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na and Piftillum of the Flower, 

 which afterward becomes an oval 

 Jhining Seed. 



The Species are ; 



1. Milium fcmine luteo. C. B. P. 

 Yellow or common Millet. 



2. M.\nvyi femine alio. C.BP. 

 Millet with a white Seed. 



3. Milium femine nigra. C. B. P. 

 Millet with a black Seed. 



4. Milium arundinaccu, fumbro- 

 tundo fcmine, Sorgo ?wmi?iatum. C B. 

 P. Reed-like Millet, with roundilh 

 Seeds, commonly call'd Sorgo or 

 Guiney Com. 



There are fome other Varieties of 

 thefe Plants, which chiefly differ in 

 the Colour of their Seeds, which 

 will be to little Purpofe to enume- 

 rate in this Place, thofe here men- 

 tioned being the principal Sorts 

 which I have obferved growing in 

 England. 



The three firft Sorts are Varieties 

 of each other, and only differ in the 

 Colour of their Seeds ; which Dif- 

 ference will arife from the fame 

 Seeds very ofcen ; but the Yellow 

 is always preferred, tho 1 the White 

 is no-way inferior to it; but the 

 black Sort is elteem'd little worth. 



Thefe Plants were originally 

 brought from the Eaflern Countries, 

 where they are itill greatly cultiva- 

 ted ; from whence we are furnimed 

 annually with this Grain, which 

 is by many Perfons greatly efteemed 

 for Puddens, &c. Thefe are feldom 

 cultivated in England, but by way 

 of Curiofity in fmall Garden?, or 

 for feeding of Poultry, where the 

 Seeds generally ripen very well. 



They muft be fown the Beginning 

 of April upon a warm dry Soil, but 

 not too thick, becaufe thefe Plants 

 divide into feveral Branches, and 

 fhould have much room ; and when 

 they come up, they mould be clear- 

 ed irom Weeds ; after which tley 



will, in a fhort time, get the better 

 of them, and prevent their future 

 Growth. In Augufl thele Seeds will 

 ripen, when it muft be cut down, 

 and beaten out, as is praclifed jor 

 other Grain : but when it begins to 

 ripen,if it is not protected fromBirds, 

 they will foon devour it 



The Guiney Corn rifes commonly 

 to be ten or twelve Feet high, and 

 has jointed Stalks like the Reed ; 

 upon the Tops of which the Panicles 

 are produced, which are very large, 

 as are alio the Grains. This Sort 

 will come up very well, if 1 fown as 

 the former ; but feldom perfecls its 

 Seeds with us, except theSeafon bo 

 very warm. 



MILLEFOLIUM, Yarrow, Mil- 

 foil, or Nofebleed. 



There are feveral Sorts of this 

 Plant, which are cultivated in Bo- 

 tanic Gardens for Variety ; but as 

 they are rarely propagated for Uie, 

 I (hall pafs them over without name- 

 ing them ; and only obferve, that 

 the common Sort, which grows in 

 great Plenty upon dry Banks, in 

 moft Parts of England, is that which 

 is ordered for medicinal Ufe. 

 MILLERIA. 



The Cbaraclers are ; 

 // hath a compou?jd Flower, con- 

 f fling of federal Florets, and one Half- 

 floret, contained in one common Flower- 

 cup ; but thefe Florets are barren, 

 and the Half -floret, which is fruit- 

 ful, is Jucceeded by one Seed, which 

 is furroundtd by the Flower-cup^ 

 The Species are ; 



1. Milleria annua ere 51 a ma- 

 jor, foliis conjugatis, floribus fpicatis 

 luteis. Houft. Greater upright an- 

 nual Milleria, with Leaves growing 

 oppofite, and yellow Flowers grow- 

 ing in a Spike. 



2 . Milleria annua erefta minojt, 

 foliis parietarite, fori bus ex foliorum 

 alls. Houf. Letter upright annual 



Milleria], 



