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The firft Sort grows to a conCi- 

 derable Height, and is chiefly found 

 upon the Sides of dry Banks in 

 many Parts of England : The 

 Leaves of this Plant are of a fliine- 

 ing green Colour, and the Stalks 

 are full of purple Spots ; by which 

 it is eafily diftinguifh'd from any 

 Plants that refemble it. This Sort 

 is fbmetimes ufed in Medicine ; 

 tho' by many People it is thought 

 to have a noxious Quality: But 

 the Hemlock of the Antients, which 

 was fuch deadly Poifon, is gene- 

 rally fuppos'd to be very different 

 from this. 



The fecond Sort is of a fmaller 

 Growth, and fo like Varjley, that 

 fome unskilful Perfons have ga- 

 ther'd it, and us'd it as fuch ; by 

 which feveral Perfons have fuf- 

 fer'd in their Health, and fome 

 have been deftroy'd thereby, 



Thefe Plants are never propaga- 

 ted in Gardens for Ufe, but are 

 gather'd by the Herb-women in 

 the Fields. 



CICUTARTA ; Baftard Hem- 

 lock. 



The Characters arej 



The Root is large and thick : The 

 Stalks are thick, hollow, and joint- 

 ed: The Leaves are like the greater 

 Hemlock, but are thicker : The 

 Seeds are long, thick, gibbous, and 

 JJjapcd fo7newhat like a Half-moon, 

 dnd very much channelled. 

 The Sfecies 2lxc j 



1. CicuTARiA j latifolia, fcctida. 

 C. B. Broad-leav'd ftinking Ballard 

 Hemlock. 



2. CicvTARiA ; fxtidijjima, foliis 

 atrtvirentibus. Jejfien. The moft 

 ftinking Baftard Hemlock, with 

 dark green Leaves. 



Thefe two Plants are feldoni 

 cultivated, unlefs in Botanick Gar- 

 dens : They ,are of a very ftrong 

 rank Smell, and are thought to' 



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contain a poifonous Quality. Who- 

 ever hath a mind to cultivate thenl, 

 fliould ibw their Seeds in a moid 

 Soil in the Spring of the Yearj 

 and Vv''hen the Plants are come up, 

 they fliould be planted out at about 

 two Feet Diftance, for they fpread 

 their Roots and Branches very tar 

 on either Side : The fecond Year 

 after fbwing they will produce ripe 

 Seeds, but the Roots will abide 

 many Years after. 



GINARAi ^'i^e Artichoke. 



CiNARA ,' fpinofa, cujus pedicuU 

 efitantur. c!l?. P. 383. Chardon 

 or Cardoon ; vulgo. 



This Plant is propagated by 

 Seeds, which fliould be fown on 

 an open Bed of light, rich Earth, 

 the Beginning of March j and when 

 the Plants appear above ground, 

 they fhould be carefully weeded, 

 and in dry Weather often refiefh'd 

 with Water. By the Heginning of 

 May the Planti will be fit to tranl- 

 plant, when you Ihould prepare 

 fome Beds of light, rich Earth, in- 

 to which they fliould be tranf- 

 planted, placing them in Rows 

 one Foot afunder, and eight Inches 

 diftance Plant from Plant in the 

 Rows ; obferving to water them 

 conftantly until they have taken 

 Root, after which Tirre they will 

 require little more than to be kept 

 clear from Weeds. About the 

 Middle or latter End of June, the 

 Plants will have acquir'd Strength 

 enough to plant out for good ; at 

 which Time you muft carefully 

 dig a Spot of light, rich Ground, 

 into which you fliould tranfplant 

 the Plants, placing theni in Rows 

 at four Feet diftance every way, 

 obferving to water them until they 

 have taken Root, after which you 

 muft keep them very clear from 

 Weeds. . In Augufl thefe . Plants? 

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