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The Characiers are ; 



The Lcdvesy for the mojl part^ 

 gronf alternately on the Branches ; 

 the Cup of the Floiver confjls of one 

 Leaf is tubulousy and divided iftto 

 five Tarts at the Topi the Flotoer 

 confifls of five Leaves, rchich expand 

 in Form of a Clove-Gilliflower i the 

 Ovary, vphich rifes from the Center 

 of the Flovper-cup, becomes an almoji 

 globular Fruit, Tphich is generally 

 pointed, and composed of many Cells, 

 in -which are lodged many plain, 

 fmooth Seeds, tphich are blunt at one 

 Endy and generally fJmrp at the 

 other. 



The Species are j 



I. LiNUM J fatrvum. C. B. P. 

 Manur'd Flax. 



1. LiNUM j fativum, latifoUum, 

 Afr'tcanum, fructa majore. Tourn. 

 Broad-lea v'd Atrican manur'd Flax, 

 with a large Fruit. 



3. LiNUM ; maritimum, luteum, 

 C. B. P. Yellow Maritime Flax. 



4. LiNUM i fativum, humilius, 

 flore majore. Bobart, Dwarf ma- 

 nured Flax, with a larger Flower, 



f. LiNUM; perenne, majus, c&ru- 

 leum, capitulo majore. Mor. Hijl. 

 Greater perennial blue. Flax, with 

 a large Head. 



6. LiNUM ; perenne, majus, CAru- 

 leum, capitulo minor e^ Mor. Hiji^ 

 Greater perennial blue Flax, with a 

 fmaller Head. 



^There are feveral Sorts of this 

 Plant which are preferv'd in lome 

 curious Gardens of Plants for Va- 

 riety Sake i but as they are of little 

 Uie or Beauty, fb it would be need- 

 Icfs to mention them in this Place. 



The firft Sort is that which is 

 cultivated for Ufe in divers Parts 

 of Europe, and is reckon'd an ex- 

 cellent Commodity; the right Till- 

 ing and Ordering of which is 

 cfteem'd a good Piece of Hus- 

 bandry. 



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This fhould be cultivated upon 

 a rich Soil, that has not been 

 plough'd for feveral Years, upon 

 which Flax always makes the befl 

 Improvement j but as it draws 

 greatly from the Soil, fo it fbould 

 not be ibwn two Years together 

 upon the fame Ground, 



The Land mull: be well plough'd, 

 laid flat and even, upon which the 

 Seeds Ihould be ibwn about the 

 Middle of March, when the Wea- 

 ther is mild and warm; During 

 the Spring you muft carefully weed 

 it ', v/hich it negleded, (efpecially 

 in a moift Seafon) the Weeds will 

 overgrow and deftroy the Crop. 

 There are fome People who re- 

 commend the feeding of Sheep 

 with Flax, when 'tis a good Height, 

 and fay, they will eat away ths. 

 Weeds and Grafs, and do the Flax 

 good i and if they fliould Mq in it, 

 and beat it down, or flatten it, it 

 will rife again the next Rain : But 

 this mufl: not be pradis'd but in a 

 moift Seafon, and upon a rich Soil, 

 for it the Ground be poor, or the 

 Spring dry, it will not rife again to 

 any coniiderable Height. 



The beft Seed is that which 

 comes from the Eaft Country, and 

 is known by the Name of Riga, 

 Flax ; for it the Fnglifly Seed be 

 fown three or four times, it is 

 very apt to degenerate : If the 

 Seed be good, two Bufliels v^ill be 

 enough to fow an Acre ; but if it 

 be but middling, there Ihould be 

 a greater Allowance : Toward the 

 latter End of July the Flax will 

 begin to ripen ; when you muft be 

 caretul that it grow not over ripe, 

 therefore you muft pull it up as 

 foon as the Heads begin to change 

 brown and hang downwards, other- 

 wife the Seeds will foon fcatter and 

 be loft i fo that the Pluckers mull 

 be nimble, and tie it up in Hand- 



fuls, 



