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4. jACOBiEAj Afrlcana, frutef- 

 etnsy foliis abfinthii Hmbelliferi inca- 

 nis. H. A. Shrubby African Rag- 

 wort, with hoary Leaves like the 

 umbcUated Wormwood. 



There are great Varieties of thefe 

 Plants, known to the Curious in 

 Botany^ moft of which are but of 

 little Beauty, and being ibme ot 

 them Natives of England, are fel- 

 dom cultivated in Gardens; but 

 thefe here mention'd do deferve a 

 Place in every good Collection of 

 Plants. 



The fir ft Sort was formerly 

 nurs'd up with great Care, and 

 preferv'd in Winter amongft Oran- 

 ges, Myrtles, 8cc. in Green-houfes ; 

 but of late it has been tranfplanted 

 into the open Air, where it is 

 found to thrive exceeding well, 

 and, if planted in a dry Soil, and 

 warm Situation, will very well en- 

 dure the fevcreft Cold of our Cli- 

 mate. 



This Plant, tho' there is no great 

 Beauty in its Flowers, yet for the 

 Oddneis of its hoary, regular, jag- 

 ged Leaves, deferves to have a 

 Place in every good Garden. 



The fecond Sort is preferv'd, for 

 the Beauty of its fine purple Flow- 

 ers, which do continue a long 

 Time, and growing in large Bun- 

 ches, afford an agreeable Profpe6l. 



The third and fourth Sorts grow 

 to the Height of five or fix Feet, 

 and will abide feveral Years, if 

 carefully preferv'd in Winter from 

 extreme Cold : Thefe are common- 

 ly preferv'd in the Green-houfe a- 

 mong other exotic k Plants, for 

 their Variety. 



All thefe Sorts may be propaga- 

 ted by Seeds or Cuttings: Cut if 

 you propagate them by Seeds, you 

 ihould fow them in March, upon a 

 Bed of light Earth; obferving to 

 water the Bed frec^uently in dry 



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Weather, otherwife the Plants will 

 not come up. About the middle 

 of May, if your Seeds fliould fiic- 

 ceed well, the Plants will be fit to 

 tranfplant out 5 at which Time you 

 fhould put fome of the three lad: 

 Sorts into Pots fill'd with light 

 frefh Earth, fetting them in the 

 Shade until they have taken frefh 

 Root; after which they may be 

 expos'd in an open Situation until 

 the latter End of O^ober, when 

 they muft be remov'd into Shelter. 

 During the Winter-feafon, they 

 muft be frequently water'd, with- 

 out which they will foon decay; 

 and in Summer they muft be of- 

 ten prun'd, efpecially the fecond 

 and third Sorts, to make them re- 

 gular, otherwife they are apt to 

 be very rude and unfightly, for 

 they grow very vigoroufly. 



The fecond Sort will produce 

 Flowers and Seeds the firfl Year, 

 and is ofren treated as an annual 

 Phnt ; but if it be houfed in the 

 V/inter, it will live very well for 

 two Years. They fliould be re- 

 newed every Year or two, at leafl, 

 otherwife they are fubjed to de- 

 cay. The Cuttings whereof may 

 be planted in a fhady Border, in a- 

 ny of the Summer Months, which, 

 if carefully water'd, will take Root 

 in a Month's Time, whereby they 

 may be greatly increafed. 



The Sea Ragwort may be alfb 

 propagated by Cuttings or Slips^ 

 which mufl: be planted and mana- 

 ged as the others, and, when they 

 are rooted, may be tranfplanted in- 

 to a warm Situation, where they 

 may continue to flower and feed. 

 It is very fubjeCl to degenerate, 

 when rais'd from Seeds, whereby 

 the Whitenefs, which is the great- 

 eft Beauty of this Plant, is much 

 diminifh'd, efpecially upon the up- 

 per Parts of their Leaves; fo that 

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