The Natural Hiflory 



at every Joynt ; its Flowers pentapetalous and 

 purple. 



126. Woolly Purflain. Bears a five-leaved yellow 

 Flower like ours, fet in a Rofe of 8 green Leaves ; 

 its Seed fmall and black, lying in Wool, with which 

 alfo the Branches are covered. 



127. Black Maiden Hair. Grows 2 Foot high, 

 and bears nifty Seed. 



128. White Maiden Hair. Becaufe the Stalks are 

 covered with a white Meal, otherwife like the laft. 



129. Green Melon. From the Colour of its 

 Meat : thefe are often eat before Meals. 



130. Water Melons. Are very pleafant, growing 

 as big as one's Head, and round ; it's red where the 

 Seed lies, and white near the Shell ; they are to be 

 had all the Year, but moft plentiful about Chrifi- 

 mas. 



131. The Arrow Reed. From its Ufe ; they 

 grow about 20 Foot high, has fometimes a Branch 

 or 2 towards the Top, the Leaves near 2 yards long. 



132. The Thorny Reed. Grows 20 Foot or high- 

 er, its Leaves about a yard ahd half long, grow al- 

 ternately, 7, 8 or 9 on a Branch, which is thorny 

 at fetting on : thefe, if not cut down in a few 

 Months, ftop up the Roads, fo that Travellers can- 

 not pafs ; they ufe them in their Journeys over De- 

 fer ts to carry Water in. 



133. Clammy Rejl-harrow. Has many hairy 

 elammy S 'talks , partly creeping and upright, its 

 Flowers yellow. 



134. Rofe podded Rejl-harrow. Grows a Foot 

 and half high, dividing it felf into many Branches ; 

 Its Seed black and warty. 



135. Dwarf Rofe. Its Flowers pale Purple, re- 

 iembling our Oleander but the Seed-veffel very 

 fmaS], including a flattifli brown Seed * the Leaves 

 iomewha-t hairy and grow by pairs, 



136, While 



