8. Conyza ( Fifcofa ) caule herbaceo, foliis ovatis fer- 
ratis, villofis, floribus alaribus & terminalibus. Flea- 
bane with an herbaceous /talk, oval , [awed , hairy leaves , 
and flowers proceeding from the fides , and at the ends of 
the branches. Conyza odorata, Bellidis folio villofa 
& vifcofa, Houft. MSS. 
9. Conyza ( Arborefcens ) foliis ovatis integerrimis acutis 
fubtus tomentofis, fpicis recurvatis fecundis, brafteis 
reflexis. Lin. Sp. 1209. Flea-bane with entire oval- 
pointed leaves, woolly on their under fide, recurved abound- 
ing fpikis of flowers , and reflexed brablea. Conyza fru- 
ticofa, flore pallide purpurea, capitulis & lateribus 
ramulorum fpicatum exeuntibus. Sloan. Cat. Tam. 
124. 
10. Conyza {Symphyti folia) foliis oblongo ovatis fcabris, 
floribus racemofis terminalibus, caule herbaceo. Flea- 
bane with oblong, oval , rough leaves, flowers growing in 
bunches at the ends of the branches, and an herbaceous 
ftalk. Conyza Symphyti facie, flore luteo. Houft. 
MSS. 
11. Conyza ( Scandens ) foliis lanceolatis fcabris, nervofis 
feflilibus, racemis recurvatis, floribus adfcendentibus, 
pedunculis lateralibus caule fruticofo fcandente. Flea- 
bane with rough , nervous , fpear-Jhaped leaves fitting 
clofe to the branches, recurved fpikes, with flowers Jiand- 
ing upward, foot-Jlalks proceeding from the fide of the 
branches, and climbing fhrubby ftalks. Conyza Ameri- 
cana fcandens, Lauri folio afpero, floribus fpicatis 
albis. Houft. MSS. 
12. Conyza {Trinerviis ) foliis ovatis glabris, trinerviis 
integerrimis, floribus fpicatis terminalibus, caule fru- 
ticofo. Flea-bane with oval fmooth leaves, which have 
three veins and are entire , flowers growing in fpikes at 
the ends of the branches , and a fhrubby ftalk. Conyza 
Americana frutefcens, foliis ovatis trinerviis & inte- 
gris, floribus fpicatis albis. Houft. MSS. 
13. Conyza ( Uniflora ) foliis lanceolatis acutis feflilibus, 
floribus flngulis lateralibus, calycibus coloratis, caule 
fruti cofo ramofo. Flea-bane with pointed fpear-flcaped leaves 
fitting clofe to the branches. Jingle flowers on the fide of the 
branches, which have coloured empalements, and a fhrubby 
branching ftalk. Conyza Americana frutefcens foliis 
oblongis acutis, capitulis & ramulorum exeuntibus, 
calycibus purpurafcentibus. Houft. MSS. 
14. Conyza ( Spicata ) fruticofa foliis ovatis trinerviis, 
floribus fpicatis alaribus. Shrubby Flea-bane with oval 
leaves having three nerves, and flowers growing in fpikes 
from the fide of the branches. 
1 5. Conyza ( [Pedunculata ) foliis ovato lanceolatis tri- 
nerviis, pedunculis longiflimis terminalibus floribus 
corymbofts. Flea-bane with oval fpear-Jhaped leaves 
Shaving three veins , foot-Jlalks which are very long ter- 
minating the branches, and flowers growing in round 
bunches. 
1 6. Conyza ( Baccharis ) foliis ovato oblongis, obtufis 
ferratis, femiamplexicaulibus, floribus corymbofis ttr- 
minalibus. Flea-bane with oblong oval leaves which are 
obtufe and flawed, half embracing the ftalks with their 
baft, and flowers in round bunches terminating the ftalks. 
Eupatorium Conyzoides Sinica Baccharidis folio rarius 
crenato, fummo caule ramofo, floribus parvis coro- 
nato. Pluk. Amath. 80. 
1 7. Conyza {Odor a to) foliis lanceolatis ferratis, petio- 
latis, caule fruticofo ramofo, floribus corymbofis ter- 
minalibus. Flea-bane with fpear-Jhaped Jawed leaves 
having foot-Jlalks, and flowers growing in round bunches 
at the end of the branches. Conyza major odorato five 
Baccharis floribus purpureis nudis. Sloan. Cat. Jam. 
12 1. 
18. Conyza {Hirfutad) foliis ovalibus integerrimis fca- 
bris fubtus hirlutis. Lin. Sp. 1209. Flea-bane with 
oval, entire , rough leaves, hairy on their under fide. 
The firft fort grows naturally upon dry places in fe- 
veral parts of England, fo is feldom allowed a p’ > 
in gardens, This is a biennial plant, which decays 
foon after the feeds are ripe ; it hath feveral large, ob- 
long, pointed leaves, growing near the ground, 'which 
are hairy ; between thefe the ftalks come out, which 
rife two feet and a half high, dividing upward into 
feveral branches, garniflied with fmailer oblong leaves, 
3 
ftanding alternate ; at the ends of the ftalks the flow- 
ers are produced in round bunches, which are of a 
dirty yellow colour •, thefe are fucceeded by oblong 
feeds, crowned with down. It flowers in July, and 
the feeds ripen in autumn. If the feeds are per- 
mitted to fcatter, the plants will come up the following 
fpring, and require no other care but to keep them 
clean from weeds. 
The fecond fort grows naturally on the mountains in 
Italy, and is preferved in botanic gardens for the fake 
of variety. This hath a biennial root but an annual 
ftalk. From a thick fibrous root arife many upright 
ftalks, garniflied with oblong oval leayes, which are 
rough, and embrace the ftalks with their bafe • thefe 
have appendages running along the ftalk, from one 
to the other, whereby the ftalk is winged. The 
upper part of the ftalks divide into many fmailer 
branches, garnifhed with leaves of the fame form as 
the other, but fmailer, ftanding alternate ; the 
branches and main ftalks, are terminated by yellow 
flowers growing in round bunches -, thefe are fuc- 
ceeded by oblong feeds, crowned with down. It flow- 
ers in July, and the feeds ripen in autumn. This is 
propagated by feeds, which may be fown on a bed of 
light earth in the fpring, and when the plants come 
up, they fhould be thinned where they are too near, 
and kept clean from weeds ; the following autumn 
they may be tranfplanted where they are defigned to 
remain, and require no other care but to keep them 
clean from weeds. The fecond year they will flower 
and produce ripe feeds, and will continue two years if 
the foil is not too good, for thefe plants often rot, 
when they are planted in a rich foil. 
The third fort grows naturally in Crete. This hath a 
fhort fhrubby ftalk, which in this country feldom rifes 
more than fix inches high, dividing into feveral fhort 
branches, which are clofely garniflied with oval, 
woolly, very white leaves from thefe branches arife 
the flower-ftalks, which are woolly, about nine inches 
high, garniflied with fmall, oval, white leaves, placed 
alternate. The flowers are produced at the fides, 
and end of the ftalk,' fometimes but one, at other 
times two, and fometimes three flowers Handing on 
the fame foot-ftalk. They are of a dirty yellow co- 
lour, and appear in July, but rarely are fucceeded 
by feeds in this country ; fo the plant is propagated 
here by flips, which, if taken from the old plants in 
June, and planted on an eaft-afpe£ted border, and 
covered with hand-glafles, will take root in fix or 
eight weeks. But thefe flips mull be frequently, but 
gently refreflied with water, and the glades fhould 
be fliaded in hot weather ; and after they have been 
planted a fortnight, the glafles fhould be raifed on 
one fide to admit air to the cuttings ; and when they 
have taken root, they fhould be gradually expofed to 
the open air. In autumn thefe fhould be carefully 
taken up, preferving the earth to their roots ; fome 
of them may be planted in pots, that they may be 
fheltered under a frame in the winter and the others 
fhould be planted in a warm border of dry poor earth, 
where they will endure the cold of our ordinary 
winters very well, and continue many years. This 
is preferved in gardens, more for the beauty of its 
fllvery leaves than its flowers, which have not much 
to recomfnend them. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in Jamaica, from 
whence it was fent me by the late Dr. Houftoun. 
This is titled by Sir Hans Sloane Virga aurea major, 
fc. Herba Doria folio flnuato hirfuto. Cat. Jam. 125. 
It rifes with a fhrubby ftalk leven or eight feet high, 
dividing into feveral branches, garnifhed with rough 
leaves four inches long, fhaped like the point of a 
halbert. The flowers are produced in roundifh 
bunches, at the extremity of the branches ; they are 
yellow, and ftand clofe together. Thefe are fucceeded 
by oblong feedsr crowned with down. 
This plant is too tender to thrive in the open air in 
this country, therefore the feeds muft be fown upon 
a hot-bed ; and when the pknts are fit to remove, 
they muft be each tranfplanted into a feparate fmall 
pot 
