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2. LepidIum humile incanum ar- 

 venfe.- Lift. R. H. Low hoary Dit- 

 tander, or Pepperwort. 



3 . Lepidium gramineo folio, five 

 Iberis, hji. R. H. Grafs-leav'd Dit- 

 tander, or Sciatica Crefs. 



4. Lepidium bwnile minus inca- 

 num Alepicum. lift. R. H. Low green- 

 er Dittander of Aleppo. 



5. Lepidium capillaceo folio, fru- 

 ticofum Hifpanicum. Infi. R. H. Shrub- 

 by Spanijb Dittander, with very nar- 

 row Leaves. 



6. Lepidium Orient ale, naftur- 

 tii crifpi folio. Tourn. Cor. Eajlem 

 Dittander, with a curled Crefs-leaf. 



7. Lepidium Orient ale, naftur- 

 tii folio, caule Vfjicario. Tourn. Cor. 

 Eaflem Dittander, with a Crefs-leaf, 

 and a (welling Stalk. 



8. Lepidium Orient ale, carya- 

 phylli folio. Tourn. Cor. Eajlem Dit- 

 tander, with aC!ove-gilliflower-leaf. 



The firft and third Sorts are di- 

 rected by the College of Phyficians 

 .0 be ufed in Medicine* The firft 

 rows wild in fome Parts of Eng- 

 i\ but is generally cultivated in 

 ardens for Ufe. The Herb and 

 oot of this Sort were formerly 

 fed in Sawce, to give a warm bite- 

 Talte thereto ; and fome poor 

 eople have mixed a few of the 

 eaves in their Sallads, for the fame 

 pofe/ This Sort is eafily propa- 

 ted by planting any fmall Pieces 

 the Root, eitner in Spring or Au- 

 n, after the manner directed for 

 orfe-radifh j but it mould be pla- 

 in fome odd Corner of the Gar- 

 , and not near other Plants, be- 

 fe the Roots will fpread, and 

 ot up at a great Diftance, fo as 

 over-run the Ground where it is 

 tatted. 



The third Sort may be propaga- 

 ] by Seeds, which mould be fovvn 

 the Spring ; and when the Plants 



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are come up, they mould be thin- 

 ned, fo as to leave them eight or ten 

 Inches afunder, and keep them clear 

 from Weeds ; which is all the Cul- 

 ture they require. The fecond Year 

 the Plants will produce Seeds, and 

 the old Roots will remain feveral 

 Years, provided they are not in too 

 rich Ground. The Leaves and Seeds 

 of this Plant are ufed in Medicine. 



The fecond and fourth Sorts are 

 trailing Plants, which propagate very 

 fall: by their creeping Roots : thefe 

 are preferved in Botanic Garden* 

 for Variety ; but there is little Beau- 

 ty in them. 



The fifch Sort was difcovered by 

 Dr. Toumefort in Spain. This grows 

 fhrubby, and will abide the Cold 

 of our ordinary Winters in the open 

 Air, provided it is planted on a poor 

 dry Soil. It may be propagated either 

 by Seeds or Cuttings. 



The other three Sorts were dif- 

 covered by Dr. Toumefort in the 

 Levant, from whence he fent their 

 Seeds to the Royal Garden at Paris. 

 Thefe are alio preferved in Botanic 

 Gardens for the fake of Variety, 

 and may be eafily propagated by 

 Seeds. 



LEPIDOCARPODENDRON. 

 Vide Protea. 



LETTUCE. Vide Lattuca. 

 LEUCANTHEMUM, Ox-eye 

 Daify. 



The Characlers are ; 

 // agrees in every refpeel with the 

 Chryfinthemum, except in the Colour 

 of its Scmi-fiorets, ivhich in thefe are 

 conflantly vuhite. 



The Species are ; 



1. Leucanthemum <vulgarel 

 Tourn. Common Ox-eye Daily. 



2. Leucanthemum Alpinum ?na- 

 jus, rigido folio. Tourn. Greater Ox- 

 eye Daify of the Alps, with iliff 

 Leaves. 



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