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denied, the lower Up is lightly cut into three parts. It 
hath four ftamina, which are inclofed in the backfide of 
the petal , the two fide ones being a little longer than the 
other , which are terminated by oval hairy fummits, It 
hath an oval germen fupporting a ./lender fly le, crowned by 
an obtufe ftigma ; the germen afterward becomes an oval 
capfule having two cells, which are filled with flat roundifh 
feeds having a border. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the fecond feflion 
of Linnaeus’s thirteenth clafs, intitled Didynamia 
Angiofpermia, from the flower having two long and 
two fhort ftamina, and the feeds being included in a 
capfule. 
The Species are, 
1. Chelone ( Glabra ) foliis lanceolatis, acuminatis, fef- 
filibus, obfolete ferratis, radiee reptatrice. Chelone with 
pointed fpear-Jhaped leaves ', fet clofe to the ftalks, with 
/mall ferratures on their edges , and a creeping root. Che- 
lone Acadienfls flore albo. Tourn. Aft. R. Par. 1706. 
Chelone of Acadia, with a white flower. 
2. Chelone ( Purpurea ) foliis lanceolatis, obliquis, pe- 
tiolatis, oppofitis, marginibus acute ferratis. Chelone 
with oblique fpear-floaped leaves, growing oppoflte on foot- 
ftalks, and their borders Jh apply flawed. Chelone floribus 
fpeciofis pulcherrimis, colore rofe damafeenae. Clayt. 
Flor. Virg. 71. Chelone with a very beautiful looking 
flower , the colour of the Damajk Rofe. 
3. Chelone ( Hirfuta ) caule foliifque hirfutis. Lin. Sp. 
Plant. 6 1 1 . Chelone with hairy /talks and leaves. Digi- 
tatis Virginiana, panacis coloni foliis, flore amplo, 
pallafcente. Pluk. Mant. 64. Virginia Foxglove with 
Clowns all-heal leaves , and a large pale flower. 
The firft fort grows naturally in rrioft parts of North 
America. This is called by Jofcelin, in his New 
England Rarities, the Humming Bird-tree. It hath 
a pretty thick jointed root, which creeps under ground 
to a confiderable diftance, fending up fmooth chan- 
nelled ftalks, which rife about two feet high, garniflhed 
with two leaves at each joint, Handing oppoflte 
without foot-ftalks ; thefe are three inches and a half 
long, and about three quarters of an inch broad at 
their bafe, where they are broadeft, and diminifh 
gradually to a fharp point ; they have fmall ferratures 
on their edges, which fcarcely appear. The flowers 
grow in a clofe fpike at the end of the ftalks ; they 
are white, and have but one petal, which is tubular, 
and narrow at the bottom, but fwells upward, almoft 
like the Foxglove flower; the upper fide is bent 
over and convex, but the under is flat, and (lightly 
indented in three parts at the end. When the flowers 
fall off, the germen turns to an oval capfule fitting 
in the empalement, filled with roundifh compreffed 
feeds, which have a thin border. It flowers in Au- 
guft, and when the autumn proves favourable, the 
feeds will fometimes ripen in England ; but as the 
plants propagate fo fail by their creeping roots, the 
feeds are feldom regarded. The beft time to tranf- 
plant the roots is in autumn, that they may be well 
eftablifhed in the ground before the fpring, otherwile 
they will not flower fo ftrong, efpecially if the feafon 
proves dry ; but when they are removed in the fpring, 
it fhould not be later than the middle of March, by 
which time their roots will begin to pufh out new 
fibres. They will thrive in almoft any foil or fituation, 
but their roots are apt to creep too far, if they are 
not confined, and fometimes intermix with thofe of 
other plants •, and then their ftalks ftand fo far diftant 
from each other, as to make but little appearance •, 
therefore they fhould be planted in pots, which will 
confine their roots, fo that in each pot there will 
be eight or ten ftalks growing near each other, when 
they will make a tolerable, good appearance. This 
plant is very hardy, fo is not injured by cold, but it 
muft have plenty of water in hot weather. 
The fecond fort was difeovered in Virginia by Mr. 
Clayton, who fent it to England : the roots of this 
do not creep fo far as thofe of the firft, the ftalks are 
ftronger, and the leaves much broader, and are ob- 
lique ; they are deeply fawed on their edges, and 
ftand upon fhort foot-ftalks : the flowers are of a 
bright purple colour, fo make a finer appearance-. 
This flowers at the fame time with the firft, and is 
propagated by parting of the roots in the fame 
manner. 
The third fort I received from New. England, where 
it grows naturally : this is near to the firft fort, but 
the ftalks and leaves are very hairy, and the flower 
is of a purer white; It flowers at the fame time with 
the former, and requires the fame treatment. 
As thefe plants flower in the autumn, when there is 
a fcarcity of other flowers, it fenders them the more 
valuable, efpecially the fecond fort, whole flowers 
make a very pretty appearance, when they are 
ftrong ; alid if fome of them have a fhady fituation 
in the fummer, they will flower later in the autumn. 
CHENOPODI A-MORUS. See Blitum. 
CHEN OPODIUM [gyve trohov, Grf Tourn. Inft; 
R. H. 506. tab. 288. Lin. Gen. Plant. 272. Goofe- 
foot, or Wild Orach. 
The Characters are; 
It hath a permanent empalement, compofled of jive oval 
concave leaves : the flower hath no petal, but in the center 
it hath five ftamina placed oppoflte to the leaves of the 
empalement , and of the fame length , terminated by 
roundijh twin fummits •, it hath a round germen fupport- 
ing a fhort double ftyle, crowned by an obtufe ftigma. 
The germen afterward becomes a five-cornered fruit inclofed 
in the empalement, containing one roundifh deprejfed feed.- 
Linnaeus places this genus in the fecond feftion of his 
fifth clafs, intitled Pentandria. Digynia, the flower 
having five ftamina and two ftyles. 
The Species are, 
1. Chenopodium ( Bonus Henri cus) foliis triangulari-fk- 
gittatis, integerrimis fpicis compcfitis aphyllis. Hort; 
Cliff. 84. Goofefoot with nrrow-jhaped triangular leaves 
which are entire. Chenopodium folio triangulo. Tourn. 
Inft. 506. Goofefoot with a triangular leaf, called Englijh 
Mercury, All Good, or Good Henry. 
2. Chenopodium ( Vulvaria ) foliis integerrimis rhombeo- 
ovatis, floribus conglomeratis axiliaribus. Flor. Suec. 
216. Goofefoot with entire, oval , rhomb oidal leaves, and 
flowers growing in clufters on the fide of the ftalks. 
Chenopodium feetidum. Tourn. Inft. 506. Stinking 
Orach. 
3’. Chenopodium ( Scoparia ) foliis lineari-lanceolatis, 
planis, integerrimis. Hort. Cliff. 86. Goofefoot with 
narrow fpear-Jhaped leaves, which are plain and entire . 
Chenopodium lini folio villofo. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 
Goofefoot with a hairy Flax leaf, commonly called Belve- 
dere, or Summer Cyprefs. 
4. Chenopodium ( Botrys ) foliis oblongis, finuatis, ra- 
cemis nudis multifidis. Hort. Cliff. 84. Goofefoot with 
oblong finuated leaves, and naked multifid J pikes of flowers. 
Chenopodium ambrofioides folio finuato. Tourn. Inft. 
506. Goofefoot, like Ambrofia, with finuated leaves, com- 
monly called Oak of Jerufalem. 
5. Chenopodium ( Ambrofioides ) foliis lanceolatis, den- 
tatis, racemis foliatis fimplicibus. Hort. Cliff. 84. 
Goofefoot with fpear-Jhaped indented leaves, and fingle 
leafy /pikes of flowers. Chenopodium ambrofioides 
Mexicanum. Tourn. Inft. 506. Mexican Goofefoot, like 
Ambrofia , commonly called Oak cf Cappadocia. 
6 . Chenopodium ( Fruticofum ) foliis lanceolatis, den- 
tatis, caule fruticofo. Goofefoot with fpear-Jhaped in- 
dented leaves, and a Jhrubby ftalk. Chenopodium am- 
brofioides Mexicanum fruticofum. Boerh. Ind. alt. 2. 
p. 90. Shrubby Mexican Orach. 
7. Chenopodium ( Multifidum ) foliis multifidis, fegmen* 
tis linearibus, floribus axiliaribus feflilibus. Lin. Sp. 
320. Goofefoot with multifid leaves , linear fegmmts, and 
flowers fet clofe to the ftalk. Chenopodium fempervirens, 
foliis tenuiter laciniatis. Hort. Elth. 78. 
There are many other fpecies of this genus, fome of 
which grow naturally on dunghills and the fide of 
ditches, in moft parts of England, where they often 
become very troublefome weeds for which reafon, 
I have not enumerated them here. 
The firft fort is found growing naturally in fhady 
lanes in many parts of England, but it is very doubt- 
ful if the feeds have not been caft out of gardens 
originally, 
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