360 NATURAL HISTORY. 
SUNFLOWER. 
“HIS plant is called turnfol by the Italians, which 
turning towards the fun: Iris therefore called turn- 
fole by feveral of our botanifts. The caufe of its 
turning towards the fun, is from the flower being’ 
eavy, and confequently inclining the ftem to that 
pofition it is liable to, from being warped by the rays 
of this luminary.» as erage 
The fiinflowers are of two forts: One produces a 
item between five and fix feet high, whichis very 
ftrait and branchlefs, with leaves mearly as large as 
thofe of the vine, jagged, pointed and rough: On the 
top of this ftem appear the flowers, refembling the 
fun. Care fhould be taken in what'part ef a garden 
it is planted, left it fhould choke the flowers growing 
near it; ‘The places moft proper, are the broad allies 
planted with trees, and Eopperh which the turnfot 
may be planted at three feet diftance:9 9 $+) 1 
INDIAN PINK. 
Axrnoucu this plant has a ftrong fimell, yet it 
is raifed.in our gardens, for its beautiful flower. The 
Indian pink fhoots into a ftem, about eighteen inches 
high, and then divides into feveral branches, full of 
leaves, indented and pointed. At’ the extremity of 
each bough, appear radiated flowers, round, compot- — 
ed of feveral well formed leaves, which are of a yeb- 
low colour. The difk ‘confilts of feveral flourifhes, 
divided into many parts. Thefe flowers have likewile 

