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plant fhoots into feveral ftems, about two feet high ; 
and divides infelf into different branches. Ihe leaves 
are long and pointed, of a green and brown colour. 
On the top of each ftem grow the, flowers, confifting 
of five leaves, which hang down, like the tops of fen- 
nel, and reprefent little croffes, fometimes of a white, 
but more generally of a fcarlet colour. ‘lhey have 
an agreeable odour. The Jerufalem crofs will thrive — 
in any fubftantial foil; but it grows beft in the fhade. 
The culture is the fame as of the Lychnis; to which 
we refer our readers. It flowers in July ; and is 
reckozed a great ornament, among any others you 
may pleafe to plant it. Care fhonld be taken to wa~- 
tér if, in hot and dry feafons. | iP 
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NARCISSUS. 
O; this flower there are feveral fpecies; but as 
the narciffus polyanthus is one of the moft early blof- 
{oms, we thall briefly defcribe it. Its fcent is fo fweet, 
that many confider it not lefs defirable than the Jon- 
quil. This, like all the other narcifiuifes, fhould be ~ 
propagated from offsets, taken from their roots. 
~ The polyanthus is greatly admired for its iplendor 
and variety of colotrr, in both of which it has no fmali 
refemblance to the auricula. In _the-miral parts of 
our gardens, thefe, as well as the daffodil narciffus, 
are a very agreeable ornament ; which has caufed 
thern to be mentioned by the moft,eminent of paftoral 
writers. . ; 
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