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9. Inula (. Hirta ) foliis feffilibus knceolatis, recurvatis, 
fubferrato-fcabris, floribus inferioribus, altioribus, 
caule teretiufculo fubpilofc. Lin. Sp. 12 39. Inula with 
fpear-fhaped , recurved , rough leaves, fitting clofe to the 
folks, and the lower flowers rifling above the other. Af- 
ter luteus, falicis folio hirfuto. C. B. P. 266. Yellow 
After with a hairy Willow leaf 
10. Inula ( Bifrons ) foliis oblongis decurrentibus den- 
ticulatis, floribus congeftis terminalibus fubfeflilibus. 
Lin. Sp. 1236. Inula with oblong indented leaves run- 
ning along the flalks, and flowers in ctufters terminating 
th ft a Iks f Conyza Pyrenaica, foliis primulas veris. 
Par. Bat. 127. 
11. Inula iSquarofa) foliis ovalibus Isevibus reticulato- 
venofls fubcrenatis, calyciSus fquarrofis. Lin. Sp. 1 240. 
Inula with fmooth oval leaves and netted veins, with rough 
empalements to the flowers. After Conyzoides odora- 
tus luteus. Tourn. Inft. 483. 
j2. Inula ( Canarienflis ) foliis linearibus carnofls tricnl- 
pidatis, caule fruticofo. Inula with narrow , flejhy, 
three-pointed leaves , and a fhrubby ftalk. After Cana- 
rienfis frutefcens, folio tridentato craffa. Hort. Ghelf. 
2 6. Shrubby Canary Starwort with a thick leaf, ending in 
three points. 
13. Inula ( Saturejaoides ) foliis linearibus hirfutis op- 
~pofitis, pedunculatis nudis unifloris. Inula with narrow 
hairy flalks placed oppofite, and naked foot-ftalks, having 
cne 'flower. After faturejas foliis conjugatis & pilofis, 
flole futeo. Houft. MSS. Starwort with hairy Savoury 
leaves growing by pairs, and a yellow flower. 
14. Inula ( Mariana ) caule eredto hifpido, foliis lan- 
ceolatis afperis, floribus alaribus folitariis feflllibus, 
terminalibus umbellatis. Inula with an erehl prickly 
ftalk, fpear-flsaped rough leaves, flowers proceeding fingly 
from thefldes of the flalks , fitting clofe , and terminating 
in an umbel. After luteus Marianus Saligneis brevio- 
ribus foliis hirfutis pubefeentibus, ftimmo caule ra- 
mofus. Pluk. Mant. 30. Yellow Starwort of 'Maryland, 
with Jhorter, fallow , hairy leaves, and the top of the 
ftalk branching. 
15. Inula {Fruticofo) foliis lanceolatis acutis, fubtus 
trinerviis, fquamis calycinis acutis caule fruticofa. 
Inula with fpear-fhaped acute leaves, having three veins 
cn their under fide, the feales of the empalement floarp- 
pointed, and a fhrubby ftalk. 
The firft fort grows naturally in feveral parts of Eng- 
land, but it is alfo cultivated in gardens for the fake 
of the roots, which are ufed in medicine, and are ac- 
counted carminative, fudorific, and alexipharmic, of 
great fervice in fhortnefs of breath, coughs, fluffing 
of the lungs, and infedtious diftempers. 
This hath a perennial root, which is thick, branching, 
and of a ftrong odour. The lower leaves are a foot 
long, and four inches broad in the middle, rough 
on their upper fide, but downy on their under. The 
ftalks rife about three feet high, and divide toward 
the top into feveral fmaller branches, garniffied with 
oblong oval leaves, which are indented on their edges, 
and end in acute points. The flowers terminate the 
ftalks, each branch ending with one large, yellow, 
radiated flower, fitting in a fcaly empalement, whofe 
feales are oval, and placed like the feales on fiffi over 
each other. The flowers are fucceeded by narrow 
four-cornered feeds crowned with down. It flowers 
in June and July, and the feeds ripen the latter end 
of Auguft. 
This fort may be propagated by feeds, which fhould 
be fown in autumn foon after they are ripe ; for if 
they are kept till the fpring, they feldom grow ; but 
where they are permitted to fcatter, the plants will 
corne up the following fpring without any care, and 
may be either tranfplanted the following autumn ; 
or if they are defigned to remain, they fhould be 
hoed out to the diftance of ten inches, or a foot each 
way, and conftantly kept clean from weeds ■, thefe 
roots will be fit for ufe the fecond year. 
But molt people propagate the plant by offsets, which. 
If carefully taken from the old roots, with a bud, or 
eye, to each, will take root very eafily •, the beft time 
for this is the autumn, as foon as the leaves begin to 
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decay thefe fhould be planted in rows about a foot 
afunder, and nine or ten inches diftance in the rows % 
the fpring following the ground muft be kept clean 
from weeds, and if in autumn it is flightly dug, it 
will promote the growth of the roots \ thefe will be 
fit for ufe after two years growth, but the roots will 
abide many years, if they are permitted to ftand •, how- 
ever, the young roots are preferable to thofe which are 
old and ftringy. It loves a gentle loamy foil, not too 
dry. 
The fecond fort hath a perennial root, from which 
arife feveral ftalks, about two feet high* The leaves 
at bottom are oval, indented, and hairy ; thofe above 
embrace the ftalks with their bafe. The ftalks are 
divided into feveral branches, garnifhed with a few 
fcattering yellow flowers. The root has a very fweet 
odour when broken. It flowers in July, but rarely 
ripens feeds here. 
The third fort hath a perennial root, from which 
arifes many fpear-fhaped leaves, which are fmooth 
and recurved. The ftalks rife near two feet high 5 
they are angular, and branch at the top into feveral 
foot-ftalks, each fuftaining one yellow radiated flower. 
It flowers in June, July, and Auguft, and the feeds 
ripen in September. 
The fourth fort riles with an upright ftalk between 
three and four feet high, with fpear-fhaped leaves, 
which are turned backward, indented on their edges, 
and rough on their upper fide. The flowers are col- 
lected in clofe bunches on the upper part of the ftalks 5 
they are fmall and yellow. It grows on the Alps, and 
other mountainous parts of Europe. It flowers in 
June, and the feeds ripen in autumn. 
The fifth fort grows naturally on the fea-coafts in ma- 
ny parts of England. I have feen it growing plenti- 
fully near Sheernefs, in the ifle of Sheepy, in Kent ; 
this rifes with an upright ftalk a foot and a half high, 
garniffied with fleffiy fucculent leaves, which come out 
in duffers, and are about an inch and a quarter 
long, and one eighth of an inch broad, ending in three 
points. The flowers come out at the top of the 
ftalks in fmall umbels ^ they are yellow, and have a 
border of rays •, this flowers in J uly, and the feeds 
ripen in autumn. The younger branches of this 
plant are frequently fold in the London markets 
for Samphire •, but this is a great abufe, becaufe this 
plant has none of the warm aromatic tafte of the true 
Samphire. 
The fixth fort grows naturally in Germany ; this rifes 
with upright ftalks a foot and a half high, garniffied 
with fpear-fhaped leaves which are covered with foft 
hairs, and are entire. The ftalks each fupport one 
large yellow flower, which appears in July, but rarely 
ripens feeds here. 
The feventh fort hath a perennial root and an annual 
ftalk ; this grows naturally in Hungary. The leaves 
are oblong and hairy the ftalks branch at the 
top in form of a corymbus. The flowers are fmall, 
yellow, and are in clofe clufters thefe appear in 
July, but feldom perfect feeds in England. 
The eighth fort grows naturally in Auftria, Bohemia, 
and other parts of Germany ; it hath a perennial root, 
and an annual ftalk which rifes near two feet high, 
garniffied with fpear-fhaped woolly leaves, which are 
fawed, and clofely embrace the ftalks with their bafe. 
The upper part of the ftalk divides into two or three 
eredt branches, or foot-ftalks, each fuftaining one 
pretty large deep yellow flower ; thefe are in beauty 
in July, but feldom ripen feeds here. 
The ninth fort grows naturally in the fouth of France, 
Spain, and Italy ; this hath a perennial root, from 
whence arife feveral ftalks about one foot high J the 
lower leaves are fpear-fhaped and prickly ; the upper 
half embrace the ftalks, which divide into feveral 
branches, each being terminated by one yellow flower, 
which appears in July, but feldom perfects feeds 
here. 
The tenth fort rifes about a foot high, dividing into 
many branches, which are garnished by oval hairy 
leaves, which half embrace the ftalks with their bafe 
each' 
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