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6, Malva; Orient alis ereciior, 

 piYQ magna fueive-rubente. T. Cor. 

 Upright Oriental MalloWy with a 

 large beautiful red Flower. 



The firfl: of thefe Plants is found 

 wild in moft Parts of England, but 

 is rarely cultivated in Gardens. 

 This is the Sort commonly us'd 

 in Medicine, with which the Mar- 

 kets are fupply'd by the Herb- 

 folks, who gather it in the Fields. 



The fecond Sort is a Variety of 

 the firft, from which it differs in 

 the Colour of the Flower : This is 

 preferv'd by fuch as are curious in 

 preferving great Varieties of Plants, 

 but is rarely 'cultivated in other 

 Gardens. 



The third Sort was formerly 

 ient from China as a Pot-herb, and 

 hath been cultivated in fome curi- 

 ous Gardens in England \ though 

 'tis not likely to obtain here as an 

 elculent Plant, fmce we have ma- 

 ny others which are preferable to 

 it for that Purpo£\ This is an an- 

 nual Plant, which will propagate 

 it fejf fafl enough, provided it be 

 permitted to fcatter its Seeds, 

 when they feldom fail to grow, 

 and are often very troublefome 

 when they have gotten PofTeilion 

 of the Ground. 



The fourth Sort is preferv'd by 

 fome curious Peribns for the Beau- 

 ty of its Leaves, which are natu- 

 rally furbeloe'd round their Edges : 

 This is alio an annual Plant, which 

 will rife four or five Feet high, 

 and propagate it felf in the fame 

 manner as the former. 



The fifth Sort is more rare than 

 any of the former : Ir grows wild 

 in Spain and Italy, from whence 

 the Seeds were brought into Eng- 

 land, and is preferv'd by the Lo- 

 vers of Variety, but there is no 

 great Seauty in the PUnCt 



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The fixth Sort is alfb arr annual 

 Plant, which commonly grows up- 

 right to the Height of three or 

 four Feet, and produces great Num- 

 bers of beautiful red Flowers; 

 which renders it the befl worth 

 propagating in large Flower-Gar-- 

 dens, where being plac'd in the 

 middle of large Borders, it makes 

 a beautiful Appearance. 



The Seeds of thefe Plants fhould 

 be fown in March upon a Bed of 

 frefh light Earth j and when they 

 are come up four Inches high, 

 they fliould be tranfplanted where 

 they are defign'd to be continued, 

 allowing 'em a large Diffance j for 

 if they are planted too clofe, they 

 do not appear fo well: but they 

 are beft when intermix'd with o- 

 ther Flowers of the fame Growth,- 

 where they afford an agreeable Va- 

 riety. 



Thefe Seeds may alfb be fbwn 

 in Augufi i and the Plants will en- 

 dure the greateft Cold of our Cli- 

 mate, if plac'd on a dry Soil, and 

 grow larger, and flower fboner 

 than thofe fown in the Spring : or 

 if the Seeds are permitted to fcat- 

 ter, they will come up as the two 

 former Sorts, and thrive equally 

 as well. 



There are feveral other Sorts of 

 Mallo'ivs, fome of which are Na- 

 tives of this Country : but as they 

 are Plants of no great Beauty ar 

 Uie, fo it would be fuperfluous to 

 mention them in this Place. 



MALVA ARBOREAi -vide Al- 

 thaea. 



MALVA ROSEA J Rofe Mallow, 

 or Hollyhock. 



The CharaBers are; 



It hath a larger and more ex- 

 panded Flower than the Mallow, 

 rohich clofely adheres to the Stalk, 

 md, in many Spcieh the Elowers 



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