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meiny Stamina in the Center fur- 

 rounding (t conical Ovary, -which be- 

 comes a three-corner\l pointed Fruity 

 and is divided into three Cells, con- 

 taining many [mall Seeds. 

 The Species are 5 



1. Hypericum j vulgare. C. B. 

 P. Common St. John's- wort. 



2. Hypericum ; Afcyron diSium^ 

 caule quadrangulo. J. B. St. John's- 

 wort, with a fqaare Stalk, common- 

 ly caWd, St. Peter's-wort. 



3. Hypericum; faetidum, frutef- 

 cens. Tourn, Stinking, Ihrubby St. 

 JohnVwort. 



4. Hypericum ; frutefcens, Cana- 

 rienfe, multifiorum. Hert. Amji. 

 Shrubby St. John's-wort from the 

 Ca-aariesy with many Flowers. 



f. Hypericum j orient ale, fiore 

 magno. T. Cor. Eaftern St. John's- 

 wort, with a large Flower. 



The firft and fecond Sorts are 

 both very common Plants, grow- 

 ing in the Fields in moft Parts of 

 England j the 6rft is us'd in Medi- 

 cine, but the fecond is ot no Ufe : 

 Thefe are rarely propagated in Gar- 

 dens, but I chufe to mention them 

 in order to introduce the other 

 Sorts, which deferve a Place in e- 

 very good Garden. 



The third and fourth Sorts are 

 {lirubby Plants, which aje very 

 proper to intermix with other 

 flowering Shrubs of the fame 

 Growths, where, by their long 

 Continuance in Flower, they will 

 make a very handfome Appearance. 

 The third Sort is of an humble 

 Stature, feldom rifing above four 

 Feet in Height ^ but the fourth 

 will grow to the Height of feven 

 or eight Feet. 



Thefe two Sorts are propagated 

 by Suckers, which are plentifully 

 fent forth from the old Plants. 

 The beft Seafon for taking off 

 thefe Suckers is in March, juft be- 



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fore they Begin to (hoot: They 

 fhould be planted in a light dry 

 Soil, in which they will endure 

 the fevercft Cold of our Climate 

 very well. They may alfo be pro- 

 pagated by Cuttings, which fliould 

 be pi rented at the fame Seafon i or 

 by Se.'ds, "vhich muft be lown in 

 AugKj}. or Sett ember, which is as 

 foon as they're ripej for if they 

 are kept till Spring, few of them 

 v/ill grow: But as they multiply 

 fo fa (I by Suckers, the other Me- 

 thods of propagating them are fel- 

 dom praclis'd in England. 



The only Care thefe Shrubs re- 

 quire, is, to clear them from Suc- 

 kers every Spring, and to cut out 

 all decay'd and luxuriant Branches, 

 in order to reduce them to a regu- 

 lar Figure: They produce their 

 Flowers in J-uly, and continue 

 flowering until the End of Septem^ 

 ber, which renders them very a- 

 greeable, but their Leaves, when 

 bruis'd, do emit a very rank O- 

 dour. 



The Eaftern Sort is alfo an abi* 

 ding Plant, but it feldom rifes a- 

 bove eighteen Inches or two Feet 

 high : This is propagated by part- 

 ing the Roots, and planting Cut- 

 tings in the Spring,- it is fbme- 

 what tenderer than the laft, but 

 will endure the Cold of our ordi- 

 nary Winters in the open Air, pro- 

 vided it be not too much expos'd 

 to the cold. Winds : It may alfa 

 be propagated by fowing the Seeds 

 in March upon a Bed of light 

 Earth, in an open Situation i and 

 when the Plants are large enough 

 to be tranfplanted, they may be 

 plac'd in the warm Borders of the 

 Pleafure-Gardcn, and the Summer 

 following they vjm produce their 

 flowers in large Quantities upon the 

 Tops of the Branches, which be- 

 ing of a large Size, and a bright 

 yellow 



