THE SCOTS GARDENER 



will cleanse more than some six by weeding with 

 their hands ; and if dry weather, they'll wither while 

 they ly cut, otherwayes rake them in heaps, and 

 spread again when rotted, or carry them to some 

 open trench or pit ; and still be visiting your planta- 

 tions, that as soon as you perceive a weed peep, you 

 may chalk it. 



CHAPTER VII 



OF SOME PHYSICK-HERBES, SHRUBS, AND FLOWERS 



ALL the herbes in the last chapter are physical ; 

 therefore having spoken to them already, I have the 

 less to do here ; however, there are some, as 



Garden-rue; I use to en virone sage-beds with rue, 

 the soil not moist, mixt with ashes, not cinders ; 

 you may box bordures with it, as well as lavender 

 or hysop ; which last is also increased by seed ; and 

 so is golden-rod, fever-few, verven, celandin: they 

 last many years, and so doth 



Wormwoods, comfry, Solomon's-seal, catmint, 

 callamint, elacampan, masterwort, wall-pelli- 

 tory, garden-gemander, beatony, camomile, swal- 

 lowwort, suthernwood, lovag, dwarf -elder, harts- 

 tongue, maiden-hair, asrum, dropwort, birth wort, 

 horhund, spignell, agrimony, briony, bears-breach, 



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