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yellow Colour, do make a very 

 handfome Shew. 



HYPERICUM FRUTEXj vUe 

 Spirea. 



HYSSOP US; HyfTop. 

 The CharAciers are i 



IP is a verticillate Plant, with 

 long., narrou> Leaves y the Galea (or 

 Creji) of the Flower is roundiflj, e- 

 reci, and divided into two Parts j 

 the Barba (or Beard) is divided in- 

 to three Parts \ the middle Part is 

 hollo-w'd like a Spoon, having a dou- 

 ble Point, andisfomewhatwing'di the 

 H4jorlcs of the Flowers are floor t, and 

 at the lower Part of the Stalk are 

 flac'd at a great Biflance, but to- 

 wards ths Top are clofcr join'd, fo as 

 to form a regular Spike. 

 The Species are ; 



I. Hyssopusj officinarum, c<zru- 

 lea, feufpicata. C. B. P. Common 

 Hyjfop of the Shops, with blue 

 flowers growing in a Spike. 



' 2, Hyssopusi vulgaris, alba, C. 

 B. P. Common Hyjfop, with a 

 white Flower. 



3. Hyssop us; rubro flore. C. B, 

 P. Hyjfop, with a red Flower. 



4. Hyssopusj montanum, Mace- 

 donicum, Valerandi Dour ex.. f, B. 

 Mountain Macedonian Hyflbp. 



5*. Hyssopus; humilior, myrtifo- 

 lia, H. R.Par. Dwarf myrtle-leav'd 

 Hyffop. 



All the Sorts of Hyfip are pro- 

 pagated either by Seeds or Cut- 

 tings: If by the Seeds, they muft 

 be fown in March upon a Bed of 

 light fandy Soilj and when the 

 Plants come up, they (hould be 

 tranfplanted out to the Places 

 where they are to remain, placing 

 them at leafl: a Foot afunder each 

 way : But if they are defign'd to 

 abide in tfaofe Places for a long 

 Time, two Feet Diftance will be 

 fmall enough ; for they grow pret- 

 ty large, dpecially if they are not 



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frequently c"Ut, to keep them with- 

 in compafs. They thrive bell: up- 

 on a poor dry Soil, in which Si- 

 tuation they will endure the Cold 

 of our Climate better than when 

 they are planted on a richer SoiU 

 If you would propagate them by 

 Cuttings, they fhould be planted 

 in ^pril or May, in a Border where 

 they may be defended from the 

 violent Heat of the Sun; and being 

 frequently water'd, they will take 

 Root in about two Months ; after 

 which, they may be tranfplanted 

 where they are to continue, mana- 

 ging them as was before dire6ted 

 for the fcedling Plants. 



The firft Sort was formerly mors 

 cultivated than at prefent in Eng- 

 land, that being the Sort common- 

 ly us'd in Medicine. The other 

 Species are preferv'd in curious Gar- 

 dens for their Variety, but they 

 are Jfeldom cultivated for Ufe. 



It hath been a great Difpute a- 

 mongfc modern "Writers, whether 

 the Hyjfop now commonly known, 

 is the fame which is mention'd in 

 Scripture; About which, there is 

 great room to doubt ; there being 

 very little Grounds to afcertain 

 that Plant j tho' it is mofl: general- 

 ly thought to be the Winter Savo^ 

 ry, which Plant is now in great 

 Requert: amongfl: the Inhabitants of 

 the Eaftern Countries, for outward 

 Wafhings or Purification. 



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JACEA; Knap-weed. 

 The CharaHers are ; 

 It is one of the Herb^e Capitatae 

 {or Headed Plants) which is dejlitute 



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