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ftalks , and the longejl J pike of flowers which are placed 
thinly. Rapuntium Amcricanum trachelii folio, flore 
purpurafcente. Plum. Car. 5. American Cardinal's - 
flower , with a Lhroatwort leaf and a purplifh flower. 
4. Rapuntium (JJrpis) caule erebto, foliis inferioribus 
iubrotundis crenatis, fuperioribus lanceolatis ferratis, 
fpica’termi'n.aii. Rapuntium with an er'eB ftalk , the lower 
leaves roundijh and crenated , the upper fpear-Jhaped and 
jawed, and a fpike of flowers terminating the ftalk. Ra- 
pu-nrinm urens, folonienfe. H. R. Bices. Stinging Car- 
dinahs flower of Blois. 
5. Rapuntium (. Inflatum ) caule erebio, foliis ovatis fub- 
ferratis, pedunculo longioribus, capfulis inflatis. Car- 
dinal's -flower with an ereffi jlalk , oval leaves which are 
fomewbat fawed and longer than the fobt-ftalks , and 
_ [welling feed-vefels. Lobelia caule erebto brachiato, 
foliis ovato-lanceolatis obfolete incifis, capfulis infla- 
tis. Hort. Cliff. 500. Lobelia with an ere A branching 
ftalk , oval fpear-floapcd leaves a little cut , and fwollen 
jeed-vcjfels. . 
6. Rapuntium ( Hirtum ) foliis ovalibus crenatis lanatis, 
floribus lateralibus folitariis. Cardinal’ s-flower with 
oval crenated leaves which are downy, and flowers grow- 
ing ftngly from the- fades of the ftalks. Rapuntium foliis 
fubro.tundis hirtis, flore ex alls folitario. Burm. Afr. 
105. tab. 40. Rapuntium with roundijh hairy leaves , and 
folitary flowers proceeding from their wings. 
7. Rapuntium (. Eongiflorum ) foliis lanceolatis dentatis, 
pedunculis breviflimis lateralibus tubo corolke lon- 
giffimo. Cardinal’ s-flower with flpear-floaped indented 
leaves, very floor t foot-ftalks to the flowers which proceed 
from the fides of the ftalks , and a very long tube to the 
petal. RapunCulus aquaticus, foliis cichorii flore 
aibo tubo longiflimo. Sloan. Hift. Jam. 1. p. 158. 
Aquatic Lampion with a Cleary leaf, and a white flower 
having the longejl tube. 
■8. Rapuntium ( Erinum ) caule patulo ramofo foliis lan- 
ceolatis fubdentatis, pedunculis longifiimis. Rapun- 
tium with a fpr ending branching ftalk , flpear-floaped leaves 
which are fomewbat indented , and very long foot-ftalks to 
the flowers. Campanula minor Africana, erini facie, 
flore violaceo, caulibus erectis. H. L. no. Smaller 
African Bell-flower with the appearance of Erinus , a Vio- 
let flower, and an upright ftalk. 
9. Rapuntium ( Erinoides ) caulibus procumbentibus, 
foliis lanceolatis ferratis, pedunculis lateralibus. Car- 
dinal’ s-flower with trailing ftalks, flpear-floaped flawed 
leaves , and foot-ftalks proceeding from their fides. Cam- 
panula minor Africana, erini facie, caulibus procum- 
bentibus. H. L. 108. Smaller African Bell-flower with 
the appearance of Erinus , and trailing ftalks. 
The firft fort grows naturally by the fide of rivers 
and ditches in great part of North America, but has 
been many years cultivated in the European gardens 
for the great beauty of its fcariet flowers. The root 
is compofed of many white fiefhy fibres •, the lower 
leaves are oblong, a little fawed, and of a dark pur- 
plifh colour on their upper fide •, the ftalks are erebt, 
and rife about a foot and a half high ; they are gar- 
ni filed with fpear-fhaped leaves about three inches 
long, and one and a half broad in the middle, a little 
fawed on their edges, having very ftiort foot-ftalks, 
and are placed alternately ; the ftalk is terminated by 
a fpike of flowers of an exceeding beautiful fcariet 
colour j thefe have a pretty long tube, which is a 
little incurved, but at the top is cut longitudinally in- 
to five fegments ; two upper, which are the fmalleft, 
are greatly reflexed, the three under which form the 
lower lip, are larger, and fpread open. Titefe appear 
the latter end of jtrly and in Auguft, when they make 
a fine appearance for a month or more, and when the 
autumn proves favourable, they will produce good 
feeds here. 
This is propagated by feeds, which, when they ripen 
in England, ftiould be fown in autumn in pots filled 
with rich kitchen-garden earth, and placed under a 
common hot-bed frame ; or, if the feeds come from 
the country where the plants grow naturally, they 
ftiould be fown in the fame way as foon as they ar- 
rive, for if they are kept out of the ground till fpring, 
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they will lie .a year in the ground before they vege- 
tate. The pots in which thefe feeds are fown fliould 
be expofed to the open air at all times when the wea- 
ther is mild, but they mu ft be fereened from the 
froft, and the very hard rain in winter. In the fpring 
the plants will appear, when they ftiould have as 
much free air as pollible in mild weather,- and if the 
fpring proves dry, they muft be frequently refrefhed 
with water. As foon as they are fit to remove, they 
fttould be each planted in a feparate finall pot 'filled 
; with the fame rich earth, and placed in the ftiade 
till they have taken new root •, then they may be 
placed where they may have the morning fun, in 
which fituation they may remain till autumn. During 
the fummer, they muft be duly watered in dry wea- 
ther, and when the roots have filled the pots, they 
ftiould be removed into larger. In autumn they muft 
be placed under a common frame to fereen them, 
from hard froft, but they fhould enjoy the open air 
at all times when the weather is mild. The fpring 
following they ftiould be new potted, and placed 
where they may have the morning fun, always ob- 
ferving to water them duly in dry weather, which 
will caufe their ftalks to be ftronger, and produce 
larger fpikes of flowers in Auguft. Thefe will conti- 
nue long in beauty, if they are not too much ex- 
pofed to the fun, and, if the autumn proves warm, 
the feeds will ripen well in England. The roots of 
this plant will fometimes laft two or three years, and 
produce offsets for increafe, but they will riot flower 
lb ftrong as the feedling plants, therefore an annual 
fupply of them fliould be raifed. There are. many 
who propagate this plant by cutting their ftalks into 
proper lengths, and plant them in pots filled with 
good earth, or into an eaft border, covering them 
clofe with glafles. Thefe frequently take root, fo 
produce young plants, but they are not fo good as 
the feedlings. 
The plants of this fort will live in the full ground if 
they are protebted from hard froft in winter, and they 
will flower ftronger than thofe in pots. 
The fecond fort grows naturally atCampeachy, from 
whence the late Mr. Robert Millar fent the feeds ; 
this hath a fibrous root like the firft. The ftalks are 
much larger, and rife a foot higher *, they are clofe - 
ly garniftied with leaves which are above four inches 
long, and half an inch broad, very fmooth and en- 
tire, ending in acute points they are terminated 
by fliort fpikes of flowers which are larger than thofe 
of the firft fort, but are of the fame beautiful fcariet 
colour, and appear about the fame time with them. 
This is propagated by feeds in the fame way as the 
firft, but the plants are not fo hardy, therefore require 
to be placed in a moderate ftove in winter, and in 
fummer they ftiould be placed in a deep frame, where 
they may be covered with glafles in bad weather, but 
enjoy the free air at all times when the weather is 
favourable. With this management the plants flow- 
ered very well in the Chelfea Garden, but they did 
not perfect feeds. 
The third fort grows naturally in Virginia, but has 
been long an inhabitant of the Englifli gardens ; this 
hath a perennial fibrous root. The leaves are fmooth, 
oval, fpear-fhaped, and a little indented on their 
edges •, the ftalks rife a foot and a half high, and are 
garniftied with leaves like thofe at the bottom, which 
are gradually fmaller to the top, fitting clofe to the 
ftalk. The flowers come out from the wings of the 
leaves ; they are of a pale blue colour, and have 
large empalements whofe edges are reflexed j they 
appear a little earlier in July than the firft fort, and 
the feeds frequently ripen in England. 
It is propagated in the fame way as the firft fort, and 
the plants require the fame culture. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in Jamaica, rrom 
whence the late Dr. Houftoun fent the feeds ; this is 
an annual plant. The ftalk rifes about a foot high, 
then divides into four or five fmaller, which grow 
erebt. The lower part is garniftied with heart-fiiaped 
fmooth leaves, about one inch and a half long, and 
three 
