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bitter, and hard of Digeftion, and 

 do not afford good Nourilhment. 



The fourth Sort was difcovered 

 by Dr. Toumefort in the Levant, 

 from whence he fent the Seed to 

 the Royal Garden at Paris, where it 

 flouriihed, and has fince been diftri- 

 buted to feveral Perfons wha are 

 curious in collecting of Plants. This 

 is as hardy as the common Sort ; fo 

 may be fown and treated .after the 

 fame manner. 



The fifth Sort was difcovered by 

 Father Plumier in America, and fince 

 by the late Dr. William Houfoun at 

 Campecby. The Seeds of this Sort 

 muft be fown on an Plot-bed early 

 in the Spring ; and when the Plants 

 come up, they mould be tranfplant- 

 ed each into' a feparate Pot, and 

 plunged into a moderate Hot-bed , 

 where they mould have a large 

 Share of free Air in warm Weather, 

 and mult be frequently refrefiYd with 

 Water. About the Eeginning of 

 July thefe Plants will flower, and 

 their Seeds will ripen in Autumn. 



OCULUS CHRIST!, FideUot- 

 jninuoi lylvellre. 



OCYMUM, Bafil. 

 The Characlers are ; 



7/ bath a labia ted Flower, conff- 

 ing of one Leaf, whofe Creji ( or Up- 

 per-lip ) is upright, roundijb, notched, 

 ^and larger than the Beard ( or Low- 

 er Lp )., which is generally curled, or 

 gently cut: out of the Flower- cup. 

 arijts the Pointal, attended by four 

 Embryoes, which afterward become 

 fo many S.-eds inclo/ed in an Hufk, 

 which was before the Flower-cup : 

 this Hujk is divided into two Lips ; 

 , the upper one growing upright, and is 

 fplit into two ; but the under one is 

 ; cut into fenjeral Parts. 

 The Sp-.cies are ; 



I. Ocymum vulgatius, C. B. P. 

 Common Bafil, 



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2. Ocymum vulgatius, foliis est 

 nigra <virefcentibus, fore albo.H.R.P. 

 Common Bafil, with dark - green 

 Leaves, and white Flowers. 



3 . Ocymum minus angu ft if o Hum, 

 foliis Jhratis. C. B. P. Letter Ba- 

 fil, with narrow ferrated Leaves. 



4 . Ocymum minus angufti folium, 

 foliis builaiis H. R. P. Leffer 

 narrow - leav'd Bafil, with warted 

 Leaves. 



5. Ocymum minimum. C. B. P. 

 The lealt Bafil, commonly called 

 Bufh-bafil. 



6 . Ocymum minim urn, foliis ex 

 purpura nigricantibus . H. R. P. The 

 leaft Bafil, with dark-purpIeLeaves. 



7 . Ocymu M citri odore . C.B.P. 

 Bafil with a Citron-fcent. 



8. Ocymum latifolium macula^ 

 turn <vel crifpum. C. B. P. Broad- 

 leav'd Bafil, with curled fpotted 

 Leaves. 



9. Ocymum foil or urn fimbriis ad 

 endi-viam acced, ntibus, maximum .H.L. 

 The greateit Bafil, with Leaves 

 fringed like Endive. 



10. Ocymum foliis fmbriatis 

 wiridibus. C. B. P. Bafil with 

 fringed green Leaves. 



11. Ocymum caryophyllatum 

 maximum. C. B. P. The greateil- 

 Bafil, fmeiling like Cloves. 



12. O c v m u m anifi odore. C.B.P. 

 Bafil fmeiling like Anile. 



1 3 . Oc y m u m minus angujiifoli- 

 v?n, ^foliis f err at is. C. B P. The 

 fmaller narrow - leav'd Bafil, with 

 fawed Leaves. 



14. Ocymum tricolor. H. R. 

 Par. Three-coloured Bafil. 



ly Ocymum nigrum majus, acu- 

 ta rut a? odore. H. L. Greater 

 black Bafil, with the quick Smell of 

 Rue. 



16. OcYMU M Campecbianum odor 

 ratifpmum. Houji. The molt fvveet- 

 fineiiing Bafil of Campecby. 



P p p 1 17. Ocy-. 



