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tfiey'are fmothered by Weeds, efpe- 

 ciauy when young, it will drber 

 deflroy or weaken them ib much, 

 that they fcldom do well after. In 

 thcle Ridge3 they let the Plants re- 

 main t\vo Seafon.s, during which 

 Time they keep the Ground very 

 dean, and at Aikhaelmp.s, when the 

 Tops of the Plants are decay 'd, 

 they take up the Roots, and dry 

 them for Sale. This is what I 

 could learn of their Method of cul- 

 tivating this Plant, to which I will 

 fabjoin a few Obfervations of my 

 own, which I have fince made up- 

 on the Culture of Madder in E-ng- 

 Und. And? fitft, I find there is no 

 KecefTity for laying the Ground up 

 in Ridges in England^ as is praccis'd 

 by the Dutch (efpeciaily in dry 

 Land) becaufe the Places where I 

 faw it, were very wet Land, which 

 is ofttn floated in Winter \ fo that 

 if the Plants were not elevated up- 

 on U-idges, their Roots would rot 

 in V/iriter, Secondly, They ihould 

 be planted at a greater Diftance in 

 lEnghnd, the Rovv's fhould be at 

 lead three Feet Diftance, and the 

 Plants eighteen Inches afunder in 

 the Rows i for as they extend them- 

 ielves pretty far imder-ground, fo 

 where they are planted too near, 

 their Roots v/ill not have Room 

 to grow. And, thirdly, I find, that 

 if all the hoiiiontal Rqots are de- 

 ftroy'd from time to time, a: they 

 iire ' produced, it will ciufe the 

 large downright Roots to be much 

 bigger, in v/hich the Goodnefs of 

 this Commodity chiefly cor.lifts : 

 For if the upper Roots are fuffered 

 to remain, they will draw off the 

 principal Nourifhmcnt from the 

 downright Roots, as I have expe- 

 rienced ) for I planted a few Roots 

 vpon the fame Soil and Situation, 

 which vvere of equal Strength, and 

 5:ooted equally v/jIIj half of thefe 



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I hoed round, and cut off the ho- 

 rizontal lioots, and the other half 

 I permitted the. horizontal Roots 

 to remain on j and when I took 

 them ail up, thofe whicJi I had 

 hoed about and kept clear from 

 hori'iontal Roots, were almoft as 

 large again as the other, and the 

 P^.oots were double the Weight j 

 which plainly proves it neceilary 

 to cut off' thpfe liiperficial Roots. 



Tfhe Manner of drying and pre° 

 paring thcfe Root§ for Ufe, I am 

 not acquainted with, having never 

 had an Opportunity of feeing that 

 Fart, ib can give no Inllrudiions 

 concerning it i but v^hoever fhalj 

 have Curioliry enough to cultivate 

 this uleful Plant, might calily in- 

 form themlelves, by going over to 

 Holland at the Scafon of taking up; 

 the RoQts. ' . 



The two Sorts of Jrild Madder 

 are of no Ulej though their Roots 

 feem to be of the fame Quality 

 vvith the manured Sort 5 and a^ 

 they are never cultivated in Gar- 

 dens, it is nt^edlefs to fay any thing 

 more of them in this Place. 



Thefe Plants love a loofe Soil, 

 neither too dry nor over wet, biit 

 will do better in a dry than on a 

 wet Soil, becaufe in fuch Places 

 the Roots are apt to rot in Win- 

 ter. 



RUBUS i The Branibk ct Pvafp- 

 berry-bufh. 



The CharaBers are ; 



It hath a, -Flower conjlft'mg ef five 

 Leaves, Trhkh ara f laced circularly ^ 

 and do expat, d inform of a Roje j the 

 Flcwer-cup {s divided i/:to f%e Parts^ 

 containing many Stamina, cr Chi-vts^ 

 in ihe Bofcm of the Flower, in thi 

 Center of vehich rifts the Fointal^. 

 ■ichich afterwards becomes the Fruit , 

 cQ-fiJ'fiing of many FrctiiberanceSi and 

 fill of Juic2» 



