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require no farther Care, but only to 

 clear them from Weeds, and thele 

 Plants will grow flrong, and pro- 

 duce a greater Number of Heads (or 

 Knots, as they are commonly call'd) 

 than thofe which remained in the 

 Seed-beds unremov'd i for which 

 it is much preferred to it in the 

 Markets, where it is call'd Knotted 

 Marjoram, to dillinguifh it honi 

 that which is not fo. Towards the 

 latter End oijuly thefe Plants will 

 flower, which is the proper Sea- 

 fon to pull them up for Medicinal 

 Ule, when they fhould be hung up 

 in a fhady Place to dry. 



The fecond Sort is a perennial 

 Plant, which is prefcrv'd by iome 

 curious Perfons in Pots, and plac'd 

 in the Green-houfe in Winter. This 

 Sort never produces Seeds with us, 

 but is eafily propagated by planting 

 Cuttings or Slips during any ot' the 

 Summer-months, in a Bed of light 

 rich Earth, oblerving to water and 

 fnade them until they have taken 

 Root : At Michaelmas thefe Plants 

 fliouid be taken up and planted in 

 Pots till'd with rich light Earth; 

 and when they are fettled, they 

 lliould be remov'd into the Green- 

 houle, placing them near to the 

 Windows, that they may have a 

 good Share of free Air when tl.j 

 Weather is mild : you muft often 

 refrefh them with Water, but never 

 give them too much at once, for 

 that will rot them. With this Ma- 

 nagement the Plants may be pre- 

 ierv'd frelh through the whole 

 Year, and will be in a Condition 

 to gather for Nofegays any Part of 

 the Winter, and hare as good a 

 Scent as the Sweet Marjoram. 



The third Sort was fent into 

 "England by Sir George Wheeler from 

 Smyrna, where it grows in great 

 Plenty. This Plant ri fes to the 

 Height of two or three Feet, and 



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beconies woody, but never pro- 

 duces any Seeds with us ; tho' it 

 is ealily propagated by planting Slips 

 or Cuttings in any ot the Summer 

 Months, after the manner as was 

 direded for the common Sort, and 

 muft: be hous'd in Winter, tho' it 

 m'dfl: not be kept too clofc; for it 

 only requires to be protected from 

 great Rains and Froft, but fhould 

 have as much free Air as pofliblc 

 in mild Weather, otherwiie it is 

 fubject to draw and grow very 

 weak. 



MALABAR-NUT ; vide Adha- 

 toda. 



MALA .ETHIOPICAi vide Ly- 

 coperlicon. 



MALA ARMENIACA; vide 

 Armcniaca. 



MALA COTONEA ; vide Cy- 

 donia. 



MALA INSANA j vide Melon- 

 gena. 



MALACOIDES. 



The characters arc; 



It hath the Flower and Appear- 

 ance of a Mallow; and hath a Fruit 

 like that of a> Bramble, but dry, 

 ■which is composed of fever al Cells y 

 colUBed into a Sort of little Head or 

 Button, in which are co'atairi'd many 

 Kidney-JJjap'd Seeds. 



There is but one Species of this 

 Plant, at prefent, in the EngUfft 

 Gardens, which is, 



Mal ACOiDEs ; Betonic£ folio. Tcurn, 

 Malacoides, with a Betony-Ieat. 



This Plant is propagated by low- 

 ing the Seeds in March, upon a 

 Bed of frefl-i light Earth; and when 

 the Plants are come up, they Ihould. 

 be: tranfplantcd into a warm dry 

 Border, where they are to remain, 

 (for this Plant does not care for 

 being often remov'd) and fome of 

 them may be planted in Pots, that 

 they may he Ihelter'd in Winter ; 

 for in very fevere Frofts they are 



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