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with the fame fort of leaves placed oppofite ; thefe 
are of a lucid green, and fit clofe to the (talks. The 
flowers are difpofed in panicled fpikes, which (hand 
upon long naked foot- (talks that (pring from the upper 
wings of the (talk ^ they are larger than thofe of the 
other fpecies, and are of a beautiful green colour, fo 
make a fine appearance, but are of fhort duration. 
This fort flowers the beginning of June. 
The fixth fort grows naturally on the Alps and Py- 
renean mountains, and alfo upon the mountains in 
Wales. The lower leaves of this are rough and 
hairy •, they are three inches long, and one and a half 
broad, blunt-pointed, and obtufely fawed on their 
edges, (landing upon pretty long foot-ftalks ; the 
(talks grow erebt, about fix inches high, and are gar- 
nifhed with oval notched leaves placed oppofite. From 
the fide of the (talk fpring out two or three branches, 
which toward the bottom are garnifhed with fmall 
leaves placed oppofite, but terminate in long fpikes 
of pale blue flowers. The fpikes on thefe fide branches 
are four or five inches long, but thofe of the principal 
(talk are eight or nine. This fort flowers in June 
and July. 
The feventh fort grows naturally in Virginia. The 
(talks of this fort are erebt, and rife four or five feet 
high, garnifhed at each joint by four or five fpear- 
fhaped leaves which (hand round the (talk in whorls 
thefe are fawed on their edges, and end in acute points. 
The (talks are terminated by long (lender fpikes of 
white flowers, which appear late in July ; thefe are 
fucceeded by compreffed capfules filled with feeds, 
which ripen in autumn. 
The eighth fort grows near the fea in feverai parts of 
Europe. The (talks of this do not rife fo high as 
thofe of the former ; the leaves are placed by fours 
and threes round the (talk, and have longer foot- 
ltalks they are broader at the bafe, and run out inco 
long acute points •, they are unequally fawed on their 
edges, and are of a bright green colour. The flowers 
are difpofed in fpikes which terminate the (talks, are 
of a bright blue colour, and appear in July. The 
feeds ripen in autumn. 
The ninth fort grows naturally in Auftria. The lower 
leaves of this are narrow, and cut into fine fegments •, 
the (talks are (lender, and incline downward i they 
are garnifhed with linear leaves, which are acutely 
notched on their edges •, the flowers are difpofed in 
long loofe fpikes, which fpring from the wings of the 
(talk; they are of a bright blue colour, and (tand up- 
on foot-ftalks. This flowers the end of May and the 
beginning of June. 
The tenth fort grows naturally in the Levant ; this 
has (lender branching (talks which decline, and are 
garnilhed with narrow leaves which are acutely cut 
on their edges ; thefe are regular on both edges like 
the lobes of winged leaves •, they are of a pale green 
colour, and fmooth. The flowers are difpofed in 
loofe fpikes on the top and fide of the (talks ; they are 
of a pale blue colour, and appear the end of April. 
The eleventh fort grows naturally upon Mount Bal- 
dus in Italy. The (talks of this are (lender, (tiff, and 
upright, and are garnifhed by rough heart-fhaped 
leaves, which are indented and placed oppofite ; thofe 
on the lower part of the (talk are fmall, in the mid- 
dle they are much larger, and diminifh again in their 
fize toward the top. The flowers come out in long 
bunches from the wings of the (talk toward the top •, 
they are of a bright blue colour, and appear in May. 
The twelfth fort grows naturally in the Ukrain Tar- 
tary. The ftalks of this are very white and woolly ; 
they rife about a foot high, and are garnifhed with 
oblong hoary leaves placed oppofite ; they are two 
inches and a half long, three quarters of an inch broad, 
notched on their edges, and fit clofe to the ftalks, 
which are terminated by fpikes of deep blue flowers, 
and from the wings of the ftalk toward the top are 
produced (lender fpikes of the like flowers, which (land 
erebt. This flowers in June and July. 
The thirteenth fort grows naturally in Auftria and 
Bohemia. The ftalks are (lender, about a foot and 
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a half long, inclining downward ; the leaves are near- 
ly oval, but are acute-pointed, about art inch long *, 
they are unequally fawed, and fit clofe to the (talks. 
The flowers are difpofed in long loofe fpikes, upon 
foot-ftalks arifing from the wings of the ftalk •, thofe 
on the lower part of the ftalk are eight or nine inches 
long. The flowers are of a bright blue colour, and 
appear in May ; the leaves of this fort are frequently 
variegated with yellow. 
The fourteenth fort is the common Brooklime, which 
grows naturally in brooks and dreams of water in 
moft parts of England, fo is not cultivated in gar- 
dens ; but as it is much ufed in medicine, I have giv- 
en it a place here. The ftalks of this are thick, fuc- 
culent, and fmooth, emitting roots from their joints, 
whereby they fpread and propagate. The leaves are 
oval, flat, fucculent, and fmooth ; they (land oppo- 
fite the flowers come out in long bunches from the 
wings of the ftalk ; they are of a fine blue colour, 
and (land upon fhort foot-ftalks ; thefe appear great 
part of dimmer, and are fucceeded by heart-fhaped 
feed-veftels filled with roundiih feeds. The whole 
herb is ufed, and is efteemed an excellent antifcor- 
butic. 
Thefe plants may all be propagated by parting their 
roots, which may be done every other year, for if 
they are not often parted or divided, they will many 
of them grow too large for the borders of fmall gar- 
dens •, but yet they (hould not be parted into very 
lmall heads, becaufe when they have not a number 
of ftems fo as to form a good bunch, they are foon 
pad their beauty, and have but a mean appearance. 
The bed time to part thefe roots is at Michaelmas, 
that they may be well rooted again before winter, for 
when they are removed in the fpring, they feldom 
flower ftrong the fame year, efpecially if the feafon 
(hould prove dry. Thofe forts which grow pretty 
tall, are very proper to plant on the fides of open wil- 
dernefs quarters, but thofe with trailing branches are 
fit for the fides of banks or irregular (hady dopes, 
where they will make an agreeable variety ; they are 
all of them hardy, fo are in no danger of differing 
by cold, and require no other care but to keep them 
clean from weeds, and to be tranfplanted every fecond 
or third year. 
They may be propagated by feeds, which (hould be 
fown in autumn, for when they are (own in the fpring, 
the plants rarely come up the fame year ; but as moft 
of the forts propagate very faff: by their offsets, their 
feeds are feldom fown. 
If thefe plants are placed in a (hady border, they will 
thrive much better than when they are more expofed 
to the fun, and their flowers will continue much lono-er 
in beauty. 
VIBURNUM. Lin. Gen. Plant. 332. Under this 
genus is included the Viburnum, Tinus, and Opulus 
of Tournefort. The Wayfaring, or pliant Meally- 
tree. 
The Characters are. 
The flower has a flmall permanent empalement , which is 
cut into five parts ; it has one bell-fhaped petal, cut at the 
brim into five obtufie fiegments which are reflexed-, it has 
five awl-fihaped fiamina the length of the petal , terminated 
by roundijh fummits and a roundijh germen fituated under 
the flower , having no fiyle, but the place is occupied by a 
roundijh gland, and crowned by three obtufie fiigmas. The 
germen afterward turns to a roundijh fruit with one cell , 
inclcfing one hard roundijh feed. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the third fedtion 
of Linnaeus’s fifth clafs, which includes thofe plants 
whofe flowers have five male, and three female parts. 
The Species are, 
1. Viburnum ( Lantana ) foliis cordatis ferratis venofis 
fubtus tomentofis. Vir. Cliff. 25. Wayfaring-tree with 
heart-fhaped , fawed, veined leaves, which are woolly on 
their under fide. Viburnum. Math. 217. The Way- 
faring, or pliant Meally-tree of Italy . 
2. Viburnum (Pr unifolium) foliis fubrotundis crenato- 
ferratis glabris. Flor. Virg. 33. Wayfaring-tree with 
rcundifo, crenated, fawed leaves which are fmooth. Meff 
