( 34X ) 
Linnean fyftem. There is one kind of the 
double, or multiplied flowers, which is termed 
proliferous; of this fort is the hofe in hofe 
polyanthos, and bellis prolffera, hen and 
chicken daify : this is one of the moft cu- 
rious of vegetable monfters, as well as the 
moll: beautiful. Plantago rofea, or rofe plan- 
tain, is wonderfully difguifed by it's bracls 
becoming enlarged, and being converted into 
leaves. Many flowers become double by the 
multiplication of their nectaries, and in fo 
many various ways, that it would engage too 
much time to enumerate them. In the Pro- 
vence rofe the petals are fo profufely multi- 
plied as entirely to exclude the ftamens. In 
fome other rofes may be found ftamens, al- 
though the flower has a luxuriancy of petals, 
as in damafk rofe. The ma ny-pe tailed flowers 
are the moft fubjecl: to multiplication. The 
one-petalled rarely go beyond a double corol, 
which is very often feen in them. The com- 
pound flowers alfo are liable to become 
double ; and their beauty is often improved 
by it; as daily, bellis, fneezewort, achillea, 
and chryfanthemum silphium.; but, if we 
except a few inftances, I think fmgle flowers 
are much to be preferred to double ones. 
R Befide 
