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is jituat-ed. below the fiotver, fupperting two re- 
flexed ftyles , crowned with obtufe ftigma y the germen af- 
terward becomes a roundijh fmkit fpliiting into two , and 
• compofed of two feeds , which are plain on one fide , convex 
on the other , and are bordered. 
This,’ genus of plants is ranged in the fecond fection 
of Llfftaeus’s fifth clafs, entitled Pentakdria Digynia, 
from the flowers having five fiamira and two ftyles. 
The Species are, 
1. Angelica ( Sativa ) foliorum impari lobato. Flor. 
Lapp.- ioi. Angelica with leaves compofed of an unequal 
number of lobes. Angelica fativa. C. B< P. 155. Gar- 
den Angelica . 
2. Angelica {Arch angelic a) altiffima foliorum lobatis 
maximis ferratis. Talleft Angelica with leaves compofed 
of large ferrated lobes. Angelica fcandiaca Archange- 
lica. Tabern. Icon. 82. 
3. Angelica ( Sylveftris) foliis aequalibus ovato-lanceo- 
latis ferratis. Hort. Cliff. 97. Angelica with equal leaves, 
compofed of oval fpear-fhaped lobes which are fawed. An- 
gelica fylveftris major. C. B. P. 155. 
4. Angelica (. Atropurpurea ) extimo foliorum pari co- 
adunato folio terminali petiolato. Prod. Leyd. 103. 
Angelica with the extreme pair of leaves joined , and ter- 
minated with a foot-ftalk. Angelica Canadenfis atro- 
purpurea. Cornut. Canad. 198. 
5. Angelica ( Lucida ) foliis aequalibu's ovatis incifo-fer- 
ratis. Hort. Cliff. 97. Angelica with equal leaves and 
' oval lobes , which are cut and fawed. Angelica lucida 
Canadenfis. Cornut. Canad. 196. 
The firft fort is the common Angelica, which is cul- 
tivated in the gardens for medicinal ufe, as alio for 
making a fweetmeat, which is by fome greatly efteem- 
ed. This grows naturally by the fide of rivers in 
northern countries. ' 
The fecond fort grows naturally in Hungary, and 
fome parts of Germany. This hath been fuppofed to 
be only a variety of the firft by many modern bota- 
nifts ; but from many years experience in the culture 
of this plant, 1 could never obferve any alteration in 
it ; for all the plants which I raifed from feeds, proved 
exaftly the fame as the parent plant, and when plant- 
ed in the fame foil with the common fort, they were 
twice their fize. The leaves were alfo much larger, 
and deeper fawed on their edges, the umbels much 
larger, and the flowers were yellow. This fort feldom 
continues longer than two or three years, fo that 
young plants Ihould be raifed to preferve the fpecies. 
The feeds ihould be fown in autumn, for thofe which 
are fown in the fpring feldom fucceed. 
The third fort grows naturally in moift meadows, 
and by the fides of rivers in many parts of England, 
fo is feldom admitted into gardens. 
The fourth and fifth forts grow naturally in North A- 
merica, from whence their feeds were fent to Europe, 
where the plants are preferved in gardens for the fake 
of variety ; but as they have no ufe and but little 
beauty, they are not admitted into many gardens. 
They are both very hardy plants, and may be eafily 
propagated by feeds, which ihould be fown in au- 
tumn,^ and when the plants are large enough to re- 
move, they mile be tranfpianted into a moift foil, 
and have a ftiady fituation, allowing them two feet 
room on every fide. They grow four or five feet 
high, and put out many fhoots from the root, especi- 
ally the fecond year from feed, when they will flower 
• in June, and the feeds ripen in September. The roots 
of thefe forts feldom continue longer than two or three 
years. The common Angelica delights to grow in a 
very moift foil •, the feeds of this plant ihould be fown 
foon after they are ripe, for if they are kept until the 
forinm feldom, one feed in forty will grow. When 
the plants’ are come up about fix inches high, they 
ihould be tranfpianted at a large diftance, for their 
leaves extend very wide ; the belt place for this plant 
is upon the fides of ditches, or pools of water ; where 
being planted about three feet afunder, they will 
thrive exceedingly. The fecond year after fowing, 
they will ihoot up to flower ; therefore if you have a 
mind to continue their roots, you ihould cut down 
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thefe items in May, which will occafion their putting 
out heads from the idles ot the roots, whereby they 
may be continued for three or four years ; whereas, 
if they had been permitted to feed, their roots would 
perifh foon after. 
i ne gardeners near London, who have ditches of ws- 
ter. running through their gardens, propagate great 
quantities of this plant, for which they have a great 
demand from the confebtioners, who make a fweet- 
meat with the tender ftalks of it cut in May. 
This plant is alfo, ufed in medicine, as are alfo the 
ieeds , therefore where it is cultivated for the feeds, 
there ihould be new plantations annually made to fup- 
ply the places of thofe which die, for when they are 
permitted to feed, they laid but two years. 
ANGUIN A. See Trico SANTHES. 
ANGURIA, the W ate.r Melon, or Citrul. 
The Characters are, 
It hath male and female flowers growing at feparate dif- 
tances on the fame plant ; the flezyers of both fexes are of 
the open bett-fhaped kind,- of one leaf, and have empale- 
ments. of the fame form. The male flowers have three 
floor t fiamina, which are joined together at the top $ thefe 
are crowned by fender fummits. The female flowers reft 
upon an oval germen, fupporting a cylindrical ftyle, crowned 
by three large ftigma, which are gibbous ; the germen af- 
terward becomes an cbldng fieftoy fruit, having five cells 
filled with comprejfed feeds, which are rounded at their 
extremity. 
Dr. Linnaeus joins this genus to the Gourd, but who- 
ever will allow the fruit to be a charafteriftic in de- 
termining the genera, muft keep them feparate ; for 
the Gourd hath but three cells, whereas the Angu- 
ria has five. 
This genus is ranged in the tenth fection of Linnae- 
us’s twenty-firft clafs of plants, entitled Monoecia 
Syngenefia, from the flowers being male and female 
in the fame plant, and the ftamina and fummits grow- 
ing together. 
, We have but one Species of this genus, viz. 
Anguria foliis multipartitis. , Water Melon with leaves 
cut into many parts. Anguria Citrullus difta. C. B. P„ 
312. Of this there are feveral varieties which differ in 
the form and colour of their fruit; but as thefe vary an- 
nually from feeds, it is needlefs to enumerate themhere. 
This fruit is cultivated in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and 
moft other warm countries in Europe ; as alfo in Afri- 
ca, Alia, and America, and is by the inhabitants of 
thofe countries greatly efteemed for their wholfome 
cooling quality ; but in England the fruit is not fo 
univerfally efteemed, though fome few perfons are 
very fond of them. Iftiall therefore give full direc- 
tions for railing them, fo that fuch perfons as are will- 
ing to be at the expence and trouble of it, may not 
be at a lofs for inftruftions. 
f irft proyidfe fome feeds, which Ihould be three or 
four years old ; for new feeds are ape to produce vi- 
gorous plants, which are feldom fo fruitful as thofe of 
a moderate ftrength. The beft forts to cultivate in 
England, are thofe with froall round fruit, , which 
come from Aftracan, thofe with very large fruit, fel- 
dom ripen well in this climate. Having provided 
good feed, you fliould prepare a heap of new dung 
the beginning of February, which fliould be thrown 
in a heap for about twelve days to heat, turning it 
over twice, mixing it well *, then you fliould make a 
hot-bed, in which thefe feeds, as alfo Cucumber-feeds 
and Mulk Melons may be fown. The dung fliould 
be well wrought in making the bed, and muft be 
beaten down pretty clofe with a dung-fork, that the 
heat may not be too violent, and of longer continu- 
ance. When the dung is thus laid, you fliould cover 
it about four inches thick with good light earth, and 
having fpread it very even, you fliould put the frame 
and glafs over it, leaving it to warm four or five days 
before you put the feeds into it, obferving, if the 
fleam rifes pretty much, to raife up the glafs to let It 
pafs off : then, if you find your bed in proper tem- 
per, you may fow your feeds therein in drills, cover- 
ing them over with earth about half an inch. After 
this. 
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