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at the edges, having but a Jmall Jcent or fmell, and 
not all flowering at once, but by degrees. The Seed 
is black, fometbing like to the Seed of Pinks. 
IX. The feventh, or fingle white Sweet Johns, 
or fingle white narrow Leav’d Sweec Williams. 
This differs not in any thing from the former, bur 
only that its Leaves do never change broanijh, and 
that the blower is of a fair white color , without any 
mixture. 
X. The Eighth, or double Sweet Johns, or 
double narrow Leav’d Sweet Williams. T heft 
double Johns are both of the red kind, and oj the 
white kind, and in their form and manner of grow- 
ing, are cxallly like the fingle red and white kinds, 
there being no difference between them, but in the 
duplicity of the blowers, fame confifling of two rows 
of Leaves, and fomc of three, the edges of which 
Leaves 0] the Flowers arc not fo deeply jagged, ru 
are the fingle kinds. , r , „ 
XI. fhe Places. Thefe grow wild lor the molt 
part in Italy, and other warmer Climates; but they ' 
are only Nurft up in Gardens wirh us, for their 
Beautiful variety. , . _ , 
XII. The Times. They flourifh or bring forth 
their Flowers in April or May, before the Gilli- 
flowers and P inks, and bear their Flowers a great 
'part of the Summer , their Seed being ripe in June 
and July. They are hardy Plants, and will endure 
the extremity of our Coldeil Winters. 
XIII. Noth. From the fowing of their Seed 
many pretty Varieties are raifed ; but every flip of 
them fet in the Spring, will grow and abide the 
Winter. The Velvet Williams , and the Double 
Johns, are worthy the refpeftof the greatell Ladies, 
who a’re Lovers of Flowers. They who have room 
enough, and are pleafed with, may by fowing 
their Seeds, have great and fine Diverfities, even ot 
double Flowers. . 
XIV. As to their Vitalities, Specifications, Pre- 
parations, or Virtues , Authors have faid nothing, 
and having Experimented nothing concerning them, 
we are Silent. Their great ufe with us in England 
is, to entertain them as an Ornament to our Gar- 
dens, for their Variety and Beauty fake. 
WILLIAMS Wild : 
O R, 
CROW-FLO WER. 
XV. The Names. It is called in Latin, Anne . 
ria Armeracia, Armor aria Sylveliris, Armerius 
flos primus Doionsi, Tunix , Cariophy/lus minor 
Sylveftris fo/iis latioribus, bios Cucult, bios Comt- 
ek : In Englilh, Wild Williams Crow-flowers, and 
Marfh Gilliflowers. 
XVI. The Kinds. Gerard fays thefe are a Species 
of the Gilliflowers, or of the Sweet Williams , and 
are taken by fome to be the true flos Cucult ; but 
he efteems it to be a kind of Wild Gilliflower : Of 
thefe we have, r. The Male Wild Wtlltam, or 
Crow-flower. 2. The female Wild William, or 
Crow-flower. 3. The Double Wild William , or 
Crow-Flower. 
'The Descriptions. 
the Stalks many in one Tuft , finely and curioufi 7 
J nipt on the Edges , lejjer than thofe of Gilliflowers , 
but well rej emb ling Sweet Williams , which are oj a 
light Red or Scarlet color. 
WILLIAMS Wild: 
O R, 
Crow-Flower. 
XVIII. The Second, or Female Wild William, 
or Crow-Flower. It differs not from the former 
Male , but in its Magnitude this being lejfer , and 
the Flowers more finely jagged , like the feathered 
Pinks, of which this ts faid to be a kind. 
XIX. The Third, or Double Wild Williams, or 
Crow-Flower. This differs nothing from the firft 
Crow-Flower , faving that that is fingle t lowered . , 
whereas this is double flowered , having many fair 
double Flowers. 
XX. The Places. They grow all about in Mea- 
dows and Pafiures , and in low Moiji Grounds : but 
the doubl§ kind has been brought into Gardens , 
where it grows very fair and pleafant j I fuppofe 
from the goodnefs of the Soil. 
XXI. The Times. They begin to flower in 
May, and continue flowering till towards the lat- 
ter end of June. 
XXII. Of their Virtues. Authors are filent 
they only ferve as Ornaments for Gardens, Walks, 
Houfes, and other places. 
