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^ The fourth Sort is a perennial 

 Plant, which is preferv'd by fuch 

 Perfons as are very curious in col- 

 lecting great Variety of odd Plants. 

 This may be propagated by low- 

 ing the Seeds, as the former, or 

 by planting Cuttings during any of 

 the Summer-Months, which if wa- 

 ter'd and fhaded, will take Root 

 in a fhort Timej after which, 

 they mud be planted in Pots fiil'd 

 with light fandy Earth, and fhel- 

 ter'd in Winter under a Hot- bed 

 Frame, where they may have a 

 great Share of free Air in mild 

 Weather, and only require to be 

 skreen'd from hard Froft. This 

 Plant is preferv'd for the beautiful 

 Whitenefs of its Leaves, which 

 %vhen intermix'd with other low 

 Plants, makes a pretty Variety. 



MEDIGAGO i iMoon-Trefoil. 

 The Characters arej 



It hath a papilionaceous Flower^ 

 out of whofe EiJi^alement arifes the 

 lointal, tnhich aftervoanls becomes a 

 plain orbiculated Fruit, Jloafil fome- 

 tfhat like a Half-Moon y in -which 

 Are contained Kiilney-fJjap'd Seeds. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Medicagoj annua, trifolii fa- 

 ere. Tourn. Annual Moon- Trefoil, 

 with the Appearance of Trefoil. 



2. Medic AGO i VulnerariA facie, 

 Hifpanica. Tourn. Spanifh Moon- 

 Trefoil, with the Appearance of 

 Yubieraria. 



3. Medicagoj trifolia, frutefcens, 

 tncana. Tourn. Shrubby Threc- 

 leav'd hoary Moon-Trefoil, by ma- 

 ny fuppos'd to be the true Cytifus 

 of Virnl. 



The two firft Sorts are annual 

 Plants, which are preferved in Bo- 

 tanick Gardens for Variety, more 

 than any hngular Beauty or Ufe :' 

 Thefe may be propagated by fow- 

 ing their Seeds in the Beginning 

 of April, upon a Bed of light 



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Earth, in the Places where they 

 are to remain 5 for they feldom 

 fucceed when they are tranfplant- 

 ed ', and when they come up, they 

 fhould be clear'd from W eeds, and 

 thinn'd to the Diftance of a Foot 

 afunder i after which, they will re- 

 quire no farther Care, but only to 

 keep them clear from Weeds, and 

 in July they will flower, and their 

 Seeds will be perfedted in Augufi. 

 The Seed-vefTels of thefe Plants 

 being (hap'd like Half-Moons, is 

 the only remarkable Diflference be- 

 tween them and the Medica's. 



The third Sort grows to be a 

 flrong Shrub, and will rife to the 

 Height of five or fix Feet, and 

 may be reduc'd to a regular Head, 

 when it will appear very beauti- 

 ful : But it fhould not be cut too 

 often, which would prevent its 

 Flowering J for if the Shoots are 

 permitted to grow without much 

 Trimming, they will produce Flow- 

 ers moft Parts of the Year, which, 

 together with the Beauty of its 

 Silver coloured Leaves, renders it 

 worthy of a Place in every good 

 Garden. 



This Plant may be propagated 

 by fowing the Seeds, either upon 

 a moderate Hot-bed, or a v/arni 

 Border of light Earth, in the Be- 

 ginning of April; and when the 

 Plants come up, they llxjuld be 

 carefully clear'd from Weeds: But 

 they ftiould remain undifturb'd. if 

 fown in the common Ground, 

 'till the April following j but if oa 

 a Hot bed, they iliouid be tranf^ 

 planted about Mhifummer into 

 Pots, placing them in the Shade 

 until they have taken Root : After 

 which, they may be remor'd into 

 a Situation where they may be 

 fcrecn'd from ftrong 'Winds, ia 

 which they may abide 'rill the 

 Latter-end of Oclober, when they 



