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ttoii two feet high, unlefs when they flower-, for the 
fpikes are generally more than a foot long •, the flow- 
ers are yellow, and are ranged in fpikes which appear 
in autumn. This is propagated- either by flips or 
cuttings in the fame manner as the former, and is 
equally hardy. 
The eighth fort produces the Semen Santonicum, 
which is much ufed for worms in children. It grows 
naturally in Perlia, from whence the feeds are brought 
to Europe this hath the appearance of our Wild 
Mugwort ; the branches are (lender, erecft, and gar- 
iiifhed with linear winged leaves, and terminated by 
recurved (lender fpikes of flowers, which have naked 
receptacles. This may be propagated by (lips or cut- 
tings in the like manner as the former but the plants 
fihould be planted in a dry foil and (lieltered fituation, 
where they will endure the cold of our ordinary win- 
ters pretty well, but it will be proper to have a plant 
or two in pots, which may be (lieltered in winter 
under a common hot-bed frame to preferve the 
fpecies; 
The ninth fort is our common Wild Southernwood, 
which grows naturally infome parts of Norfolk, fo is 
rarely admitted into gardens. 
The tenth fort grows naturally in Portugal this is a 
low under flirub, feldom riling more than two feet 
high, and has much of the afped of our wild fort, 
fo is rarely kept in gardens in this country. 
The eleventh fort is the common Sea Wormwood, 
grows naturally on the fea coafts in mold parts of 
England, where there are feveral varieties (if not 
diftinft fpecies) to be found. Thefe are low un- 
der fhrubs, moft of them creep at their root, where- 
by they multiply greatly in their natural fituation, 
but when tranfplanted into a garden, feldom thrive 
fo well • however, thefe varieties are now commonly 
fubftituted for the true Roman Wormwood in the 
London (hops. 
The twelfth fort grows naturally on the Alps this is 
alfo a low under flirub, feldom rifmg more than a 
foot high, fending out feveral (lender branches, gar- 
niflied with very white winged leaves, for which the 
plants are fornetimes admitted into gardens. It is 
very hardy, and may be eafily propagated by cuttings 
in the fpring. 
The thirteenth fort is the true Roman Wormwood, 
though at this time never ufed in any of the fhops ; 
yet by fldlful perfons is greatly preferred to the Sea 
Worm wood, being lefs naufeous and a muchpleafanter 
bitter, and may be had in as great plenty, provided 
it was cultivated by thofe who fupply the markets 
with medicinal herbs. This is a low herbaceous 
plant, whofe (talks die to the root in autumn, and 
new ones arife in the fpring ; thefe are garniflied with 
finely divided leaves, whofe underfide are woolly 
the upper part of the (talks are furniflied with glo- 
bular flowers which nod on one fide, having naked 
receptacles. Thefe appear in Auguft, but are rarely 
fucceeded by feeds in England. 
This fort is eafily propagated by its creeping roots, 
which may be parted in the autumn, and planted 
two or three feet afunder, that they may have room 
to fpread ; the belt time for this is in the middle 
of October ; it will grow in any foil which is not too 
wet. 
T he fourteenth fort grows naturally in Siberia it is 
an annual plant which grows two feet high, gar- 
nifhed with fmooth winged leaves, which have an 
agreeable (cent ; the flowers are globular and nod on 
one fide. If the feeds of this are permitted to fcatter 
in the autumn, the plants will come up better than 
if fown with care. 
The fifteenth fort is the common Wormwood which 
grows naturally in lanes and uncultivated places in 
many parts of England, fo is not often cultivated in 
gardens. This is eafily propagated by feeds, which 
fhould be fown in the autumn foon after they are ripe; 
or if they are permitted to fcatter, the plants will 
come up without farther care. 
The fixteenth fort has been fuppofed to be a variety 
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of the common Wormwood: indeed the appearance 
of the plants are nearly alike, but the fegments of the 
leaves of this are broader and whiter than thofe of 
the common, and the whole plant is infipid, and con- 
tinues fo from feed. 
The feventeenth fort is commonly known by the tide 
of Tree Worm word; this grows naturally near the 
fea in Italy and the Levant. This rifes with a woody 
ftaik fix or feven feet high, fending out many lig- 
neous branches, garniflied with leaves fomewhat like 
thofe of the common Wormwood, but more finely 
divided, and much whiter. The branches are tern 
minated by fpikes of globular flowers in the autumn, 
which are feldom fucceeded by feeds here. This 
plant is eafily propagated by cuttings, which, if 
planted in a fliady border during the dimmer feafon, 
and duly watered, take root freely. In autumn fome 
ox the young plants Aiould be potted, that they may 
be (lieltered in winter the other may be planted-in a 
warm border, where they will live, provided the win- 
ter proves favourable. 
The eighteenth fort is a low (hrubby plant ; the ftaik 
is woolly, fending out a few (hrubby branches, gar- 
niflied with linear leaves growing in clutters the flow- 
ers grow in a roundifh bunch, and are fliaped like 
thofe of Wormwood. This grows naturally in fiEthi- 
opia. It is propagated by planting the cuttings any 
time in fummer, and the plants mud be (heltered 
from hard frofts in winter. 
The nineteenth fort grows naturally on the Alps ; 
this is a low plant, feldom rifmg more than a foot 
and a half high ; the ftalks are clofely garniflied with 
very white leaves fliaped like a hand the flowers are 
globular, and produced in clufiers at the extremity 
of the ftaik ; thefe are rarely fucceeded by feeds in 
England. This plant may be propagated by plant- 
ing the fide (hoots in a fhady border during any of 
the fummer months, which, if duly watered, will 
put out roots, and in autumn they may be tranfplant- 
ed where they are to remain. 
The twentieth fort grows naturally at Piedmont; it 
is an herbaceous plant, whofe ftalks die to the root 
in winter, and frefh (hoots arife in the fpring, which 
are garniflied with winged leaves, woolly on their un- 
der fide ; the (lowers are produced on (ingle fpikes, 
which are rarely fucceeded by feeds in England. It 
may be eafily propagated by parting the roots in the 
autumn. 
ARTICHOKE is called by the Latins Cinara. 
As this plant is much better known by its Englifh ti- 
tle than the Latin, I (hall treat of it under this head, 
and refer for its character to the Latin title of Cinara, 
under which the other fpecies will be exhibited. 
We have two forts of Artichokes which are cultivated 
in the Englifli gardens, which we (hall diftinguifh 
here only by the names they are generally known 
among the gardeners, and referve their farther diftinc- 
tions to their Latin titles. 
The beft fort is what the gardeners call the Globe 
Artichoke. This hath large heads with broad brown 
fcales, which turn inward ; the fiefliy part at the bot- 
tom of the fcales is very thick, therefore is much 
preferred to the other, which is called the French 
Artichoke. The ftalks of this fort generally grow 
taller, and the heads are (mailer, and more conical 
than thofe of the other fort. The fcales are narrower* 
of a greener colour, and turn outward. The flelhy 
part which is eaten is not near fo thick, and hath a 
difagreeable perfumed tafte ; this was aimed totally 
rooted out of the Englifli gardens before the hard 
froft in 1 7!-!, when the greateft part of the roots of 
the other fort were deftroyed, fo many perfons were 
fupplied the following fpring with plants from Guern- 
fey, where they cultivate only the latter fort ; but 
fince the other has been increafed again, this green 
fort has been in moft gardens rooted out, to make 
way for the Globe Artichoke. 
The manner of propagating this plant is from (lips, 
taken from the old roots, in February or March, 
which, if planted in a good foil, will produce large 
fair 
