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The feeds of this plant do not require any hot- 

 beds to make them vegetate ; but if fown in the 

 natural ground in the fpring, when the weather, 

 is open, foon come up, and thrive very fad. It 

 delights moll in a rich, light, deep foil, and warm 

 cxpofure; but will thrive in almoft any foil or fitu- 

 ation. If the roots be covered with litter, or the 

 earth be drawn over them in winter, they will rife 

 the ftronger in the following fpring. The feeds 

 Ihould be fown where the plants are to remain; and 

 when they appear, the ground (hould be kept clean 

 from weeds. When thinned out, the didance from 

 plant to plant fhould be eight feet. 



The above is all that is neceflary to be under- 

 (lood by thofe who wifh to cultivate this plant in 

 perfe6lion. 



As to curiftg the root for medicinal ufes, I muft 

 own myfelf a novice in the art, this being the firft 

 year I ever attempted it; and my roots being dry, 

 I cannot with any precifion fay how they will turn 

 out; but fubmit the following hints to your con- 

 fideration : 



To have the root of a fine clofe grain or texture, 

 drying it gradually feems to be effcntially neceflary, 



I take 



