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branches, and from the fork between thefe divifions j 
come out the umbels of flowers, each fork having 
one ; that which is fituated in the firft divilion being 
the largeft, and thofe in the upper the fmalleft. The 
flowers are of a greeniih yellow colour ; they appear in 
June and July, and the fruit follows foon after, which 
is divided into three lobes, and has three cells, each 
containing one roundifh feed, which is call out at a 
diftance by the elafticity of the pods. This fort 
will propagate itfelf faft enough when it is once in- 
troduced into gardens, fo requires no care but to keep 
it clean from weeds. 
The nineteenth fort grows naturally in the fouth of 
France, in Spain, and Italy. This fends out many 
trailing branches from the root, which grow about a 
foot long, lying upon the ground, which are clofely 
garnifhed with thick fucculent leaves ; thefe are flat, 
fhort, and pointed ; they fpread open on every fide 
the branches, and are placed alternate, fitting clofe to 
the ftalks : the flowers are produced in large umbels 
at the end of the branches ; the involucrum of the 
principal umbel is compofed of feveral oval-pointed 
leaves, but thofe of the fmall umbels have only two 
heart- fliaped concave leaves, whofe borders are rough; 
the flowers are yellow, and are fucceeded by three 
feeds, inclofed in a roundilh capfule with three cells. 
This plant will continue two or three years upon a 
dry warm foil, and will ripen feeds annually ; which, 
if permitted to fcatter, the plants will come up, 
and require no other care but to keep them clean 
from weeds. 
The twentieth fort grows naturally in Crete, and in 
feveral iflands of the Archipelago ; this rifes with an 
upright branching ftem to the height of four feet ; 
the leaves of this are oblong and pointed, and are 
placed alternate on the branches ; the flowers come 
out in umbels from the fork between the branches ; 
they are fmall and yellow, and are rarely fucceeded by 
feeds in England. It is eafily propagated by cuttings 
during any of the fummer months, and requires a 
little protection from the froft in winter. 
The twenty-firft fort grows naturally in the woods 
in many parts of England; it rifes with a fhrubby ftalk 
three feet high ; the flowers are produced in umbels 
fitting clofe to the ftalks, fo form a long fpike ; the 
empalements are of a greeniih yellow, and the petals 
black, fo they make an odd appearance. It flowers 
in May, and the feeds ripen in July. If the feeds 
of this are fown under trees in the autumn, the 
plants will rife the following fpring, and require no 
culture. 
The twenty-fecond fort Hands in the lift of medi- 
cinal plants by the title of Efula major, but at pre- 
fent is feldom ufed : this grows naturally in France 
and Germany upon marlhy places, where it rifes 
three or four feet high. It hath a perennial root, 
by which it may be propagated better than by feeds, 
which feldom grow, unlefs they are fown foon after 
they are ripe. 
The twenty-third fort was difcovered in the Levant, 
by Dr. Tournefort, who fent the feeds to the royal 
garden at Paris ; this hath a perennial root, from which 
arife many fucculent ftalks three feet high, covered 
with a purple bark, and garnilhed with oblong fmooth 
leaves, fhaped like thofe of Willow, of a dark green 
colour. The upper part of the ftalks divide, and in 
the fork is fituated an umbel of flowers of a greeniih 
yellow colour, which are fucceeded by round cap- 
fules with three cells, each containing a Angle feed. 
It flowers in June, and the feeds are ripe in Auguft ; 
this may be propagated by parting the roots, or 
by flowing the feeds in autumn. The plant is hardy, 
fo will endure the greateft cold of this country, if it 
is planted in a dry foil. 
The twenty-fourth fort grows naturally in Sicily, and 
on the borders of the Mediterranean Sea ; this rifes 
with feveral fhrubby ftalks to the height of five or 
fix feet, having a red bark, and are garnifhed with 
oblong, fmooth, blunt leaves, which are placed alter- 
nate. The flowers grow in fmall umbels from the 
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divifron of their branches ; they are yellow* and are 
fucceeded by roundifh capfules, which are rough, 
having three cells like the other fpecies. This is 
eafily propagated by cuttings during any of the furm- 
mer months* and requires protection from the froft 
in winter. 
The twenty-fifth fort grows naturally in Ireland* 
from whence the roots have been brought to Eng- 
land ; this hath thick fibrous roots, which fend up 
feveral Angle unbranched ftalks about a foot high, 
garnifhed with oblong leaves, placed alternate on 
every fide. The flowers are produced in fmall um- 
bels at the top of the ftalks ; they are yellow, and 
are fucceeded by rough warted capfules with three 
cells ; it flowers in June, and the feeds ripen in Au- 
guft. This may be propagated by the roots, which 
fhould be planted in a fhady fituation and a moift 
foil. 
This plant was almoft the only phyfic ufed by the 
native inhabitants of Ireland formerly; but fince the 
ufe of mercury has been known to them, the other 
has been generally negleCted. 
The twenty-fixth fort grows naturally in the Levant ; 
this hath a knobbed Pear-fhaped root, from which 
arife two or three ftalks about a foot and a half 
high, garnifhed with oblong leaves, which are hairy, 
placed alternate on every fide the ftalk. The flowers 
are produced in fmall umbels from the divifions of the 
ftalk ; they are fmall, of a greenifh yellow colour, and 
are feldom fucceeded by feeds here ; it may be propa- 
gated by offsets, fent out from the main root ; thefe 
may be taken off in autumn, and planted in a fhady 
fituation, where they will thrive better than in the 
full fun. 
The twenty-feventh fort grows naturally at Aleppo, 
and in other parts of the Levant ; this hath a peren- 
nial creeping root, by which it multiplies very fall 
where it is once eftablifhed. The ftalks of this rife a 
foot and a half high ; the lower leaves are narrow, 
ftiff, and briftly ; but thofe on the upper part of the 
ftalk are fhaped like the narrow-leaved Myrtle. The 
flowers are produced in large umbels from the divi- 
fions of the ftalk ; they are yellow, and appear in 
June, but are rarely fucceeded by feeds in this country. 
The roots of this fhould be confined in pots ; for 
when they are planted in the full ground, they creep 
about to a great diftance. 
The twenty-eighth fort grows naturally in many parts 
of the Levant, and alfo in Spain and Portugal. The 
feeds of this were brought me from Scanderoon, by 
thelate Mr. RobertMillar, who found the plants grow- 
ing plentifully there ; and he affured me, that he faw 
the inhabitants wounding of thefe plants, and collect- 
ing their milky juice, which they mixed up with the 
Scammony to fend abroad. 
The feeds of this plant were fince fent me from Por- 
tugal, by Robert More, Efq; who found the plants 
growing there naturally, but this plant had been many 
years before an inhabitant in the Englifli gardens ; this 
rifes with a purple fhrubby ftalk near three feet high, 
which is garnifhed with narrow, fpear-fhaped, hairy 
leaves, fet clofely on the ftalk alternately on every 
fide ; the upper part of the ftalk is terminated by um- 
bels of flowers, which form a fort of fpike. The 
greater umbels are multifid, but the fmall ones are bi- 
fid. The involucrums of the flowers are yellow, and 
the petals of the flowers black ; thefe appear in May, 
and are fucceeded by feeds which ripen in July : the 
young plants which have been lately raifed from feeds, 
are generally very fruitful, but the old ones, and thofe 
raifed by cuttings are barren ; this may be propagated 
by feeds, or from cuttings, and will live abroad if 
planted in a dry rubbilhy foil and a warm fituation, 
otherwife they are frequently killed by fevere froft. 
The twenty-ninth fort grows naturally in the fouth 
of France, in Spain, and Italy ; this is a biennial plant, 
from whofe root arife two or three ftalks, which grow 
two or three feet high, garnifhed with fpear-fhaped 
leaves, which are entire. The umbels of flowers arife 
from the divifion of the branches ; the involucrums 
are 
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