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thod to preferve thefc Flowers in 

 Perfedlion. 



The Soil in which thefe Flowers 

 fucceed beft, is a Hazle Loam, nei- 

 ther too light, nor over-ftifF; it 

 muft be frefli, and free from Roots 

 of Trees, or noxious Weeds j but 

 fhould not be dung'd i for 'tis very 

 remarkable, that where the Ground 

 is made rich, they feldom continue 

 good very long, but are fubjedt to 

 fhoot downwards, and form long 

 {lender Roots. 



Thefe Flowers are very greatly 

 cfteem'd by many People for their 

 ilrong fweet Scent, tho' there be 

 very few Ladies that can bear the 

 Smell of them i Co powerful is it, 

 that, many times, it overcomes 

 their Spirits, efpecially if confined 

 in a Room \ for which Reafbn 

 they fhouid never be planted too 

 cloie to an Habitation, left they be- 

 come offeniivej nor fhould the 

 Flowers be placed in fuch Rooms 

 where Company is entertain'd. 



NASTURTIUM} Crefs. 



The Characters are i 



The Flcwer confifis of four Leaves* 

 Tvhich are placed in Torm of a Crofs : 

 Ihe Vointal, rehich arifes from the 

 Centre of the Flower-cup^ becomes 

 a roundijh fmcoth Fruit, yphich is ili- 

 'uided i?ito two Cells, by the interme- 

 diate Fartition, obliquely placed, 

 rfiith refpeci to the Valves, and fur- 

 nifljd with Seeds, which are general- 

 ly fmcoth : To which may be added, 

 The Leaves are cut into many Farts, 

 by which Crefs is diflinguiftjd from 

 Thbfpi, or Treacle-Muftard. 



The Species are; 



1. Nasturtium } hortetife, vul- 

 gatum. C. B. P. Common Garden- 

 Crcfs. 



2. Nasturtium j hortenfe, cr'if- 

 fum. C. B. P. Curl'd Garden- Crefs. 



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3. Nasturtium; hortenfe, lati" - 

 folium. C. B. P. Broad-leav'd Gar- 

 den-Greft. 



4. Nasturtium ; fylvefire, capfu^ 

 lis crijlatis. Tourn, Swine's-Crefs, 

 or Warted Bucks-horn. 



The firft Sort is commonly cul- 

 tivated in Gardens as a Sallet-hcrb, 

 and is chiefly efteem'd in the Win- 

 ter and Spring, it being one of the 

 warm Kind. During the Winter 

 Seafbn, it muft be fown upon a 

 gentle Hot-bed, and cover'd with 

 either Mats or GlalTes, to preferve 

 it from great Rains or Froft, both 

 of which are equally deftrudtive at 

 that Seafon : In the Spring it may 

 be fbwn in warm Borders, where, 

 it it be defended from cold Winds, 

 it will thrive very well : But if you 

 would continue it in Summer, you 

 muft fow it upon fhady Borders, 

 and repeat fbwing every Week, o- 

 therwife it will be too large for 

 Ufe; for at that Seafon it grows 

 very faft. 



The Broad-leav'd and Curl'd Sorts 

 are preferv'd in fbme Gardens for 

 Curiofity Sake, and to garnifh 

 Difhes, but the common Sort is 

 equally as good for Ufe. Thefe 

 fhould be fown fomewhat thinner 

 than the common Sort, and when 

 the Plants come up, they fhould 

 be drawn out, lb as to leave the 

 remaining ones half an Inch afun- 

 der, whereby they will have Room 

 to expand their Lieaves, in which 

 their Difference from the common 

 Sort conlifts. 



In order to preferve thefe Varie- 

 ties diftin6t, you muft carefully ie- 

 parate all fuch Plants as appear in- 

 clined to degenerate from their 

 Kinds, leaving only fuch of the 

 broad-leav'd Kind as have very fair 

 broad Leaves ; and fo of the curl'd 

 Sort, only fuch as have their Leaves 

 verv much curl'd j bein? very care- 

 ful 



