NATURAL HISTORY. = — as8. 
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RANUNCULUS. 
Tue ranunculus, next to the tulip, is defirable for 
its i There are feveral forts of them imported 
into England every year from Turkey. ‘This plant 
blooms in April and May upon ftalks about fix or 
eight inches eS The double flowering forts are 
crowded with petals, like Province rofe ower. The 
colours of them are deep fcarlet, veined with green 
and golden hues, yellow tipped with red, white fpotted 
with red, orange colours, plain white, yellow with 
Pei and one fort of a peach bloom colour. The 
gle ranunculus blows fomewhat taller than the 
double, and is moft agreeably variegated with pleaf- 
ant colours. They are both increafed by offSets, found 
about the roots, after taken from the ground. ‘They 
may likewife be propagated from feed, faved from the 
fingle bloffoms. ‘Che Englifh are indebted chiefly to 
the French for them, in confequence of their climate 
being too cold for their culture. 
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DAISY. 
‘Tue daify, being of an agreeable afpeét, was called 
by the Romans, ellis, from bellus, i. e. handfome. 
The daify has {mall, oblong fmooth leaves, both in» 
dented, and otherwife: In the middle of thefe leaves 
rife little, long ftalks, tufted with a radiated flower, 
which is fometimes white, red and variegated. 
The daify, for its fimplicity of beauty, and being 
the early grace of our banks and meadows, has been 
