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poffible to fuppofe that a Root 

 which is intirely at Reft, and de- 

 ftitute of Leaves, Ihould be capable 

 of difcharging any Quantity of 

 Moifture ; therefore let this Caution 

 be conftantlyobferv'd. The Stems 

 of the Flower will begin to appear 

 in Auguft\ and if the Roots are 

 ftrong, will rife to eight or nine 

 Feet in height j and in November , 

 or fboner, will begin to fhew its 

 beautiful Flame-colour'd Flowers. 

 When thefe Stems begin to ad- 

 vance, we {hould remove the Plant 

 into Shelter, to guard it from Morn- 

 ing Frofts, or great Rains j and as 

 the Weather grows colder, it muft 

 be remov'd into a good Green- 

 houfe, where it fhould have as 

 much free Air as poffible, in open 

 mild Weather. This Plant will re- 

 quire the fame Proportion of Heat 

 as is allotted for the Ficoides, and 

 will thrive in the fame Houfe, 

 better than amongft Orange-trees, 

 Sec. 



The Nettle-leav'd Bell-Florpers 

 fire very hardy, and may be in- 

 creas'd by parting their Roots either 

 in Spring or Autumn, and are pro- 

 per for large open Borders. 



The Rampion is propagated in 

 the Kitchen-Garden, for its Root, 

 which was formerly in greater E- 

 fteem in England than at prefent, 

 altho' the French are ft ill very fond 

 of it: The Seeds of this Plant 

 Ihould be ibwn in March, in a Bed 

 of light dry Earth, as ihin as pof- 

 fible ; and in May, when the Plants 

 are come up, hoe them out, leavuig 

 them about four Inches fquare ; 

 and during the Summer keep them 

 clear from Weeds, and the Winter 

 following they will be fit for 

 Ufe. 



The four Sorts of Venus Looking- 

 glafs, are annual Plants j the Seeds 

 pf tliefe fliould be fowa in the 



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Borders of the Flower-Garden , 

 where they are to remain, for they 

 do not love tranfplanting. If the 

 Seeds are fown in April, the Plants 

 will Hower in June and July; but 

 if they are fown in May, they will 

 not flower till Auguft, {o that by 

 fowing them at different Times, 

 there may be a Succeifion of them 

 in Flower during all the Summer 

 Months : And if the Seeds are fown 

 toward the End of Augufl, upon a 

 light warm Soil, the Plants will 

 abide the Winter, and flower early 

 the Spring following. The Seeds 

 of thefirft Sort are very common in 

 all the Seed Shops in London : The 

 Second is a Variety of the firft ; 

 but the third and fourth Sorts are 

 lefs common in England . 



CAMPlJORAj The Camphire- 

 Tree. 



The Characters are; 



Jt hath Leases like thofe of the 

 Tear-Tree, but are full of Ribs, 

 which grow alternately upon the 

 Branches: The Flowers coijifi of one 

 Leaf, vphich is divided into five or 

 fix Segments: The Fruit is JJjap'd like 

 a Nut ; the Shell is tender, a?jd the 

 Kernel bifid. 



Camphora; officinarum. C B. 

 The Camphire-Tree. 



The Authors that have treated 

 of thisTree, fuppofe there are two 

 Sorts of it, one of which is a Na- 

 tive of the lile of- Borneo, and is 

 the Tree from whence the be ft 

 Camphire is taken, which is fup- 

 pos'd to be a Natural Exudation 

 from the Tree, produced in fach 

 PL-ices where the Bark of the Tree 

 has been wounded or cut The 

 other Sort is a Native of Japan, 

 which Dr. Kempfer dcfcribes to be 

 a Kind of Bay, bearing black or 

 purple Berries, and from v/hence 

 thj Inhabitants of the Province of 

 Satzuma and the Ifland of Goth^ 

 prepare 



