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There is a variety of this with variegated leaves, which 

 is preferved in fome gardens. 



The fourth fort is much like the third, but the leaves 

 are broader, of a rhomboid form, and are more hairy 

 and whiter on their under fide •, this will endure the 

 cold of our ordinary winters, if planted on a dry foil 

 and m a warm fituation, but in fevere hard froft it is 

 fometimes deftroyed •, for which reafon the plants are 

 often preferved in pots, and removed into the green- 

 houfe in winter. This is propagated by cuttings in 

 the fame manner as the former, and the plants require 

 the fame treatment. - : . 



The fifth fort grows naturally in Spain and Italy 

 upon moift ground. The ftalks of this are herbace- 

 ous, and trail upon the ground -, they grow about a 

 foot in length, aregarnifhed with deep green leaves, 

 cut into many points almoft to the midrib ; they are 



: fmooth, and Hand oppofite. The flowers come out 



] on each fide the ftalks fingly ; they are white, and ap- 



'. pear in July ; thefe are each fucceeded by four feeds, 



: which ripen in September. ,; 



This plant is preferved in botanic gardens for variety ; 



. it is propagated by feeds, which may be fown in the 

 fpring in the place where the plants are to remain ; 



:' and when they come up, will require no other culture 

 but to thin them where they are too clofe, and keep 

 them clean from weeds. Thefe plants ripen their 

 feeds the firft year, but if they are in a warm fitua- 



■ tion they will live through the winter. ;- 



. The fixch fort grows naturally in the fouth of France, 

 in Italy and Germany, in the Corn fields ; this is an 

 annual plant, which perifhes foon after the feeds are 

 ripe. The ftalks are four-cornered and hairy ^; they 

 grow about a foot long, and are garnifhed at every 



r joint by leaves placed oppofite, which are hairy and 



cut almoft to the midrib, and the fegmcnts are cut 



', into three 'points: The flowers come out at the wings 



of theftalk in whorls, three ftanding together on each 



- fide upon fliort foot-ftalks ; they are white, and fhaped 

 ' like thofe of the other fpecies ; they appear in June 



:•■ and July, and the feeds ripen in Auguft and Sep- 

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. This is propagated by feeds in the fame way as the 

 laft; but if the feeds of this are fown in autumn, or 



;. permitted to fcatter when ripe, they will fucceed 

 better than if fown in the faring, and the plants will 



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The feventh fort grows naturally in the fouth of 

 France, and in Germany -, this has a creeping fibrous 

 root, which fpreads in the ground and; .multiplies 



■ greatly, fending out many four-cornered hairy ftalks, 

 • which are eight or nine inches long ; thefe fend oiit a 



- few fhort branches, which are garnifhed with oval 

 > i leaves about an inch long,' and three quarters broad, 



which are deeply crenated on their borders, and ftand 



upon Ihort foot-ftalks ; they are of a light green 



•■above, "but hoary on their under fide. The flowers 



,- erow from the wings of the ftalks, toward the upper 



■ -i part, almoft in whorls, ftanding chiefly to one fide of 

 *V the ftalk ; they are of a reddilh colour, the lower lip 



V turning upward. This plant flowers in June and 



■ , July, and the feeds ripen in autumn. -: , - - ' 



i> It is a perennial plant, and propagates very faft by 



its creeping roots, and will thrive in almoft any foil 



•or fituation: the beft time to tranfplant it Js in au- 



; tumn. This was a few years fince in great requeft as 



^..-mfpecific for th.e, gout, but is at prefent injittlc 



The eighth fort grows naturally in Spain -, this is a 



- • perennial plant, having fome rcfemblance of the for- 



mer, but the roots do not creep. The ftalks are 



*. taller, and more ereft i the leaves are narrower, 



■ ' pointed at both ends, and not fo deeply indented ; the 



- : indentures are ftiarper, and only toward their points ; 



the ftalks are garniflied with flowers great part of 

 -: their length,' which come out in bunches at the wings 



■ ■ of the leaves -, they are longer than thofe of the for- 

 : . mer, and of a brighter red colour. This plant flowers 



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It may be propagated by parting of the roots in au- 

 tumn, or by fowing of the feeds at the fame feafon, 

 which will more certainly fucceed than thofe which 

 are fown in the fpring. It loves an open fituatiort 

 expofed to the fun, but will thrive in almoft any foil 

 which is not too moift. 



The ninth fort grows naturally in the ifland of Crete, 

 and alfo in Nice in Italy ; this is a perennial plant 

 with a low fhrubby ftalk, fending out many branches, 

 which are four-cornered and woolly j thefe are gar- 

 niflied with oval leaves about an inch long, and three 

 quarters broad ; they are woolly on both fides, and 

 are bluntly crenated on their borders. The upper 

 parts of the branches are adorned with purple flowers 

 in whorls, having two fmall, oval, entire leaves under 

 each whorl ; the flowers are as large as thofe of the 

 firft fort, but their cups are very woolly^ and their 

 indentures end in fliarp points. This flov/ers in July, 

 arid wheil the feafon proves warm and dry, the plants 

 will produce good feeds in England. 

 This may be propagated either by feeds or cuttings 

 in the fame way as the two firft lorts, but the plants 

 ■ ftiould hav^e a dry foil and a warm fituation, otherwife 

 they will not live through the winter in the open air 



in England. 



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which grows naturally in woods and thickets in many' 



parts of England, fo is rarely admitted into gardens ; 



this has a creeping perennial root, from which arife 



ftiff, ligneous, four-cornered ftalks a foot and a half 



high, garniflied at each joint by two heart-fliaped 



leaves placed oppofite, which are flightly fawed on 



. their edges, and ftand upon foot-ftalks. The upper 



.part of the ftalks have' three or four long fpikes of 



- flowers, which incline to one fide of the ftalk ; they 



are of an herbaceous white colour, and the ftamina 



are termtnated by purple fummits. It flowers in July, 



and the feeds ripen in autumn. This plant will grow 



in any foil or fituation, and was formerly ufed ia 



medicine. 



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The eleventh fort is the common Water Germander, 

 ..^ which grows naturally in the ifle of Ely, and fome 

 other fenny parts of England ; this has a fmall, ftringy, 

 fibrous, creeping root, which is perennial, from which 

 arife many four-cornered, trailing, diffufed ftalks, 

 which are garniflied with oblong, hairy, and indented 

 leaves, fitting clofe to the ftalks. The flowers are 

 /, produced at the wings of the ftalks, two arifmg on each 

 fide at every joint; they are of a purple colour, and 

 fit very clofe to the bottom of the leaves ; thefe ap- 

 . pear in July, but are feldom fucceeded by feeds. The 

 ■' whole plant has an odour like that of Garlick. iuThe 

 ; herb is ufed in medicine^: -^J^Mm^'Vl^T^^^ 

 ' This plant may be propagated by its creeping roots, 

 .' or planting the young Ihoots in the fpring, in the 

 '' fame manner as Mint, Penny-royal, &c. and ftiould 

 have a moift foil, otherwife it will not thrive ingardens. 

 ,The twelfth fort is the common or Syrian Marum, 

 ::;'which grows naturally in Syria, arid alio in the king- 

 ' dom of Valencia ; this has a low ftirubby ftalk, fend- 

 ing out many flender ligneous branches, which in 

 warm countries will rife three or four feet high, but 

 - in England it is rarely feen half that height. The ftalks 

 --. are very hoary, and are garniflied with fmall oval 

 leaves placed oppofite at each joint; thefe are abotit 

 .Xhefize of thofe of Thyme, and are pointed at both 

 ends ; they are green above, and hoary underneath; 

 they have a piercing grateful fcent, fo quick as to 

 • caufe fneezing. VnThe flowers grow in loofe whorled 

 fpikes at the end of the branches ; they are very 

 downy, and tlie flowers are of a bright red colour ; 

 they appear in July and Auguft, but are not fucceeded 



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This plant is eafily propagated by flips or cuttings, 

 which, if planted during the fummer months on a 

 bed of light loamy earth, covering them down clofe 

 either with bell or hand-glafles, and fiiading them 

 from the fun, will put out roots very freely. When 

 -.thefe have made good roots, they may be tranfplanted 



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