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If you are to abutt the Top of 

 a Hill four Feet deep, and two Poles 

 from the Top of that Hill, thofe 

 four Feet are to come out. 



To perform this, fet up a Stake 

 on the Top ot a Hill two or three 

 Feet above-ground, and another of 

 the fame Height where the Depth 

 comes out j fet down a Stake three 

 Rods from that, till the Head comes 

 to be in a Line with thefe two, 

 and at that Stake you muft: be one 

 Foot deep. 



At fix Poles, flake down ano- 

 ther, as before, and there you muft 

 be two Feet deep : Then ftake 

 down another at nine Poles, and 

 there you muft be three Feet deepi 

 and you may fet more Stakes at 

 equal Diftances, which will direct 

 yoiii ib as that you cannot go 

 amifs. 



LIGUSTlCUiM J Loveage. 

 The Characters arej 



The Lobes of the Leaves are cut 

 about their Borders, like thofe of 

 Parfley i the Flowers confifl, for the 

 tnofl fart, of five Leaves, -which ex- 

 fand in lorm of a Kofe i each of 

 thefe Flowers are fucceeded by two 

 oblong, gibbofe fnrrow'd Seeds, which 

 on one Side have a leafy Border. 

 The Species are j 



1. LiGusTicuM ; vulgare, foliis 

 Api. y. B. Common Loveage. 



2. LiGUSTicuM } Sccticum, Afii 

 folio, Tourn. Scotch Loveage, with 

 a Parfley Leaf. 



3. LiGusTicuM J GrACumt Apii 

 folio, T, Cor. Greek Loveage, with 

 a Parfley Leaf. 



The firft of thefe Plants is often 

 us'd in Medicine, and was tormerly 

 reckon'd amongft the Kitchen Herbs, 

 but is now almoft intirely caft out 

 pt the Kitchen- Garden, and only 

 cultivated for Phyiical Ufes : This 

 plant may be eaiily propagated by 

 fQwing the Seeds, fpon after they 



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are ripe, in a moift Spot of Ground ; 

 and when the Plants come up the 

 Spring following, they (houid be 

 tranfplanted out to the Diftancc of 

 eighteen Inches or two Feet afun- 

 der, in a moift Soil ; where, if 

 they are kept clear from Weeds, 

 they will thrive exceedingly, and 

 the fecond Summer will produce 

 Seeds : But the Herb may be fre- 

 quently cut for Ufe, their Roots 

 abiding feveral Years, do Ihoot 

 again continually after being cutj 

 fo that a few Plants will be fufH- 

 cient tor the Ufe of a Family. 



The fecond and third Sorts are 

 only preferv'd in Colle6lions of 

 Plants for Variety, but are not ia 

 any Ufe at prefcnt. Thefe may be 

 propagated in the fame Manner as 

 the former. 



LIGUSTRUM ; the Privet. 

 The Characters are ; 



The Leaves grow by Pairs otpojhe 

 to each other i the Flower confifis of 

 one Leaf, is tubuloas, and divided at 

 the Top into five Segments ; the Ovary/ 

 in the Centre of the Fower-cup be- 

 comes a globular, [oft Fruit, full of 

 Juice, in which are lod£d four 

 Seeds. 



The Species are -, 



1. LiGusTRUM } vulgare, Park. 

 Theat. The common Privet. 



2. LiGusTRUM i foliis majoribus 

 ^ magis acuminatis, toto anno folio 

 retinens. Pluk. Aim. The Ever- 

 green Privet. 



3. LiGusTRUM J foliis e luteo va^ 

 riegatis. H. R. Tar. The yellow 

 bljtch*d Privet. 



4. LiGusTRUM ', foliis argentatls. 

 Breyn. Prod. The Silver - ftrip'd 

 Privet. 



The firft of thefe Piants is very 

 common in moft Parts of England, 

 and is feldom cultivated in Gardens, 

 unlefs for Variety : It commonly 

 grows about eight or tea Feet 



high 



