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Show AS AS toio ASPHODELUS, ['Acgodtea@- of acoans, Gr. firm, and Oye Pliny it is call’d Hajiul Baccillus Regins, becaufe when it flowers the Stalk weletibles a Royal Scepter; itis the fame Herb which is cali’d alfo Ax t1ViCON, with ying clofe to one which, as Lucian feigns, the Manes or Ghofts Kingfpear. are fed in P/uto’s Dominions.] The Chavaéfers are ; The Stalk is round, Smooth, Sit YOR TaN E or : the firft, nor are the ; however, as it come Place in } branchy ; the Leaves are like thofe of a Le as € Bafis, naked, fi om the Ovary like a Calix: the fix Stamina and aon of the Ovary puts fe Tube from the Ce which becomes a rounay Fruit, carnous, triangular, divided into three Partitions, in which are inclosd tri : Seeds. There are three or four Varieties ofthis Plant which are well worth preferving in all aoe cl moift fhady| than two Foot high, and is eafily pats; the Flowers a others fay, 1g Tufts, and are of a fir lue Colour, with a yellow Thrum in the Middle, and isa nent to Gardens in its Seafon of oe This is the ces they are very I near them, d fill the Stalks are i ae proper Ornd t Gardens, when. fewother r in almoft any Soil id carried paiii for whichaE ales few e to kee ea but yet in large s they are very good to fill up uty. Winter: and the Flowers are very proper ‘ patting thei ey hoot up their Pp] ants grow proper for large Bord seer or to mix Flowers of large Growth, in {mall arters or Bofquets in Wildernefs-work, t muft not be ted in Borders of {mal their large {preading deftroy their weaker The yellow Sort¢ multipliies very faft by Roots, and will foon overfpread a large Bor— der, if fuffer’d to remain intemovids r the Side-Roots are not taken off: But the other Sorts are not fo produétive of Shoots from their Sides, and are much better kept within Bounids. They mayall be rais’d from Seeds, i fown in Auguft; and the may be tran{planted out or Borders, andwill pro= Year. The yellow hodels are fometimes and Chimnies, and as they I 7 Nove Anglia, alt purpuro-viol, / wr. Bat. ‘Prd Thetall rough New-England Starwort, with large purple Flowers. 7 Aster, Nove Anglie, latifolins, pan es F Davide Saturate viola 1 broad-leav'd panicled New-England Starwort, with deep violet—-colour’d Flowers. 5. Aster, Nova Anglia, umbell i dilute violaceis. H. L. New-England Sta wort, with pale lence Flowers gro ing in an Umbe Aster, Virginians, ie ferotinss, parvo al- >. Park. T he |late flowering Virginia n Sta rt, with {mall whitifh Flowers. 7. Aster, carulens, ferotinus, e} Tradefcanti. Rati Hift. Resdclcane’s fhrubby late-flowering blue Starwort. 8. Aster, Tripolii flore. C. B. Jarrow-leav'd Starwort, with Flowers like ood againft Dif- and Feet of ch is Arabick.} 2 having no altho’ it is very di erent in its Che fers from that Plant eds of this b plain, and for part border’d round Be Edges, h Down adhering to them, and the being furroun ded with aFo lic ro Lyx. There are feveral Speciesof tiva ted in oe cur i ngland wi his Pla nt cul— 11S Bocanick aes, bue preferv’ a ertt ASTERISCUS 3 few better Flowers more valuable: But in order [is fo call’d of ufo call’d Scolopen= his Plant, by bey ond th Petals of the Flower ‘fue they may Ki them extrem Flowers, where, Roots, th neighbouri ASTERISCUS whichit is very lik x that the Seeds are not Pappons, but Channell’d.] Yellow Starwort. The Cup of tk ellated with little Leaves, u which ar i kept produe’d and are very from i athee SpringhMontt t Year: Sort fucceeds thefe, and cautiful Kinds; it grows feld after the manner of * Star, accordin Itis alfo call’d Hel. Ast HODELUS, albus, Ss non vamofus. C. B. ) may oe increas’d byplar seable Shew. ASTER, [ ’Asie, Gr. a Star, fo call’d, b caufe the Flower is rad ated with little Leaves Aspuopetus, albus, vamojus ma ne greeat white branching Afphodel or Ki th cau lowers are much fr: ller, but are prttos C Us The yellow Afphodel or King/pe to rot every other Year, which will Flowers to be the fai in very large Clufters, fo as to ma land. curious Flower-Gardens, viz. 1. AspHopetus, /uteus unbranched in the Shade ; the lower Kinds feldom creep at the Root, but mutt be taken up andplante his Sort is fucceeded hich is of fhorter ma nilez above Foot in He fironger and narrower > the Flowers are commonly as far parting their Roots early in the Spring, and will grow in alm 1y Soil or Situation ; larger Sorts increafe faft, chat in time they will run over a la I Ground, if not prev d: Thefe growbeft I ht in a reguscion Sort is the firft in bout two Foot high, and large uh Flowers, but feldom and flrong, | at the w much lower, i their Seec ts, an i, with a eT | ; Roots, which would otherlves very far, and become thefe Roots you may is. Thefe come at a fon to flc : fixth, feventh, and ninth Sorts are late Floy WELELS, feldom appearingtill ber, and do ina good Seafon hold till for which Reafon the Middle of Nove are much eftee n’d. 1e feventh Sort ¢ rows to a great Height, to intermix with other t it isnot fo fubje& to creep and the Flowers are om Tufts. vers verylate, but they grow f{parfedly on the are muchpreferable to the reft I ieee care for tranfp lanting. Thefe produce their Flowers in 4: uft, oe if the Autumn is dry and warm, will perfeé their Seeds in September, but in bad Years they often eee gt . IS propa The third S$ her fron Seeds, or by Summer Mo iti f - of the i he Plas and ef Part of the lued: This is t Shelter in very at the Root: rd the En d C nd, eighth, and ninth Sorts lope The two firft Sorts being Annuals, muft be fown ingood Ground, and a warm open Situation, early in the Spring, in the Places where they are to remain, for they do not Reafon it is not fo valuit the pinth Sort is one e Flowersare large, the whole Plant creeps Hy fJop, Cups. The firft, p them within Bounds, you fhould at leaft once Y ic round them, andcut off f at makes a very ae Shew during hais fon All the Sorts of S:arworts are propagated by Wild Liquorice, or Li- tivated they are sof C this Plant cul— sardens bur as om propagated in Gardens for |