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Opinion, that the Seeds of this 

 Plant was the Semen Santonicum of 

 the Shops i but it is now generally 

 believed to be the Seeds of fome 

 other Plant of that Kind. But 

 however, this Plant deferves a Place 

 in every good Garden, for the Va- 

 riety of its lilver-colour'd Leaves, 

 together with its long Continuance 

 in flower. 



It may be propagated by plant- 

 ing Cuttings, during any of the 

 Summer Months, upon a Bed of 

 light, frefh Earth, obferving to wa- 

 ter and (hade them until they have 

 taken Root j after which they will 

 require no farther Care, but only 

 to clear them from Weeds, until 

 Septe?nber following ; when they 

 fiiould be carefully taken up, pre- 

 ferving a Ball of Earth to the Roots 

 of each Plant, and planted in a 

 warm dry Situation; and if it be 

 on a poor gravelly or lubbifhing 

 Soil, they will endure the Cold 

 better, and make much more beau- 

 tiful Plants. This Sort feldom per- 

 fefts Seeds in England. 



PULEGIUM i Penny-Royal or 

 Pudding-Grals. 



The CharaBers are; 

 It hath a labiated Flor&er, " con- 

 fijling of one Leafy rohofe Upper -Up 

 (or Crefi) is intire^ hit the Lorvcr- 

 lip (or Beard) is divided into three 

 Tarts; out of the Flovper-cup rifes 

 the Tointal, attended by four Em- 

 bryo' s, rohich afterrpards beco'me fo 

 many Seeds ; to which may be added. 

 That the Tlovoers groxo in fjjort thick 

 Whorles, 



The Species ar«; 



1. PuLEGiuMj latifoliHm.CB.P. 

 Common or broad-leav'd Penny- 

 Royal. 



2. PuLEGiUxM ; Hifpanicum, erec- 

 tum, flaminibus florum extantibus. 

 Upright Spanifh Penny- Royal, whole 



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Stamina ftand out from the Flow- 

 ers. 



3. Pelugium; angu/lifolium. C. 

 JB. P. Narrow-lcav'd Penny-Royal. 



4. PuLEGiuMj angufiifolium, fiore 

 alto. H. R. Far. Narrow-leav'd 

 Penny-Royal, with a white Flow- 

 er. 



The firft of thefe Plants is very 

 common on moifl Heaths in divers 

 Parts of England. This is the Sort 

 recommended by the Phyiicians for 

 Medicinal Ufe: But the ieeond Sort, 

 although nor a Native of England, 

 hath obtain'd in the Gardens, where 

 Medicinal Plants are cultivated, io 

 much as to have quite fuperfeded 

 the other in the Markets, for its 

 upright Growth, early Flowering, 

 and more beautiful Appearance $ 

 but whetlicr it is equally good for 

 Ufe, I fliall leave to thofe to whofc 

 Province it more immediately be- 

 longs to examine. 



The third Sort is alfb recom- 

 mended to be ufed in Medicine: 

 This is not of Englijl? Growth, but 

 is very hardy, and will thrive very 

 well if planted on a moift Soil i as 

 will alio the fourth Sort, which is 

 only a Variety of the third, from 

 which it diflPcrs in nothing but the 

 Colour of its Flowers. 



All thefe Plants propagate them^ 

 felves very fail by their Branches 

 trailing upon the Ground, which 

 emit Roots at every Joint, and fa- 

 llen themfelves into the Earth, and 

 fend forth new Branches; fo that 

 no more is required in their Cul- 

 ture, than to cut otf any of thele 

 rooted Branches, and plant them 

 out in freih Beds, allowing them at 

 leafl a Foot from Plant to Plant e- 

 Very V/ay, that they may have 

 Room to grow. 



The beft Time for this Work is 

 in Septemberj that the Plants may 



be 



