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^. FoENicuLUM J dulce. C. B. 

 Sweet Fennel. 



4. FoENicuLui/i J Jyheftre. C. B. 

 Wild Fennel 



f, FoENici/LuM ; Juice, Azori- 

 cum. Fluk. Almng. Bot, Ihioch'mi 

 njulgd. 



The firfl Sort is fo common in 

 England, that it will be needlefs to 

 fay any thing concerning it. 



The fecond Sort is a Variety of 

 the firft, which is very common 

 amongft it in moft Gardens in 

 England. 



The third Sort is the Sweet Fen- 

 nel, whofe Seeds are us'd in Me- 

 dicine : This is by many People 

 fuppos'd to be only a Variety of 

 the common Sort, or at leafl that 

 the common Sort is a Degeneracy 

 from it ; but this is a great Miftake, 

 for the Sweet Fennel is an annuil 

 Plant, and never furvivcs a Winter 

 with us, whereas the common 

 Sort will abide many Years. 



The firft and fecond Sorts are 

 promiicuouQy brought to the Mar- 

 kets for Kitchen Ufcs. Thefe are 

 propagated by fowing their Seeds 

 foon after they are ripe ; and when 

 the Plants are come up, theyfliould 

 be either tranfplanted, or hoed out 

 _,to the Diftance ot lixteen or eigh- 

 teen Inches, Plant from Plant, for 

 they will fpread and increafe in 

 Bulk greatly : Their Roots will 

 abide many Years, but you muft . 

 be careful not to fuffer their Seeds 

 to fhed upon the Ground, for the 

 Plants will come up and over-run 

 every thing that grows near them, 

 and they are with much Difficulty 

 extirpated. 



The Sweet Fennel is an Annual, 

 and muft be fown upon a warm 

 Soil, and in an open Situation in 

 February or the Beginning o'iMarehy 

 and when thefe Plants are come 

 up, they fhould be hoed out to 



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ten Inches or a Foot Diftance from 

 each other, and kept clear from 

 Weeds : In Angufl this Plant will 

 perfect its Seeds, and foon after 

 the Roots will decay. The Seeds 

 of this Plant which are fav'd in 

 Englandy are not near fo good as 

 thofe which are brought from 

 Abroad, which are generally im- 

 ported at a very reafonable Price, 

 fo that it is not worth cultivating 

 with us. 



The Finochia is a Plant which of 

 late Years has been introduc'd into 

 the Englifh Gardens, where it is 

 cultivated as a Salad- herb, and is 

 by fome People very much efteem'd, 

 tho' the Generality of Englifh Pa- 

 lates do not at prefent relilh it; 

 but fmce it is likely to become of 

 more general Ufe, I fliall give a 

 ftiort Account of its Culture. 



Firft, you muft provide your 

 felf with a Parcel of good Seeds 

 from Italy, for thofe fiv'd in Eng- 

 land are very apt to degenerate; 

 In February you may fow fome for 

 the firft Crop, which ftiould be in 

 a warm Situation, and upon a lighc 

 dry Soil. The manner ot doing 

 this is as follows : Aifter having 

 well dug and levell'd the Ground 

 fmooth, you iTiould make a ftiallow 

 Rill by a Line, into which you 

 muft fcatter your Seeds pretty 

 thin ; for if your Plants are fix 

 Inches aiiinder in the Rows, ic 

 will be full near enough i but how- 

 ever, you muft expedl fome of your 

 Seeds to fail; and therefore you 

 fliould fcatter them about two 

 Inches Diftance 5 then cover the 

 Seeds about half an Inch thick 

 with Earth, laying it fmooth : 

 Thefe Rills ftiould be made iixteen 

 Inches afunder, ov more, that there 

 may be room to clear the Ground, 

 as alfo to earth up the Plants when 

 they are full grown. When the 

 Plants 



