New Principles of Gardening. 
And befide thefe two Kinds of Marjoram, there are two 
other Kinds, the one called Marjoram gentle, and in Latin 
Majorana tenuifolia, and the other laced Marjoram, in Latin 
Epimajorana. ; 
The Marjoram gentle confitts of feveral Branches, which are 
adorn’d with foft and ruffet colour’d Leaves, of a very pleafant 
{weet Smell. The Flowers are produced at the very extreme 
parts of the Stalks, compofed of divers fmall Leaves of a white 
Colour, fomething ting’d with a blufhing red. The whole 
Plant is in form very like unto the great {weet Marjoram, but 
fomething leffer of Growth, and of a much finer Smell. 
The laced Marjoram, ot Epimajorana, is alfo a very fine 
Kind of Marjoram, and differs very little from the preced- 
ing. “Tis a Native of Candia, where its Branches are adorn’d 
with Laces, or fmall Threads, which are nor produced in this 
Climate. 
The other Kinds of wild Marjorams, as the baftard Marjo- 
ram called in Latin Origanum Heracleoticum, the white baftard 
Marjoram, Origanum Album, the Origanum Creticum or wild 
Marjoram ot Candia, the Origanum Anglicum or Englifh wild 
Marjoram, the Tragoriganum or Goats Marjoram, the Tragori- 
ganum Clufi, ot Candia Goats Marjoram, being very rarcly culti- 
vated in our Gardens, the firft two Kinds being fully {ufficient 5 
I thall therefore filently pafs over their Defcription, and proceed 
to the Temperature of the Summer and Winter Afarjorams. 
3. Their Temperatures. 3 
Both the Summer and Winter Marjorams arc hot and dry 
in the fecond Degree, and by tome faid to be the fame in 
the third Degree. 
4. Their Medicinal Virtues. 
“Sweet Marjeram is a very good Remedy again cold Dit 
eafes of the Brain and Head, being dry’d and fnuffd up the 
Noftrils. sida 04. ih 
Dryed {weet Marjoram mix’d with Tobacco and fmoaked, 
is-very good for a cold Stomach, and being fteep'd in Ale or 
se and drank provokes Urine. — 
bade Leaves Mee: the Decodtion drank, is very good 
for thofe that are entering into a Dropiic, provokes Urine and 
eafeth the Pains of the Belly. he 
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