, 

 filiqua quadrangula. Inf. R. H. 

 Dame's-violet with a Wallflower- 

 leaf, and a fqnare Pod. 



15. Hesperis maritima latifolia , 

 filiqua tricufpidi. Inft. R. H. Broad- 

 leav'd maritime Dame's-violet, with 

 a three-pointed Pod. 



The feven hrft-mention'd Sorts are 

 abiding Plants, and may be propa- 

 gared by parting their Roots in Au- 

 gu/7, efpecially thofe with double 

 Flowers, which never produce Seeds ; 

 but the fingle Kinds are better pro- 

 pagated by fowing their Seeds in 

 March, 



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