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width and depth, turning the earth into the 

 £rft upon the feis. • 



Ihus, in either method of planting, the 

 fers will fend up long ftraight roo:-(hoois, pro- 

 ducing a head of leaves at the furface of the 

 ground ; and the roots will enlarge in growth 

 till Ot;:lober, when, if of tolerable fize, may 

 begin digging up fome for ufe, as wanted at 

 that time, or all Winter, &c. But if not 

 particularly wanted this firft year, as the 

 ihoots will rather be fmall, if permitted to 

 have another year's growth, they will be fine 

 and large by next Autumn. 



When they are to be taken up for ufe, dig 

 out a trench along the firll row, or as far as 

 wanted, going as deep as the bottom of the 

 upright root-fhoots, which then cut off with 

 a knife or fpade tranfverfely, ciofe to the mo- 

 ther llools or fcts, leaving thofe undiilurbed 

 in the ground, earthing ihem over again the 

 proper depth, and they will fend up an an- 

 nual produi^tion of Ihoots as above, for many 

 years to come. 



HYSSOP. 



Officinal, or Garden Hyssop. 



TT Y S S O P is a fmall under-fhrubby ever- 

 green perennial, of the aromatic tribe, 

 raifed by feed, flips of ihejoranches, and part- 

 ing the roots, continuing feveral years in root 

 ^nd top. The" leaves, or yodng ihoots and 



leaves 



