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ruption of Alticocalum compounded of the Arabick article, Al, 

 and Cocalos, a Pine apple. Saffron was grown in largo breadths 

 — Rosemary was very much cullivated in the pleasure Garden, 

 being " sette by women for their ploasure, to grow in sundry 

 proportions as in the fashion of a Cart, a Peacock or such 

 like things as they fancie". 



The edifices Hercsbach alludes to when he mentions " hottc 

 houses," were nothing like our present structures fitted up with 

 glass. They were sheds to which occasional warmth was im- 

 parted by Stoves, &c. 



Basil "used to bee set in the middest of knottes and in win- 

 dowes, for the excellent savour that it hath" — the same remark 

 is made of Marjoram. Having thus gone through ihe inhabi- 

 tants of the Kitchen Garden, he commences treating of such 

 plants as are gx*own for pleasure, with Lavender, Flowergentle, 

 otherwise Amaranthus, Lavender Cotton, Gillyflowers three 

 sorts. Of Roses he mentions several sorts ; his directions for 

 making them grow double, varying tli(^ colour Sec. are a tissue 

 of errors — That the soil, or manure in which flowers are grown 

 has influence on the colour of Plants is certain. A very remark- 

 able fact is afforded me by a friend, that he has repeatedly 

 bloomed the common Primrose of a red colour by -growing it 

 in soot, — Lillies — Violets several sorts. — He then proceeds to 

 the Physic Garden. Hellebore or Bear's-foot — Angelica — Ele- 

 campane (Helecompany^ Wormwood, and Savine, form the 

 whole list — He then proceeds to direct how vermin may be 

 destroyed — Of planting an Orchard he treats slightly yet ju- 

 diciously — the ground to be dug extensively round the place 

 where each tree is to be placed, &c. — Upon the association of 

 plants he also insists. " Because there is a natural friendship and 

 love between certain trees, you must set them the nearer toge- 

 ther, as the Vine and the Olive, the Pomegranate and tlie 

 Myrtle" — some have a natural hatred " as the Vine with the 

 Filbert and the Bay" 5cc. The Advocate of Vegetable sensation 



