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6. Orththogai.um luteum five 

 fcliidum mo jus. C. B. P. Great yel- 

 low, or pale Star of Bt thlehem. 



7. Ornithogalum Neapolitar.iun. 

 J. B. Star of Naples, <vulgo. 



8. Omrithogalum anguflifoli- 

 utn fpicatum maximum. C. B. P. The 

 greateft narrow-Ieav'd fpiked Star of 

 Bethlehem. 



9. Ornithogalum fpicatum feu 

 amofumy f.ore la ft -a. C. B. P. Spi- 

 ked or branchy Star of Bttblebcm, 

 with a milk-white Flower. 



10. Ornithogalum ma jut fpi- 

 catum alttrmm. C. B. P. Another 

 great fpiked Star of Bethlehem, com- 

 monly called the Star of Cmd*Mti- 

 tcople. 



1 1 . Ornithogalum fpicatum al- 

 bum. C. B. P. White fpiked Star of 

 Bethlehem. 



12. Ornithogalum lutettm , 

 magna fore C. B. P. Yellow Star 

 cf Bethlehem, with a large Flower. 



13. Ornithogalum Lujitani- 

 turn, cepillaceo folio, luteum. Inf. 

 R. H. Yellow Portuguefs Star of 

 Bethlehem, with a capillaceous Leaf. 



1 4. Ornithogalum fpicatum uni- 

 folium, fore casruleo odorato. Vir. Lu- 

 jit. Spiked Star of Bethlehem, with 



one Leaf, and a fweet-fmelling blue 



P lower. 



15, Orkithogalum umbellatunt 

 maximum. C. B. P. The greateft 

 ambellated Star of Bethlehem, com- 

 monly calPd the Star of Alexandria. 



16. Ornithogalum umhetiatmm 

 fiwum medium lati folium. C. B. P. 

 White middle broad leav"d umbel- 

 lated Star of Bethlehem. 



1 7. Ornithogalum album minus. 

 C. B. P. Smaller white Star of Beth? 

 lehem. 



1 8 . Cr n ithogalu m umbellatum, 

 jbfeulu ex rJha fuhcaeruleis. C. B P. 

 T plated Star of Betblcken. with 

 jyfcituh-blue Flqwerg. 



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T9. Ornithogalum Orientals 

 villojitm, f r ,re>luteo magna. Tourn. 

 Cor. Eaftem hairy Star of Bethle- 

 hem, with a large yellow Flower. 



20. Ornithogalum Samium <vil- 

 Jofam umbellatum album Taurn. Car. 

 Hairy write umbellated Star of Beth- 

 lehem of Samos. 



21. Ornithogalum Lufitani- 

 cum uni folium humile, fol:o ova/ a 

 acuminata, fijribus fpicatis ccsrultis. 

 Low Portuguefe Star- flower, with 

 one oval pointed Leaf, and blue 

 Flowers growing in a Spike. 



22. O r n 1 r h c a l u m /Ifr ice- MMfcJ 

 (mtemm tdermtutn, filtis cepacdj, ra- 

 dice tuberofa. H. L. Yellow fweet- 

 fmelling African Star of Bethlehem, 

 with Onion-leaves, and a tuberole 

 Root. 



23. Ornithogalum Virginia- 

 num luteum, foliis gramineis hirfutis. 

 Petrver. Gaz. Yellow Virginian 

 Star-Mower, with hairy Grafs-leaves. 



24. Ornithogalum Africanum, 

 plantaginis rofe^ folio, radice tube- 

 rofa. Com. Hirt. Amft. African Star- 

 flower, with a Rofe - plantain - leaf, 

 and a tuberoas Root. 



The eighteen Sorts which are firft- 

 mentioned, are very hardy; molt of 

 thefe grow wild in Spain and Portu- 

 gal: the three firit. grow in feveral 

 Places in the North of England, in 

 Meadows and Woods : thefe increafe 

 very fait by OrF-fet% efpecially the 

 fecond and feventh Sorts, fo as often 

 to become tioublefome Weeds in 

 fuch Gardens where they are plant- 

 ed. The feventh Sort comes early 

 to flower in the Spring : the Flowers 

 are large, of a dirty- white Colour, 

 iiriped with green ; fo it makes but 

 an indifferent Appearance ; and the 

 Seed veffels foon after fwelling to a 

 large Size, become fo heavy, as to 

 weigh down the Stalks, and lay 

 them profcrate on the Ground ; at 



