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pi. p. 507. Wild Poppy with a naked flalk and a 
yellow fweeUfmelling flower. The flower of this 
plant opens at five in the morning, and clofes at 
feven in the evening. 
16. Alyfloides incanum, foliis finuatis Tourn. Infl:. 
213. Alyflum finuatum Sp. pi. 6fi. Hoary Mad - 
wort with flnuated leaves. The flowers of this plant 
expand between the hours of fix and eight in the 
morning, and clofe at four in the afternoon. 
17. Abutilon repens alceae foliis, flore helvolo 
Dillen. Hort. Elth. 5. Malva Caroliniana Sp. pi. 688. 
Creeping bidian Mallow with leaves like Vervain 
Mallow , and a fleflo-coloured flower. Thefe open at 
nine or ten in the morning, and clofe at one in the 
afternoon. 
18. Tragopogon luteum Ger. 595. RaiiSyn. 171. 
Tragopogon pratenfe Sp. pi. 789. Yellow Goats 
Beard, or Go-to-bed-at-noon. The latter of thefe 
names was given to this plant long fince, on account 
of this remarkable property. The flowers open in 
general about three or four o’clock, and clofe again 
about nine or ten, in the morning. Thefe flowers 
will perform their vigilice , if fet in a phial of water, 
within doors for feveral mornings fucceflively ; and I 
have fometimes obferved them to be quite clofed, 
from their utmofl: ftate of expanfion, in lefs than a 
quarter of an hour. It flowers in June. 
19. Tragopogon gramineis foliis, hirfutis. C. B. 
pin. 275. Raii. Hift. Plant. 2^3. Rofe-coloured Goats 
Beard. Thefe open between five and fix in the 
morning, and clofe about eleven. Tragopog. hy- 
bridum Sp. plant. 789. 
20. Tragopogon, calycibus corolla brevioribus in- 
ermibus, 
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