A N C 
% Anchusa (Tiniforia) tomentofa, foliis lanceolatis ob- ' 
tufis, ftaminibus corolla brevioribus. Lin. Sp. 192. 
Anchufa with woolly , [pear-Jhaped , blunt leaves , and the 
flamina of the flower j her ter than the corolla , or true Al- 
kanel of the Jhops. 
g. Anchus a {Azure a) foliis longishirfutis, floribus capitatis 
refiexis, pedunculis iongifiimis. Alkanet with long hairy 
leaves , and "flowers colic Aed into heads which are reflexed , 
and very long foot-ftalks. Borago fylveftre Cretica fiore 
azureo. Zan. Hilt. 51. 
The firft fort is the Buglofs, whofe flowers are or- 
dered to be 11 fed in medicine. This fends up (talks 
about two feet high, having oblong rough leaves, 
placed alternately, at the extremity of the (hoots. The 
flowers are produced in clutters, which are of a fine 
blue colour ; thefe come out with foot-ftalks from the 
wings of the leaves, and are collefted into fmall heads. 
The flowers are of one leaf, having a long tube, fpread 
open at the top in (hape of a funnel. After the flower 
is paft, it is fucceeded by four naked feeds, fituated 
at the bottom of the empalement, which drop out as 
they ripen. 
The roots of this fort feldom continue longer than two 
years, efpecially in good ground, for they are fub- 
je£t to rot in winter, unlefs when they happen to grow 
in rubbifh, or out of an old wall, where they will live 
feveral years j for in fuch places the plants are (tinted 
in their growth, fo their branches are firmer and not 
fo full of juice as thofe which grow in better foil. 
The plants may be eafily propagated by feeds, which 
may be (own in the autumn, upon a bed of light fandy 
earth ; and in the fpring, when the plants are ftrong 
enough to remove, they (hould be planted in beds at 
two feet diftance, obferving, if the feafon proves dry, 
to water them till they have taken root, after which 
they will require no farther care but to keep them 
clean from weeds. If the feeds of this plant are per- 
mitted to fcatter, the plants will rife in plenty, which 
may be managed in the manner before directed. There 
is a variety of this with white flowers, but this will 
not retain its difference from feeds. 
The fecond fort grows to the height of two feet when 
cultivated in gardens, but in the places where it grows 
wild, is rarely more than a foot. The leaves of this 
are narrow, and lefs hairy than thofe of the firft ; the 
fpikes of flowers come out double, and have no leaves 
about them ; the flowers are fmall, and of a red co- 
lour. The roots will continue three or four years in 
poor land. 
The third fort is a biennial plant, which perilhes foon 
after the feeds are ripe. This grows two feet high, 
and fends out many lateral branches, which are gar- 
ndhed with long, narrow, roughleaves, which are waved 
on their edges: the flowers are of a bright blue colour, 
and grow in an imbricated fpike ; and after thefe fall, 
the empalement turns to a fwollen veffel inclofmg the 
feeds. 
The fourth fort is a perennial plant, with long trailing 
branches which lie on the ground ; the under leaves 
are long, broad, and hairy, but thefe diminifh as they 
are nearer the top, and thofe which come out on the 
(pikes between the flowers are (liort and roundifh. 
The flowers are yellow, and about the (ize of thofe of 
the common Buglofs •, there is a fucceffion of thefe on 
the fame plants great part of the year, which renders 
them more valuable. This, though a native of the 
Levant, is hardy enough to live in the open air in 
England, if it hath a dry fandy foil. It may be pro- 
pagated by feeds in the fame manner as the firft fort, 
and if the feeds are permitted to fcatter, the plants 
will rife without care. 
The fifth fort is a native of North America, where it 
grows naturally in the woods, and being an early plant, 
generally flowers before, the new leaves come out on 
the trees ; fo that in fome of the woods, where this 
plant abounds, the furface of the ground feems covered 
with bright yellow flowers. It is known in that country 
by the title Puccoon. It is a perennial plant which 
feldom rifes a foot high in good ground, but not 
above half that height, where the foil is poor ; the 
flowers grow in loofe fpikes, upon a fmooth ftalk. 
This is propagated by feeds, which, if fown in the 
fpring, feldom grow the firft year. 
The fixth fort is a very hardy perennial plant, with 
weak trailing branches, garnilhed with broad, rough, 
deep green leaves •, the flowers are blue, and come 
out between the leaves on the fpike, like the fourth 
fort ; the plants frequently grow out of the joints of 
old walls, in thofe places where any of the plants have 
been near; for when the feeds are permitted to fcatter, 
there will be an abundant fupply of the plants. Thefe 
flower great part of the year. 
The feventh fort is a low, trailing, annual plant, whole 
branches feldom extend more than fix inches ; thefe 
lie on the furface of the ground, and are thinly fet 
with fpear-fliaped, fmall, warted leaves, which half 
furround the (talk at their bafe. The flowers are 
fmall, of a bright blue colour, and are collefted into 
fmall bunches at the extremity of the branches. The 
plants perifh foon after their feeds are ripe, which if 
permitted to fcatter, the plants will come up better 
than when they are fown. Thefe do not bear tranf- 
planting, fo (hould remain in the places where they 
come up. 
The eighth fort rifes near as high as the firft, to which 
it bears great refemblance in its leaves and branches; 
but the leaves and branches are more woolly, and the 
(lamina of the flowers are fliorter than the corolla; 
the root alfo is red. This plant grows naturally in 
the fouth of France and Spain, but is equally hardy 
with the firft fpecies, and may be cultivated in the 
fame manner. 
The ninth fort is a perennial plant, with broad rough 
leaves, like thole of the fixth ; the branches grow 
more erect, and the flowers which are of a bright 
azure colour, are collefled into fpikes, coming out 
fingly from between the leaves. This is a hardy plant, 
and may be propagated in the fame manner as the 
former. 
ANDRACHNE, Baftard Orpine. 
The Characters are. 
It hath male and female flowers on the fame plant. The 
male flower hath a five-leaved empalement , which is equal 
and withers. The flower is compofed of five fender leaves 
indented at the top , which are floor ter than the empalement. 
At the bottom of each petal is fituated an herbaceous nec- 
tarium , to which the five fender Jlamina are joined ; thefe 
are crowned with fmgle fummits. The female flowers co?ne 
out from the wings of the ftalk near the male. Thefe have 
a permanent five-leaved empalement , but no petals ; there 
are five ne A arums as in the male , and a globular germen 
fupporting three fender ftyles which are bifid , crowned 
with a round ftigma. The germen afterward turns to a 
three cornered globular capfule , having three cells , in each 
of which are lodged two triangular obtufe feeds. 
The Species are, 
1. Andrachne ( Telephioides ) procumbens herbacea. Lin, 
Sp. Plant. 1014. Herbaceous trailing Andrachne. Te- 
lephioides Gr tecum humifufum fiore albo. Tourn. 
Cor. 50. 
2. Andrachne (. Fruticofa ) erefta arborea. Ofo. It. 228, 
Shrubby tree-like Baftard Orpine. 
3. Andrachne ( Arborea ) foliis ovatis obtufis, fubtus 
incanis, caule arboreo. Baftard Orpine with oval blunt 
leaves , hoary on their under fide , and a treelike ftalk. 
The firft fort is a low plant, whofe branches trail upon 
the ground. The leaves are fmall, of an oval (hape, 
fmooth, and of a lea-green colour. It is found wild 
in fome parts of Italy," and in the Archipelago, from 
whence Dr. Tournefort fent the feeds to the royal 
garden at Paris: but being a plant of no great beauty, 
it is feldom cultivated, except in botanic gardens for 
variety. If the feeds of this plant are fown on a mode- 
rate hot-bed in March, the plants will arife in about 
a month after, when they may be tranfplanted each 
into a fmall pot, and plunged into another very mo- 
derate hot-bed to bring the plants forward, but m 
mild weather they (hould have plenty of air admitted 
to them, and often refrefhed with water: in June 
they will produce flowers, and the feeds will ripen in 
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