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Aould not have it givn them in 

 large Quantities at that Sea Ion ; but 

 in the Summer they do require to 

 be water'd more plentifully j and 

 at leaft once a Year they muft be 

 fhifted into other Pots of a larger 

 Siz,e, as the Plants advance their 

 Growth, giving 'em frelh Earth, 

 which fl-iould be light and rich. 



This Plant produces its Flowers 

 near the extream Parts of the 

 Branches, which altho' not very 

 beautitul, yet for the fingular Ap- 

 pearance of the hairy Leaves, which 

 adds to the Variety of exotick 

 Plants in the Green-houfe, it de- 

 ierves a Place in every curious Gar- 

 den, cfpecially as it requires no ar- 

 tificial Heat in Winter. 



SQUASHES i -vide Melo-pepo. 



SQUlLSj ride Scilla. 



STACHYS i Bafe-Horehound. 

 The Characters are ; 



It hath a lab'mted Viewer ccrififi- 

 ing of one Leaf, rphofe Upper-lip is 

 fomerohat arch'd and ereci, and the 

 U?ider-lip is cut into three Segments, 

 the mfddle one being larger than the 

 ether ' troo j otit of the Flower-cup ri- 

 jes the Vointal, attended hy four Em- 

 brjyo^s, "which afterwards become fo 

 many Seeds, -which are roundiJJj, and 

 hicloid in a Husk, which before was 

 the Flower-cup : To thefe Marks may 

 he added, downy, hoary Leaves, 

 The Species are ; 



1. Stachys ', inaicr, Germanica. 

 C. B. P. Greater "German Bafb- 

 Horchound. 



2. Stachys ; Cretica. C. B. P. 

 Bafe-Horehound of Candia. 



3. Stachys ; Cretica, latifolia. 

 C. B. F, Broad-leav'd Bafc-Hcre- 

 hound of Candia. 



4.. Stachys j minor, Italica. C. 

 B. P. Lelier Italian Bafe-Hore- 

 hound. 



f. Stachys; Canarienfis, frutef- 

 eenst I'erbafci folio. Tourn. Canary 



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fhrubby Bafe-Horehound, with a 

 Mullein Leaf. 



There are feveral other Species of 

 this Plant which are preferv'd in 

 fome curious Botanick Gardens for 

 Variety ; but as they have little 

 Beauty or Ufe, I (hall not enume- 

 rate them here. 



The four Sorts firfl: mentioned 

 do feldom abide longer than two 

 or three Years ; for after they have 

 produced Flowers and Seeds, the 

 old Roots are very apt to decay, 

 unlefs part of their Flower-ftems 

 are taken off early in the Summer, 

 which will caufe them to break 

 out again at Bottom, whereby the 

 Roots may be prefervec^. 



They are all propagated by Seeds, 

 which fliould be Ibwn in March, 

 upon a Bed of light, frefh Earth, 

 and when the Plants are come up, 

 they may be planted out into o- 

 thcr Beds about iix Inches afunder, 

 obferving to water 'em until they 

 have taken Root, after which they 

 will require no farther Care, but 

 to keep 'cm clear from Weeds, 'till 

 Michaehnas, when they fliould be 

 tranfplanted where they are to re- 

 m.ain, which muft be in an open 

 Situation, 2nd upon a dry, light 

 Soil, not too rich, in which they 

 will endure the Winter much bet- 

 ter than in a rich, ftrong Soil, 

 The Summer following thefe Plants 

 will fiower, and in Auguft their 

 Seeds will ripen, when they may 

 be gathered and preferv'd 'till Spring 

 for fowing. 



The fifth Sort is a fhrubby Plant, 

 which with us rifes to be fix or fe^ 

 ven Feet high ; this is propagated 

 by ibwing the Seeds upon a Bed 

 of light, frefh Earth (as the for- 

 mer) and when the Plants are 

 come up, they muft be tranfplant- 

 ed into Pots fill'd with frefti, light, 

 fandy Soil, placing 'cm in a fnady 



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