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Show AR AR either by hard Frofts, or too much Wet, you muft then uncover them, and with your Spade have not produc’d any Flowers in Eng loofen and break the Earth about them, railing a {mall Hill about each Stock, levelling the AS that [know of; the Roots of thefe two Sorts are quite of a different Nature from the other Arums, having, a foft {weet Tatte, fomewhat reft between the Rows, which will greatly help them, and in three Weeks time after are refembling that of a Hazel Nut, and are y ry commonly fit to flip. Aigypt. much eaten in America, as is alfo the laft jp ; Yhefe are propagated in the fame manner ARTICHOKESof Ferufalem , vide Corona Solis. ARTICULATION, is the Connection of Parts that confift of Joints, or Knees; fuch as are the Siliqu@[the Husks] of many Plants, as of the Ornithopodum, Coronilla, Scurridaca, whichare joined together by a foluble Knot ; whence thofe Parts are call’d iculofe, and as the firft, but mutt be never expos’dto the open Air with us, which will foon deface their Leaves. The common Arum, which is the Sort ufed in Phyfick, grows wild in moft fhady Banks near London; the beft Seafon to gathertheir Roots for Ule, is in Fuly or Augu/t, when their green Leaves are decaying. are faid to be conneéted Articulatim or Geniculatim: And alfo thofe Parts of Plants which TTETT ARUNDO. The Reed. The common Reed is {fo plentifully to be have the fame Form, are call’d Articulofe, met with in the Marfhes near the River of altho’ they have no Joints; fo the Root of Thames, that it will be needlefs to fay any Polygonatum is faid to be Articulofe, or Geni- thing thereof, it being fo well knownto every culated. one; but for the Sake of two other Sorts, I ARUM; Wake Robin, or Cuckow Pint. be Leaves, which are intire, are long and wlar, and ear’d or darted at the Bafe, the Flower confifts of one Leaf, is of an Anomalous Figure, or foap'd like an Afs’s Ear from the Bottom of the Flower rifes the Pointal, accomcd with a great many yy) Embryo’s, each of b becomes a roundifh Berry, containing one roundifh Seeds. This Plant is call’d Wake Robin, from the fharp acrid Tafte, which, if eaten, will occa- fion a violent Pain in every Part of the Mouth and Throat, attended commonly with a great Defluxion of Water. There are feveral Species of this Plant cultivated in the Gardens of the Curious, but there are not above two or three of them which are entertain’d for their Beauty or Scarcenefs, which are; 1. ARuM; Africanum, flore albo, cdorato. Par. Bat. The African Arum, with white fweet-fmelling Flowers. efeulentum, Sagittarie foliis vi- bus. Sloan. 1. ARuNDO; fativa, que Donax Diofcoridis & Theophrafti. The Charaéfers are; i have inferted this Article, which are : Cat. Fam. The American eatable Arum, with Leaves like Spearwort. 3. ARUM 3 maximum Egyptiacum, quod vulgo Colocafia. C.B. The fEgyptian Arum, vulgarly call’d Coloca/i The firft of thefe Arums produce, in the Spring, large white Flowers, upon a Pedicle four or five Foot long, making a handfome Shew ina Collection of Plants. The Flowers have a faint {weet Scent, but continue a long ume blowing. This is propagated by parting the Roots, which are knobb’d in Auguft, when the green Leaves are decay’d, and muft-be planted in Pots fill’d with good rich Earth, and hous’d in Winter with Oranges, &&c. The fecond and third Sorts are tenderer, and will not live thro? the Winter without a Stove; thefe produce large fair Leaves, but C. B. The large manur’d Cane, or Reed. 2. Arunpo; Saccharifera. C. B. The Sugar Cane. The firft of thefe is what is brought from Portugal and Spain, andis ufed to makeFithing Rods, and alfo by the Weavers. This Plant, altho” a Native of a warm Country, yet will bear the Coldof our fevereft Winters in the open Ground; it dies to the Surface in Autumn, andrifes again the fucceeding Spring; and if kept fupplied with Waterin dry Weather, will growten or twelve AS ASARUM ; [of @ Privative, and oulpa, Gr. to adorn, as muchasto fay, a Plant fit for no Ornament.] Afarabacca. The Charaéfers are ; The Calyx (or Flower Cup) is div four Parts; the Fruit is divided into , which are fill’d with oblong Seeds; to which may be added, the Leaves are roundifh, thick, and almoft of the Colourof thofe of the Ivy Tree. 1, AsARuM. C, B. The common Afarabacca. 2. AsaARumM 3 Canadenfe. Cornut. The Canada Afarabacca. Clump, you may have twenty or thirty large Canes produced. The Sugar Cane is very tender, and cannot be preferv’d without a Stove ; it is kept as 4 great Curiofity in the Gardens of fuch as love a Variety of Plants, as being the Plant from whence the Sugar is produc’d. It will grow with us to the Height of eight or nine Foot, if carefully look’dafter, and may be propagated by takinoff the Side Shoots in the Spring, planting them in Pots ofgoodrich Earth, plunging the Pots into a Hot-bed of Tanners-Bark, to promote their taking frefh Roots, and mutt be often water’d : The main Stem is very fubjeét to decay with us in Winter, but the Root commonly pubhes out many new Shoots; if this happens, you muft mind to clear the young Shoots from the dead Leavesof the old Stem, whichwill greatly ftrengthen them. African Swallow-wort, aizooides, folio Botrb. Ind. The with crefted Leaves, commonly call’d, The CockfeombFritillaria. The three firft Sorts are very hardy, and will endure the Winter’s Cold in the open Ground; the firft Sort is fometimes ufed in Medicine, andis for that Purpofe preferv’din any fort of Soil; they may be alfo rais’d from Roots in Autumn: This is the Sort which is ufed in Medicine. The Canada Sort is tolerably hardy, and will endure our common Winters in the open Ground, being rarely hurt but by great Rains, or planting it in a wet Soil. This is propa- gated as the other. Boththefe Sorts preferve their green Leaves in Winter, which decay #s their new ones are produc’d: Their Flowers appear in April, which grow fo clofe to the Groundas not to be feen unlefs you put away the Leaves with your Hand: The firft Sort produces ripe Seeds, but it is not worth the Trouble of fowing, it being two Years before thefe Plants will have any Strength, and they are mucheafierrais’d by Slips. The fecond very rarely produces defervedly bears that Name, becaufe ofits excellent Virtues: It is alfo call’d Vincetoxicum of Vincere, to overcome, and nEmdé Poifons, q. d. a Plant overcoming Poifons.] Hirundi- naria or Swallow-wort. hath i a Flower confifting of one Leaf, i led into five Parts, expanded “it, The Ovary becomes a the moft part compos’d of two mem» which open from the Bottom to lofing many Seeds, which are cover?d ne Down, and are fix’d to the Meme as Scales are difpos'd u : Ibis Plant bath no Seeds, which muft be fown early in the Spring, in a Bed of common Earth, and the fecond Year the young Plants will produce Flowers, but thefe rarely produce any Seeds in The fourth, fifth and fixth and. Sorts, are Natives of the Cape of Good Hope, and were firft brought from thence into the Dytcb Gardens, and were afterwards brought into England ; thefe Plants are propagated by planting Cuttings in any of the Summer Months, which Cuttings fhould be taken from the Plants, at leaft a Week before they are planted, and laid in a dry Place, that the Wound may be heal’d, and the Moifture evaporated, otherwife they are very fubjeét to rot: thefe Cuttings muft be plantedin fimall Pots fill’d with a fandy Soil; and after having ftood about a Week abroad ina fhady Place, you may plunge the Pots into a very moderate Hot-bed, which will greatly forward their making new Roots; in about a Month’s time after planting, you muft begin to harden them, by expofing them to the open Air, but donot let them receive much Wet, whichis a great Enemy to thefe Plants; and in the Beginning of September, you muft houfe them with the The fifth Sort is very fubject to hower every Year, but the fourth and: fixth Sorts flower but feldom; but neither of them is fo apt to flower, if expos’dto the open Air in Summer 5 therefore it is the better way to let them remain in the Houfe moft part of the Year, giving them as muchfree Airas poffible when the Weather will permit, and never letting them have much Water: With this Manage- ment all the Sorts will thrive much better, and are fix different Varieties of this Plant preferv’d in the Gardens of the Curious, 1. Ascrepras ; albo flore. in Spring or Autumn, andwill growin almoft {maller Sorts of Aloes, giving them very little Water in the Winter Seafon. The Charaéers are ; C. B. The commonSwallow-wort, with white Flowers. 2. ASCLEPIAS; nigro flore. C. B. The non Swallow-wort, with black Flowers. 3. Asciepias ; anguftifolia, flore flavefcente. ASARUM:; compreffo digitato & criftato. England, tho’ but rarely 3 it delights in a moift fhady Place, and is increas’d by parting the ASCLEPIAS, [is fo call’d of Afulapius the firft Founder of Phyfick ; and the Plant This is propagated by parting the Roots early call’d, Fritillaria Craffa major. the Phyfick Gardens; they are all three of thempropagatedby parting their Roots, either or tall Plants and Flowersin Bofquettes, where, in the Spring, before they begin to fhoot, and will, in a year or two, if your Ground begood, make very large Stools; fo that from each Swallow-wort, with fair hairy Flowers, common The firft of thefe Sorts is very common, and hath been found wild in fome Parts of good Seeds in England. by the Oddnefs of its Appearance, it will 4. AscLepias; Africana, aizooides. Tourn The African Swallow-wort, commonly call’d, Fritillaria Craffa. ; 5. Ascteprtas; Africana, aizovides, flore pulchré fimbriato. Com. Rar. The Afric 6. AScLEPIAS 3; Africana, There are two Species of this Plant in the Englifh Gardens, viz. Foot high the fame Summer, and is very proper to intermix with fmall Frees and Shrubs, have a good Effeét, in adding to the Variety: H.R. Par. The narrow-leav’d Swallow-wort, with yellow Flowers. oftener produce Flowers. Although there is no great Beauty in thefe Flowers when blown, yet for their extreme Oddnefs they well deferve a Place in every curious Collection of Plants, Thefe Flowers fo much refemble in Smell ftinking Fleth, that the Flies will cover them with their Eggs, which come fo far as juft to have Life; but not finding proper Nutriment, they foon perifh, S ASCYRUM ; |
