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Show SC S A feen by its growing in fome Places upon the them is in Fuly, after their Leaves are deTops of Walls, where it defies the fevereft cay'd, when they muft be put into freth unCold of our Climate. dung’d Earth, and placed in the Shade until ‘Thefe Plants were formerly morecultivatedin Autumn ; but in Winter they maybe expofed England thanat prefent, they being verylittle to the Sun, which will caufe ’em to flower in ufe to what they were formerly, when they fomewhat earlier in the Spring, In 4 thefe enterd moft Difhes of Soups, €c. but at Plants will flower, and if they are in large prefent they are very little ufed in the Tufts, will at that Time make a very handKitchen, and are chiefly cultivated for medi- fome Appearance ; for which Reafon moft cinal Ufe. People iuffer them to remain three orfour Years unremo ved, and whentheyare tran SATYRION ; vide Orchis. planted, do always plant ’em in Bunches SAVIN ; vide Sabina. that they may produce a greater Number ef SAVORY ; vide Satureja. SAXIFRAGA, [fo call’d, q. Saxa Flowers, NES, and fr angens, Lat. breaking ; beca ufe, as Bau-~ b aus fays, the Juice of it being drank, breaks the Stone in the Reins and Bladder ; but the Truth of it is doubted. Others derive it from its grow on ftony Mountains ; as g out of the Clefts of the Stones.] Ground, If thefe Plants are put intothe full they muft have a fhady Situation, otherwife they will not thrive, The third Sort is a low, creeping Plant which lies upon the Surface of the Ground. fomewhat like Mofs ; this crows wild in the ; Northern Coun cultivated in G The fourth Sort is propagated for the Sake of its {fpecious Flowers. jis of feveral Leaves, p b s likewife b ave full of lia, alba. C. B. P. White round-leay’d 2. SAXIFRAGA Sad liad, alba, flore White round-leay’d Saxi3 be dan tha double Flower, ; ‘This is brought from the Alps and Pyrenean Mountains, where it grows wild: It is ufually planted in Pots, fill'd with frefh, light Earth, and in the Summer Seafon placed in the Shade, but in the Winter it thould be expofed to the Sun; and all the OtFfets fhould be taken off, leaving the Plant fingle, which will caufe it to produce a much ftronger Stem for Flowering ; for when there are Off-fets about the old Plant, they pecies are ; I. SAXIFRAGA 3; rots ides, flore ce- Ne rule 4 sountain Heath-like ‘Sengre en with a blue Flower, A Sax 3A; fedi folio, flore albo, mulJor , Mz tifora. Tourn. Many-flower'A d Saxifrage with a Houfeleck Leaf and a white Floy 5 C0M-= monly called Pyramidal Sedum. IFRAGA ; edi folio, anguftiore, ferSaxifr 44 age with a na w,9 fer- eek Leaf. The fi of thefe Plants is very comm on in moift Meadows, in divers Parts of England, ann is rarely cultivated in Gardens. ‘This is what the College of Phyficians have direéted to be ufed in Medicine, under the Title of White San &, to diftinguith it from Mead ow Saxi-~ 7” o which } frage 4 , which is an umbellifer iF ? ous Plant, of a vee different Nature and Appe arance from this, exhauft the Nourifhment from it, whereby it is rendred much weaker. ‘Thefe Of-{ets mutt be each planted in a feparate halfpenny Pot, filld with frefh Earth, in order to fucceed the older Plants. which generally perifh after Flowering: Thefe Of-fets will produce Flowers the fecond Year, fo that there fhould be annually fome of them planted, to fucceed the others. When thefe Plants are ftrong an healthy, theywill produce a Stem of Flowers full three Feet high, which divides into Branches in a pyramidal Order, and are befet with Flowers from Bottom to Top, as to make a_ beautiful Figure; and as it ufually placed in flowers in Fune, fo it is commonly Chimnies of Halls, where it will continue in Flower a long Time, provided it have Water duly given it, and will afford an agreeable Profpect. The fifth Sort is alfo a Native of the but will grow very well in Gardens ; and tho’ the Flowers are not very beauti the Variety of its ferrated, ever it may have a Place in ever} good This maybe propagated by Off fets hg fecond Sort isa Variety of uh the firft, i é 1 7 : . “aLwas3 quires the fame Management as the fo and afterwards diftributed it to bane Curious Perfons ; fince which Time it nath been multiplied fo much , as to become a very eae Plant in moft Gardens near ~ondon ; , where 1 it is commo mmon nly. ly, plant plan ed in i Pots to Seal Scab, becaufe this Plant is faid to heal the Scab.] Scabious, 7s are ; It bath a flofculous Flor many unequal Florets, cor found wild by Mr. Fofeph Blind, Gar oa at Barus, who tranf planted it into — Garden, rourt-yards, &ec. in the Sprin g ; 18 Plant a a : is z Propagated e by Off-feA ts, ee which Deke hay a the old Roots in great enty , : rienty € beft belt Seafo Seat n for tran{iplanta ing ; SCABIOSA, [fo call’d of Scabies, Lat Empalement. Some oftk Middle, ave cut into four o1 reft which are place: biated ; eacl bryo, which is crowned ; aud is contained in a proper Empalement, which afterwards becomes 4 Cap/ule, either -fimple or Funnel-fhap'd, pregnant with a Seed crown'd, which before was the Embryo. The Species are ; 1. Scantosa; pratenjis, hirfuta, que officinarum. C. B. P. CommonField Scabious. 2. Scastosa ; integrifolia glabra, radice premor{a. H. L. Whole-leav'd Scabious, or Devil’s-bit. 3. Scastosa ; ffellata, folio non diffetto. C.B.P. Starred Scabious with an undivided Leaf. 4. Scastosa; ftellata, folio laciniato major. C.B.P. Leaf. Greater ftarred Scabious with a cut §. Scasrosa ; they will require no further Culture, but to keep *em clear from Weeds, and the fecond Summer they will flower and produce Seeds; but their Roots will abide many Years, and may be parted, to propagate the Species. The third Sort will grow to the Height of four or five Feet, and have a woody Trunk. This is preferved in Green-houfes in Winter; by fuch as are curious in foreign Plants. It may be propagated by planting Slips or Cut- tings in Pots of frefh Earth, during any of the Summer Months, which, if placed in a moderate Hot-bed, watered and fhaded, will take Root in a fhort time; after which they may be inured to the open Air by Degrees, into which they fhould be removed to continue abroad until Odfober, when they muft be car- peregrina, rubra, capitulo oblongo. C. B. P, Red Indian Scabious with longifh Heads, commonly called Musk Scabious. 6. Scasirosa; peregrina, capitulo oblongo, flore carneo, H.R. Par. Indian or Musk Scabious, with longifh Heads and a flefh-colour’d Flower. 7. Scanrosa; peregrina, capitulo oblongo, flore atropurpureo. H. R. Par. Indian or Musk Scabious with longifh Heads and a dark purple Flower. 8. Scaniosa ; peregrina, capitulo oblongo, flore variegato. H.R. Par. Indian or Musk Scabious with oblong Heads and a variegated Flower. 9. Scasiosa ; Indica, prolifera. H. Edinb. Indian childing Scabious. to. Scastosa; Africana, frutefcens. Par, Bat. Ic, African fhrubby Scabious. 11. Scasitosa; Africana, frutefcens, folio rigido (plendente ferrato, flore albicante, H. A. African fhrubby Scabious with a ftiff, fhining, ferrated Leaf, and a whitith Flower. 12. Scaniosa ; Alpina, folio centaurii ma- joris. C. B. P. Alpine Scabious with a greater Centaury Leaf. There are many other Sorts of Scabious’s, which are preferved in Botanick Gardens for Variety ; but thofe here mention’d are the principal Sorts which are propagated for the Beautyof their Flowers. ‘The firft Sort here mention’d grows wild in divers Parts of England, upon Arable Land ; as doth the fecond in Woods and fhady Places almoft every where: The firft of thefe is what the College of Phy/i- ried into Shelter, but muft have as muchfree Air as poffible in mild Weather ; for they only require to be protected from hard Froft, and to befrequently watered. ‘This Plant produces Flowers moft part of the Year, for which it is chiefly preferved, tho’ the Flowers have not more Beauty nor Scent than the commonField Sort. The fourth Sort is an annual Plant, which is preferved in the Gardens of the Curious ; but the Flowersof this are very like thofe of the former Sort, and haveno Scent. The Indian or Musk Scabious’s are preferv'd for the Beautyand {weet Scent of their Flowers, which continue a long time: 'Thefe are propagated by fowing of their Seeds, the beft Time for which is about the latter End of May or the Beginning of une, that the Plants may get Strength before Winter; for if they are fown too early in the Spring, they will flower the Autumn following, and the Winter coming on foon, will prevent their ripening Seeds; befides, there will be fewer Flowers upon thofe, than if they had remained ftrong Plants thro’ the Wiuter, and had. fent forth their Flower-ftems in Spring, for thefe will branch out on every Side, and produce a prodigious Number of Flowers, and continue a Succeffion of them on the fame Plants, from Fune to September, and produce good Seeds in Plenty. The Seeds of thefe Plants fhould be fown upon a fhady Border of frefh Earth (forif they are fown upona Place too much expofed to the Sun, and the Seafon fhould prove dry, few of them would grow): When the Plants are come up, they may betran{planted into other Beds or Borders of frefh Earth, obferving to water and fhade them until they have taken Root, after which they will require no farther Care, but to keep’em clear from Weeds, *till Michaelmas, when they maybe tran{planted into the Middle of the Borders in the PleafureGarden, where the feveral Sorts being intermixed, will make an agreeable Variety. They are extream hardy, being rarely injured by cians have directed to be ufed, under the Title of Scabious ; though the People who fupply the Markets do generally bring the fecond Sort inftead thereof; but it may be eafily known therefrom by its hairy, divided Leaves. ‘The fecond Sort the College have directed to be ufed under the Title of Devil’s-bit, which Name it received from the lower Partofits Root being commonlyeaten off. Both thefe Plants are very common in the Fields and Woods, but maybe propagated in Gardens, by fowing their Sceds in the Spring Cold, unlefs they have fhot up to flower beupon a Bed of frefh Earth; and when the fore Winter, but do feldom continue afterri; Plants are come up, they muft be tranfplanted pening their Seeds, The two African Tree Scabious’s are abideinto other Beds of frefh Earth, at about eight or ten Inches diftance, obferving to water ing Plants, which are preferved in Pots, and em until they have taken Root, after which houfed in Winter, as the third Sort. ‘Thefe 7 H may |
