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feeds, which fhouid be fawn in the fpring upon a 
bed of light earth ; and when the plants are lit to 
remove, they fhouid be planted in a nurfery-bed, at 
about four inches diftance, where they may remain 
till autumn, when they may be planted in the bor- 
ders of the flower-garden, where they are defigned 
to remain. The following lumpier thele will produce 
their flowers, and ripen their feeds in the autumn; 
but the roots will continue feveral years, provided 
they are not planted in rich ground, where they are 
very fubjed to rot in winter. 
The ninth fort grows naturally in Auftria, Silefla, 
and Italy, as alfo in fome parts of England. This is 
male and female in different plants ; it hath a thick, 
flefny, biennial root, which ftrikes deep in the ground, 
fending out many oblong leaves, which are broad at 
their extremity, but contract narrower to their bafe ; 
from between thefe arife the ftalks, which in the male 
plants often grow four or five feet high, but thofe of 
the female are feldom above three feet high ; the 
ftalks are garnifhed with narrow leaves, placed op- 
poflte at each joint, where there exfudes a vifeous 
clammy juice, which flicks to the fingers when han- 
dled, and the fmall infeds which fettle upon thofe 
parts of the ftalks, are thereby faftened fo as not to 
get loofe again. The flowers of the male plants are 
produced in loofe fpikes from the lower joints of the 
ftalk, but on the upper part, they Hand on Angle 
foot-ftalks in clutters quite round the ftalks ; thefe 
are fmall, of a greenifh colour, and have each ten 
ftamina. The female plants have three or four flow- 
ers growing upon each foot-ftalk, which arife from 
the fide of the ftalk. Thefe are fucceeded by oval 
feed-veffels, containing many fmall feeds ; they flower 
in June, and the feeds ripen in autumn. This is pro- 
pagated by feeds, which fhouid be fown where the 
plants are defigned to remain ; for as they fend out 
long tap-roots, they do not bear tranfplanting, unlefs 
it is performed while the plants are young. The 
plants are very hardy, fo wul\ "fi ve in almoft any foil 
or fituation, but agree belt with a dry foil. It is ne- 
ceffary to have fome male plants among the female, to 
haveperfed feeds. 
The tenth fort grows naturally on the Alps, and alfo 
upon the hills in the north of England and Wales. 
This is a very low plant, with fmall leaves, which 
fpread on the ground, and have the appearance of 
mofs. The flowers are fmall, eredt, and rarely rife 
more than half an inch high ; they are of a dirty 
white colour, and appear in May. This is a peren- 
nial plant, which will not thrive but in a moift foil 
and a fhady fituation; 
The eleventh fort grows naturally in Italy and Sicily. 
This is a perennial plant, with large thick roots, fend- 
ing out many long fpear-fhaped leaves near the 
ground ; between thefe arife round vifeous ftalks, 
which grow three feet high, garnifhed at each joint 
by two long narrow leaves, ending in acute points. 
The ftalks branch out into many divifions, on the up- 
per parts of which the foot-ftalks of the flowers arife 
from each joint by pairs oppofite ; each of thefe fuf 
tain three or four flowers of an herbaceous colour, 
whofe petals are divided into two parts ; the flowers 
appear in June, and the feeds ripen in the autumn. 
This is propagated by feeds in the fame manner as 
the ninth. 
The twelfth fort grows naturally in Spain and Italy, 
from whence I received the feeds. This is a biennial 
plant, which decays foon after it hath perfeded feeds : 
this hath many oval pointed leaves near the root, 
Handing upon long foot-ftalks ; between thefe arife 
an upright ftalk, fending out two fide branches at 
each joint, placed oppofite ; under each of thefe is 
fituated one fpear-fhaped leaf, ending in an acute 
point ; thefe fide branches, and alfo the upright 
ftalks, are terminated by whitifh flowers, formed into 
a panicle, and Handing ered ; thefe appear in June, 
and are fucceeded by feeds which ripen in autumn. 
This is propagated by feeds, which may be fown on 
an open border where the plants are defigned to re- 
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main, and require no other culture but to keep mini 
clear from weeds. 
The thirteenth fort grows naturally in Italy, froni 
whence I received the feeds ; this fe a perennial plant, 
which hath many oval fpear-fhaped leaves near the 
root ; the ftalks rife about two feet high ; they are 
vifeous, and from each joint comes out two fide 
branches, under which are fituated two very narrow 
leaves ; the ftalks fpread out and form a fort of pani- 
cle, and are terminated by clutters of greenifh flow- 
ers, whofe petals are divided into two parts. This 
flowers in June, and the feeds ripen in autumn. It 
is propagated in the fame manner as the ninth fort, 
and requires the fame treatment. ■ 
CU CULL ATE P L A N T S are fo called, of cu- 
culla, Lat . a hood or cowl, fueh as monks wear, be- 
caufe their flowers refemble it. 
CUCUMIS. Lin. Gen. Plant. 969. Tourn. Inft. R. 
PI. 104. tab. 28. Cucumber; in French, Cone ombre. 
The Characters are, 
It hath male and female flowers placed at difiances on the 
fame plant ; thefe have a bell-fhaped cmpalement of one 
leaf whofe border is terminated by five brifiles. The 
flowers are bell-fhaped , have one petal which adheres to 
the empalement , and is cut into five oval rough fegments. 
‘The male flowers have three fhort ftamina , which are in- 
ferted to the empalement \ two of which have bifid tops ; 
Thefe are terminated by very narrow fummits or line's ^ 
which run upward and downward , and adhere to the out- 
fide v The female flowers have no ftamina , but have three 
fmall pointed filaments without fummits . The germen , 
which is oblong , is fituated under the flower , fupporting a 
fioort cylindrical ftyle , crowned by three thick convex ftig- 
mas , which are bipartite. The germen afterward becomes 
an oblong flefhy fruit with three cells , including many oval , 
fiat , pointed feeds. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the tenth fedion of 
Linnaeus’s twenty-firft clafs, intitled Moncecia Syn- 
genefla. The plants of this clafs have male and fe- 
male flowers on different parts of the fame plant, and 
thofe of this fedion have their ftamina joined. To 
this genus he has joined the Melon, Water Melon, and 
Bitter Apple ; but howe\ . r thefe may agree in their 
charaders, fo as to be joined together in a fyftem of 
botany, it will not be proper in a book of gardening 
to be followed. 
The Species are, 
1. Cucumis ( Sativus ) foliorum angulis redis, pomis ob- 
longis feabris. Hort. Cliff. 451. Cucumber with leaves 
having right angles , and an oblong rough fruit. Cucu- 
mis fativus vuleraris; C. B. P. 210. The common Gar- 
u 
den Cucumber. 
1. Cucumis ( Flexuofus ) foliorum angulis redis, pomis 
longifiimis glabris. Cucumber with leaves having right 
angles , and a very long fimooth fruit. Cucumis flexuo- 
fus. C. B. P. 310. The long Turkey Cucumber . 
3. Cucumis {Chat a) hirfutis foliorum angulis integris 
dentatis, pomis fufeiformibus hirtis utrinque attenu- 
ate. Haffelq. It. 491. Hairy Cucumber with angular 
indented leaves , and narrow hairy fruit. Cucumis M- 
gyptius rotundifolius. C. B. P. 310. 
The firft fort is the Cucumber which is generally cul- 
tivated for the table, and is fo well known as to need 
no defeription. The fecond fort is the long Turkey 
Cucumber, which is alfo pretty well known in Eng- 
land. The ftalks and leaves of this fort are much 
larger than thofe of the common fort. The fruit is 
generally twice the length, and hath a fmooth rind : 
this is undoubtedly different from the common fort, 
for I have cultivated it above forty years, and have 
not found it alter. There are green and white fruit 
of this fort, which differ but little except in their co- 
lour, fo I have not diftinguifhed them as diftind fpe- 
cies, though I have alfo found them keep their dif- 
ference from feeds. The white is lefs watery than the 
green, fo is generally better efteemed. I have alfo 
received feeds from China of another fort, with a much 
longer fruit than the Turkey, but I have found this 
will degenerate in time, and become more like the 
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