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wbicb turn into long and flat Pods, two, three , 
four and fomctimes five inches or more long, 
'in which is contained flat, round, reddijh Seed, 
with grayilh Rings or Circles about them, lying 
fiat all along tie middle Rib or Rod on both fides. 
There is great Variety in the colors of the flow- 
ers ■ for fomc are wholly of a pure white color: 
others of a moft excellent Crimfon red color -. 
others again of a fair red color but not Jo bright 
or lively as the other : fame of a Purphjb or Vio- 
let color, without any fpol, mark, or line in them 
at all. There are again of all thefe colors, very 
variably mixed, as White mixed with great or J. mall 
foots drakes or lines, of a pure or bright red ; or 
dark red and white with purple / 'pots and lines: 
And of cither of them, wbofe flowers are almoft 
half white, and half red-, or half white, and half 
purple : The red of both forts, and the Purple 
alfo in the fame manner fpotted, Jlriped and 
marked with white, differing neither in form , 
nor fubpance in any other point. 
V. The fecond, or Angle pale yellow Stock- 
Gilliflower. This is of no great regard, but on- 
ly for its rarity and diterfily from the reft, 
there being but little difference in this kind 
from the former , whether as to its magnitude, 
leaves, or flowers, or manner of growing -, only 
this has greener leaves, and a pale yellow flower, 
almofl white ; but in all other refpcUs alike. 
VI. The third, or Dark, Dull Angle yellow 
Stock-Gilliflower. This feems to be a Wild kind 
of this Riant , and has like Roots with the former, 
but larger, longer, and greener Leaves than any 
of them, unevenly ga/ht or finuated on both edges , 
lying on the Ground, and a little rough or hairy 
with all. from among which rife up the Stalks a 
yard or more high, and hairy likewife, bearing 
thereon, here and there, fame fuel) hie Leaves as 
are below , but f mailer -, and at the Top a great 
number of flowers, as large or larger than any of 
the former ftngle kinds, made of four large Leaves 
apiece, / landing in fuel) like long husks but of a 
dark, dull or fullen ycllotmjh color : after which 
come long roundijh Rods, in which lye fomewhat 
long but rounder and greater Seed than in any other 
Stock-Gilliflower, and nearer both in Rods and Seed 
unto the Hefperis. or Dames Violet. The Root of 
this does not ufually perifh after Seed bearing tho' 
fometimes it does. 
VII. The fourth or other Angle kind ol Stock- 
Gitlflower. Its Root is like to all the former, and dyes 
every Winter for the moft part, after it has born 
flowers and Seed, being fe/dom preferved. This 
kind differs neither in form of Leaves, Stalks, or 
flowers from the former, favtng that it oftentimes 
grows much larger and taller ; fo that whofoever 
Jhall fee both thefe growing together, Jball fcarcely 
difeern the difference-, only it bears flowers, whol- 
ly, either White, Red or Purple, that is, of One 
color, without mixture of other colors in them, 
which are either ftngle like unto the former, or 
very thick and double , like unto the next follow- 
img-, but larger s and growing with a greater Jlore 
of flowers on the long Stalk. But this is to be un- 
derflood, that thefe kind of Plants which bears dou- 
ble flowers, as they bear no Seed at all , fo the dou- 
ble flower'd proceeding from pfe Seed of this ftngle 
flower'd (which of all the Jingle flower'd kinds, is 
that only whofe Seed gives both ftngle and double 
flowers ) is very feldomencreafed by flips or cuttings 
(as the next double kind is ) becaufe this fort 
dyes every Winter for the moft part ; but 
is to be produced every year, from the Seed of this 
ftngle kind , which promifcuoujly brings forth, fame 
Plants ftngle flower'd, and jomc double flower'd , 
which cannot be diftinguijVd one from another. 
viz. which will be ftngle, and which will be double, till 
they are feen in flower, or in bud at leaf}-, for 
which reitfon the Seed of this Jingle kind is altca-.s 
to be faved -, which is the only wav to prejerve the 
Species. But of the Seed of any of she jormer Jingle 
kinds, never any double flowers were ever known 
to be produced, and therefore you ought to be care- 
full ,n favtng the Seed, to diftijtgutji it from the 
Seeds of thofe. 
VIII. The Afth or Double Stock-Gilliflower of 
Divers colors. This kind which bears only double 
flowers, grows not fo great , nor fpreads its branch 
es fo far , nor are its Leaves fo large as the double 
flowered of the former ftngle kind, but is in all 
things fmaller, and lower, and yet is Woody or 
Shrubby like that: bearing its flowers in the like 
manner, many upon a long Stalk , one above another , 
and very double, but not fo large as thoje former 
double, altbo’ it grows in a fertil foil , which are 
wholly cither White, or Red, or Purple, without 
any mixture, or elfe mixed with Spots and Stripes, 
like the ftngle flowers of the firfi kind, but more 
variably, and not in all places alike, never bearing 
Seed , but is to be cncreafed by the cuttings of the 
young Sprouts or Branches only, taken in a fit Sea- 
fon. 1 bis kind perijhes not, as the former double 
kind does, provided it be defended in Winter from 
the Extremities of Rrofts, and Cold A'ortb and * 
Aorth Eaft Winds , and from the Snow falling or 
refting upon it. The Jormer Stock-Gilliflower of 
divers colors, ra ffed from the Seeds of the fing/e 
kind at Sect. VII. above , are in all parts fo like 
the ftngle, and fo well known, that they need no 
Deffcription. The chief difference conftfts in the 
flowers, which in this double kind are large , thick, 
and double , bearing many upon one Branch , and one 
Stalk having many branches of flowers, which are 
either of a fadder or fighter purple color, or of a 
paler , or deeper reddijh Murrey. There is alfo 
one which has greener Leaves than any of the reft, 
bearing pure white flowers : but all thefe ( as we 
J aid before) come from the Seeds of the Jingle kind 
at Sect. VII. aforementioned. 
IX. The Axth, or Double Yellow Stock-Gilli- 
flower. It has long Leaves fomewhat hoary or 
white, like unto the Stock-Gilliflowers, the Stalfis 
and Branches being alfo like the fame (and not 
Green like unto the Wall-flower , to which elfe it 
might have been referred.) The flowers are fair 
and double of a pale yellow color The whole Plant 
is tender, as the double Stockgilliflowers are , and 
ought carefully to be preferv'd in Winter from the 
Cold, and that rather more than the next double, 
left they perifh. 
X. The leventh , or Double Striped Yellow 
Stock-Gilliflowers. It is in all things like the 
former ftngle Striped, and has the fame diverfuy 
of Colours, only differing in that the Flowers of thefe 
are all Jlriped or marked more or left with 
white, which adds very much to their beauty and 
efteem. 
XI. The eighth, or other Double Stock-Gilli- 
flower. This has no ftngle of the kind, and is lef- 
Jcr in all the parts thereof, than thofe raffed from 
Seeds: the Flowers are alfo fmaller , but thick and 
double, of the fame or like colors with the other, 
both for ftngle colors and mixed -, many of them 
much more , and better Jlriped with white than 
thofe of the former kind. 
XII. The Places. They grow with us only in 
Gardens, and that almofl throughout all England: 
But it is faid that feme of the Angle kinds in 
Foreign 
