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The Species are ; 



1. Urticaj urensy maxima, C. 

 S. P. The greateft Stinging-nettle. 



2. Urtica; urens, minor. C.B.P. 

 The lelTer Stinging-nettle. 



3 . Urtica j urensy pilulas feren$y 

 3. Diofcoridis, femine lini. C. B. P. 

 Pill-bearing Stinging-nettle, with a 

 Seed like Flax. 



4. Urtica j altera, pilulifera, 

 TarietariA foliis. H. R. Tar. Ano- 

 ther Pill - bearing Stinging - nettle 

 with Leaves like Pellitory, commonly 

 called Spanifh Marjoram, 



5". Urtica j piluUfera, folio an- 

 gujiiori, caule viridi, Balearica.Sal- 

 -vad. Narrower-leav'd Pill-bearing 

 Stinging-nettle from Majorca, with 

 a green Stalk. 



The firft of thefe Sorts is a very 

 common Weed upon the Sides of 

 Banks, Ditches, and other unculti- 

 vated Places, where its Roots will 

 fpread and over-run the Ground, fb 

 that it fhould always be carefully 

 extirpated from Gardens. It is 

 fometimes ufed in Medicine, but 

 may be eafiiy procured from the 

 Fields at almoft any Seafon. 



The iecond Sort is alfo a very 

 cornmon Weed in Gardens, and 

 cultivated Fields, but it being an 

 annual Piant, is not ib difficult to 

 eradicate as the former. 



The third, fourth, and fifth Sorts 

 are preferved in many Gardens for 

 Variety, but the fourth, which is 

 commonly call'd Spanifh Maj'yjram^ 

 is the mod common in Engliflj- 

 Gardens, where it is cultivated Ibr 

 making Sport,, many ignorant Per- 

 fons taking it for a Sort of Mar- 

 joram, are often fevereiy flung by 

 fmelling to it j and others put it 

 into the Middle of Nofegays, amongft 

 other Greens, which they prefent 

 Xo Perfons who are not acquainted 

 with. the Piantj and fo by iinclling 



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to it, they fuffer in like manner as 

 the former. 



The third Sort is mention'd to 

 grow wild in England, but the 

 other two are brought from warmer 

 Countries. 



All thefe Plants may be eafily 

 propagated by fowing their Seeds 

 in March, upon a Bed of light rich 

 Earth, and when the Plants are 

 come up, they fhould be tranf- 

 planted out into Beds, or the Bor- 

 ders ot the Pleafu re-Garden, inter- 

 fperfing 'em amongft other Plants, 

 io that they may not be fo eaiily 

 difcover'd by Perfons whom there 

 is a Defign to deceive, by gathering 

 a Sprig from them to fmell to; 

 aher the Plants have taken Root^ 

 they will require no farther Care, 

 but only to keep 'em clear from 

 Weeds j in June they will flower, 

 and their Seeds will ripen in Au- 

 tumn, which, if permitted to flied 

 upon the Ground, will come up 

 the following Spring, and flourilij 

 without any farther Care. 



The Seeds of the third Sort are 

 fometimes ufed in Medicine. 



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'A L K S : In order to the 

 laying HUlL-s in Gardens, it 

 will be very proper that the Bot- 

 tom of them be fill'd with fome 

 Lime-rubbifli or coarfe Gravel, Flint- 

 ftones, or other rocky Stuff, which 

 will be very ferviceable in prevent- 

 ing Weedi from growing through 

 the Superficies of Gravely this Bot- 

 tom fnould be laid eight or ten 

 Inches thicks pver which the Coat 



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