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large growing Plants, they will af- 

 ford a pretty Variety, eipecially the 

 fifth, eighth, ninth, and tenth Sorts, 

 which produce long Spikes of beau- 

 tiful Flowers, and continue a long 

 time in Flower. 



All thefe Sorts may be propaga- 

 ted by fowing ot their Seeds upon 

 a Bed ot frefh Earth in March, and 

 when the Plants are come up, 

 they fliould be tranfplanted into 

 Beds of frefh Earth, about eight In- 

 ches afunder, obierving to water 

 'em until they have taken Root, 

 after which they will require no 

 farther Care, but to keep them clear 

 from Weeds until Michaelmas^ 

 when they (hould be tranfplanted 

 into the Places where they are to 

 remain, placing them at a large 

 Diftance, for they fpread pretty far, 

 provided the Soil be good. If thefe 

 Plants are planted for a Crop, in- 

 tended for medicinal Ufe, they 

 fliould be planted in Rows two 

 Feet and a half afunder, and the 

 Plants eighteen Inches diflant in 

 the Rows : But the other Sorts to 

 be placed in Borders, fhould be 

 planted eight or ten Feet diftant, 

 being intermixed with other Plants, 

 Some of theie Sorts will endure 

 many Years, provided they are plan- 

 ted on a frefh Soil, not over moifl 

 or rich j but others do rarely con- 

 tinue longer than the fecond Year, 

 perifliing foon after they have per- 

 re6led their Seeds -, thefe fhould 

 therefore be often renewed from 

 Seeds, to have a Continuance of 

 ""em i but the other Sorts may be 

 increafed by parting their Roots, 

 the befl: Time for which is at Mi- 

 chaelmas, v/hen their Stems begin 

 to decay. 



SCORDIUMj Water Germander. 

 The Characiers are j 



The Flowers are like thofe of Ger- 

 mander, -which are produced from 



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the Wings of the Leaves i the Flow-^ 

 er-cup is tubulous, and the whole 

 Flam fmells like Garlick, 

 The Species are j 



1. Scordium; C. B. P. Com- 

 mon Water Germander. 



2. ScoFiDiuMj alterum, five Sal- 

 via agreftis. C. B. P. Wild Sage, 

 vulgo. 



3 . ScoRDi UM ; frutefcens, folio an- 

 gufo Salvia, fiore luteolo, Boerh, Ind, 

 Shrubby wild Sage, with a narrow 

 Sage Leaf and yellowifh Flowers. 



The firfl of thefe Plants grows 

 wild in moifl Places in the Ifle of 

 Ely, in great Plenty, but near Lon- 

 don it is propagated in Gardens for 

 medicinal Ufe. This Plant is in- 

 creafed by parting' the Roots, or 

 from Cuttings or Slips j the bell 

 Time for this Work is in the Be- 

 ginning of March, Thefe Slips muft 

 be planted in Beds of moift Earth, 

 about four or five Inches afunder, 

 obferving to water them well until 

 they have taken Root, after which 

 they will require no further Care 

 but to keep 'em clear from Weeds, 

 and in ^uly the Plants will be fit to 

 cut for medicinal Ufe, being at 

 that Time in Flower. But it is 

 not proper to tranfplant them eve- 

 ry Year, for then the Crop v/iil ba 

 fmaller, therefore every other Year 

 will be fufficient to renew thefe 

 Beds ; nor fhould they be planted 

 again upon the fame Ground, but 

 upon a frel"h Spot, other wife they 

 will not thrive. 



The Wild Sage is very common 

 in Woods and lliady Places in di- 

 vers Parts of Fnglayidy and is rarely 

 cultivated in Gardens, except by 

 thofe who are curious in Botany. 

 This may be propagated by fowing 

 the Seeds in the Spring, upon a 

 Bed of frefii Earth, and when the 

 Plants are come up, they fliould be 

 tranfplanted out, at about a Foot 



B b 4 afunder. 



