New Principles of Gardening. 
? s. Ihe Parts for Ufe. | 
The Flowers and tender Leaves, when eatén in a Sallet, the 
Leaves, or young Tops with their Bloffoms, when ufed for a 
cool Tankard, in Wine, ee. 
6. The Quantity of cither is at. Pleafure, 
7. Its Cultivation. ya 
' Borage delights in good rich mellow Loam, and is raifed 
from Seed fown in the Spring. 
SEG Fe. Vil. 
Of Bughfi. 
1. Lis Names. 
UGLOSs is thought to be a kind of Borage, degenerated 
B therefrom ; but as ‘D/ofcorzdes, Pliny, and other ancient 
Fathers have divided them, I fhall therefore follow their Rule 
of Buglofs: There are two Kinds , the one called Bugloffa, and 
Bugloffa Domeftica, or Garden Buzlofs ; and the other Lange 
de beefe, in Latin Lingua bovis, and Bugloffum luteum, andof 
tome LHieracio cognatum, and Buglofja Sylvefiris or wild Buglofs. 
2. Their Defcription. : 
The Leaves of the common or Garden Bugloft, are longe 
than thofe of the Borage, fharp pointed; rough and hairy; and 
longer than the common fize of Beet Leaves. 
The Stalk rifes to the fame height: as tlre: Borage; and-is 
divided into many Branches alfo, which produce Flowers* of a 
bluifh Colour, fomething inclinable to a purple before they 
are open d, and when quite open’d, more inclinable toa blue. 
The Root is long, thick, grofs, and of aJongeDuration. 
The other: wild Kind, called Langede beefe, isomuch lefs\; 
but the Leaves more rough,. like untothe Tongue of an. Oxe; 
from which it took its Name, 
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