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in autumn, which, if permitted to fcatter, will fill 
the ground about them with plants the following 
years. There was formerly.a cooling ointment made 
with the leaves of this plant and hogs lard, which was 
greatly efteemed for burns and fealds. 
There is a variety (if not a diftind fpecies of this) 
which grows naturally in North America •, the plants 
of this grow more than twice the fize of the former j 
the leaves are fmoother, and of a lucid green, but 
the flowers and fruit are of the fame form as thofe of 
the other, fo may be deemed a diftind fpecies, 
efpecially as the difference continues in the plants 
propagated in England. 
The fecond fort grows naturally in moft parts of A- 
merica, for I have frequently received the feeds of it 
from the iflands in the Weft-Indies, anff alfo from all 
the northern parts of America. This rifes with a pur- 
ple, ftrong ftalk to the height of four or five feet, di- 
viding into many ftrong branches, garnifiied with 
leaves lhaped fomewhat like thofe of the former fort, 
but larger, and have a greater number of angles and la- 
cinm on their edges ; the flowers have longer and nar- 
rower tubes, and are of a purple colour •, the fruit is al- 
fo longer, and thele differences are permanent. This is 
equally hardy with the former, and if the feeds are per- 
mitted to fcatter, the plants will become troublefome 
weeds. The third fort hath a ftrong ftem, which rifes 
three feet high, and divides into many woolly branches ; 
the leaves of this fort are almoft entire, having only 
two or three flight indentures on their edges ; the flow- 
ers have long tubes, which extend beyond the bifid 
empalement, then they fpread out very broad, where 
the brim is divided into ten obtufe angles ; they are 
of a pure white above, but the tubes have a tindure 
of green within. Thefe are fucceeded by roundifh 
fruit, clofely covered with thorns, and are divided 
into four cells as the other, but the feeds of this are 
of a light brown colour when ripe. 
This plant is not fo hardy as the others, fo the feeds 
muft be fown upon a gentle hot-bed in the fpring, and 
the plants muft be afterward treated in the fame man- 
ner as the Marvel of Peru, and other of the hardier 
kinds of annual plants, and may be tranfplanted into 
the full ground the latter end of May. They will 
flower in July, and the feeds will ripen in autumn. 
There is a variety of this with double flowers, but 
unlefs the plants of this are placed in a glafs-cafe, they 
will not produce feeds in this country. 
The fourth fort is of humbler growth, feldom rifing 
more than a foot and a half high, fpreading out into 
many branches, which are garnifiied with leaves 
fomewhat like thofe of the firft fort, but are fmaller, 
and ftand upon longer foot-ftalks ; the flowers are 
like thofe of the firft fort, but fmaller ; the fruit is 
round, and armed with very ftrong fliarp thorns, 
the upper being large, and converge toward each 
other. The feeds of this are black when ripe. 
This fort is too tender to be fown in the full ground 
in England, fo the plants fhould be raifed on a hot- 
bed, and afterward tranfplanted into borders as the 
former fort. 
The fifth fort grows naturally at La Vera Cruz, from 
whence I received the feeds. This rifes with a pur- 
plifh ftem three or four feet high, dividing into fe- 
veral ftrong branches, garnifiied with oblong heart- 
Ihaped leaves. The {talks, branches, and leaves of 
this fort are covered with foft hairs ; the flowers come 
out at the divifion of the ftalks and branches, {land- 
ing ered ; they are large, white, and are fucceeded 
by oval fruit, covered with long, foft, innocent fpines, 
opening in four cells, which are full of brown feeds. 
This plant is annual, and fhould be firft raifed on a 
moderate hot-bed, then may be tranfplanted into 
open borders, where it will flower and perfed its 
feeds in the autumn. If thefe feeds are permitted to 
fcatter, the plants will rife the following fpring, and 
if the fummer proves warm, they will flower and of- 
ten perfed their feeds. 
The fixth fort grows naturally in Egypt, and alfo in 
India. This rifes with a fine poliftied purple ftalk four 
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feet high, dividing into feveral branches, which are 
garnifiied with large, fmooth, finuated leaves, ftand- 
ing upon pretty long foot-ftalks. The flowers are 
produced at the divifions of the branches ^ thefe have 
large fwelling tubes, which expand very broad at 
the^top, their brims being divided into ten angles, 
eacn ending with a long {lender point. The flowers 
are of a beautiful purple on their outiide, and a fat- 
tiny white within •, lome of thefe are Angle, others have 
two or three flowers Handing one within another, and 
fome are double, having four or five petals within 
each other of equal length, fo as to appear a full 
flower at th@ brim - 3 they have an agreeable odour at 
firft, but if long fmelt to, become lefs agreeable, and 
are narcotic. It thefe plants are brought forward up- 
on a hot-bed in the fpring, and in June planted out 
on a warm border of rich earth, they will flower very 
finely in July and Auguft ; but unlefs they are co- 
vered with glaffes, the feeds feldom ripen well in Eng- 
land. The fruit of this fort is round, and grows nod- 
ding downward i the feed- veil'd is thick and flefiiy, 
as are alfo the intermediate partitions which divide 
the cells. The outfide of the fruit is covered with 
blunt protuberances, and the feeds are of a bright 
brown colour when ripe. 
The feventh fort was fent me from La Vera Cruz 
by the late Dr. Houftoun, who found it growing 
there naturally. This rifes with a woody ftalk to the 
height of twelve or fourteen feet, dividing into fe- 
veral branches, which are garnifiied with oblique 
leaves fix inches long, and two inches and a half 
broad in their broadeft part, growing narrower at each 
end ; they are oblique to the foot-ftalk, which Hands 
nearer to one fide than the other ; they are downy, 
and ftand upon long foot-ftalks. The flowers come 
out at the divifion of the branches ; thefe have a loofe 
tubular empalement near four inches long, which 
opens at the top on one fide like a fpatha or {heath, 
within the empalement ; the tube of the flower is 
narrow, but immediately above it fwells very large 
for near fix inches in length, then fpreads open at the 
brim, where it is divided into five angles, which ter- 
minate in very long points ; they are white, with 
fome longitudinal ftripes, of a pale yellow on their 
outfide ; thefe are fucceeded by round fmooth cap- 
fules, filled with kidney-ftiaped feeds. 
This tree is one of the greateft ornaments to the gar- 
dens in Chili, where the inhabitants propagate it with 
great care. When the flowers are fully blown, they 
make a fine appearance, and a Angle tree will per- 
fume the air of a large garden. 
This plant is tender, fo requires to be keptinaftove 
in England. The feeds of this muft be procured 
from the places where the trees naturally grow ; they 
fhould be perfedly ripe when gathered, and carefully 
put up, fo as that the vermin cannot get to them, for 
they will deftroy them. Moft of the feeds which 
were fent over by Dr. Houftoun, were devoured in 
their paflfage by infeds, fo that but few plants were 
raifed. There were two or three of them raifed in 
the gardens of the late Lord Petre, and two in the 
Chelfea garden ; one of which came fo far as to 
flower, but perifhed without producing feeds, fo that 
at prefent I believe there is not any of t; e plants in 
England. 
D AU C U S. Lin. Gen. Plant. 296. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 
307. tab. 1 61. which fome derive of bedu, 
Gr. to burn, of its {harp and fiery power, or fervent 
tafte.] The Carrot. 
The Characters are. 
It bath an umbelliferous flower •, the principal umbel is 
compofed of a great number of fmall ones called rays y 
which are fhort , and in clufters. 'The involucrum of the 
principal umbel is compofed of many narrow leaves , hawing 
winged points - y thefe are fcarce fo long as the umbel ; thofe 
of the rays are floor ter and fimple. The flowers have five 
heart-fhaped petals which turn inward , thofe which com- 
pofe the rays are unequal in fize, but thofe of the dijk are 
nearly fo thefe have each five hairy ftamina, terminated 
by roundifh fummits . The germen fits under the flower, 
(upper i~ 
