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Show LA LA LAMINATED, fignifies Plated. Thofe Things are faid to be Laminated, whofe Con- texture difcovers fuch a Difpofition as that of ‘Garden Dock, o7 The firft of thefe Plants is byfome fu Plates lying, over one another. Countenance of a Cat whenit offers to bite.] pos’d to be the true Réubarb. Bur that do not appear, from the Figure and Confif of the Roots, which in this Plant, however cultivated with us, is not of the fame Colour ; nor has it fuch a Refin as is found inthe true; and the Shape of the Roots appear very different, as is alfo the Strength in Medicine: fo Archangel, or Dead-Nettle. that until the true Rhubarb is better known, LAMIUM, [takes its Name ofthe Fifh Lamia, becaufe it refembles the frightful Countenance ofthis Fifh when it catches at any Thing. Some call it Galeopofis, of Taai a Cat, becaufe the Flower of it refembles the : LA Lr& The fecondSort feems to be only a feminal Variety from the firft, from which it differs in the Colour of the Male Flowers, whichin this is White, but in the other of a bright Red Colour; as alfo in the Colour of the Leaves, which in this Sort are a fomewhat lighter Green than thofe of the other ; nor do the Trees of this Kind feem to be fo vigorous: But whether the Seeds of this Kind will produce the fame, I can’t as yet fay, having never feen any of the Plants which were rais’d from thefe Seeds produce any There are great Varieties of thefe Plants, there can little be faid with Certainty on this which are preferv’d in curious Botanick Gardens, many of which grow wildin divers Parts of England : but being of little Beauty, they are rarely cultivated in any other Gardens ; for which Reafon, I fhall not trouble the Reader with any farther Account of them. Gardens, for Medicinal Ufe ; tho’ there is a Difpute whether this be the true Monks Rbybarb or not: but there is no great Difference between the Roots of*this Plant, andthe other fhould be fown in the Beginning of March, upon a Bedof light Soil, expos’d only to the Morning Sun: Orotherwife, it may be fown difputed Sort; fo that either may beindif- under a Hedge where they may have the LAMPSANA, [fo call’d of aamlw to evacuate 3 becaufe this Plant being eaten, it purges the Belly. It is alfo call'd Herba Pa- pillaris, becaufe it is very good for Chaps in Womens Nipples.] Nipple-wort. Head. The fecond Sort is fometimes cultivated in ferently us’d. The third Sort was formerly cultivated in Gardens asa Pot-herb ; but of late Years it has been wholly difus’d for that Purpofe, and This is alfo a very commonPlant upon the Sides of dry Banks in moft Parts of England. nowonlypreferv’d in Gardens for Medicinal Ufe. Thefe Plants are all eafily propagated by fowing their Seeds in Autumn, foon after they LANIGEROUS TREES, are fuch as are ripe, or early the fucceeding Spring, in a bear a Woolly or Downy Subftance, as is commonly contain’d in the Catkins of the Willows, Ge. to be very large, and, if fingled out to the Diftance of three Feet, will produce large LANUGINOUS, fignifies Downy, or to be ftrong Roots, which will be fit for Ufe the fecond Year after fowing ; when they fhould cover’d with a foft Down, asa Quince, rich, light, moift Soil, where they will grow be taken up foon after the Leaves are decay’d, and dry’d in a fhady Place where the Air may LAPATHUM, [takes its Name of the Greck Word aamile to evacuate, becaufe the Root of this Plant purges the Belly: One Species of it iaw@an Horfe; and aaméSw, as much as to fay Great Lapathum: and another is call’d Patience, of its gentle Virtue; and Rbabar1 n Monachorum, i. €. Monks Rbubarb.] The Dock. The Charaéfers are ; Cup of the Flowerconjifts of fix Leaves, and of a red Colour; three are leffer, and green: In the Cupare plac?d fix Stamina : The mall Leaves of the Cup fall away ut the three in er large Leaves join and form a triangular Covering, in ddle of which are contain’d Joining three- LARIX, [fo call’d, of aceG@- /weet, becaufe °d Seeds. There are great Varieties of thefe Plants, which are preferv’din fome Gardens, to increafe the Numberof their Plants: but as manyof them are very common in Exgland, and, if tranfplanted into a good Garden, and permitted to {cater their Seeds, do become very troublefome Weeds; fo I fhall only name twoor three of the moft valuable Sorts in this Place. 1. LLAPATHUM; preftantifimum, Rbabar- barum officinarum diétum. Mor. Hit. The Pontick Rhubarb. 2. Lapatuum ; Alpinum, folio fubrotundo. Mor. Hijt. Round-leav’d A} ine Dock, by call’ Monks Rhubarb, Ft? Dm The Larch Tree, The Charaéfers are ; The Leaves (which are long and narrow) are produc’d out oflittle Tubercles, in Form of @ Painter’s Pencil, (as in the Cedar of Lib: nus) but fall off in Winter, The Cones are fmall nd oblong, and (for the moft part) have a fmall Branchgrowing out of the Top. thefe are produc’d at remote Diftances from the Male Flower on the fame Tree: The Male Flowers BIE AE the moft part) produc’d on the under-fide of ihe Branches, and, at their firft Appearance, are very like fmall Cones. The Species are 3 ae 1. Larix folio deciduo, conifera. f. B. The Larch Tree. 7 2. Larix; folio deciduo, rudimentis Conorum candidifimis. Pluk. Alm. Larch Tree, with white Rudiments, or rather with white \ Flowers. The firft of thefe Trees is now pretty com mon in Englifh Gardens: This isa Native 0 the lps and Pyrengan Mountains, but thay exceeding well here, efpecially if it be planted uponan elevated Situation ; as may be obfer by thofe which were planted a few Years fince at Wimbleton in Surrey, which are now ren to be large Trees, and produce annually 4 large Quantity of Cones. Thefe Trees are propagated by Seeds, which in Pots or Boxes of ligljt Earth, and plac’d Morning Sun only. The Seeds fhould be cover’d about half an Inch thick with fine light Earth, andin very dry Weather fhould be gently refrefh’d with Water. In about fix Weeks, if your Seeds were good, the Plants will come up, at which Time you fhould carefully guard them againft the rapacious Birds, who would otherwife pull off the Heads ofthe Plants, as they thruft themfelves out of the Ground with their Covers on them 3; and obferve to refrefh them with Water in dry Weather, efpecially if they are fown in Pots or Boxes, as alfo to keep them conftantly clear from Weeds, which, if fuffer’d to grow among the young Plants, will foon deftroy good Ball of Earth to their Roots, and plant them in the Lines at eighteen Inches afunder , obferving to mulch their Roots, and alfo to water them, drying. to preferve their Roots from The beft Seafon for this Work is toward the Latter-end of March, or Begining of April, juft before the Plants begin to fhoot; for if they are remov’d fooner, they feldom fucceed fo well, During the Time they remain in this Nurfery, they muft conftantly be kept clean from Weeds; and the Ground between them fhould be dug every Spring, that it may be loofe for the Fibres of their Roots to ftrike into; and the Weeds will be hereby moreeffectually deftroy’d than by any other Method: And the Roots of the Plants being annually cut round, will caufe *em to puth out a greater Number of Fibres, whereby they will be much {afer to remove than they would be if permitted to grow undifturb’d for feveral Years. You mutt alfo obferve to train their Heads upright, and not fuffer them to growawry, whichtheyare naturally too muchinclin’d to : But I would by no means advife the Sheering them into Pyramids, (as is too often pra~ ctis’d), but rather lead ’em up for Timber Trees ; for they will growto a confiderable Size, provided they like the Soil they are plantedin. In removing thefe Trees from the Nurfery to the Places where they are defign’d to be continu you fhould always obferve to do it ’d, them: norfhould they be too much expos’d juft before they fhoot out in the Spring, as alfo to take themup with a large Ball of Earth ery injurious to thefe Plants while they are to their Roots; and when planted the Ground , to the Sun, or {trong Winds, both which are freely pafs between them. ts cal?d Hippolapathum, of its Leaves fend forth a fweet Savour.] Flowers; but however, it may be obtain’d by Inarching it into the Common Sort. Rowsat three Feet Diftance ; then youfhould take up the Plants carefully, preferving a Tho i But in Ofober you fhould (if they Boxes or Pots) remove them into t situation where they may be defended from tharp Winds, which are fometimes hurtful to em while young ; but afterwards they will endure the fevereft Weather of ourClimate. The Latter-end of March, or Beginning of April following, you fhould remove thefe sinto Beds of light frefh Earth, at about hes Diftance each Way, obferving to Water them, if the Seafon fhould prove dry, asalfo to lay a little Mulch upon the Surface ot the Ground, to prevent the Sun and Winds fro Irying their Roots: In thefe Beds they May remain two Years, during which Time you fhould carefully keep them clear from Weeds; as alfo obferve, if any of ’emincline their Heads downward, to thrufta fmall Stake into the Ground by fuch of them, andfaften Heads upright thereto; for if theyare rd to grow on one-fide while young, fe rarely to be reduc’d to an upright in. €n the Plants have remain’d in thefe Beds s, they will be fit to tranfplant into urtery ; in order to which, you fhould choice of a Piece of freth light Earth not Over-dry, nor too wet: This Ground fhou Id be well dug, andcleans’d from Weeds, and Roots of Plants or Trees ; and, after having laidit level, you fhould mark out the fhould be mulch’d, and the Plants ftak’d, to prevent the Wind from loofening them, or Thefe Diblowing ’em out of the Ground. rections, if duly executed, will be fufficient, andthere will be no Dangerofnot fucceeding. But the chief Caufe why many of thefe Trees have fail’d, upon their being remov’d, was, the not doing it in a proper Seafon, or elfe that they were not carefully taken up. Thefe Trees are very proper for the Sides of barren Hills, where few other Sorts will thrive fo well; and during the Summer they appear very beautiful; but in Autumn they caft their Leaves, whereby fome People have been deceiv’d, by fuppofing ’em dead, and have deftroy’d ’em. From the wounded Barkofthis Tree exfudes the pureft Venice Turpentine; and on the Body andBranches of it grows the Agaric, which is a Drug us’d in Medicine: And the Wood is very durable, and (by fome) re- But I ported to be very difficult to burn. don’t know how this fhould be, to a Tree which abounds with Turpentine; tho’ it is faid alfo to be fo ponderous as to fink in It will polifh exceeding well, andis Water. by the Architects abroad muchcoveted, both for Houfes, and Building of Ships. Wit/en, a Dutch Writer upon Naval Architeéture, mentions a Ship to be long fince found in the Numidian Sea, twelve Fathoms under Water, Pett being |
