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New Principles of Gardening. 
6. The Quantity in a Sallet. 
If the Sallet is compofed of four Kinds of Herbs, the Mu- 
ftard muft be one fourth Part, if of five Kinds, one fifth, dc. 
7. The Cultivation. 
The manner of cultivating this Sallet Herb is directly the 
fame as the Chervil and Creffes, in Se&. VIII and XIV. 
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SEC T. XXIV. 
Of Spear and Garden Mint. 
1. Lts Names. 
INT is called in Greek ydverpos and pi$7, the /weet Smell, 
(vide Pliny, Lib. XIX. Chap. VUL) It hath changed the 
Name amongft the Grecians, whereas otherwife it fhould be cal- 
led Mintha, from whence our ancient Writers derivedthe Name ; 
for 4dvs fignifies Sweet, and écucg Smell: The Itahkan and 
French call it Mentha, as the Latines; the Spaniards Yerva 
buena and Ortelana ; in High Dutch Muntz; in Low Dutch 
Munte, and in Enghifh Mint. 
2. Their Defcription. 
1. Garden Mint, called in Latin Mentha Sativa rubra comes 
up in the Spring, with reddifh coulour'd Buds, fucceeded by 
Stalks of a fquare Form, and fomething hairy, whofe Leaves 
are of a deep green Colour, and indented on their Edges, 
like unto the Tecth of a Saw. The Root grows very fhal- 
low, divided into many Joints, from which iffues forth many 
fibrous Roots, as well as its Stalks: It delights in moift rich 
Land, and loves to extend its Roots to a very great Length. 
2. The Leaves of Salvia Romana, or Spear Mint are very 
long and narrow, and in Form not unlike the Willow, but 
whiter, fofterand more hairy ; and the Roots are of the fame _ 
Form asthe red Garden Mint, and love the fame Soil alfo. 
3. Their 
