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They muft be fbwn where they 

 arc to remain, for they feldom do 

 well if tranfplanted : They love a 

 light Soil, not too rich or moift j 

 in both which they are very fub- 

 je£t to rot, before they perfect 

 their Seeds. 



Thefe produce their Flowers 

 fucceflively in Junt, fulyy and 

 Augtifty according to the Time of 

 their being fown, and do com- 

 monly grow about two Feet high i 

 fo that if they are rightly diP 

 pos'd amongft other annual Plants 

 of the fame Growth in Borders, 

 they make an agreeable Variety. 

 The Seeds of thefe Plants fbould 

 always be fown in dry Weather, 

 for if there fhould happen to be 

 much Wet foon after they are put 

 into the Ground, it commonly rots 

 them. The blue and white Sorts 

 have no Scent, but the yellow has 

 a very agreeable Odour, for which 

 it is commonly preferr'd by moll 

 People to the others. 



The narrow- lea v'd, tall, blue Lu- 

 pine is not fb common in England 

 as the other Sorts, tho* in Italy 

 and Spain it is one of the moft 

 <:ommon : In the former of which 

 Places it is fown to improve the 

 Ground which is delign'd for Vine- 

 yards; where, when the Lupines 

 are in Flower, they cut them 

 <iown, and plough 'em into the 

 Ground as Manure : Or, if they 

 have not Time enough to do this, 

 they parboil the Seeds to prevent 

 their growing, and fbw them up- 

 on the Ground (allowing fixteen 

 Buihels to an Acre) and plough 

 them in J fb that in thefe Coun- 

 tries it is a valuable Plant. 



The fourth and fifth Sorts are 

 ftill more rare than any of the for- 

 mer, and only to be found in 

 ibme curious Gardens (efpecially 

 the fourth, which was formerly 



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very common, but is now almoft 

 lofl: amongft us:) Thefe Plants do 

 grow three Feet high, and fpread 

 out into many Branches, which 

 are furniflVd with fine Spikes of 

 large Flowers, which make a hand- 

 fbme Appearance, and continue a 

 long Time in Beauty. The Seeds 

 of thefe Plants fliould be fbwn ve- 

 ry early in the Spring, upon a 

 warm dry Border, where they 

 muft remain to flower, for if they 

 are fbwn late, they feldom perfeft 

 their Seeds with us i therefore the 

 better Way is to fow them in Au- 

 gufl, under a warm Wall or Hedge, 

 where the Plants will come up, 

 and endure the Cold of our ordi- 

 nary Winters very well : And thefe 

 Plants will £ower earlier the fuc- 

 ceeding Summert and never fail to 

 produce ripe Seeds \ whereas thofe 

 Ibwn in the Spring do very often 

 mifcarry. 



The Icventh Sort is an abiding 

 Plant, which grows in great Plen- 

 ty in America \ from whence the 

 Seeds have been brought into Eng- 

 land, where it thrives very well, 

 provided it be fuffer'd to remain 

 in the Place where it was fbwn, 

 for the Roots of this Plant com- 

 monly run very deep into the 

 Ground, which by removing are 

 commonly broken, afcer which 

 the Plant feldom does well. This 

 fliould be fbv/n on a light dry 

 Soil, in which it will thrive very 

 well, mid continue feveral Years, 

 producing fine Spikes of blue Flow- 

 ers; but this Sort rarely perfects 

 its Seeds in this Country. 



LUPULUSi The Hop. 

 The Characters are; 



It hath a creeping Root; the 

 Leaves are rough, angular, and 

 conjugated -y the Stalks do climb and 

 twiji about -whatever is near them -^ 

 the Floivcrs are Male and Female 

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