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tneafured one of thefe Plants which 

 grew upon a rich Soil upward ot 

 fix Feet high, and divided into ma- 

 ny ftrong Branches, which fpread 

 almofl: eight Feet Diameter,- fo 

 that 'tis unfit to ftand in fmall Plea- 

 fare-Gardens, and only to have a 

 Place in fbme outward Part of £t 

 Garden or Yard, becaufe it takes 

 up too much Room. 



The third Sort is fomewhat like 

 the former in the Appearance of 

 the Plant, but the Fruit is fmaller, 

 and befet with very long, fierce 

 Thorns; for which Variety it is 

 preserved in the Gardens ot thofe 

 who are curious in Botany. 



This Species is by fome fuppos'd 

 to be the Dutro of the Ferji/tnsy 

 with the Seeds of which they uie 

 to intoxicate Perfbns on whom 

 they have any Defigns. 



This Sort is not quite fo hardy 

 as the two former, fb muft be 

 fbwn on a moderate Hot-bed in 

 the Spring *, and when the Plants 

 are come up, they fhould be tran- 

 Iplanted on a new Hot-bed to bring 

 the Plants forward, but you muft 

 be careful not to draw them too 

 much by keeping the Glailes clofe, 

 which will render them very weak 

 and unfit to ftand abroad : There- 

 fore after they have taken Root, 

 they fhould have Plenty oi- frefti 

 Air when the Weather is warm, 

 and in May they fhould be inur'd 

 to the open Air by degrees, into 

 -which they may be tranfplanted in 

 ynne, obferving to raile the Plants 

 with a large Ball of Earth, and 

 plant them in a rich Soil, giving 

 them Water until they have taken 

 Root. In July thefe Plants will 

 flower, and their Seeds will ripen 

 in Augufi, 



The fourth Sort will grow lar- 

 ger than the laft mention'd. This 

 is preferv'd more for the fake of 



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its long, tubulous, white Flower^ 

 than any other Beauty in the Plant. 

 It is fomewhat tender, and fhould 

 be {owed on a Hotbed in the Spring', 

 and manag'd as the former, other-* 

 wife, if the Seafbn proves cold, the 

 Seeds will not ripen; tho' I have 

 fometimes had Plants of this kind 

 which came up from Seeds that 

 fcatter'd in Autmnn, and ripen'd 

 their Seeds well ; fo that I bdieve, 

 in a few Years, it may be inur'd 

 to this Climate, io as to thrive 

 with little Care. 



The fifth and fixth Sorts do pro- 

 duce very beautiful Flowers, whicfi 

 afford an agreeable Scent at fbme 

 Diftance, but if fmelt to very clofe 

 are oflFenlive to the Head. The 

 Flowers of thefe Kinds are Violet- 

 colour'd on the Outfidcj but are 

 white on the Infide ; and thofe of 

 the lixth Sort have two or three 

 Flowers within each other, in the 

 manner of the Frimrofe, which is 

 called Hofe in Hofe. Thefe two 

 Sorts are much more tender than 

 either of the former, and muft be 

 fown early in the Spring on a Hot- 

 bed ; and when the Plants are come 

 up, they muft be tranfplanted into 

 a frefh Hot-bed to bring them for-* 

 ward ; and as the Heat of this Bed 

 declines, there fhould be a frefh 

 one prepared, in which fhould be 

 plung'd Pots fill'd with light, ricH 

 Earth, into which the Plants fhould 

 be plac'd, obferving to water and 

 fhade them until they have taken 

 Root ; after which they fhould 

 have Air given to them, in Pro- 

 portion to the Heat of the Seafon, 

 and muft be often water'd, being 

 very thirfty Plants. 



Thus they muft: be pufhed on 

 by Heat, in the mainner direded 

 for Amaranths ; to which the Pvea- 

 der is defir'd to turn for their far- 

 ther Culture. In fuly, if the Sea- 



