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natural history. 
NASTURTIUM. 
The Nasturtium indicum, or Indian 
crefles, are of two forts ; one large, and the 
other fmall. The large fort is known by the 
name of monk’s hood : it has flowers, vari- 
egated with yellow and fcarlet ; they run 
upon the ground, and blow from May to 
September. This plant is raifed with little 
care. The feed, being large, is fown in fe- 
parate grains, at four inches diftant from each 
other, rhe flowers of monk’s hood grow 
upon fmall reddilh ftalks, and are compofed 
of feveral irregular leaves. The ftem is cov- 
ered with leaves; which are fometimes 
round, and fometimes angular. The fmall 
fort of nafturtium is frequently eaten as a 
pickle; but the larger, which is monk’s hood# 
is confidered as poifonous. 
HOLLYHOCKS. 
^^ONSIST of feveral forts. They have a 
large Item, that rifes about fix feet high ; 
which is decorated with flowers, in the famq 
manner as other flower plants are decorated 
with leaves. The flower blends the delica- 
cy of the poppy with the richnefs of the rofe. 
'Ihe colours ofthefe flowers are various as 
the 
