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Show mu Pw PU a 1. PuLecium; k CAB: PS monor broad-leav’d Penny-Royal. 2, Putecium; Hifpanicum, er nibus florum ex I it -ComRamiSpanill 2. PuLMonaRIA3 major, non maculofe, +.B. Greater Lungwort,; without Spots. © 3. Putmonaria; /folii Lob. Ic. Lungs wort, with Leaves like Vipers-Buglofs. s 4. PutMonaria; maxima, foliis quafi fac Penny-Royal, whofe Stamina ftand out from charo incruftatis. Pluk. Phyt. the Flowers. 3. Putecium ; yi puum, Narrow-leav’d Penny-Royal. wort with Leaves very much {potted, «B. P: 4. Purecium ; anguftifolium, flore albo. H. R. Par, (C, Narrow-leay’d Penny-Royal, witha 7 Gardens for Variety ; but thofe here mention’d are the principal Kinds which are cultivated in the Engli/b Gardens. The firft Sort is us’d in Medicine asa Vul- white Flower. The firtt of thefe Plants is very com moift Heaths in divers Parts of Englan is the Sort recommended by the Phyficiz for Medicinal Ufe: But the fecond Sort, although not a Native of England, hath obtain’d in the Gardens, where Medicinal Plants are cultivated, fo muchas to have quite fuper- {the other in the Markets, forits upright Growth, early Flowering, and more beautiful Appearance ; but whether it is equally good for Ufe, I thall leave to thofe to whofe Province it more immediately belongs to examine. The third Sort is alfo recommendedto be uied in Medicine: Greatett Luno. There are feveral other Species of this Plant which are preferv’d in curious Botanjck This is not of Englifh Growth, but is very hardy, and will thrive very well if planted on a moift Soil; as will alfo the fourth Sort, whichis only a Variety of the third, from whichit differs in nothing but the Colourof its Flowers. All thefe Plants propagate themfelves very faft by their Branches trailing upon, the Ground, which emit Roots at every Joint, and n themfelves into the Earth, and fend forth new Branches ;. fo that no more is required in their Culture, than to cut off any of thefe rooted Branches, and plant them out in frefh Beds, allowing themat leaft a Foot from Plant to Plant every Way, that they may have Roomto grow. The beft Time for this Workis in § ember, t the Plants may be rooted before Winter 3 for if the old Roots are permitted to remain fo clofe together, as they generally grow in the Compafs of a Year, theyare fubject to rot in Winter; befides, the young Plants will be much ftronger, and produce a larger Crop the fucceedi amer than if they were remov’d in the Spring. Thefe Plants do all love a moift ftrong Soil, in which they will flourith exceedingly. nerary Herb, but is by many People preferv’d in Gardens; as are alfo the three other Sorts, for the Variety oftheir {potted Leaves, and pretty Bunches of blue Flowers, the Spring or Autumn ; but if the Ground be moift into which they are planted, it is better to be done inthe Spring, otherwife the Autumn is the moft preferable Seafon, that the Plants may be well rooted before the dry Weather comes on in the Spring, which will caufe them to ower muchftronger, The Soil in which theyare planted, fhould not be rich, but rather a frefh, light, fandy Ground, in which they will thrive much better than in a richer Soil, in which theyare very The fourth Sort the beft Appearance of all the Kinds, and is very hardy, will grow either in Sun or Shade, and, taking uplittle Room, is worthy ofa Place in every good Garden forthe Sake of Variety. PULSATILLA; [fo call'd of Pulfando becaufe the Seeds ofthis Plant are blown, and fly away with theleaft Wind.] Pafque-Flower. The Charaéers are , ts The Flower confifis of feveral Leaves, whith are plac’d in a circular Order, Formof a Rofes out of the Mid and expand al, befet, for the moft part, lit le Head, ft be Some little Leaves encompal) the F, » 45 in the Anemone 3, Vers, in the Seed ¢ good Medicament for the Lungs.} wort. Lunghse which 15 Part is cut Siftulous Flower. the moft part pentagonal, rifes tal, encompafid by four Embryos, which s become fo many Seeds enclos’d in the ONARIA 5 vulgaris, The Species are ; 1. Pursatinya ; fore. C.B. P, folio crafiore, & m Pafque-Flower, with thicker Leaves anda larger Flower. : 2. Puusatitia; flor laceo, duplici fimbriato. H.R. Par. Pafque-Flower, with 4 double-fring’d Violet-colour’d Flower. ‘2 Pursatiita ; flore minore ni B.P. Pafque-Flower, with a fmal Flower. a 4. PuLsaTILLa; flore rubro, obtufo. Red Pafque-Flower, 5. Pursatitta ; flore albo. C.B.P. Pafque- Flower. maculofo folio. » Common fported Lungwort, dy 1 Sage of Jerufalem, and Jerufalem 6. Pursatitta ; lutea, Gogmagog-Hills, on the Left-hand of the High- way leading from Cambridge to Haveril, juft on the Top ofthe Hill ; alfo about Hilder, i fix Miles from Cambridge; and on Bernack- Heath, not far from Stamford ; and on SouthropCommon, adjoining thereto; alfo on mountainous and dry Paftures, juft by Lead/tone-Hail, near Pontefraét in York/bire. It flowers about the End of March or Beginning of April. The other Sorts are le{s commonin England, being all of them Natives of other Countries, Gardens in England, where theyare cultivated for the Beautyof their Flowers. Thefe Plants maybe propagated by Seed, which fhould be fown in Boxes or Pots, fil’'d with verylight fandy Earth; obferving not to cover the Seeds too deep with Mould, which will prevent their Rifing, for they require no more than juft to be cover’d. Thefe Boxes fhould be placed where they may have the Morning Sun until ten of the Clock, but muft be skreen’d from it in the Heat of the Day ; and if the Seafon proves dry, the Earth fhould be often refrefh’d with Water. The beft Time for fowingof thefe Seeds is in Fuly, foon after theyare ripe, for if they are kept till Spring they feldom grow. ‘Thefe Boxes or Pots, in which the Seeds are fown, fhould remain in this fhady Situation Afii borte 3 P C. B. eee White qr¢ C.B. P. Yellow Pafque-Flower, witha Leu) of Garden Parfley. 7. PuLsa- they will not be fo latgé and fair, as it fucceeding Years, when the Ro They mayalfo be propa a their Roots; the beft Time for which Fuly or Auguft, when their Leaves are i decay’d, for if they are remov’d while Leaves remain frefh, the Roots do « rot ; thefe Roots being fo Anemonies, may be divided 5 or Heads, but fhould not be parted too final], which will occafion their Flowers to be very weak and but few in Number: They mnuft al- ways be planted in a frefh, undung’d Soil, and fhould have an open Situation; nor fhould the Roots be tranfplanted oftner than every other Year, if you defign to have them produce ftrong Flowers: But the Earth upon the Surface of the Beds fhouldbe refrefhed at leaft ence a Year, which will greatly encourage the Roots. PUMPION; wide Pepo. PUNICA: [This Plant takes its Name of its Punicean or red Colour, for its Flowers and Fruit are ofa red Colour. It is call’d Grana= tum, of Granis, becanfe the Fruit has many Grains; or, as fome fuppofe, of Granata or becaufe it grows in great Plenty in that Country.] ‘The Pomegranate-Tree, The Cha rds becomes a globular t, having a until the Beginning of Oéfober, when they thick, fimooth, britti d, divided into thould be remov’d where they mayenjoy the Several Cells, which contain oblong, bard Seeds, full Sun dur 1g the Winter Seafon: About the furrounded with a foft Pulp. Beginning of March the Plants will begin to The Species are; appear ; at which Time the Boxes fhould be again remov’d where they may have only the Forenoon Sun, for if they are too much exPos'd to the Heat, the young Plants will die away: They fhould alfo be refreth’d with Promote their Growth; and they muft be carefully prefery’d from Weeds, which if faffer’d to grow amongft them, will in a fhort time deftroy them. When the Leavesof thefe Plants are intirely decay’d (which is commonly in Fuly) you fhould then take up all the Roots, which being nearly of the Colourof the Ground, will be 4 Tail. PULMONARIA; [fo call’d of Pulmones the Lz _becaufeit is fuppos’d to be a very The firft of thefe Plants is common in divers Parts of England ; it grows in great Plenty on Waterin dry Weather, which will greatly afterwards becomes a Fruit, Seeds are gatherd, as it were, into a d 1g in a fmall Hair: To the Pafque-Fls Yellowhairy Pafque-Flower ofthe and are only to be met with in fome curious Thefe Plants may be cultivated by parting of their Roots, which may be done either in fubjeét to rot in Winter. y. Pursatit1a; lutea, Alpina, hifpidior. C.B.P. Ips. difficult to find while {mall ; therefore you thould pafs the Earth through a -fine Wire Sieve, whichis the beft Method to feparate the Roots from the Earth (but notw hftanding all poffible Care taken, yet there will be many {mall Roots left; fo that the Earth fhould either be put into the Boxes again, or fpread upon a Bed oflight Earth, to fee what Plants will arife out of it the fncceeding Year :) The Roots being taken up, fhould be immediately Planted again on Beds of light, frefh, fandy £arth, about three or four Inches afunder, covering them about three Inches thick with the fame light th. ‘The Spring following, moft of thefe Plants will produce Flowers, but 1. Punrea 5 que maluin Granatum fert. Cafalp. ‘The Common Pomegranate. 2. Punrca; frudiu dulci. Yourn. The Sweet Pomegranate. 3. Puntca ; fylveftris. Cord. Hift. 'The Wild Pomegranate. 4. Punica; flore pleno, majore. Tourn. The Double-flower'd Pomegranate. 1 5. Punrca; Americana, nana, feu bumillima. Tourn, The American Dwarf Pomegranate, The firft of thefe Trees is nowpretty com= monin the Ezglifh Gardens, where formerly it was nurfed up in Cafes, and preferv'd in Green-houfes with great Care (as was alfo the Double-flowering Kind ;) but they are both hardy enough to refift the fevereft Cold ofour Climate inthe openAir ; and if planted againft warm Walls, in a good Situation, the firft Sort will often produce Fruit, which in warm Seafons will ripen tolerably well: But as thefe Fruits do not ripen till late in the dutumn, fo they are feldom well tafted in England ; for which Reafon the Sort with double Flowers is commonly preferr'd to it: The Sort with fweet Fruit, as alfo the wild Sort, is lef’ common in the Exglifo Gardens than the former two. Thefe Plants may be eafily propagated by laying down their Branches in the Spring, 68 which |