
NATURAL HISTORY. #59 
WALLFLOWER 
J S called by fome, the yellow gillyflower. It con~ 
fifts of both fingle and double, flowering kinds... It 
fhoots out leaves of a dark green colour, that are 
pointed at the end: Between thefe leaves, grow fev- 
eral branchy ftalks ; on the top of which, appear the 
flowers, compofed of four, and fometimes more leaves, 
ofayellow colour. The fingle wallflower is multi- 
plied by feed, and.the:double by layers, or flips. 
This flower will grow every where ; even upon 
walls, or among rubbifh : But, when cultivated, more 
care fhould be taken of them, as they will prove an 
agreeable ornament to borders, or any other parts of 
_ agarden not deftined for more choice flowers. 
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BLUE BELL. 
‘Tue blue bell plant fhoots forth ftalks two feet 
and a half high, which are hairy, and furnifhed with 
‘leaves: Thefe are oblong, broad, and pointed at the 
end, notched at the edges, and downy; along thee 
ftalks, and at the {tems of the leaves, the Howers grow, 
an form of bells: Thefe bloffoms are blue, notched 
at the brims, and divided into four parts ;-each is ~ 
fupported by a calyx, or little cup, divided likewife 
into five parts. This tower delights much in the foil _ 
of a kitchen garden. It is multiplied by fowing the 
feed, as thinly as poflible, on the end of a plot well 
dug,.and fmoothed on the furface. The time of fow- 
ne is September and Oftober, and that of flowering 
as July. iy ER 
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