New Principles of Gardening. 
Stalk and Leaves immediately perifh; fo that to have this 
Herb always fit for ufe, ‘tis beft to fow a {mall Quantity every 
Year, to fucceed each other, as they decay. : 
hae 3. The Temperature. 
Clary is hot and moderately dry in the third Degree. 
: 4. Its Virtues. | 
. The Leaves being ftamped or fried whole with Eggs, in the 
manner of a Tanfie, is a yery great Strengthener to the Sto- 
mach, Eyes and Back. 
5. The Quantity to be eaten is at Pleafure. 
_ 6. The parts for ufe are the young Leaves of the firft Year's 
rowth, fried in frefh Butter, with Cream and Eggs, beaten 
with Sugar, and juice of Orange or Limon. : 
7. Its Cultivation. 
The Seed being faved when ripe, and fow'd in March, ina 
{mall Border of about four Feet wide, and fifteen or twenty 
Feet long, will produce avery great Quantity, {ufficient for 
any Nobleman’s Family whatfoever, and delights in a rich 
fandy Loam. e : - 
ye oe el 
Of Clivers or Goofe-Grafs. 
1. Its Names. 
LIVERS is called in Greek dxagjn, Aparine, in Latin 
Lappa minor, but not properly. “Pliny affirms it to be 
Lappaginis Speciem, of fome Philanthropos, a Man’s Friend, be- 
caufe that it takes hold of Garments, @c. when touched by 
them. In Italian Speronella, in Spanifo Prefera, or Amordt 
Hortalano, in High Dutch Kleeb, Kraut, in French Reble ou 
Grateron, in Low Dutch Kleeferugt, and in Englifh Goofe- 
fbare, Goofe-grafs, Clever, Claver, or Cliver. 
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