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as a fiimily medicine for balm-tea, both when, 

 green, and when dried. 



The plants are eafily raif^d plentifully by 

 iideofT-fets, or by dividing the roots in Spring 

 or Autumn ; or flips of the young Spring (hoots 

 taken oif with roots, in March or April, and 

 may all be planted in any beds or borders 

 of common earth, a foot apart. They will 

 foon grow freely, and encreafe into large 

 bunches, and produce green leaves for ufe 

 mo.'^ part of the year, but in fall growth in 

 Spring and Summer, from April till Au- 

 g'jft or September: obfervlng in Summer, 

 when the plants (hoot up to (lalks, it is proper, 

 in June or July, to gather a quantity to dry 

 for Winter, cutting the It.ilks, with the leaves 

 thereon, clofe to or near the bottom ; fpread 

 in a (liady place to dry at leifure, then tied in 

 bunches and houfed. 



The fame plants continue feveral years by 

 the roots. Keep them clean from weeds all 

 Summer; dig between them in Autumn or 

 Sprine^, with a fmall fpade or trowel ; they 

 will produce plentiful fupplies of leaves and 

 ffioots annually, 



Whereyoung balm is required all Summer, 

 cut down fome every month, and frefh (hoots 

 will fucceed them from the bottom. 



BASIL. 



Large Basil (feveral varieties) 



Least, or Bush-Basil (feveral varieties) 



■p O T H thofe fpecies of Bafil are tender 



annual plants, aromatic, pot, and fallad 



herbs, and ior medicine j all raifed from feed 



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