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for their Beauty. All thefe Sorts 

 are commonly known by the Name 

 of Feathen'd or Spani/Jj Columbine 

 among the Gardeners, which Names 

 I fuppofe, they received from the 

 Similitude that the Leaves of thefe 

 Plants bear to thofe of Columbine, 

 though their Flowers are very dif- 

 ferent therefrom. 



Thefe Plants are propagated by 

 parting their Roots j the beft Time 

 for this Work is in Sep ember y 

 •when their Leaves begin to decay, 

 that they may take frefh Root be- 

 fore the Froli comes on to prevent 

 them. They fhould alfo be planted 

 in a frefh light Soil, and have a 

 fliady Situation, in which they will 

 thrive exceedingly, though they may 

 be planted in almoft any Soil or Si- 

 tuation, provided it be not too hot 

 and dry. Thefe Roots fliould not 

 be parted or removed oftener than 

 every other Year, but it they are 

 permitted to ftand three Years, they 

 will flower much flronger for it. 



They may alfo be propagated by 

 ibwing their Seeds on an Eaft Bor- 

 der, fbon after they are ripe, ob- 

 ferving to keep the Ground clear 

 from Weeds ; and the following 

 Spring the Plants will come up, 

 •when they fliould be frequently 

 refrefh'd with Water, and conllantly 

 kept clean from Weeds,- the Autumn 

 following they may be planted out 

 into Nurfery-beds, about five or fix 

 Inches afunder, where they may 

 remain until they have Strength 

 enough to flower, when they fhould 

 be removed into the Borders of the 

 Flower-Garden, placing them in 

 the middle Line among Plants of 

 large Growth, allowing them Room, 

 otherwife they will fpread over 

 whatever Plants are near them. 



Thefe Plants flower the Begin- 

 ing of Juncy and if the Seafon be 

 moderate they will continue in 



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Beauty a long Time : This, toge- 

 ther with their being hardy Plants, 

 which require little Culture, ren^ 

 ders them v/orthy of a Place in 

 every good Flower-Garden; and 

 their Flowers are very proper to 

 intermix with others for Bafons to 

 adorn Halls, Chimnies, i^c. in the 

 Summer Time. 



THAPSIAi The Deadly Carrot. 



There are fever al Species of this 

 Plant, which are kept in Botanick 

 Gardens, but as they are Plants of 

 little Beauty, fo it is not worth 

 while to enumerate them in this 

 Place; but whoever has a Mind to 

 propagate them, may do it in the 

 Manner directed for Smyrneum 5 

 which fee. 



THLASPI ; Mithridate Muftard. 

 The Charatiers are i 



The Florper conjifts of four Leaves^ 

 which are plac'd in Form of a Crofs; 

 out of rcbofe Cup rifes the Fointal, 

 which afterward becomes a fmooth, 

 roundifl) Fruit, having commonly a. 

 leafy Border, ami flit on the upper 

 Side, divided into two Cells by an 

 intermediate Partition plac'd obliquely 

 ■with refpeci to the Valves, and fur- 

 ?2iJJj'd with fmooth, roundifl} Seeds. 

 To thefe Marks miifi be added, the 

 undivided Leaves which difiinguifh it 

 from Crelfes. 



The Species are,* 



1. Thlasi'I ; arvenfe,filiquis latis. 

 C.B.P. Field Mithridate Muftard, 

 with broad Pods. 



2. Thlaspi; montanum, femper- 

 virens. C. B. P. Mountain ever- 

 green Mithridate Muftard. 



g.TuLAsPi; Creticum quibufdam, 



flore rubente (^ albo. J. B. Candy 



Mithridate Muftard, with a reddilli 



and white Flower, commonly called 



Candy Tuft. 



4. Thlapsi 5 umbellatum, arvenfe 

 amarum. f. B. The bitter Field 

 umbellated Mithridate Muftard. 



j". Thlapsi^ 



