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NATURAL HISTORY. 
and near houfes, for the enjoyment of their 
agreeable fraell. Nothing can be more de- 
lightful than a number of thefe Flowers, ac- 
companied with violets, growing under 
hedges, in avenues, and artificial wildernef- 
Ics. They flower in April. 
PERSICARIA 
AS a towering ftem, about five feet and 
a half high, refembling a Sugar-cane, which, 
towards the bottom, is garniflied with fever- 
al large green leaves, like thofe of lilac. 
It has a garnet blo/Tom which grows in the 
form of a feather, that hangs from their 
Items with confiderable grace and beauty. 
Ihey are cultivated in molt gardens diftin- 
guiflied for their choice aflemblage ot elegant 
flowers. I heir time of blofToming is dur- 
ing the fummer months, when the parterres 
ot thofe gardens in which they are cultivat- 
ed, derive confiderable ornament from their 
beautiful and Angular appearance. 
tulip. 
X HE tulip requires nothing butafinefcent, 
to render it the finefl; flower in the world, 
lhe;r infinite varieties difplay fuch beauties 
as 
