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mediately from the root, as tliofc of the co:nmon A- 



rum! tiii-'i hath not yet Mov/civxl in {'.nghind, io I 



cm ^^ive no further account (?f it. 



rally^'in Siberia, io requires a flvacly fituaiion, :iiv:i 



will bear the greated: cold of this country. 



Thefe plants are prcfcrvcd in th.e gardens c^f t!ie cu-_ 



rious in England and Holland, more for the fake of 



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Tlils (>i-ows natu- 



and there are three or i^:iiro:iier f 



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wliiclt ar 



tivesot v>arn:er^rov'nu-ic^- bi;r as thcle cannot: be cu'^ 

 tivated in .gardens, i:!;l 





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\vould be needle. J to def ■-■ 



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T'he common rcui:d-Iea\'ed f^rt 

 fo 



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ufl'd in 



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) is gathered by tl;e herb-folks vdio ilim^iv the 



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\aricty dian for beauty, for except the frft fort, 

 there is not any of th.e ni which make much appear- 

 ance; that indeed may be fuffcred to have a pdjce 

 aeainft the wall of the ftove, over which it v.'ill 

 fpread, and cover the nakednefs of the wall ; and thxC 

 leaves remaininr^ all the year, which arc fo remarkably 

 perforated, make a fmgular appearance. 

 All the other forts of Dragon arc tender plants, fo 

 will not live in this country, unlefs they are preferved 

 in the warmed {loves ^ the feveral American forts 



urow naturally in the woods in Jamaica, and other j D U N G S arc defigned 

 hot parts of America •, the climbing forts twift them- 

 felvcs round the trunks of trees, Into which they fallen 

 their roots, which are fent forth from their joints, and 



Thefe 



U Iv YA S, Cinquefoil Avens, 



There are tv/o fpecies of th's genus, whicl; f^'-ov/na^ 

 rurally in Scotland and Ireland, upon mounrainoui- 



where the fbii is wet ^ one of uiem hath H-ze 



petals to the fiosver, and v/inped leaves, the ot'ncr 

 hath eight petals to the fiov/er, and nmple leaves ; 

 but as neither of the pLints make m.uch appearance, 

 they arc rarely preferved except in fome botank gar- 

 dens for variety. 



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D U L C A M A R A. 



SceSOLANUM. 



rife to the height of thirty or forcy feet, 

 climbing forts are .eafily propagated by cuttings, 

 which, being very fucculent, may be brought over 

 to England ia a box of dry hay, if they are packed 

 up feparate, fo as not to injure each other by the 

 moifture, which is apt to flow out at the part where 

 they are cut off, which may occafion a fermentation, 

 and thereby rot the cuttings. When the cuttings ar- 

 rive, they fhould be planted in fniall pots filled with 

 light frefh earth, and plunged into a hot-bed of tan- 

 ners bark, being very careful not to let them have 

 too much moifture until they have taken root, left it 

 rot them : when they have taken root, they muft be 

 frequently refreftied with water; and when they are 

 grown pretty large, they fhould be placed in the 

 bark-bed in the ftove, where they m>uft be placed 

 near fome ftrong plants, to which they may fatten 

 themfelvea, otherwife they will not thrive ; for though 

 they will fend forth roots at their joints, which wall 

 fatten to the mortar of the ftove, v/hen placed againft 

 the wall, yet they will not thrive near fo well as 

 againft a ftrong plant, which will afford them nourifn- 



ment. 



The other forts are propagated by offsets from their 

 roots ^ thefe may be procured from the countries of 

 ' their growth, and fhould be planted in tubs of earth, 

 about a month before they are put on board the fliip 

 to tranfport them ; thefe tubs Aould be placed in a 

 Ihady fituation until they have taken root. In their 

 paffage great care fhould be had to keep them from 

 fait water, as alfo not to let them have too much wa- 

 ter given them ; for if they liave a little water once 

 or twice a week at moft, while they are in a hot cli- 

 mate, and when they are come into a cooler climate, 

 once in a fortnight, this will be fufficient for them ^ 

 and it fhould be done fparingly, left it rot them ; for 

 if the tops of the plants fhould decay for want of 

 water in their paffage, if the roots are not rotted, they 

 will foon recover with proper care. 

 When the plants arrive, they ftiould be tranfplanted 

 into pots filled with light frefh earth, and plunged 

 into a hot-bed of tanners bark, and gently watered 

 until they have taken good root, after^ v/hich time 

 they will require to be frequently refrelhed with wa- 

 ter; but as their ftems are very fucculent, they muft 

 not have too much moifture. Thefe plants fhould 

 be conftantly kept in tlie ftove, where, in hot wea- 

 ther, they fliould have frefti air admitted to them ; 

 but in winter they muft be kept very warm, otherwife 

 they cannot be preferved in this country. 

 Thefe plants will rife to the height of tliree, four, or 

 live feet, and will afford a very agreeable variety 

 amongft other tender exotic plants in the ftove. 



DRACUNCULUS PRATElsSIS. Sec A- 



CHILLEA. 



DRAGON. See Dracontium. 



DROSERA. RosSolis, or Sun-dew. 



We have two or three fpecies of this plant, v/hich 

 grow naturally upon bogs in many parts of England, 



\t Ui ii^v^' Lit 



to reoair tl:e decays of ex- 



:\nd. to cure tlie dcfefis 



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hauftcd or 



of land, which are as various in their qualities as the 



dungs are, that are uiea to meliorate and rcftorc them ; 

 fonie lands abound too much in coldnefs, moifture, 

 and heavinefs ; others again are too light and dry, 

 and fo, to anfwer this, fome dungs are hot and lip-hu, 

 as that of faeep, horfcs, pigeor;S, Sec. others again 

 are fat and coolms, as that of oxen, cov/s, hoos, &c. 

 And as the remedies that are to be ufed muft be con- 

 trary to the diftempers they are to cure, ib trie dung 

 of oxen, cows, and hogs, muft be given to clean, 

 dry, light earths, to make them fatter and cloic!*, and 

 hot and dry dungs to meliorate cold, moift, and heavy 

 lands. 



There are two peculiar properties in dungs, the one 

 is to produce a certain fcnfible heat, capable of pro- 

 ducing fome confiderable eftefft, which properties arc 

 feldom found but in the duncr of horfes and mules, 

 while it is newly made, and a little moift ; the other 

 property of dung is, to i%ten the earth and render it 

 more fruitful. 



The duno; of horfes and mules is of admirable iifc in 





gardens in the winter time, becaufe it tlien anuna 

 and enlivens all things ; and, in fome meafure, fuo- 

 plies the office which is performed by the Iieat of the 

 fun in the fummer time, aftording us all the novel- 

 ties of the fpring, as Afparagus, Cucumbers, Ra- 

 difhes, fallads, &c. Horfe dung is the beft improve- 

 ment for cold jejune lands that we can procure in 

 any quantity ; but yet horfe dung being ufed alone, 

 or when it is too new, is frequently prejudicial to 

 Ibme plants j and if it be fpread thin over lands in 

 the fummer time, it is of very little fervice, becaufe 

 the fun, drawing out all the virtue and goodnefs of^ 

 it, renders it little better than thatch or dry ftraw ; 

 and though too much of it can fcarcely be ufed in a 

 kitchen-garden for Cabbages, Cauliflowers, and all 

 other plants that grov/ there, and require abundance 

 of nourifhment ; yet may it be a fault today too much 

 of it on corn-lands, becaufe it produces abundance 

 of ftraw. 



In very cold moift land, I have frequently feen new 

 horfe dung buried as it came from the ftable, and al- 

 ways obferved that the crops have fucceeded better, 

 than where the ground v/as dreffed with very rotten 



dung. ^ ^ 



Horfe dung being of a very hot nature, is beft for 

 cold lands, and cow dung for hot lands ; and being 

 mixed together, may make a very good manure for 

 moft forts of foil, and for fome they may be mixed 



with mud. 



Sheeps dung and decrs dung differ not mucli in 



their quality, and are efteemed by fome the beft of 

 dungs for cold clays. Some recommend them to be 

 beat into powder, and fpread very thin over autumn 





are 



or fpring crops, about four or five loads to an acre, 

 after the fame manner as afties, malt duft, &c. 



ftrewed. 



This I have feen praftifed upon corn, and alfo upon 

 grafs land, to great advantage for the firft year ; 

 but thefe light dreffmgs do not laft long, therefore 



require to be often repeated. 



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