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Leaves decay in Autumn, and rife 

 again the fucceeding Spring, their 

 Roots continuing good for many 

 Years: They delight moft in a 

 light Soil, not too dry nor over 

 wet, but will grow in almoft any 

 Soil or Situation, but bell in that 

 which is expos'd to the Sun. 



The firft Sort is rnqfl: common- 

 ly cultivated in the Engli/Jj Gar- 

 dens, but the fecond is much pre- 

 ferable to that, as being of hum- 

 bler Growth, never riiing above 

 five Feet high, and fo is more pro- 

 per for Flower-Gardens, and the 

 Flowers are much larger, and of a 

 deeper red Colour, and commonly 

 are produc'd in larger Clufters. 

 The third Sort is feldom propaga- 

 ted in Flower- Gardens, tha' for 

 Variety it fhould have a Place a- 

 mongft other large Plants. The 

 Flowers of this Kind are fmaller, 

 and of a purple Colour. 



The tuberofc-rooted Sort is pre- 

 ferv'd as a Curiofity in many Gar- 

 dens, tho' there is no great Beauty 

 in its Flowers. This may be pro- 

 pagated either by Seeds, as the o- 

 thers, or by its Roots, which in- 

 creafe very faft under-ground, and 

 is an abiding Plant, but fliould not 

 be plac'd amongft other curious 

 Flowers, for the Roots propaga- 

 ting under-ground, will come up 

 and fpread over whatever Plants 

 grow near them. 



The fifth and fixth Sorts are an- 

 nual Plants, which are propag.ited 

 only by Seeds : Thefe may be ibwn 

 in March, in the Places where they 

 are to remain for good, being Plants 

 that feldom will grow if tranf- 

 planted, except it be done while 

 they are very young : Thefe fliould 

 be either ibwn near a Pale, Wall, 

 or Eipalier, to which they may be 

 trained j or if fown in the open 

 Borders, iliould Jiavt Strikes plac'd 



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by thcm» to which they rhould be 

 faften'd, other wife they will trail 

 upon the Ground and appear very 

 unfightly, which is the only Cul- 

 ture thefe Plants require, except 

 the clearing them from Weeds: 

 They produce their Flowers in ^u- 

 ly, and their Seeds are perfedted in 

 Augttjl and September. 



But the bcft Method to have 

 them very ftrong, is, to fow their 

 Seeds in Auguftt under a warm 

 Wall or Hedge, where they will 

 come up in Autumn, and abide the 

 Winter very wellj and thele will 

 begin to flower in May, and conti- 

 nue to produce frefh Flowers until 

 July or later, according to the 

 Heat of the Seafbn : and one of 

 thefe autumnal Plants will be as 

 large as four or five of thofe fown 

 in the Spring, and produce ten 

 times the Number of Flowers i 

 and upon thefe Plants you'll always 

 have good Seeds, when fometimes 

 the other will miicarry ; However, 

 'tis very proper to fbw their Seeds 

 at two or three different Seafbns, 

 in order to continue their Flowers 

 the longer, for the late planted 

 ones will continue blov/ing until 

 the Froft prevents them. 



The fweet-fcentcd Sort is the 

 moft valuable, both for the Beauty 

 and Fragrancv of its Flowers. 



LAVATERA. 



The CharAciers are ; 



The Leaf, Flower, Style, and Cup 

 of the Flower, have the Appearance 

 of a Mallow: The Stile becomes a 

 Fruit which is arm'd in Front with 

 a hoi I on? Shield: The Seeds, which 

 are JJmp'd like a Kidney, grouping to 

 the inner Part. 



The Species are j 



I . Lavatera j folio ^ facie Al- 

 the<£<£.. Tourn. Lavatera, with the 

 Leaf and Face ot Marfh-mallow. 



2. Lava- 



