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Ifflall pots with their roots by the middle of Augfift, 
at which time it will be proper to fhift them into 
pots one ike larger, that they may have time to take 
good root again, before the cold weather comes on. 
When thefe are new potted, the tan fhould be turned 
over to renew the heat ; and if it is wanted, lome 
frejh tan muft be added to the bed, to encourage 
the roots of the plants* In this bed they may remain 
till autumn, when they muft be removed into the 
ftove, and plunged into the tan-bed ; where they muft 
conftantly remain, for they are too tender to thrive in 
this country, if they are not fo treated. During the 
winter they muft have but little water, and fhould be 
kept warm ; but in fummer they fhould have frefh 
air admitted to them conftantly when the weather is 
warm, and frequently fprinkled all over with water. 
With this management, the plants will flower the 
fourth year from feeds, and continue fo to do every 
year after, and will make a good appearance in the 
ftove. 
BUGLOSSUM. See Anchusa, and Lycopsis. 
BUGULA. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 208. tab. 98. Ajuga. 
Lin. Gen. Plant.- 624. Bugle. 
The Characters are, 
It hath a ftoort permanent empalement of one leaf ■which 
is Jlightly cut into five parts ; the flower is of one leaf \ 
of the lip kind , having ah incurved cylindrical tube ; the 
upper lip is very ftnall, ereff , and bifid ; the under lip or 
beard is laige , open, and divided into three obtufe feg- 
ments , the middle being large , and the two fides f mall ; 
it hath four erebl ftamina , two of which are longer than 
the upper lip , and two Jhorter , terminated by double fum- 
mits. In the center is Jituated the four germen , fupporting 
a fender flyle the length of the ftamina , crowned by 
two f lender ftigma . The, germen afterward become four 
naked feeds inclofed in the empalement. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the firft fedtion of 
Linnaeus’s fourteenth clafs, intitled Didynamia Gym- 
nofpermia, the flower having two long, and two 
ihort ftamina, and is fucceeded by naked feeds. 
The Species are, 
1. Bugula ( Reptans ) foliis caulinis femiamplexicauli- 
bus, ftolonibus reptatricibus. Bugle whofe leaves half 
embrace- the ftalks , and jhoots which put out roots. Bu- 
gula. Dod. Pempt. 135. Common Bugle \ 
2. Bugula ( Decumbens ) foliis oblongo-ovatis, caufibus 
decumbentibus, verticillis difcantibus. Bugle with ob- 
long oval leaves , declining fialks , and the whorls of flowers 
wide afunder. Bugula folio maximo flore pallide cas- 
ruleo. Boerh. Ind. alt. 1. 184. 
3. Bugula ( Pyramidalis ) foliis obtufe-dentatis, caule 
fimplici. Bugle with blunt indented leaves , and a fingle 
ftalk. Ajuga tetragono pyramidalis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 
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4. Bugula ( Genevenfis ) foliis oblongis tomentofis, ca- 
lycibus hirfutis. Bugle with oblong woolly leaves , and 
hairy flower-cups. Bugula carneo flore. Cluf. Hift. 2. 
P- ftL 
5. Bugula ( Orientals ) villofa, foliis ovato-dentatis fef- 
filibus, floribus refupinatis. Hairy Bugle with oval in- 
dented leaves , placed clofe to the ftalks , and inverted flow- 
ers. Bugula orientalis villofa flore inverfo candido 
cum oris purpureis. Tourn. Cor. 14. 
The firfc fort grows naturally in woods, and fhady 
moift places, in moft parts of England, where it 
fpreads and increafes greatly by the fide fhoots, which 
put out roots at their joints. There are two varieties 
of this, one with a white, and the other a pale purple 
flower, which I obferved growing in feveral parts of 
Weftmoreland •, but thefe do not differ in any other 
refpect than in the colour of their flowers from the 
common, therefore I have only mentioned them as 
varieties. ■ 
The common Bugle is greatly efteemed as a vulne- 
rary herb, and is ufed both internally and externally; 
it enters as an ingredient into the vulnerary decoc- 
tions of the Burgeons, and is commended externally, 
applied to ulcers. This is conftantly mixed with 
the vulnerary herbs, imported from Switzerland. It 
is, tided Confolida Media, or Middle Confound. As 
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this grows naturally wild in great plenty, fo it is 
feldom admitted into gardens. 
The fecond fort grows naturally on the Alps; the 
leaves of this are much longer than thofe of the com- 
mon Bugle, the ftalks are weaker, and decline on 
every fide, and the whorls of flowers are much fmaller, 
and are ranged at a greater diftance. This is ad- 
mitted into feme gardens for the fake of variety, and 
propagates in plenty by its trailing ftalks. This re- 
quires a moift fhady fituation. 
The third fort grows naturally in France, Germany, 
and other countries, but is not a native in England. 
This grows about four or five inches high, with a 
Angle ftalk, which is garnifhed with leaves at each 
joint; placed oppofite ; thefe are oval, and indented 
bluntly on their edges. The flowers grow in whorls 
round the ftalks, and toward the top form a clofe 
thick fpike, and are of a fine blue colour. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in many parts of 
Europe. This approaches near to the common Bugle, 
but the leaves of this are woolly; and the flower-cups 
are very hairy, in which the chief difference confifts. 
There are two varieties of this, one with a white, and 
the other a red flower. 
The fifth fort was brought from the Levant by Dr. 
Tournefort, and is preferved by thofe who are curious 
in collecting rare plants. There are two or three va- 
rieties of it, which only differ in the colour of their 
flowers. 
This fort requires a little protection in winter, there- 
fore the plants lhould be planted in pots filled with 
a loamy foil, and placed in a fhady fituation in fum- 
mer ; but in the winter they muft be removed under 
a common frame, where they may enjoy as much 
free air as poffible in mild weather ; but in hard froft 
fhould be covered, otherwife they will not live thro 9 
the winter in this country, unlefs it proves very fa-* 
vourable. 
This may be propagated by feeds, which fhould be 
fown fcon after it is ripe, in a pot filled with loamy- 
earth, and placed in a fhady fituation till autumn, 
when it fhould be removed under a frame, where it 
may be fereened from hard froft. In the fpring the 
plants will come up, which fhould be tranfplanted 
into feparate pots as foon as they are ftrong enough 
to remove, and, in fummer, placed in the fhade, and 
treated as the old plants. It flowers in May, and the 
feeds ripen the latter end of July. It may alfo be 
increafed by offsets, but this is a flow method, be- 
caufe the plants put out but few of them, efpecially 
while they are young, fo the other method is chiefly 
pradtifed. 
All the other forts are hardy enough, and are eaflly 
multiplied by their fide fhoots ; thefe delight in a moift 
fhady fituation, where they are apt to fpread too 
much, efpecially the two firft forts. 
BULB [ Bulbus , Lat. of BoaSo?, Gr.] Bulbous roots are 
of two forts, viz. tunicated (or coated) and fquamous 
(or fealy.) A tunicated root confifts of many coats, 
involving each other; as in the Onion, Tulip, &c. 
whofe roots, if cut through the middle, plainly fhew 
the feveral coats. A fquamous root confifts of many 
feales, lying over each other like tiles upon a houfe, 
or feales on fiih ; of this kind are the Lily, Marta- 
gon, &c. 
BULBINE. See Anthericum. 
BULBOCASTANUM. See Bunium. 
BULBOCODIUM. Tourn. Cor. 50. Lin. Gen. 
Plant. 368. 
The Characters are. 
The flower hath no empalement , it is funnel-Jhaped, and 
compofed of fix petals , which are concave , having long , 
narrow necks , connected at the mouth , but are ftpear- 
fhaped above. It hath fix awl jh aped ftamina Jhorter than 
the petals , and are inferted in their middle , having in- 
cumbent fummits. It hath an oval , blunt, three-cornered 
germen, fupporting a fender ftyle , crowned by three ob- 
long erect ftigma. The germen afterward becomes a 
triangular pointed capfuls, having three cells , which are 
. filled with angular feeds. 
This 
