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caft. abroad, and with Difficulty ga- 

 thered up again. 



Thefe Plants are preferved in 

 curious Gardens for the Oddnefs of 

 their Fruit ; but as they take up a 

 great deal of room in the Hot-beds, 

 requiring frequent Attendance, and 

 being of little Beauty or Ufe, fo 

 they are not much cultivated in 

 England, except in Botanic Gardens 

 for Variety. 



There are fome Perfons who put 

 thefe Plants in Pots, and fallen them 

 up to Stakes, to fupport the '"ines 

 from trailing on the Ground, and 

 place the Pots in Stoves ; where, 

 when they are (kilfully managed, 

 they will produce their Fruit tole- 

 rably well : and in this way they 

 make a better Appearance, than 

 when the Vines fpread on the 

 Ground, like Cucumbers and Me- 

 lons. The third and fourth Sorts 

 feldom perfect their Seeds, unlefs 

 they are fown early in the Spring, 

 and brought forward by being re- 

 moved imo two Hot-beds : but it is 

 the bell way to put thefe Plants in- 

 to Pots very young ; for they do not 

 tranfplant well when they have 

 grown any Length : therefore they 

 fhould be each planted in a fmall 

 Pot, as foon as they put out the 

 third, or rough Leaf ; and when 

 the Roots have rilled thefe Pots, the 

 Plants may be fhaken out, preferv- 

 ing all the Earth about their Roots, 

 and put into larger Pots ; but ftill 

 continued in the Hot bed, until the 

 Plants are too high to remain under 

 the GlaJTcs ; when they may be 

 removM into the Stove, and kept 

 duly watered ; as alio a large Share 

 ct free Air admitted to them in 

 warm Weather, without which the 

 ' Plants will grow fickly, and pro- 

 duce no Fruit. 

 MONARDA. 



The Ckaradcrs are ; 



The Empalement of the Flower is • 

 tubulous and freaked, conf fling of one 

 Leaf, and divided at the Brim ^into 

 five equal Parts : the Flower is of 

 one Leaf of the lip Jhaped Kind ; the 

 upper Lip being ereel, narrow, and in- . 

 tire : the Under -lip ( or Beard ) is broad, 

 and cut into three Segments ; the Middle 

 being long and narrow ; but the other 

 two broad and blunt : in the Centre of 

 the Flower is fituated the fquare 

 Point al, attended by two Stamina, 

 and four Embryoes, which afterward 

 are fo many round Seeds inclofed in the 

 Empalement . 



The Species are ; 



1. Monarda fi.ribus capita* is, 

 caulcoktufo. Lin. Vir. Monarda with 

 an obtufe Stalk, and Flowers col- 

 lected in an Head, commonly call'd 

 Ozweega Tea. 



2. Monarda foribus 'verticillatis. 

 Lin. Hort. Cliff. Monarda with 

 Flowers growing in Whorles. 



3. Monarda foliis ovato-lanceo- 

 latis, <vcrticillis lateralibus dichoto- 

 my* corymbofes, foliolis intequalibuS 

 except is. Flor. Virg. Monarda with 

 hoary fweet-fcented Leaves. 



4. Monarda fpica interrupta, 

 involucris hngitudine njcrticillorum 

 lanceolatis. Flor. Virg. American Field 

 Bafil, with a purple-fpotted Flower. 



The firft Sort is, by Dr. Toume- 

 fort, called a Lconurus. This was 

 figured and defcribed by Cornutus, 

 in his Book of Canada Plants, by 

 the Title of Origanum Can a den fe fi- 

 fulofum. This Plant is very com- 

 mon in moft of the Northern Parts of 

 America, where the Inhabitants drink 

 an Infufion of this Herb as Tea, and 

 call it Ozweega Tea : there are fome 

 Perfons in England who are fond of 

 this Herb for the fame Purpofe, ufing 

 it inilead of Baum. 



The firft and fecend Sorts are 

 beautiful Garden - piants : the firft 

 produces large Heads of fine fcarlet 



M m m 3 Flowers, 



