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Show —$—$—__ —_ LY mer this Plant will produce its Flowers, (which though they are not very beautiful, yet for the Oddnefs of the Plant it may have a Place in a good Garden) and the Seeds generally : It. may alfo be propagated i in any of the Summer e Root, and may be eedling-plants. ated by C f y Campion may Seeds as the former, or inCuttings in any of the hefe grow upright to the Height offixteen or eighteen Inches, (if fown in the 4y mi” but thofe which are fown in the Spring feldon. grow {fo large) and produce our a Flowers upon the ‘Tops of the Branches in Form of an Umbel, which continue a long time in Perfection, and are pretty Ornaments in a large Garden, p The twenty-fecond Sort fpreads upon the Ground, and therefore muft be allow’d more Room than the former, Thefe Plants fhould be planted two Feet afunder, otherwife they ftrong Plants; fome of which nted in Pots, that they may be fhelter’d in Winterfor fear ofbeing loft, tho’ ndure the Cold ofour Climate very if planted on a drySoil. There is no great Beauty in this Plant, but it is preferv’d Tar in feveral curious Garenth and twenty eighth Sorts abiding Plants, and may be propagated either by Seeds or parting their Roots, in the Manner whichhas beendirected for the Ro/é and other Sorts before-mention’d : a ill grew upon almoft any They produce their Flowers in nd their Seeds ripen foon after. The otherSorts are all of them annual Plants which maybe eafily propagated byfowing their Seeds either in March or Auguft, when the Plants will foon come up, and maybe tranfplanted, while young, into the Places where they are defign’d to remain ; or the Seeds may be fcatter’d in Patches uponthe large Borders of the Flower Garden ; and when the Plants are come up, they may be thin’d, leaving fome of the ftrongeft to flower in the fame Places, and the otherPlants may be remoy’d into other Parts of the Garden. Thofe Plants which come up in Autumia will be much Jarger, and flowerearlier and ftronger than thofe fown in the Spring, and wil] produce good Seeds; whereas it fometimes hap- pens, in bad Seafons, that thofe fown in the Spring do often decay before their Seeds are perfected, tho’ it is a good Method to fow at both Seafons, becaufe herebythere will be will run into each other, Ceipecially fuch as are fown in the Autumn) fo that in wet Wea ther they are fubject to rot and decay. This produces a great Number ofbeautiful red Flowers, which make a very agrecable Ap. pearance during their Seafon ofFlowering. i There are a great Number ofSorts more than I have here mention’d, which are preferv'd in curious Botanick Gardens for Variety Sake; but as moft ofthem are Plants of little Beauty, fo I thought it needlefs to enumerate themin this Place, fince thofe here mention’dare the beft worth propagating in a Flower-Garden, But before I quit this Article, I fhall beg Leave to add two Plants to this Genus by y of Appendix, tho’, according to their aracters, they donot, in Stri¢tnefs, belong to it, differing in their Flowers from the Lyc s, which have their Flowers cut to the Bottomintofive Parts ; whereas the Flowersofthele Kinds are intire, confifting of one Leaf: Which Diftinétion being not very great, the umbellatim dif is, Martyn. Hif. 1 cralis is Iucidis, raps, , Plant. Rar. Carolina 1, with Flowers growing almoft in : Umbel, and thick, fhining, fharp-poute Gardens, but I think it by no means proper very clofe together, they draw up weak, fo whenyou fhould take up the Roots, ané se ¢ Me ete Thefe two Plants are propagated eitnet ) ning of April, juft before they begin to thee having pared off the outer Part of the Be s any Pleafure above a Fortnight orthree Weeks at moft, after which it appears very unfightly, Earth, fo as to fee where the Heads divice® ftin@ly, you muft witha Knife feparatethts fo as to preferve fome Buds upon the Top0 each Divifion; then you mayplant themeit! a zorces it down upon the Ground but when the Plants grow fingly. th i be much ey will larger if > ee and continue longer in Flower, _ Lhe two Sorts of long cultiv good frefh loamy Earth, obferving 1 them, if the Seafon fhould prove drys 4 a they have taken Root ; ter which, eebut the Borders will require no farther ie! the and when” only to clear them from Weeds, for whenit is in Seed, the Weight of that Plants in May or Fune, and planted on a Border of frefh light Earth, obferving to water and fhade them, until they have taken Root; after which, you muft obferve to keep them clear from Weeds, and in very dry Weather repeat watering themas often as they fhall feem to want it ; and when they have obtain’d fufficient Strength to remove, they maybe tranfplanted either into Pots or Borders, where hey are to remain. By this Method you may greatly increafe thefe Plants, which will tupply the Defect ofSceds. expands in a circular Order, as 1 t3 4YCHNIDEA 5 f; foli. Bawah e folio, Ror. flor purpurets. Rana. JO10, Jiort SZ umbellatis elt Virginian Lychnidea, with a broad Stitchwort Leaf and Purple Flowers growing in an Umbel. Caroliniana floribus qual? 2. Lycunrip Cuttings, or parting of their Roots, for Heh do not produce Seed in this Country. beft Time to part their Roots is in the Begin- tinue long in Beauty, fo that it does not afford Thefe Plants may alfo be propagated by Cuttings, which fhould be taken from the old cies which are common in England, commended to be fown for Edgings in large that in hard Ra they are beaten down flat to the Ground, andthe Flowers feldom con- open Air, whereas this muft be fhelter’d in hard Winters, otherwife it wil] be in Danger of fuffering by the Cold, tho’ in our common Winters it will endure abroad very well and Perfica, Lat. a Peach.] Love-Apples. Leaves, for that Purpofe; for when the Plants crow they will foon decay. ‘The firft of thefe Plants produces its Flowers in Afay; but the fecond feldom flowers till the Middle of Fue, fo that they fucceed each other: During their Seafon of flowering, they make a very handfome Appearance, and are very proper to cut for Bafons and Flowerpots to adorn Chimnics and Halls ar that Seafon: But the fecond Sort is a much fairer Plant than thefirft ; the Stems ofthis Sort fe higher, and are ftronger: The Flowers and of a deeper Colour; but it is the firft, which will en- modern Botanifts have thought proper to diftinguifh them by the Name ofLychnidea, which fignifies fomething like a Lychuis. Ot this Genus we have, at prefent, but two Spe- a Succeffion of their Flowers, and two Chances for good Seeds, The Dwarf Lychnis has been by fome re- quently water’d in dry Weather, otherwif into Borders offrefh Earth, ot Pots fillwit! water Flower-flems advance, to fupport the uft be Sticks; but thofé in the Pots mu LYCOPERSICON ; [ of avux@., a Wolf, The Charaéters are ; It bath a Flowerconfifting of one Leaf, which N'ghtfhide; the Style after roundifh, foft, doth that ofthe ls becomes a flefoy Fruit, which is divided into veral Cells, wherein are contain’d many flat The Species are ; 1. Lycopersicon 3 Galeni. Love-Apple. Ind. Y Ang. Yellow Cerafi luteo. Love-Apple, with a Red Cherry- thap’d Fruit. 4 Lycoperstcon; frudtu be often water’d, otherwife they will come to little (for they are very droughty Plants) but when they are plantedina rich moift Soil, they will grow to a prodigious Size, and produce large Quantities of Fruit; which in Autumn, when they are ripe, make an odd Figure, but the Plants emit fo ftrong an Effiuvia, as renders them unfit to ftand near a Habitation, or any Place that is much frequented; for upon their being brufh’d by the Cloaths, they fend f{ : greeable Scent, The Italians and Sp as we do Cucumbers, with but confidering their great Mo nels, the Nonrifhment tt bad. The firft ofthefe rected for Medicinal their Di/penfatory. LYCOFUS ; [AdvcrG@., ofaix@. a Wolfs and ras a Foot, q.d. Wolf’s-foot becaufe the Antients fancied, that the Leaves of this Plant refembled the Foot ofa Wolf ] commonly call’d Water-horehound. This Plant grows in great Plenty on moift Soils by the Sides of Ditches in moft Parts of England, but is never cultivated in Gardens, {o that it would be needlef{s to fay any thing more of it in this Place. LYSIMACHIA; [This Plant was fo call’d Love-Apple, with a Red Fruit. frudtu In May thefe Plants fhould be tranfplanted, either into Pots fill’d with rich light Earth inco the Borders of the Flower G arden, ob ing to water and fhade tl taken Root; and they fhould be fupported with Sti wife, when the Fruit begins to grow, it will prefs them down, and break them. Thofe Plants which are plac’d in Pots, fhould of Lyfimachus the Son ofa King o 2. Lycopersicon; Galeni, fruttu rubro. 3. Lycoverstcon; anda large Share of freth Air, for if theyare too much drawnwhile young, they feldom do well afterwards, 5 Cerafi luteo. Tourn, Love-Apple, with a yellow Cherryfhap’d Fruit, § Lycopersicon; frudtu ftriato, duro. “rt. Love-Apple, with a hard channell’d Tu'r, : There are fome Varieties of thefe Plants in te Gardens of italy and Spain, but thofe here mention’dare all the Sorts I have obfery’d in the Euglify Gardens. Thefe Plants are propagated by fowing th it Seeds on a moderate Hot-bed in March; ind when come up, they fhould be tran{planted into another moderate Hot-bed, at about three i hes Diftance from each other, obferving to _ ace them until they have taken Root ; after Watch they muft have frequent Waterings, i is faid to have firft foundit.] Lofe The Chara The Leaves (which are produc’d fome at eax) F 15 cut into Tob 1 Lystmacuta ; lutea, major, q coridis. C. B. P. Common yellow Lofeftrife or Willow-herb. 2. Lysimacuta ; lutea, major, que Diofliis quatermis.C. B. P. Greater yellow Lofe-ftrife or Willow-herb, with four Leaves at each Joint. clobofo 3. LystmMacHlI Lystmacul: a, Hore flore Ia luteo globofo. C. B. P. “Lofe-ftrife, with two Leaves growing at each Joint, and yellow Flowers growing in round Heads. 4. Ly stMacHIA; Orientalis ang. € pt pureo. F. Cor, Narrow-Jeay'd Eaftern Lofe-ftrife, with a purple Flower. 4 Es 5. Lyste |