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The eighteenth fpecies will not Bower the firft year, 
lo the plants muft be placed in a warm ftove in au- 
tumn, and during the winter they muft be treated in 
the fame way as other tender plants from the fame 
country. The following fummer they will flower and 
produce ripe feeds, but the plants are not of long du- 
ration, fo that there fhould be a fucceffion of young 
plants raifed from feeds. 
SI DERATION, a blafting of trees or plants by an 
eafterly wind, of exceffive heat or drought. 
SXDERITIS. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 191. tab. 90. 
Lin. Gen. Plant. 632. [of iron, q. Iron-herb-, 
fo Diofcorides calls thofe herbs, that are good againft 
wounds made by the fword. It is alfo called Fer- 
rum matrix, on the fame account*, alfo Herba Ju- 
daica, becaufe the Jews in old time made ufe of this 
herb in medicine.] Ironwort ; in French, Crapaudine. 
The Characters are, 
The flower has an oblong tubulous empalement of one leaf 
cut into five figments at the top. The flower is of the lip 
kind , of one petal , almoft equal ■, the tube is oblong and 
cylindrical , the chaps oblong and taper. The upper lip is 
eredt , and cut into two acute figments , the under lip is cut 
into three , the two fide figments are acute , the middle 
is round and crenated. It has four Jlamina within the 
tube , two of which are as long as the tube , the other are 
floor ter, terminated by twin fummits\ and a four-pointed 
germen fupporting a Jlender fiyle a little longer than the 
jlamina , crowned by two ftigmas , the upper being cylindri- 
cal, concave, and torn, the lower is fhort and membrana- 
ceous. The germen afterward turn to four feeds , which 
ripen in the empalement. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the firft fecftion of 
Linnaeus's fourteenth clafs, which contains thole plants 
whole flowers have two long and two fhorter (lami- 
na, and the feeds are naked in the empalement. 
The Species are, 
1. Sideritis {Hirfuta) foliis lanceolatis obtufis dentatis 
pilofis, bra&eis dentato-fpinofis, caule hirto, fpicis 
interruptis elongatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 803. Ironwort 
with fpear-Jhaped, obtufe, hairy , indented leaves, a hairy 
flalk, and long interrupted fpikes of flowers. Sideritis 
hirfuta procumbens. C. B. P. 233. Hairy trailing 
Ironwort. 
2. Sideritis (. Romana ) herbacea ebrafleata, caulibus 
fpinofis, lacinia fuperiore majore ovata. Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 802. Herbaceous Ironwort with prickly empale- 
ments, the upper figment being oval and larger than the 
other. Sideritis verticillis lpinofis, minor procumbens. 
Mor. Hill. 3. p. 388. Smaller trailing Ironwort with 
prickly whorls. 
3. Sideritis ( Perfoliata ) herbacea hifpido-pilofa, foliis 
iuperioribus amplexicaulibus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 802. 
Hairy, flinging, herbaceous Ironwort, whofie upper leaves 
embrace the fialks. Sideritis Orientalis, phlomidis fo-' 
lio. Tourn. Cor. 12. Eaftern Ironwort with a Jerufalem 
Sage leaf. 1 * 
4. Sideritis ( Olaafolia ) tomentofa, foliis lineari-lance- 
olatis fefiilibus, calycibus fpinofis. Woolly Ironwort 
with narrow fpear-Jhaped leaves fitting clofe to the flalks, 
and prickly empalements to the flowers. Sideritis incana, 
olete folio. Bocc. Muf. Hairy Ironwort with an Olive 
leaf 
5. Sideritis ( Scordioides ) foliis lanceolatis acutis den- 
tatis, brafteis ovatis dentato-fpinofis, calycibus aequa- 
libus, fpicis ovatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 803. Ironwort 
with fpear-Jhaped, acute, indented leaves , oval prickly 
braMea, equal empalements, and oval fpikes of flowers. 
Sideritis foliis hirfutis profunde crenatis. C. B. P. 233. 
Ironwort with hairy leaves deeply crenated. 
6. Sideritis {Syriac a) fruticofa tomentofo-lanata, foliis 
lanceolatis integerrimis floribus verticillatis. Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 801. Shrubby, downy, woolly Ironwort, with 
fpear-Jhaped entire leaves , and flowers in whorls. Si- 
deritis Cretica tomentofa candidiflima, flore luteo. 
Tourn. Cor. 12. The whiteft downy Ironwort of Candia. 
7. Sideritis ( Hifpanica ) fruticofa, foliis lanceolatis in- 
tegerrimis, floribus fpicatis terminalibus, calycibus 
fpinofis. Shrubby Ironwort with fpear-Jhaped entire leaves, 
and fpiked flowers terminating the flalks , having prickly 
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empalements. Sideritis Hifpanica frutefcens feu iigfa 
nofior. Tourn. Inft. 192. Shrubby, or ligneous Sganljh 
Ironwort. 
8. Sideritis ( Hyjfopifolia ) foliis lanceolatis glabris inte- 
gerrimis, bradleis cordatis dentato-fpinofis, calycibus 
tequalibus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 575. Ironwort with fmooth, 
entire, fpear-fhaped leaves , heart-Jhaped, prickly , indent- 
ed brahea, and equal empalements. Sideritis Alpina 
hyflopifolia. C. B. P. 233. Alpine Ironwort with a Hyf- 
fop leaf. 
9. Sideritis ( Canarienfs ) fruticofa tomentofa, foliis 
cordato-oblongis acutis petiolatis fpicis verticillatis. 
Lin. Sp. Plant. 574. Shrubby woolly Ironwort with 
heart-Jhaped oblong leaves, and the flowers growing in 
whorls. Stachys Canarienfis, frutefcens, verbafci fo- 
lio. Tourn. Inft. 186. Shrubby Safe Ilor eh ound of the 
Canaries, with a Moth Mullein leaf. 
The firft fort grows naturally in France, Spain, and 
Italy *, the root is perennial, the flalks are herbace- 
ous, hairy, and trail upon the ground ; they are a 
foot and a half long, fending out branches at the 
bottom, which are garnifhed with oblong, oval, hairy, 
crenated leaves *, the upper part of the flalk is fur- 
nifhed with whorls of purple flowers, thefe ftand pret- 
ty far afunder. The flowers appear in fummer, and 
the feeds ripen in autumn. It is a plant of no great 
beauty or ufe, fo is feldom kept in gardens. 
The fecond fort is an annual plant with trailing flalks ; 
the leaves are fmall, fpear-fhaped, and fit clofe to the 
flalks ; the whole plant is hairy. The flowers grow 
in whorled fpikes at the end of the brandies, they 
have prickly empalements and are yellow. It grows 
in all the fouthern parts of Europe, and is feldom ad- 
mitted into gardens. 
The third fort grows naturally in the Levant, where 
it was difcovered by the late Dr. Tournefort. The 
roots of this fort feldom continue longer than two 
years in England ; the lower leaves are oblong, en- 
tire, and hairy ; the flalks are fmooth, hoary, and 
rife near four feet high, branching out into feveral 
long (lender branches, and garnilhed with hoary acute- 
pointed leaves, furnifhed with whitifh flowers in whorls 
which are placed far afunder ; the whorls are fmall, 
compact, and have two very fhort leaves immediately 
under them, which end with a fharp (pine ; the em- 
palements of the flowers are prickly, and the flowers 
are fmall. This flowers in July, and the feeds ripen 
in autumn. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in Crete , this is a 
low fhrubby plant, whofe flalks rife a foot high, and 
are ligneous, fending out. branches a foot long, 
which are garnifhed with narrow fpear-fhaped leaves 
an inch and a half long, they are downy and very 
white ; the upper part of the flalk is furnifhed with 
whorls of whitifh yellow flowers, having prickly em- 
palements. This fort flowers in July, butunleisthe 
feafon proves warm, the feeds will not ripen here. 
The fifth fort grows naturally in the fouth of France 
and Italy *, this hath a perennial root ; the flalks rife 
a foot high, and are garnifhed with fpear-fhaped 
leaves which are deeply crenated on their edges ; they 
are an inch long and half an inch broad, and have 
fhort heart-fhaped braftea which are prickly. The 
flowers grow in whorled fpikes at the end of the flalks*, 
they are yellow, and have prickly empalements which 
are equal. It flowers in July, and if the feafon proves 
warm, the feeds will ripen in autumn. 
The fixth fort grows naturally in Crete ; this hath a 
fhort ligneous flalk, from which is lent out a few 
branches about a foot long, garnifhed with thick 
wedge-fhaped leaves which are very downy and white. 
The flowers are produced in whorls toward the end 
of the branches *, they are yellow, and have fmooth 
downy empalements. It flowers in July, but does not 
produce feeds in England. 
The feventh fort grov/s naturally in Spain and Italy • 
this hath a low fhrubby flalk, fending out feveral 
hairy branches a foot long, garnifhed with hairy fpear- 
fhaped leaves, one inch long and half an inch broad, 
of a yellowifla green colour. The flowers grow in 
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