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NATURAI. HISTORY. 
It is a flirub that flioots forth feveral fmall 
branches ; which are adorned with leaves 
oblong, pointed, placed in pairs along each 
branch, which terminates with a fmgle 
leaf ; at the end of the branches grow the 
bloflbms, in form of umbrellas, confifting 
of five delicate white leaves, which poflefs 
a moll agreeable fmell. When the JelTa- 
mine is in bloom, nothing can be more 
pleafingthan the contraft of the green ground 
with the ftarry flowers with which it is fo 
numeroufly ftudded. 
CARNATION. 
^ ' HESE are called, by the Greeks and Ro- 
mans, the white violet, from being of the 
fame fpecies with refpeft to the flowers. 
The Gillvflower is reckoned one of the molt 
principal ornaments of our gardens, dhe 
variety and great number of its flowers feem 
to have acquired it this diftindtion. Tfie 
leaves of the flem refcmble thofe of fage : 
from the middle of the root, the flem riles 
about eighteen inches, and then runs into fe- 
vcral branches, tufted with beautiful flowers, 
compoi’ed of four leaves, in the form of a 
crofs, which have a mofl fragrant fmell. 
This plant is railed from feed iown in 
March, in hot-beds, in imall drills drawn 
acroi's each other : the feed being fown, is 
covered. 
