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flower in Jum, and perfe^l tlieir 

 Seeds in An'^Uji or September. 



CATAPUTiA Major 5 vUk Ri- 

 cinus, 



CATAPUTIA Minor 3 vule Ti- 

 thy malus. 



GAT ARIA i Cat-Minr, or Ne- 



The ChAraciers are ■■, 

 The Lciives are like thofe of the 

 Nettle, or Bctony, are for the mcfl 

 fart hopivy, and of a jirong Sce?it : 

 The Floivcrs are coLlecfed into a thick 

 Spike: The Crefi of the Flower is 

 broad and bifid: The Lip is divided 

 into three Segments i the middle Seg- 

 ment is broad, and hollow'd like a 

 Spoon, and elegantly crenated on the 

 Tdges i each Flower is fucceeded by 

 four naked Seeds. 



The Species are,- 



1. Cat ARIA ; major, vulgaris. 

 Team, Common large Cat- Mint. 



2. Cataria j qudi, nepeta, minor, 

 folio meliJfA Turcica. H. Cath. 



Lefler C.t-Mint, v/ith Leaves like 

 Turkey-Balm. 



3. Cataria; anguflifolia, major. 

 Tourn. Narrow-leav'd large Cat- 

 Mint. 



4. Cataria ^ Hifpanica, betonic^ 

 folio anguftiori, fore c^ruleo. Tourn. 



Narrow-lcav'd Spanifn Cat- Mint, 



with blue Flowers. 



5". Cataria > Hifpanica, betonic^ 

 folio angujiiori, fiore albo. Tourn, 

 'Narrow- leav'd Spanifli Cat- Mint, 



with white Flowers. 



6. Cataria ; Lufitanica, ere^x, 

 betoniC'Z folio, tuberosd radice. Tourn. 

 Upright Portugal Cat-Mint, with 

 a tuberofe Root. 



7. Cataria ; Luftanica, ereBa, 

 [ictonicdi folio, fibrosa radice. Tourn. 

 Upright Portugal Cat -Mint, with 

 fibrofe Roots. 



8. C.-^taria ; minor, vulgarts, 

 Tor^rn. Common im all Cat-Mint. 



Ail thefc Sorts or Cat-Mint are 



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propagated by fowing their S^c^^j, 

 in February or March, in Beds or 

 Borders of common Earth, and 

 may be afterward tranfplanted into 

 Beds at about a Foot fquare from 

 each other, leaving a Path between 

 every Bed (which fliould be three 

 Feet broad) to go between to clear 

 them from Weeds, ^c. 



The firft Sort mention'd is us'd 

 in Medicine ; This may aUb be 

 propagated by parting the Roots, 

 eitlier in Spring or Autumn, and 

 will grow in almofl: any Soil or 

 Situation : It flowers in June, and 

 the Seeds are ripe in Auguji. This 

 Plant grows wild upon dry Banks 

 in many Parts of England. As to 

 what has been related ol: its being 

 deftroy'd by Cats, if planted in a 

 Garden, I could never obferveit to 

 be true: fori have planted it many 

 times in Places much' frequented 

 by thofe Animals, but never faw 

 them meddle with it, nor had I 

 ever one Root either broke, or 

 fcratch'd up by them, altho' ibme 

 Marum, which 1 planted feveral 

 times m the fame Spot, was con- 

 tinually deftroy'd. 



The other Sorts are al/b ver/ 

 hardy, and may be propagated in 

 the fan'ie mianner, but require a 

 dry Soil in Winter, otherwile they 

 are fubjeft to rot : Thefe all ripen 

 their Seeds in England very well ; 

 and although there h no great 

 Beauty in them, yet, for Variety, 

 the two Portugal Sorts may have 

 a Place amongll: Plants of tiic lower 

 Clafs, where, if they are kept in 

 Compafs, and ty'd up to Sticks, 

 they v.'iil make a tolerable Appear- 

 ance for a lon^- time. 



©ATCH-FLY i vide Lychnis. 



CATERPILLARS. 



There are feveral Kinds of this 

 Infe<5t which arc very pernicious 

 ro a Garden, but there are two 



Sorts 



