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maximis, farmentis procurnbentibus. Eiri. Sp. Plant. 
8 50. Goldylocks with a Jimple Jlalk , large oval leaves at 
bottom , and trailing runners. Gnaphalium plantaginis 
folio, Virginianum. Pluk. Aim. 171. Virginia Goldy- 
locks with a Plantain leaf. 
23. Gnaphalium ( Obtufifolium ) herbaceum foliis lan- 
ceolatis, caule tomentofo paniculato terminalibus glo- 
meratis conicis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 851. Goldylocks with 
Jpear-floaped leaves , a woolly Jlalk , terminated by a conical 
dujlcr of flowers. Elichryfum obtufifolium, capitulis 
argenteis conglobatis. Hort. Elth. 130. Blunt-leaved 
Goldylocks , with filvery heads growing in cluflers. 
24. Gnaphalium ( Spicatum ) foliis lanceolatis decurren- 
ftbus tomentofis, floribus fpicatis terminalibus latera- 
iibufque. Goldylocks with fpear-Jhaped . , woolly , running 
leaves , and flowers growing in fpikes at the ends and fldes 
of the flalks. Elichryfum caule alato, floribus fpi- 
catis. Sloan. Cat. Jam. 125. Goldylocks with a zvinged 
Jlalk and fpiked flowers. 
The firfl fort hath a fhrubby ftalk, which rifes about 
three feet high, branching out into long (lender flalks 
irregularly j the lower branches are garnifhed with ob- 
tufe leaves, two inches and a half long, and an eighth 
of an inch broad at the point, but thofe upon the 
fiower-ftalks are very narrow, ending in acute points ; 
the whole plant is very woolly : the flowers terminate 
the flalks in a compound corymbus ; their empale- 
jnents are of a filvery colour at firfl, and very neat, 
but afterward turn of a yellowifh fulphur colour. If 
thefe are gathered before the flowers are much opened, 
the heads will continue in beauty many years, elpe- 
cially if they are kept from the air and duft. The 
plants begin to flower in June, and there is a fuc- 
ceflion of flowers all the fummer, fome of which will 
continue in beauty moft part of the winter. This is 
generally fuppofed to be the true golden Caflidony of 
the fhops, but the fecond fort is ufually fubftituted for 
it in England. 
It is propagated by flips or cuttings, which may be 
planted in June or July, in a bed of light earth, and 
covered with glafles, or fliaded with mats, oblerving 
to refrelh them frequently with water, but it muft not 
■be given in large quantities ; thefe cuttings will put out 
roots in fix or eight weeks, then they Ihoulcl be taken 
up and planted in pots filled with light earth, and 
placed in a fhady fituation till they have taken new 
root, when they may be removed to an open fituation, 
and placed among other hardy exotics, till about the 
middle or end of Odtober ; at which time they ihould 
be placed under a common frame, where they may 
be protected from froft, but in mild weather they 
fhould be expofed to the open air. With this ma- 
nagement in winter, the plants will be much ftronger 
than thofe which are kept in the green-houfe, where 
they generally draw too weak ; for this fort only wants 
to be flieltered from hard froft, being fo hardy as in 
very mild winters to live abroad in warm borders 
near walls, with little fhelter. 
The fecond fort hath a flirubby ftalk, which divides 
into many flender branches, covered with a white 
bark ; thefe form a thick bulky under flirub, and rife 
near three feet, garniftied with very narrow leaves, 
hoary on their under fide, but green on their upper, 
placed without order on every fide the flalks •, the 
flowers are produced in a compound corymbus at the 
end of the branches *, their heads are fmall, and are 
qf a yellow colour when fully blown ; thefe are con- 
tinued in fucceflion moft part of fummer. This grows 
naturally in France and Germany, and is hardy enough 
to live in the open air in England. It is propagated 
by flips or cuttings, which may be planted in a fhady 
border during any of the fummer months, and in the 
autumn they may be tranfplanted into the places 
where they are defigned to remain. This fhould have 
a dry undunged foil, in which it is rarely injured un- 
lefs in the moft fevere froft. 
The third fort is an annual plant, which grows na- 
turally in Italy and Sicily ; this hath an herbaceous 
ftalk, which rifes little more than a foot high, gar- 
nifhed with acute indented leaves, which are hoary on 
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their under fide j the flowers Hand upon long foot- 
flalks, which rife far above the branches, each fuftain- 
ing one fmall whitifh flower. Thefe appear in July, 
and the feeds ripen in September. It is propagated 
by feeds, which fhould be fown in autumn upon a bed 
of light earth, where the plants are defigned to re- 
main j and when the plants come up in the fpring, 
they fhould be thinned where they are too clofe, and 
kept clean from weeds, which is all the culture they 
require. 
The fourth fort is an annual plant with woolly leaves, 
which rife with woolly flalks about eight inches high, 
garniftied with oblong leaves which embrace the flalks 
with their bafe ; the flowers grow in clofe cluflers at 
the top, and from the fide of their flalks, which are 
included in dry filvery empalements. 
There is another fpecies of this with narrower leaves, 
not quite fo woolly ; the flalks rife higher, and are 
more branched ; the flowers grow in clofe bunches on 
the top of the flalks, and are of a pale yellow colour. 
Both thefe forts will come up better from the flattered 
feeds, than when they are fown by art ; but if the 
feeds are fown, it muft be foon after they are ripe, 
otherwife they will not fucceed. The plants requi e 
no other care but to keep them clean from weeds, and 
thinned where they are too clofe. They flower in 
July, and the feeds ripen in autumn. 
The fifth fort is an annual plant, which grows natu- 
rally in many parts of England, on places which are 
covered with water in the winter ; this is a low 
branching plant, with filvery leaves and dark heads of 
flowers, but being of no ufe is not cultivated in gardens. 
The fixth fort is alfo an annual plant with narrow 
leaves, which are hoary on their under fide $ the flalks 
grow eredt about a foot high, and at every joint is 
produced a fhort fjpike of white flowers, with dark- 
coloured empalements. This is found growing na- 
turally in fome parts of England, fo is not often ad- 
mitted into gardens. If the feeds of this fort are per- 
mitted to flatter, the plants will come up in the fpring 
with greater certainty than if Town, and they will re- 
quire little culture. Thefe flower in July, and the 
plants decay foon after they have ripened their feeds* 
I he flventh fort grows naturally in the northern parts 
of England, upon the tops of hills and mountains, 
where the fhoots which are fent out from every fide 
of the plant put out roots, whereby it is propagated 
in great plenty : the leaves of this grow clofe to the 
ground, they are narrow at their bafe, but rounded 
at the end where they are broad ^ they are near an 
inch long, and hoary on their under fide ; the (talks 
are Angle, and rife about four inches high, terminated 
by a corymbus of flowers which is Angle. This 
flowers in May and June. 
There are two varieties of this, one with a purple and 
the other a variegated flower, which have rifen ac- 
cidentally from feeds, but continue their difference in 
the gardens. They are cafily propagated by offsets, 
which fhould be planted in the autumn, in a fhady 
fituation, where they will require no other care but to 
keep them clean from weeds. This plant is called 
Pes Cati, or Catsfloot. 
The eighth fort grows naturally on the Alps. This 
is a low plant, with under leaves like the laft men- 
tioned ; the flalks are Angle, and rife about fix inches 
high, garnilhed with very fmall acute leaves, and 
terminated by four or five oblong flowers, which in 
fome plants are white, and in others of a purpliih co- 
lour. They appear about the fame time as the for- 
mer fort, and the plants may be propagated and treated 
in the fame manner. 
The ninth iort grows naturally in Spain and Italy. 
This is a low plant with a ligneous ftalk, which fel- 
dom riles more than fix inches high, garnilhed with 
very narrow leaves, white on their under fide ; the. 
flowers are produced from the fide qf the flalks, each 
Handing upon a feparate foot-ftalk •, their empalements 
are flaly and long, ending in acute ftiff points, and are 
of a purpliih colour. This fort flowers in July, but 
feldom perfects feeds in this country. 
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