“New Principles of Gardening. 
The Cods ‘are of a fmall Magnitude, and in form like unto 
the Lare. The Roots are of a ftraight Make, much {weeter 
in Tafte than the other, of a brown or earthy Colour with- 
out, and of a beautifal yellow within. 
3. The Temperature. 
The common Liguorifh is temperately warm and moilt. 
4. The Medicinal Virtues. 
The common fort of Ligquerifh is good againft Hoarfenefs , 
Inflammation of the Lungs, Pleurifie, {pitting of Blood and 
Matter, Confumption, all Infirmities of the Cheft, and greatly 
helps fhortnefs of Breath, and decay’d Lungs. 
It takes away Inflammations, mitigates the fharp and falt 
Humours, concoés raw Humours, and canfes eafy fpitting: - 
The Deco@ion being drank very much helj ps the Kidneys and 
Bladder that are ulcerated. 
It cures the Strangury, and generally all Infirmities that pro- 
ceed from fharp, falt, and mordicant Humours. 
5. Its Cultevation.- 
The common Liquorifh ‘thrives beft when on in very 
deep mellow frefh Land, for its Nature is to ran down very 
deep : Before that Liquorifh is planted, the Land matt be very 
well trench’d, fall two Spit and both Crumbs in Depth ; ; and 
if ’tis trench’d in the Autumn, as diretted for 4/paragus in Sect. 
II. Part I, having the bottom Spit ‘ridged, to be meliorated 
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by Frofts, dc. during the Winter, ‘twill very much add to the 
fuccefs of your Plantation: 
Liquori{b is propagated from Runners, or f{ntall Roots, as thofe 
of Horfe Radifh, cach being prun’d to about fix or feven. TG | 
in length, and planted about ‘eight ‘or pins In es apa. teat 
Beds about three Feet wide, with h Affeys of t ‘Feet wi 
between them, for the conveniency ‘of cleaning them, during 
the time of its Growth, which is generally three, and very 
oftentimes four Years. 
And that you may ( 
after three Years ‘time ) “have a fi 
coming in every Year ; you mt ft't ‘ore plant as m 
pat nahi as you Raves ‘taken up the Autumn and Winter 
before, and thereby you will be plentifully and conftantly fur- 
nifh’d at all Times. x 2 To 
