New Principles of Gardening. 
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Of Cow/lips. 
1. The Names. 
Ow/flips are commonly called. Primula veris, and by fome 
Arthritica and Herba Paralyfis, good again the Pains 
of Joints, Sinews, crc. In Italian Brache Cucult, in Englifh 
Pettie Mulleins or Palfie-wort, and vulgarly Cowflips. 
There are alfo divers other Flowers of this Tribe that are very 
pleafant in Sallets; as firft, the Field Oxelip, called Primula pra- 
tenjfis inodora lutea; fecondly, double Paigles, Primula hortenjis 
Anglica; thirdly, double Cowflips, Primula veris flore gemina- 
to; fourthly, the ficld Primrofe, Primula verts minor ; fifthly, 
the double white Primrofe, Primula veris flore pleno ; and laftly, 
Primula flore virid:, the green Primrofe. 
2. Their Defcription. . 
t. Thefe kind of Flowers, are very nearly related to the 
Mulleins, and was by the Ancients called Verbafculi, {mall Mul- 
leins. The common Cowflips being well known to every Boy, 
I need not trouble my Reader with any Defcription thereof. 
2, The Oxelip differs but very little from the Cow/ip, in the 
form of its Leaves, but are fomething leffer, as alfo are its 
Flowers, which fall very fhort of that delightful Smell, which 
the Cowflip greatly abounds in. 
3. The double Paigle, called of Pena Primula hortenjis an- 
glica omnium maxima Cc ferotina Flortbus plenis, the great- 
eft Englifh garden Cowflip with double yellow Flowers, 
being. alfo well known to every one, needs no Defcription. 
4. The double Cow/flips, or thofe that are two in a Hofe, cal- 
led Hofe in Hofe, is alfo well known, and therefore needs no 
Defcription. As alfo, the common white field Primrofe, the 
garden double Primrofe, and the green Primrofe, whofe Flow- 
ers are fomewhat welted about the Edges, and therefore were 
called by Pena, filvarum primula Floribus obfcure virentibus fim- 
briatis. 
3. Their 
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