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4. Anthericum ( Frutsfcens ) foiiis carnofis teretibus 
caule fruticofo. Lin. Sp. Plant. 310. Anthericum with 
fiejhy taper leaves , and a jhnibby ftalk. Phalangium ca~ 
penfe caulefcens foiiis cepitiis fuccofis. H. Eith. 310. 
5. Anthericum ( Aloeides ) foiiis carnofis fubulatis pla- 
niufculis. Hort. Upfal. 83. Anthericum with fiejhy-, 
plain , awl-Jhaped leaves. Phalangium capenfe feffile 
foiiis aloeformibus pulpofis. Plort. Elth. 123. 
6. Anthericum (AfphodeloidesJ foiiis carnofis fubulatis 
femiteretibus ffrictis. Hort. Upfal. 83. Anthericum, 
with awl-Jhaped , fiejhy ^ half taper leaves , growing clofe. 
Bulbine acaulis foiiis fubulatis. Prod. Leyd. 33. 
7. Anthericum (. Annuum ) foiiis carnofis fubulatis tere- 
tibus icapo fubramofo. Hort.. Upfal. 83. Anthericum 
with awl-Jhaped , fiejhy, taper leaves , and a branching 
jlalk. Aiphodelus Africanus anguftifolius luteus mi- 
nor. Tourn. Inft. 343. 
8. Anthericum ( Altiffimum ) acaule foiiis carnofis tereti- 
bus fpids florum longiffimis laxis. Fig. Plant, pi. 39. 
c tall African Spiderwort with taper fiejhy leaves , and 
very long loofe fpikes of flowers. 
9. Anthericum ( OJfifragum ) foiiis enfiformibus fila- 
mentis lanatis. Flor.Suec. 268. Anthericum with fword- 
Jhaped leaves , and downy Jtamina . Afphodelus luteus 
paluftris. Dod. Pempt. 208. 
10. Anthericum ( Calyculatum ) foiiis enfiformibus peri- 
.anthiis trilobis filamentis glabris piftillis trigynis. 
Flor. Suec. 269. Anthericum with fword-Jhaped leaves , 
an empalement with three lobes , frnooth Jtamina , and three 
fiyles. Phalangium alpinum paluftre, Iridis folio. 
Segu. 
The frit fort grows naturally at the Cape of Good 
Hope ; the roots of this are flefhy, and compofed of 
tubers joined at the crown like thole of the Afphodel ; 
the ftalk rifes near two feet high, and branches out 
on each fide, each branch being terminated by a loofe 
fpike of flowers, which are white, and the petals are 
turned backward to their foot-ftalk. The leaves of 
this fort are flat, and the root is perennial, but the 
fpikes decay in autumn. 
The fecond fort hath a perennial root ^ the ftalks of 
this rife about the fame height as the former, fend- 
ing out many lateral branches in like manner, which 
are terminated by loofe fpikes of flowers, which are 
white, but the petals are plain, and do not turn back 
as in the other fort. 
The third fort hath plain leaves and an unbranching 
ftalk, in which it chiefly differs from the former. 
The root of this is perennial. 
The two next forts grow naturally in Spain, Portu- 
gal, and other warm countries, and were more com- 
mon fome years ago in the Englifh gardens than at 
prefent •, for the fevere winter in 1 740, killed moft of 
their roots. Thefe flower in June and July, and their 
feeds are ripe in September. They are' propagated by 
feeds, which fhould be fown in autumn ; for -thofe 
which are fown in the fpring, never come up the 
fame year, but remain in the ground till the follow- 
ing fpring, or often mifcarry. Thefe fhould be fown 
in a bed of light fandy earth, in a warm fituation, 
and when the plants come up, they muff be kept 
clean fr< 3 m weeds during the fummer •, and in au- 
tumn, when their leaves decay, they fhould be care- 
fully taken up, and tranfplanted into a bed of light 
earth, at a foot diftance from each other. If the 
winter fhould prove fevere, the bed fhould be covered 
with ftraw, Peafe-haulm, or fuch light covering, to 
keep out the froft-, or if fome old tan from a hot- 
bed is fpread over the ground, it will prevent the froft 
from penetrating the ground, and will preferve the 
roots. In this bed they may remain one year, by 
which time they will be ftrong enough to flower j 
therefore the following autumn they fhould be care- 
fully taken up, fo as not to break their roots, and 
planted in the borders of the flower-garden, where 
they will laft feveral years, if they are not killed by 
froft •, to prevent which, fome rotten tan fhould be 
laid over the roots in winter, which will always fecure 
them. 
The fourth, fort has been long prefervedin many gar- 
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dens near London, arid was' formerly known among 
the gardeners by the title of Onion-leaved Aloe. This 
plant produces many ligneous branches from the root, 
each fupporting a plant with long taper leaves, in- 
fliape of thofe of the Onion, which are full of a yel- 
low pulp very juicy. Thefe plants fend out roots, 
which run down and fatten themfelves into the earth, 
by which they multiply greatly. The flowers are pro- 
duced^ on long loofe fpikes, are yellow, and appear 
at different times, fo that the plants are not long de- 
stitute of flowers. Thefe are fucceeded by round 
frnooth feed-veffels, which have three cells, filled with 
triangular feeds *, but as the plant multiplies fo faff by- 
offsets, the feeds are little regarded. It grows natu- 
rally at the Cape of Good Hope, and requires a lit- 
tle fhelter in winter but in fome mild feafons I have 
had plants live without any cover, which were planted 
clofe to a warm wall. 
The fifth and fixth forts grow clofe to the ground, 
never rifing with any ftalk. The fifth hath broad, 
flat, pulpy leaves, refembling thofe of fome forts of 
Aloe, fo was formerly by gardeners called Aloe with 
flowers of Spiderwort. The leaves fpread open 5 the 
flowers are produced on loofe fpikes, like the former, 
but are fhorter : the flowers are yellow, and appear 
at different feafons. This is produced by offsets, 
which are put out in plenty, and mutt be planted in 
pots filled with light fandy earth, and in winter placed 
in the green-houfe, and treated as other hardy fuccu- 
lent plants, which come from the Cape of Good 
Hope, where this plant grows naturally. It muft be 
kept pretty dry in winter, and if it is fcrCened from 
froft, it will require no artificial warmth. 
The fixth fort hath long, narrow, pulpy leaves, which 
are almoft taper, but flatted on their upper fide ^ this 
lends out many offsets, by which it may be increafed 
plentifully. The flowers are yellow, and grow on 
long loofe fpikes, as the former ; thefe appear at dif- 
ferent feafons thofe of the fpring and fummer are 
fucceeded by feeds in great plenty, fo may be eafily 
propagated thereby, which ripen very well. It mult 
be treated in the fame manner as the former. 
The feventh fort is annual : this is a low plant grow- 
ing clofe to the ground, having pretty long fucculent 
leaves which are taper, but flatted on their upper 
fide •, the flowers grow in loofe fpikes, which are 
fhorter than either of the other forts. They are yel- 
low, and fucceeded by round feed-veffels, like thofe 
of the former forts ^ the plants perifh foon after their 
feeds ripen. The feeds of this fort fhould be fown on 
a warm border of light earth in April, where they 
are to remain ■, and when the plants come up, they 
will require no other care but to keep them clean 
from weeds, and to thin them where they are too 
clofe. This fort flowers in July, and the feeds ripen 
in Oftober. 
The eighth fort never rifes to a ftalk, but the leaves 
come out clofe to the ground. Thefe are long, taper, 
fucculent, and of a lea-green colour, growing ereft j 
the flower-ftems rife between the leaves, and are near 
three feet long-, the upper half being thinly garnifh- 
ed with yellow flowers, fhaped like thofe of the other 
ipecies. Thefe appear at different feafons, fo that the 
plants are feldom long deftitute of flowers. This 
fort doth not fend out offsets fo freely as fome of the 
others ; but as it produces feeds annually, it may be 
had in plenty. It muft be treated in the fame manner 
as the fourth, fifth, and fixth forts. 
The ninth and tenth forts grow naturally on bogs 
in moft of the northern countries ; the tenth is com- 
mon in many parts of England, but particularly in 
Lancashire, from whence it had the title of Lancashire 
Afphodel it alfo grows on a bog upon Putney-heath. 
The other grows naturally in Denmark, Sweden, and 
Lapland. Thefe are both low plants, having narrow 
leaves, which grow clofe to the ground j the flower- 
ftems rife about fix inches high, being terminated by 
a loofe fpike of fmall yeilow flowers. Thefe differ 
from each other, the ftamina of the tenth being 
woolly, whereas thofe of the other are frnooth. Thefe 
6 plants. 
