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lABINA; The Savinc-Tree. 

 The Chara£icrs arej 

 7? pjiith compaSiy rigid, and prick- 

 ly E-ver-gree^i Leaves., the Fruit is 

 jmall, fpherical, and -warted, and 

 i-hz whole Vlant has a very rank, 

 firong Smell. 



The Species are; 



I. Sabika-j folio Tamarifcl, Dipf- 

 ccridis. C. £. P. The Male or com- 

 moa Savin. 



V 2. Sabika -y folio Cyprejfu C B. P. 

 The Berry-bearing or Upright Sa- 

 vin. 



3. Sp.Bii^A'^ folio variegato. The 

 flrip'd Sivin. 



Thefe Plants are commonly cul- 

 tivated for Medicinal Ufe i and are 

 rarely planted in Gardens for Plea- 

 fbre. becaufe their ill Scent renders 

 them difagreeable in frequented 

 Places; but yet they may be admit- 

 ted for planting in Clumps, or to 

 form Amphitheatres of Ever-green 

 Trees; where if thefe are inter- 

 mix'd amongft other low-growing 

 Plants, they will add to the Va- 

 riety. 



Thefe Plants may be propagated 

 by laying down their young I3ran- 

 ches in the Spring; which if duly 

 v/ater'd in dry Weather, will take 

 Root in a Year's time, and may 

 then be tranlpjanted out either into 

 a Nurfery, or the Places where 

 they are to remain : They may al- 

 [q be propagated by Cuttings, 

 which fl-iould be planted on a vnod 

 Soil, about the Beginning of ^pr-ll^ 

 which, if duly water'd, will lake 

 Rooti and the Spring follow.'ng 



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may be remov'd, as was dirc<£ic4 

 for the Layers, 



The Time for tranfplanting theirs 

 Plants is the fame with moft othec 

 Ever-green Trees, (^iz..) in Aprils 

 obferving to do it in cloudy Wea-- 

 ther, laying a little Mulch upon 

 the Surface of the Ground about 

 their Roots to prevent their dry- 

 ing : Afrer they are rooted, they 

 will require no farther Care but to 

 keep them clear from Weeds, and 

 to dig the Ground about their 

 Roots every Spring, which wii| 

 greatly promote their Growth. 



SAFFRON; ^7Ve Crocus. 



SAGE ; lide Salvia. 



SALICARIA i Willow-wort et 

 ipiked Lofe-flrife. 



The Characiers are ,• 



The Flowers conffi of fevera\ 

 Leaves, rvhich are plac'd circularly^ 

 ar.d do e;:pand in form of a Rofe 5 

 thefe Leaves are pvoduc'd fro7n the 

 Ificifures of the Flower-cup ; from the 

 Center of the Florver-cup rijes the 

 Fointal, which afterwards becomes a> 

 Fruit or oval Husk^ confifting of two 

 Cells, and generally full of fmall 

 Seeds, which adhere to the Placenta, 

 and are cotvmQnly wrapped up in thet 

 Fhwer-cup. 



The Species are; 



s. Salic aria; vulgaris , purpH" 

 tea, foliis oblongis. XoMrn. Purple- 

 fpiked Willow-herb or Lofe-firife, 

 with long Leaves. 



z. Salicauia 5 pur pure Ay foliis 

 fiibrotundis. Journ. Purple-fpikcd 

 Wiilow-herb or Lofe-firife, witU 

 roundiib Leaves. 



Thefe Plants are very comraoa 

 by the Sides of Ditches and other 

 moifl Places in divers Parts of" 

 England, and are rarely cultivated 

 in Gardens; yet for the Beauty oi 

 their long Spikes of purple Flow- 

 ers, they delerve a Place in a good 

 Garden, as alfo fox their long Con- 

 tinuance^ 



