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2,. IDracocephalum ( Cdnarienfe ) fioribtis fpicatis, foliis 
compofitis. Lin. Hort. Cliff. 308. Dragon s-Head with 
fpiked flowers and compound leaves. Moidavica Ameri- 
cana’ trifolia odore gravi. Tourn. In'ft. 184. Three- 
leaved American Balm , having a ftrong finely commonly 
called Balm of Gilead. 
3. Dracocephalum ( Moidavica ) fioribtis verticillatis, 
bradteis lanceolatis ferraturis capillaceis. Lin. Hort. 
Cliff. 308. Dragon" s-Head with flowers growing in 
■ whorls , and fpear-floaped brafta. Moidavica betoni.cas 
folio, fiore aeruleo. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 1 84. Molda- 
vian Balm with a Betony leaf and blue flower. 
4. Dracocephalum ( Ocymifolia ) floribus verticillatis, 
foliis floralibus orbiculatis. Lin. Hort. Cliff. 308. 
Dragon s-Head with flowers growing in whorls , and the 
upper leaves round. Moidavica orientalis minima ocy- 
mifolio, fiore purpurafcente. Tourn. Cor. 11. Lefl'er 
Eaftern Moldavian Balm with a Willow leaf and a bluiflo 
flower. 
5. Dracocephalum ( Canefcens ) floribus verticillatis, 
bradleis oblongis, ferraturis fpinofis, foliis tomentofrs. 
Hort. Upfal. 166. Dragon' s-Head with flowers growing 
' in whorls , and the little leaves under the flowers flawed, 
ending in fpines , and woolly leaves. Moidavica orienta- 
lis betonicas folio, fiore magno violaceo. Tourn. Cor. 
1 1. Eaftern Moldavian Balm with a ftctony leaf \ and a 
large blue flower. 
6. Dracocephalum ( Nutans ) floribus verticillatis, brae- 
teis oblongis ovatis integerrimis, corollis majufeulis 
nutantibus. Hort. Upfal. 167. Dragon' s-Head with 
flowers growing in whorls, the frnall leaves under the 
flowers are oblong, entire , and hanging flowers much larger 
'‘than the empalement. Moidavica betonicae folio, flo- 
ribus mlnoribus caeruleis pendulis. Amman. Ruth. 
44. Moldavian Balm with a Betony leaf, and fmatter blue 
pendulous flowers. 
7. Dracocephalum ( Dhymiflorum ) floribus verticillatis, 
bradeis oblongis integerrimis, corollis vix calyce ma- 
joribus. Hort. Upfal. 167. Dragon' s-Head with flowers 
growing in whorls, the frnall leaves are oblong , entire , and 
the flowers equal with the empalement. Moidavica be- 
tonicas folio, floribus minimis pallide caeruleis. Am- 
man. Ruth. 4 6. Moldavian Balm with a Betony leaf, 
and very frnall blue flowers. 
8. Dracocephalum (. Peltatum ) floribus verticillatis, 
bradeis orbiculatis lerratociliatis. Hort. Upfal. 166. 
Dragon' s-Head with flowers growing in whorls, oval 
bratte<e and very narrow fpear-floaped leaves. Moidavica 
orientalis, falicis folio, fiore parvo casruleo. Tourn. 
Cor. 1 1. Eaftern Moldavian Balm with a Willow leaf, 
and a frnall blue flower. 
cj. Dracocephalum ( Grandiflorum ) floribus verticillatis 
foliis ovatis incifo-crenatis, bradeis lanceolatis inte- 
gerrimis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 595. Dragon' s-Head with 
flowers growing in whorls , oval leaves which are cut and 
crenated , and fpear-floaped bradiea which are entire. 
The firfb fort is a native of North America, where it 
grows in the woods, and by the fides of rivers. This 
riles with an upright ftalk, which is four-cor- 
nered, near three feet high, garnifbed witn Ipear- 
ftiaped leaves about three inches long, and half an 
inch broad, fitting clofe to the ftalk ; they are fawed 
on their edges, and are placed oppofite at each joint, 
fo metimes there are three leaves ftanding round at 
the fame place. The flowers are purple and grow in 
{pikes on the top of the ftalks, fo make a pretty va- 
riety among other hardy plants, efpeciaily if the 
plants are ftrong and vigorous. This is a perennial 
plant, which will live in the open air, but requires a 
moift foil, or fnould be duly watered in dry weather, 
otherwife the leaves will fhrink, and the flowers will 
make little appearance. This may be allowed a place 
in the fiiady borders of a garden, flnee it will not 
ramble, or take up much room. It flowers in July, 
and continues until the middle or end of Auguft, 
and may be propagated by parting of the roots in 
autumn. 
The fecond fort is a native of the Canary Iflands, and 
■ hath been long an inhabitant in the gardens ; it is 
ufuaily called by the gardeners Balm of Gilead, from 
the ftrong refinous feent which the leaves emit oh 
being rubbed. This is a perennial plant, which rifts 
with feveral fquare ftalks to the height of three feet 
or more, becoming ligneous at their lower parts, and 
are garniflied with compound leaves at each joint;, 
which are placed oppofite; thefe have three or 'five 
lobes, which are oblong, pointed, and fawed on their 
edges. The flowers come out in ftiort thick fpikes 
on the top of the ftalks ; they are of a pale blue co- 
lour, and are fucceeded by feeds, which ripen yery 
well in England. This plant continues producing 
flowers meft part of fummer ; it is ufuaily kept in 
green-houfes ; but in mild winters the plants will live 
abroad, if they are planted in warm borders ; and. 
thofe plants which are kept in pots, will thrive much 
better when they are flickered under a frame, than if 
placed in a green-houfe, where the plants are apt to 
draw up weak, for they fhouid have as much free 
air as poffible in mild weather, and only require to be 
fheltered from fevere froft. This may be propagated 
by feeds, which, if fown in autumn, will more cer- 
tainly grow, than thofe which are fown in the fpring ; 
but if thefe are fown in pots, they muft be fheltered 
under a frame in the winter, and if the plants do not 
come up the fame autumn, they will arife in the 
fpring ; but if the feeds are fown in the full ground, 
it fliould be in a warm border ; and in hard froft they 
fhouid be fheltered, otherwife the young plants will 
be deftroyed. The plants may alfo be propagated by 
cuttings ; which, if planted in a fhady border any 
time in fummer, will very foon take root, and fur- 
nifti plenty of rooted plants. 
The third fort is a native of Moldavia ; this has been 
long preferved in curious gardens. It is an annual 
plant, which rifes with branching ftalks a foot and a 
half high, garniflied with oblong leaves, which are 
placed oppofite, and are deeply fawed on their edges. 
The flowers come out in whorls round the ftalks at 
every joint; thefe are blue, and appear in July, con- 
tinuing to the middle of Auguft, and the feeds ripen 
in September. The plants have a ftrong balfamic 
odour, v/hich is to fome perfons very agreeable : the' 
feeds fnould be fown in frnall patches in the fpring, 
upon the borders where they are to remain, and when 
the plants come up, they fliould be thinned where 
they grow too near together, and kept clear frm 
v/eeds, which is the only culture they require. Of 
this there is a variety with white flowers, which is 
pretty common in the gardens ; this only differs from 
the other in the colour of the flowers, but yet thefe 
conftantly retain their difference from feeds. 
The fourth fort was difeovered by Dr. Tournefort in 
the Archipelago, who fent the feeds to the royal gar- 
den at Paris, which have fince been communicated 
to many curious gardens in Europe ; this rifes with 
upright ftalks about a foot high, which feldom put 
out branches ; thefe are garniflied with long narrow 
leaves, which are entire, placed oppofite at each joint, 
where the flowers come out in whorls, almoft the 
whole length of the ftalks ; thefe are of a pale blue, 
and appear about the fame time as the former ; this 
fort has very frnall flowers, which make no great ap- 
pearance, therefore is feldom cultivated, except in 
botanic gardens for the fake of variety. 
The fifth fort was difeovered by Dr. Tournefort in 
the Levant ; this hath hoary fquare ftalks, which rife 
a foot and a half high, putting out two or three fide 
branches, garniflied with hoary leaves near two inches 
long, and half an inch broad, a little indented oh 
their edges ; they are placed oppofite at the joints, 
juft under the whorls of flowers, which fit clofe to 
the ftalk ; thefe are larger than thofe of the other fpe- 
cies, and are of a fine blue colour, which between 
the hoary leaves of the plant, make a pretty ap- 
pearance. It flowers and feeds about the fame time 
as the former forts ; this is generally treated as an an- 
nual plant, like the former forts, but the roots of this 
will live two years if they are in a dry foil. There is 
a variety of this with white flowers, the feeds of which 
generally produce the fame coloured flowers. 
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