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around, and are clofely garnifhed with (fiort awl- I 
fhaped leaves placed all round the (talks, which 
have a fhort loole membrane at their bale, which falls 
off on being touched ; the leaves toward the top of 
the (talk clofe together ; they are of a fea-green co- 
lour, and not very fucculent. The flowers grow at 
the top of the (talks in roundifh bunches ; they are of 
a bright yellow colour, and come out about the fame 
time as the former. This plant, when it is once placed 
upon a wall, will propagate itfelf in plenty by its 
trailing branches, which put out roots from their 
joints. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in Spain ; this is an 
annual plant with upright (talks, which rife three or 
four inches high, garnifhed with flefhy awl-fhaped 
leaves near an inch long, which fpread out on every 
fide ; they are of a gray colour. The top of the 
ftalk divides into two (lender eredt branches, which 
have fmall, white, ftar-pointed flowers ranged above 
each other, and the top of the ftalk at the divifion of 
the branches is terminated by two or three flowers fit- 
ting clofe. This flowers in June, and the feeds ripen 
the beginning of Auguft, which, if permitted to fcat- 
ter, the plants will come up without care. 
The fifth is the common Stone Crop or Wall Pepper, 
fo called for the acrid biting quality of the leaves •, 
this grows very common upon old walls and build- 
ings in every part of England, and is fo well known 
as'to require no defcription. There are two varieties 
of it, one with large, and the other a fmall yellow 
flower. 
The fixth fort grows upon moift rocks in feveral parts 
of France and Germany, and is feldom feen in gar- 
dens ; this rifes with an erect ftalk about three inches 
high, garnifhed with obtufe, cylindrical, fucculent 
leaves. The ftalk divides upwards into three or four 
branches, which fuftain fmall purplifti flowers (landing 
eredt. 
The feventh fort grows naturally on dry barren rocks 
in the north of England * this is an annual plant with 
an eredt ftalk, garniflied with oval leaves placed alter- 
nate. The (talk feldom rifes above two or three inches 
high •, the leaves fit clofe to the (talks, and are of a 
grayifli colour •, the flowers grow at the top of the 
ftalk in a reflexed (pike •, they are fmall and white. 
The eighth fort grows naturally upon old walls and 
buildings in mod parts of England, and is by fome 
called Prick-madam ; this has long trailing (talks, 
which are garnifhed with flefhy awl-(haped leaves, 
fpreading out almoft horizontally ; they are of a gray 4 
colour, and end in acute points. The flowers grow 
in reflexed bunches at the top of the (talks ; they are 
ftar-pointed, and of a bright yellow colour. 
The ninth fort is lefs common than either of the for- 
mer. I have found it growing upon the rocks in 
Wales. This hath the appearance of common Stone 
Crop, but the (talks and leaves are larger, and have 
no biting tafte : the leaves are ranged in fix rows, 
like the grains of the fix-rowed Barley •, the flowers 
are yellow, and larger than thofe of the common 
Stone Crop. 
The tenth fort grows naturally upon ' moift rocks 
and boggy foils in feveral parts of the north of 
England and in Wales •, this feldom rifes more than 
two or three inches high. The (talks are garnifhed 
with a few plain hairy leaves, and are terminated by 
purple flowers growing thinly. It flowers in June. 
The eleventh fort grows naturally in Italy and Ger- 
many ; this is a low annual plant. The leaves are 
plain and angular ; the (talks rife three inches high, 
dividing at the top into two or three parts ; the flowers 
come out fingly from the fide of the ftalk ; they are 
white, ftar-pointed, and are fucceeded by ftar-pointed 
rough capfules. 
The twelfth fort is an annual plant, which grows na- 
turally in the fouth of France and Italy ; this hath 
plain fucculent leaves. The (talks rife fix or feven 
inches high, dividing into fmaller branches, which 
fuftain fmall white flowers growing in large panicles ; 
thefe appear in June, and the feeds ripen the begin- 
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ning of Auguft, which, if permitted to fcatter, the 
plants will come up without care. This loves a warm 
dry foil. 
The thirteenth fort grows naturally in Siberia ; this 
has a perennial root, compofed of many thick flefhy 
fibres, from which come out feveral (talks which rife 
near a foot high, and are garniflied with fpear-fhaped, 
plain, thick leaves, placed alternately on every fide 5 
they are two inches and a half long, and three quar- 
ters of an inch broad, and are (lightly fa wed on their 
edges. The ftalk is terminated by a flat corymbus 
of flowers, which fit very clofe on the top •, they are 
of a bright yellow colour, compofed of five fpear- 
fhaped petals which are eredt, and fpread out at the 
top ; the ftamina are large, eredt, and are terminated 
by oval fulphur-coloured fummits. This flowers in 
June, and the feeds ripen in Auguft. 
The fourteenth fort is the common Orpine, which 
grows naturally in woods and (hady places in many 
parts of England. Of this there are two varieties, one 
with white, the other with purple flowers. This has 
a perennial root compofed of many glandulous knobs, 
from which come out round fucculent (talks about 
two feet high, dividing toward the top into fmaller 
branches ; thefe are garnifhed with flefhy, oval, ob- 
long leaves a little keel-ftiaped, which (land round 
the (talks without order ; they are two inches long 
and one broad, of a gray colour, and fawed toward 
their points. The ftalk is terminated by a corymbus 
of flowers which are ftar-pointed ; in fome they are 
white, and in others purple ; they appear in July, 
and are fucceeded by capfules filled with fmall feeds, 
which ripen in autumn. 
This fort is ufed in medicine; it is vulnerary and 
aftringent, and is greatly recommendeded for its won- 
derful virtue in eafing of pains. The leaves, bruifed 
and laid on the part, produce this effedt both in green 
wounds and putrid ulcers ; and, if applied to corns, 
will in a fhort time take them away. 
The fifteenth fort grows naturally in Portugal ; there 
are two varieties of this, one with white, and the other 
with purple flowers. The roots of this are compofed 
of many thick flefhy knobs ; the (talks are thick, 
fucculent, and round ; they rife near three feet high, 
and are garniflied with oval fucculent leaves which 
are entire ; they are three inches long, and two inches 
and a quarter broad, placed by pairs, and thofe on 
the upper part embrace the (talk with their bafe ; they 
are of a pale herbaceous colour. The flowers are 
colledted in large bunches which terminate the (talks ; 
thefe appear in July, and are fucceeded by feeds 
which ripen in autumn. 
The fixteenth fort grows naturally in Italy. The 
roots of this are fibrous ; the (talks trail on the ground, 
and are garniflied with wedge-lhaped leaves (landing 
alternately round the (talks ; they are almoft an inch 
long, and half an inch broad. The flowers are dif- 
pofed in a compadt corymbus, which fits clofe on the 
the top of the (talks ; they are ftar-fhaped, of a pur- 
ple colour, and appear in July. This plant is an 
evergreen, which renders it more valuable than the 
other forts. 
All the forts of Stone Crop are eafily propagated, by 
planting their trailing (talks either in fpring or fum- 
mer, which foon put out roots ; but, as thefe thrive 
much better upon rocks, old walls or buildings, than 
in the ground, they may be difpofed upon rock-work 
in fuch a manner as to have a good effedt ; and where 
there are unfightly buildings, their tops may be co- 
vered with thefe plants fo as to hide their deformity .‘ 
in fuch places, thefe plants will appear to greater ad- 
vantage than on the ground. If the cuttings or roots 
of the perennial fort are planted in fome foft mud laid 
upon the walls or buildings, they will foon take root, 
and then fpread into every joint or crevice, and in a 
fhort time will cover the place ; or if the feeds of 
thofe annual forts which grow naturally in dry places 
are fown foon after they are ripe on the top of walls, 
the plants will come up, and maintain themfelves 
withodt farther care. 
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