ty left to hold water, which I have often mentioned 

 to be a great Enemy both to them and Tulips. Fer- 

 ranHSy and fome others, prefcribe Plaifters of RoGn, 

 Turpentine, and Wax, to apply to the Cicatrices of 

 the wounded Root, which notwithstanding, 1 have 

 no great regard for. The fame Author fays, that in 

 rr.oili Winters Anemones do belt in pots, in dry, bet- 

 ter in beds : With us they are feldom potted, but the 

 borders for thefe Plants are ufually laid on pretty 

 high ridges, as Husbandmen lay their. Corn Land in 

 deep and moift ground, to prevent the mifchiefs that 

 ufually happens by too much wet. 



Mr. Parkjxfonhys, That if you perceive that your 

 Gilly-fiower leaves change any of their Natural frelh 

 colour, and turn yellowifh, or begin to wither in any 

 part, it is a fure fign that the Root is infected with 

 fome canker or rottennefs, which will Coon fhew it felt" 

 in all the reft of its branches, and therefore betime, 

 (elfe 'tis in vain) advifes that you cover all, or 

 moft of the Branches, with frelh Earth, or elfe take 

 the fai reft flips from it, or according to Art lay it: 

 This way of Mr. P. may be applyed unto other Vege- 

 tables. 



I know no better way to deftroy Catterpi liars, Pal- 

 mer worms, and other Ver mine of that kinde, then 

 by crushing their Eggs ; as foon as they are laid up- 

 on the leaf by the Fly, fome brufh them off with wcc 

 cloathes : 'Tis obferved, that the little Fly chat ufu- 

 ally blows upon the Cabbage, choofes fuch Plants as 

 are yongeft, and efpeciaiiy thofe that were raifed in 

 hot beds, or endured leaft of cold in the Winter pre- 

 ceding. 



Moffinefs of Trees, comes generally either from 

 the IhhcwkiS or coldness o£ the ground, and there- 

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