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taken to have a conftar.t Supply cf 

 young Plants, their Kinds will be 

 loft ; for where the Snade of the 

 Wildernefs is very thick, the Seeds 

 which fall there will not fucceed ; 

 bocaofe the Leaves of theTrecs, fall- 

 ing in Autumn, when the Seeds are 

 ripe, cover the Ground ; whereby 

 the Seedi either uo not reach the 

 Earth, or, if tney do, they are fo 

 cloiely covered by the falling F eaves, 

 that they cannot enjoy the Benefits 

 of the Air; fo that they rarely 

 grow. 



HYPERICUM FRUTEX. Vide 

 Sp la-a. 



HYPOCISTIS. 



We have no Emglijh Name for this 

 Plant. 



The Cbaraclrs are; 

 It hntb a be' I -jl aped Flower con- 

 Jifiittg of one L af v.hicb is cut into 

 fe<ve>al Segments at the Brim: the 

 hinder Pa> t of the Flower becomes a 

 fojt Fruit, divid d into Rays i in which 

 are contained the Seeds. 

 The Species are ; 



1. HypoCISTIS Qeticrr, flore 

 purpurea. Touru, Cor. Candy Hypo- 

 ciftis, with a purple Flower. 



2. H^pccistis jurpurea, fore 

 candicante.U cum. Cor. Purple Hy- 

 pociftis, with a white Flower., 



3 . H YP.OCISTIS fore lut.o. ^ourn. 

 Cor. Hypocillis with a yellow Flow- 

 er. 



4. Hypoci5Tis pallefcentts colo- 

 ris, lineis put puraf; entibus & nonni' 

 hi I vir.fcevtibus difiincla. Cluf. Hifl. 

 Pale-coloured Hypocillis, with pur- 

 plifli I i. es. 



Thefe Plant^ grow from the Root 

 cf the Cifius, or Rock-rofe ; fo can- 

 not be cultivated by Art ; it being 

 a Superplant, like the Mifieto ; 

 a^d i: is not known to grow on any 

 Oth er Plant but the Cifiu*. But as 

 one of the Species is ufed in Medi- 

 cine, I thought it proper to mention 



the feveral Kinds which have bees . 

 difcovered. 



HYSSOPUS, Hyflbp, 

 The Characters are ; 



It is a veritdllate Plant, with 

 long narrow Leavts : the Galea (or 

 Cref) of the Flower is roundiJh y 

 ercd, and divided into two Parts : 

 the Barba (or Beard) is divided into 

 three Parts : the middle Part is hoi- 

 lowed like a Spoon, having a double 

 Point, and is fomewhat winged : the 

 Whorlcs of the Flowers are fhort, and 

 at the Lovjer-purt of the Stalk are 

 placed at a great Dijlance, but to- 

 '■ ward the Top are clofer joind, fo as 

 to form a regular Spike. 

 The Species are ; 



I. Hyssopus ojficinarum caera- 

 lea, feu fpicata. C.B.P. Common 

 Hyflbp of the Shops, with blue 

 Flowers growing in a Spike. 



2 Hyssotus vulgaris alba. 

 C. B. P. Common HyfTop, with 

 a white Flower. 



3. Hyssopus rubro fiore.C. B. P. 

 HyfTop with a red Flower. 



4. Hyssopus ?nontana Macedoni- 

 ca, Valerondi Dourer. J. B. Moun- 

 tain Macedonian HyfTop. 



5. Hyssopus bumilior myrtifslia. 

 H. R. Par. Dwarf myrtle-leav'd 

 Hyflbp. 



6. Hyssopus utrinaue fiorida , 

 Dod. pempt. HyfTop bearing Fiowers 

 on every Side. 



7. Hyssopus vulgaris, viofebum 

 redolens. C. B. P. Common Hyflbp, 

 fmeiling like Mufk. 



8. Hy ssopu s crifpa. Gefner.Hor/. 

 Curled HyfTop. 



9. Hyssopus foliis diffeclis. 

 C. B. P. HyfTop with cut Leaves. 



10. Hyssopus /pica brevi cif ro- 

 tunda. C. B. P. HyfTop with a fhort 

 and round Spike. 



II. PIyssopus v erf co lor five au- 

 reus. Park. Par. Gold-ftriped Hyf- 

 Top. 



12. Hys- 



