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up too thick from sowing, and they should, there- 

 fore, be regularly thinned, so as to give them room 

 to extend their branches, which will increase the 

 number of flowers, and prolong their duration. 



The sweet-scented Candy-tuft is raised by seed 

 in the same manner as the two last species. This 

 kind is a native of the mountains near Geneva, and 

 was cultivated in this country by Mr. Miller, as 

 long back as 1759. The flowers of this species are 

 considerably smaller than the others ; they are of a 

 snowy white, and of an agreeable odour. 



The bitter Candy-tuft, amara, is a native of our 

 chalky fields, and is frequently found in dry and 

 barren soils ; to which we have added nine other 

 distinct species for the embellishment of our gar- 

 dens. 



The seeds of these plants were formerly eaten 

 with meat, as we now eat mustard, excepting that 

 they were not pounded. Dioscorides notices their 

 efficacy in relieving the chest from phlegm. 



