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The Species are ; 



1. Matricaria vulgaris fativa, 

 C. B. P. Common Feverfew. 



2. Matricaria vulgaris velfa- 

 tiva, caulibus rubentibus. H. L. 

 Common Feverfew, with redifli 

 Stalks. 



3. Mktricari Avutgaris vel fa- 

 tiva, fioribus nudis bullatis. H. L. 

 Common Feverfew, with naked 

 Flowers. 



4. Matricaria vulgaris <vel fa- 

 tiva^flcrum pet a lis ffulofs. H. L. 

 Common Feverfew, with the Petals 

 of the Flower quilled or fiftulous. 



5. Matricaria vulgaris vel fa- 

 tiva,forum petalis ffulofs iff bre- 

 vioribus. H. L. Common Fever- 

 few, with fhort nftulous Petals. 



6. Matricari hfiorepleno. C. B. 

 P. Double-flower'd Feverfew. 



7. Matricarias^ plcno, feta- 

 lis Jiftuhfis. H. L. Feverfew with 

 double nftulous Flowers. 



8. Matricaria fore pleno, peta- 

 lis tnarginalibus plants, difcoidibus 

 fftulofs. H L. Double Feverfew, 

 with the Petals round the Border 

 plain ; but thofe in the Middle of 

 the Flower nftulous. 



9. Matricaria foliis ehgantijf- 

 mis crifpis, iff petalis forum fifulofs. 

 Tcum. Feverfew with elegant curi'd 

 Leaves, and the Petals of the Flow- 

 ers nftulous. 



The fir it of thefe Species (which 

 is the Sort ufed in Medicine) is found 

 wild upon Dunghils,and uncultiva- 

 ted Places, in divers Parts of England; 

 but is cultivated in thofe Gardens 

 which propagate medicinal Plants to 

 fupply the Markets. The other 

 Sorts are preferved in curious Bota- 

 nic Gardens for Variety ; and the 

 fixth, feventh, and eighth Sorts de- 

 serve a Place in the Borders of large 

 Gardens, for the Beauty of their 

 Flowers-. 



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Thefe Plants are propagated by 

 their Seeds, which mould be fown 

 in March, upon a Bed of light 

 Earth; and, when they are come 

 up, they mould be tranfplanted out 

 into Nurfery-beds, at about eight 

 Inches afunder, where they may re- 

 main till the Middle of May ; when 

 they may be taken up, with a Ba!i 

 of Earth to their Roots, and planted 

 in the Middle of large Borders, where 

 they will flower in 'July and Auguft ; 

 and, if the Autumn be favourable, 

 will produce ripe Seeds the fame 

 Year. But it is not advifeable to 

 permit them to feed, which often 

 weakens and decays the Roots ; 

 therefore, when their Flowers are 

 part, you mould cut down their 

 Stems, which will caufe them to 

 pufti out frelh Heads, whereby the 

 Roots will be maintains. 



When the different Varieties of 

 thefe Plants are intermixed with ether 

 Plants of the fame Growth, they 

 make an handfome Appearance du- 

 ring theirSeafon of Flowering; which, 

 commonly continues a full Month, 

 or more ; fo they may be allowed a 

 Place in large Gardens, where thertf 

 is room for Variety. But as their 

 Roots feldom abide more than tv> 

 or three Years, frem Plants mould 

 be raifed from Seeds, to fupply their 

 Places ; for although they may be 

 propagated by parting their Roots 

 either in Spring or Autumn, yet 

 thefe feldom make fo good Plants as 

 thofe obtained from Seeds. But the 

 fixth Sort feldom produces any good 

 Seeds : therefore that mull be pro- 

 pagated in this manner, or by plant- 

 ing Cuttings in the Spring or Sum- 

 mer Months, which will take Root, 

 and make good Plants. 



MAUDLIN. Vide Ageratum. 



MAUROCENIA. The Hottentot 

 Cherry, vulgos 



The 



