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Show EL EL prickly, and whenripe, burft with great Elafticity, and abounds with fetid Fuice. c Wehave but one Specie of this Plant, which fecertee 3 officinarum. Boerh. Ind. This African Eternal-Flower, with a broad Leaf and a Silver-colour’d Cup. 10. Ericurysum; Africanum, Jetidifimum, ampliffimo folio, calice aureo. Tourn. Stink ng African Eternal-Flower, with a broad Leaf is the Cucumis Jylveftris, Afininus, ditw, of and a Gold-colour’d Cup. Cafpar Bauhin. 11. Exicurysum; Orieutale. C.B. Eaftern Eternal-Flower. Euicurysum ; arboreum, Africanum, 7 This Plant iscultivated in fome Gardens for Medicinal Ufe, but is chiefly preferv’d in curi- ous Gardens forits Variety, as alfo for Diverfion; for when the Fruit is ripe, if youoffer to gather it, it burfts andcafts its Juice and folic call’d by fome Noli me Tangere, or, Touch me not: Which Appellation may be given to many other Plants on this Account. It may be propagated by fowing the Seeds in the Spring of the Year in an open warm Border ; and when the Plants are come up, they maybe tran{planted into open Beds or Borders, about 6 or 8 Feet Diftance from each other, for the Vines will {pread veryfar, efpecially if the Ground is good in which they are planted: Thefe produce their Fruit in be ha)j 8 (ales Autumn, which if you fuffer to fall off, and emit their Seeds, will afford a plentiful Supply of Plants without any farther Care. Boerh, Ind. African- e Eternal-Flower, with a {weet~{melling - Leaf. ELIcHRYSUM; Seeds with great Elafticity, for which it is eeTTD EL ws incand, anum, folio oblongo, fupra viridi, flove luteo. Boerh, African Eternal-Flower, with a longifh Leaf, hoary underneath, but green on the upper Part, and a yellow Flower 14. Ericurysum; Africanum, frutefcens, fa lits Crithni Marini. Hort. Amft. Shrubby Aftican Erernal Flower, with Leaves like the Samphire. 15. Evicurysum; Afric ny frutefcens, fax lis ftachados c t, flore aureo, Boerb. Ind. Shrubby African Eternal-Flower, with Leaves like the Golden Caffidony. 16. Evicurysum; Africanum lan latifolium, cc floris argentco, O& ¢ nO. Olden. Woolly African Broad-leav'd EternalFlower, with an ample Silver-colour’d Cup. ELATINE ; vide Linaria. 17. Exicurysum ; Africanum, tomentofum, __ ELICHRYSUM, or HELIOCHRYSON : frutefcens, calice argenteo. Com. Pl. Rar. African Liasd¢pusoy 1s compos'd ofinuG-, Sol, the Suz; and of xpugds,Aurum, Gold, becaufe the Cup of the Floweris for the moft part of a Goldcolour.] Eternal Flower. _ The Charaéters are ; The Disk of the Flower contains many herma- Phrodite Flovets ; ia the Center of each of thefe wifes the Ovary, which is crown’d with Hairs, and is fupported by a naked Placenta : Thefe ave all contaia'd in a fealy Cup, which coufifts ofdry Membranes, and is, for the moft part, of a JSplen- did Colour. The Species are; 1. Etrcurysum ; few flachas citrina, angu, folia. C.B. Goldylocks, or Caffidony. 2. E.icurysum; montanum, flove rotundiori, candido. Tourn. Cats-foot, or Mountain Caf- fidony, with a white round Flower. 3. Exicurysum ; montanum, flore votundiori, variegato. Tourn. Cats-foot, or Mountain Caffidony, with a round variegated Flower. at Euicurysum; Americanum, latifolium. Tourn. Broad-leav’d American Eternal-Flower. §- Evtcurysum ; _fylveftre, latifolium, flore Parvo, fingulari. Tourn. Broad-leav’d wild Eternal-Flower, with a fmall fingle Flower. 6. Evicurysum; fylveftre, latifolium, flore magno, fingulari. Tourn. Broad-leav’d wild Eternal-Flower, with a fingle large Flower. 7: Eticurysum ; Sylveftre, latifolium, capi- tulis conglobatis. C. B. Broad-leav’d wild Eternal-Flower, with many Heads clofely ooBCIfie firs rab united. tome ccc ower, with a foft Red co- 9. Ectcurysum ; Africanum, fetidifimum, fimo folio, calice argenteo, Tourn, Stinking 4 farubby Erernal-Flower, with woolly Leaves anda Silver-colour’d Flower-Cup. 18. Errcurysum; Africanum, frutefcens, anguftis & longioribos foliis incanis, Hort. Amp. Shrubby African Eternal-Flower, with long narrow hoary Leaves. The firft of thefe Sorts hath no great Beauty, but it being a medicinal Plant is pre- Em contine frefh and fair for fome Years, for which Reafon they deferve a Place in every good Garden, to increafe the Varieties of thefe Flowers, which will afford Pleafure ar a Sea- fon when the Ground is fo Jock’d up, that none of the flowery Tribe abroad appears above-ground. Thefe Plants will grow in a fhady dry place in any remote Part of a Garden, and are by fome planted for Edgings to North Borders. The fourth Sort is a great Rambler in a Garden, and fhould therefore be either con- fin'd to Pots, or planted in fome abje& Part of the Garden, in a Place by it felf, forifit ftand near anyother Plants or Flowers, it will be apt to over-run and deftroy them; for the Roots creep far under-ground, andwill arife at a great Diftance from the old Plant: But however as the Flowers are very beautiful amongit others of the perpetual Kind, they fhould not be wanting in a good Garden. This though ftifd an American Plant, yet is thought to be a Native of fome of the warm European Countries. It delightsinadry warm Soil, and increafes plentifully by the Off-fets. The fiifth and fixth Sorts are Plants of no great Beauty: They are preferv’d in Botanick or Bafons fill’d with dry Sand, which being preferv’d from Wet, will afford a great deal of Pleafure, when other Flowers are not to be procur’d. The ninth and tenth Sorts are Biennial Plants. Thefe feldom continue after they have flower’d and produc’d Seeds. They may be fown in the Spriag upon a warm and dry Border; and when the Plants are come up pretty ftrong, they may be tranfplanted out either into Pots or in warm Borders, allowing them at leaft eight or ten Inches Room ; for whenthey growitrong, they fhoot out many Branches from their Sides, and produce Bunches of dry Flowers Jike the other Plants of this kind, which being preferv’d, do add to the Variety. But thefe Plants while frefh, do emit a violent ftrong Smell upon the leaft Touch, for which they have been by many People re~ jeGted. They will endure our ordinary Winters in the open Air, if planted in a dry Soil; but in fevere Cold, are apt to be demolifh’d. The eleventh Sort is one of the moft beautiful of allthis Tribe, producing large Bunches of bright Yellow-colour’d Flowers. This is Gardens for Variety Sake, but are feldom cultivated in Gardens for Pleafure, They may preferv'd in Portugal and Spain for adorning their Places of Worfhip in the Winter-feafon, as alfo for the Ladies to adorn their Heads ; be propagated either by fowing their Seeds in the Spring on a moderate Hot-bed, or by planting Cuttings or Slips in any of the Sum- for which Purpofes it is preferable to any of the Flowery Tribe. This Plant feldom produces Seeds in Eng- mer Months: But thefe Plants producing Seeds in plenty, it is the common Method to increafe or maintain them by Seeds. Thefe muft be planted in Pots fill’d with light fandy Earth, and muft be fhelter’d in Winter, giving them as muchfree openAir as poffible in mild Weather, andoften refrefhing them with Water: With this Management they may be train’d up to the Height ofthree or four Feet, and will grow fhrubby; but if fu Jand, but is propagated by planting Cuttings in the Summer-feafon, which muft be fet in Pots oflight Earth, and plung’d into a mode~ rate Hot-bed, to facilitate their ftriking root; then you muft put each Plant into a feparate Pot fill’d with the like frefh Earth, and during fer'd to remain abroad, they will not furvive the Sammer-Seafon you mayexpofe them with Oranges, Myrtles, &c. but in Winter they muft be put either under a Hot-bed Frame, or into an airy Green-houfe, placing them near the Windows, that they may enjoy the puth out Roots in a Month’s time, and may The feventh Sort is an Annual, and is a then be remov’d to the Place where it is to remain for good. Plant of verylittle Beauty, and is only preferv’d free Air, whenever the Weather will permit the Glaffes to be open’d; for if they are This delights in a dry warm Soil, that is than to fuffer the Seeds to fall upon the Ground, which will arife, and afford an abundant Supply ofPlants. The eighth Sort is an abiding Plant, which deferves a Place in the moft curious Gardens ferv’d in Phyfick Gardens. This feldom produces good Seeds in England, but is veryeafily propagated byplanting Slips or Cuttings in a thady Border, any time from April to Auguft; which, if carefully fupply’d with Water, will not too rich; for if the Soil be wet, or overdung’d, it will caufe this Plant ro make ftronget Shoots in Summer, but thenit will be liable to be deftroy’d with little cold Weatherin Winter. This Plant may be train’d up toa regular Head, if proper Care be taken of it while young, and will grow to the Height of three or four Feet. i The fecond and third Sorts are Inhabitants of the Northern Mountains, in Yorkjhires Cumberland, &c, Thefe Plants grow very clofe to the Ground, and increafe veryfalb from the Off-fers which are produc’din great Jenty on every Side the Plants, which emit Roots from their Joints as they trail upoa the Ground, fo that in a fhort time they will overfpread the Ground where they t¢ planted. 1 Thefe Plants produce {mall Bunches of foft dry Flowers, which if gather’d when they are in Beauty, and preferv'd in a dry Place, will continue the Winter. for Variety, and will require no farther Care for the Beautyof its Flowers. This is propa— gated by planting Cuttings in any ofthe Sum- mer Months, which fhould be put into Pots fill'd with light fandy Soil, and plung’d into a moderate Hor-bed, to facilitate their Rooting; é rh ch they may be expos’d to the open Air, and fome of them may be planted into a warm dry Border, where they will endure the Coldof our ordinary Winters without any 3 but ’tis advifeable always to preferve e in Pots under Coverin Winter, left thofe oad fhould be deftroy’d, as it fometimes “Ns in very fevere Frofts. Plant producing Flowers whichare of t red Colour, area very great Orna- Vi vhen intermix’d with the ral Varieties of Ecernal Flowers, in Glafles crowded amongft other Plants, they are apt to draw, and their under Branches and Leaves, will rot and decay : It muft alfo have frequent, but gentle Waterings. This produces its Flow= ers in May, which whentully grown, fhou’d be cut, and preferv’d in clean white Papers, and kept from the Air, which greatly diminifhes their Beauty : And this cutting off the Flowers will caufe them to pufh out many Side-fhoots, whereby the Plant maybe increas’d. The twelfth Sort grows to be a verylarge Tree, where it haththe Advantage of a warm Climate, that it may be planted in the full Ground: Andhere in England there are feve~ ral Trees ofpretty large Growth: We have fome in the Phyfick Garden, which are upward of twelve Feet high, and have confiderable Stems, and fine regular Heads, to which they may be eafily train’d, provided Care be taken in their DireG@ion while young. This is propagated byplanting Cuttings, as was direéed for the former Sort, andrequires to have a frefh light Soil, andfrequent Waterings: In Winter it muft be hous'd with io and |