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Sorts, for their Oddnefsj the one 

 hiving curl'ii Leaves, and the other^ 

 being very white, but feldom pro- 

 duces Flowers in England. 



All the Sorts of Mini are eafily 

 propagated by parting the Roots in 

 the Spring, or by planting Cuttings 

 during any of the Summer Months ; 

 but fhould have a moift Soil: And 

 after planting, if the Sealbn ihouid 

 prove dry, they muft be often vva- 

 ter'd, until they have taken Root j 

 after which, they will require no 

 farther Care but only to keep them 

 clear from Weeds : They ihouid be 

 planted in Beds abbut four Feet 

 wide, allowing a Path two Feet 

 vvride, to go between the Beds to 

 water, weed, and cut the Plants. 

 The Diftance they fnould be fet is 

 about four or five Inches, or more, 

 becaufe they fpread very much at 

 their Roots i lor which Rcafon the 

 Beds (hould not (land longer than 

 rhrce Years before you plant frefli i 

 tor by that Time the Roots will 

 be matted Co cloiely, as to rot and 

 decay each other, if permitted to 

 ftand longer. There are fomc 

 People who are very fond of Mint- 

 pallet in Winter and Spring i in 

 order to obtain which, they take 

 ap the Roots before Chr}ftma.s, and 

 plant them upon a moderate Hot- 

 bed pretty cloie, covering them 

 v/ith fine Earth about an Inch thick, 

 and cover the Bed either with Mats, 

 or Frames ot Glals j in thefe Beds 

 the Mini w)ll come up in a Month's 

 Time, and be foon tit to cut for 

 xhat Purpofe. 



When the Herb is cut for TJcdi- 

 cinal Ufe, it Ihouid be done in a 

 very dry Seaion, julf when it is in 

 Vioweri for if it ft^nd longer, it 

 will not be near lb handfome, nor 

 fo well-tafted i and if it be cut 

 when it is wet, it .v/iil change 

 black, and be little worth : This 



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flwuld be hungup to dry in a Ihady 

 Place, where it may remain until it 

 be uied. 



If the Soil be good in which 

 thefe Plants are to be fet, they will 

 afford three Crops every Spring: 

 But after July they feldom prove 

 goodj therefore v/hat Shoots are 

 produc'd after that Time, fhould 

 be permitted to remain till Michael- 

 mas, w^hen you muft cut them 

 down cloie; and after having clear 'd 

 the Beds from Weeds, you fhould 

 fpread a little fine rich Earth all 

 over them, which will greatly en- 

 courage the Roots againil the fuc- 

 ceeding Spring. 



MENTHA CATARIA 5 -viJe 

 Cataria. 



MENYANTHES, is Trifolium 

 Paluftre, or Bog-bean. 



This Plant is common upon 

 boggy Places in divers Parts of 

 EngUnd i but is never cultivated 

 in Gardens, for which Reafon I 

 fliall not trouble the Reader with 

 any farther Account of it. 



MERCURIALIS. Mercury. 

 The Chayaciers are ; 



The Leaves are crenated, and groTff 

 bf Fairs oppojite : The Cup of the 

 Flower conjifis of one Leaf -which 

 expands, and is cut into three Seg- 

 ments i thefe are Male and Female 

 in dijferent Flants : The Flowers of 

 the Male grow in long Spikes, and 

 conjifl of many Stamina and Apices, 

 which are loaded with Farina : The 

 Ovary of the Female Vlant becomes 

 a tefticulated Fruit, having a Jingle 

 round Seed in each Cell. 

 The Species are ; 



I, Mf.rcurialis j tefliculata, fiv» 

 mas Diojcoridis c^ Plinii. C. B. P. 

 The Tefticulated Mercury, vulgarly 

 caWd, The Male French Mercury. 



z. Mercurialis ; fpicata, five 

 fotmina Diofcoridis ^ Vlinii. C. L'. P. 

 The Spiked French Mercurj. 



3. Mer« 



