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Show LA being chieflybuilt of this Timber, and Cypre/i, both which Woods were reduc’d to that Hardnefs, as to refift the fharpeft Tools ; nor was any Part ofit perifh’d, tho’ it had lain above a Thoufand Years fubmerg’d. And it was upon Tables of this Wood that Raphael and feveral of the greateft Artifts eterniz’d their Skill, before the Ufe of Canvas was introduced. LARKSPUR ; dide Delphinium. LASERPITIUM, [takes its Name of Lacerare, Lat. to fear; becaufe Incifions being made in the Stalks and Roots ofthis Plant, a Juice diftils whichis faid to be 4/ ida and Opofonax. It isalfo call’d Thus Libanotis, becaufe the Root of this Plant has the Smell of Frankincenfe.] Lafer-wort. This isa Kind of Umbelliferous Plant, of which there are feveral Sorts preferv’d in curious Botanick Gardens: but as they are Plants of little Beauty or Ufe in England, 1 fhall omit mentioning themin this Place. LATHYRUS ; Chichling Vetch. The Charaffers are Lt bath a papilionaceous Flower, out of who/ Empalement rifes the Pointal, cover’d with a membranaceous Sheath, which afterwards becomes wes round, | drical, and at other nes angular; to wh added, it hath ac / ‘d Stalk, Rib, and a leafy B Pair of Lei VES, growing terminates in a Tendril The Species are ; 1. Latuyrus; la C. B. Broadleav’d or Common Eve latting Peas. 2. Latuyrus; ig ifolius, minor, flore majore. Boerb, Ind. effer Broad-leay’d Everlafting Peas, with a larger Flower. 3. Latuyrus; major, Narboni nfis, angu folius. C.B. Greater Narrow-leay’d EverTafting Peas. 4. Laruyrus; arvenfis, repens, tuberofus, C. B. Creeping Chichling, or Peas Earth-Nut, with a Tuberofe Root. 5. Latuyrus ; i Siliquis Orobi, fore amplo ruberrimo. 5 Tangier Chichling, with a large deep-red Flower, 6. THYRUuS 5; diftoplatyphyllus, bit mollis, magno €8 peram 0, flore odoro, t. Cath. Broad-leav’d, hairy foft Chich- ling, with a large and very beautiful purple {weet-fmelling Flower, commonly cail’d Sweet{cented Peas. : There are feveral other Varieties of this Plant, which are preferv’d in curious Botanick Gardens as Curiofities 5 but thefe here men. tion’d being the moft valu’d for their beautiful Flowers, I fhall omit the others, as they are feldom cultivated for Ufe or Beauty. ‘ The three firft Sorts are abiding ‘Plants, which fend forth itrong downright Roots very deep into the Earth; for which Reafon wees be often remov’d, which ld p roc gfowing ftrong, or producing many Flowers, LA LA They are propagated Ee by Seeds, which The tuberofe-rooted Sort is pteferv’d as a Curiofity in many Gardens, tho’ there is no great Beauty in its Flowers. This may be is, to make a fhallow Drill in the Ground, by its Roots, which increafe very faft underground, andis an abiding Plant, but fhould not be plac’d amongft other curious Flowers, for the Roots propagating under-ground, will come upandfpread over whatever Plants grow near them. The fifth andfixth Sorts are annual Plants, fhould be fown the Beginning of March, upon a Bed of light frefh Earth, covering them about half an Inch deep. But the beft Method and then drop the Seeds therein about fix Inches Diftance 3 thefe Drills thouldbe a Foot afunder, for the Conveniency of hoeing and cleaning the Ground between them ; which mutt conftantly be done, otherwife the Weeds will over-bear and deftroy them: but they will require no farther Care, being very hardy Plants, until the § following, at which i in March) juft before they begin to the Roots fhouldbecarefully taken up, and tranfplanted where they are to continue , placing themat leaft two Feet afunder, otherwile they will over-run each other, or whatever other Plants ftand nx them. Ifthe Seafon fhould prove dry, you muft give them fome Water, to fettle the Earth to their Roots; which fhould be now-and-then repeated, if it continue dry Weather, until the Plants have taken Roct: after which, propagatedeither by Seeds, as the others, or which are propagated only by Seeds: Thefe may be fown in March in the Places where they are to remainfor good, being Plants that feldom will grow if tranfplanted, except it be done while they are very young: Thefe fhould be either fown near a Pale, Wall, or Efpalier, to which they may be train’d ; or if fown in the open Borders, fhould have Stakes plac’d by them, to which they fhould be faften’d, otherwife they will trail upon the Ground and appear very unfightly, which is the only Culture thefe Plants require, except the clearing them from Weeds: They produce their Flowers they’ll require no farther Culture but to keep in fuly, and their Seeds are perfected in Augu/t otherwife they’ll trail upon the Ground and ftrong, is, to fow their Seeds in Auguft, under awarm Wall or I ledge, where they will come them clear from Weeds, andin the Summ time to fupport them with ftrone Stak ; rot the Branches, and deftroy whateverPlants grow near them. Thefe Plantsare very proper to plant againft a dead Hedge, where they will run over it, and if they be kept train’dup, will cover it in the Summer, andin fuch Places theywill produce great Quantities of Flowers; but if they are planted in a Flower-Garden, they muft have a great deal of Room, andin Summer fhould have veryftro akes plac’d down by them, to which they muft be clofely faften’d, otherwife they will ramble and trail upon the Ground, and appear very unfightly: for if the Groundbe goodin which they areplanted, and the Roots are very ftrong, they will fometimes grow eight or ten Feet high in a Seafon, and produce abundance of Flowers, which are very ornamental in Bafons or Pots of Flowers, to place in Chimnies or other Parts of large Rooms. Thefe produce their Flowers in June and July, and their Seeds are perfected in Auguf}, their green Leaves decay in f and rife again the fucceeding Spring, Roots continuing goodfor many Years: delight moft in a light Soil, not too dry over wet, but will grow in almoft any So Situation, but beft in chat whichis expos’dto the Sun. The firft Sort is moft commonly cultivated in the Englih Gardens, but the fecond is much and September. But the beft Method to have them very up in Autumn, Flowers of this kind are fmaller, and of 4 purple Colour. beautiful Flower, ; Thefe are all Annual Plants, which are propagated by Seeds: The Seafon for fowing 7em is in March, upon a Bedof freth light Earth ; and when the Plants are come up, you muft carefully clear them ftom Weeds 3 and in very dry Weather they muft be now- and-then refreth’d with Water. When they are about two Inches high, you muft tranfplane theminto the Places where they are defign’d to remain, which fhould be in the Middle of the Borders in the Flower- sarden, for if the Soil be good, they will growtwo orthree Feet high: In tranfplanting them, you mutt take’em up very carefully, preferving a Ball of Earth to their Roots, otherwife they are apt to mifcarry: And alfo water and fhade them until they have taken Root; after which they will require no other Care but to clear them from Weeds, andto faften them to Stakes to prevent their being injur’d by ftrong Winds, You may alfo fow their Seeds in Autumn 3 and when the Plants are come up, you fhould tranfplant them into fmall Pots, whic » toa wards the End of Offober thould be plac’d into a common Hot-bed ame, where the Plants being defended from fevere Frofts, will abide the Winter very well; and in the Spring you may fhake them out of the Pots, and plane theminto larger, or elfe into the full Ground, well; and thefe will begin to flower in May, and continue to produce frefh Flowers until July or later, according to the Heat of the fon : andone ofthefe autumnal Plants will be as large as four or five ofthofe fownin the Spring, and produce ten times the Number of where they may remain to flower: The Plants Flowers; and upon thefe Plants you’ll always thus manag?d, will be larger, and flowerftronger have good Seeds, when fometimes the other andearli er than thofe fownin the Spring, and will mifcarry: However, ’tis very proper to fromthefe youwill conftantly ve good Seeds3 fowtheir Seeds at two or three different Seafons, whereas thofe fown in the Spring do fomein order to continue their Flowers the longer, times mifcarry . for the late planted ones will continue blowThefe produce their Flowers in June, Fuly ing until the Froft prevents them. and Augu/t, and their Seeds ripen foon after. The Sweet-fcented fort is the moft valuThey are very ornamental Plants in a fine ab] €; both for the Beauty and Fragrancy of Garden, when plac’d among other Annuals, Flowers. either in Pots or Borders; their Flowers are very like thofe of the Mallow, but are larger LATIFOLIOUS Ties and Plants are fuch and ofa morebeautiful Colour. as have Broad Leaves. LAVATERA, [ takes its Name of the Phyfician He/ “Lavaterus the Friend of Monfieur Tournefort ; upon which Account, .urnefort fo intitled it, Vaillantius thought © be the Trimeftrei Clufii: but then it t rather to be referr’d to the Genus of a.] The Chara preferable to that, as being of humbler Grow th, never rifing above five Feet high, and se more proper for Flower-Gardens, and a Flowers are much larger, and ofa deeper rec Colour, and commonlyare produc’d in larget Clufters. Thethird Sort is feldom propag in Flower-Gardens, tho? for Varicty have a Place amongft other lar: I eg and abide the Winter very 2. Lavarera; folio & facie Althe re albo. Lavatera, with the Leaf and Face of Marfhmallow, and a white Flower. 3. Lavarera; Africana, flore errimo, Boerh. Ind. African Lavate with a moft LAVENDULA, [takes its Name of La« vando, Lat. wafhing, becaufe it was us’d to be throwninto Baths for the Fragrancyofthe Scent; or becaufe us’d in Lye to give a F'ragrancy to Linen; and becaufe it is very good to wath the Face with, and giveit both Beauty and a grateful Scent.] Lavender. The Charaéers are ; It is one of the j Plants, whofe Flower confifts of one Leaf, Seeds, Mallow: arm din to theinner Par ‘acte Althee. Tourn, vatera, with the Leaf and Face of Marfh- Mallow, ich 13 ded into two Lips; the Upper-lip / g uprigh ifh, and for the moft part bifid, but the Underlip is cut into three Segments, which are almoft equal: Thefe Flowers are difpos'd in Whorles, and ¢ olletted into a flender Spike upon the /AVENDULA3 /atifolia. C. B. Common broad-leav’d Lavender. 2, Laven- |