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New Principles of Gardening. 
The white Poppy delights in a fandy freth Loam, and is 
the chief that is cultivated for phyfical Ufes, which when the 
young Plants are about the fize of a half Crown, or fome- 
thing fooner, are to be thin’d with the Hough, as Turnips 
are, but mutt be left at greater Diftances » UZ. about ten or 
twelve Inches each Plant from the other; and when they 
are got about four or five Inches high, they muft be houghed 
over again with a great deal of Care; for wherever the corner 
of the Hough either cuts or bruifes any of the Plants, they im- 
* mediately decay and become ufelefs. 
And as I told you, in their De(cription, that they threw out 
Lorizontal Roots; therefore this laft time of Houghing, you 
miuft take Time and Care to remove the Earth very deep, that 
thofe Roots may eafily ftrike therein, and receive theit proper 
Nourifhment, otherwife, tho’ clear from Weeds, they will be- 
come very {mall, and not worth your Labour 
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Of Rofemary, 
1. Its Names. 
O SEMARY is called in Greek AGavaric SeDaveueriny) 
R in Latin Rofmarinus Coronaria, which Surname is given 
it, to diftinguifh it from the other Libanotides, which by 
fome Herbariffs are reckon’d to be Kinds of Rofemary; the 
Italians call it Rofmarino coronario, the Spaniards Romero, the 
French and Dutch Rofmarin, and the Englifh Rofemary. 
2. The Defcription. ve 
Rofemary is a fmall Evergreen Shrub, which when planted 
againft a Wall, will rife to feven or eight Feet high, but not 
near fo much when planted alone. | 
It confifts of many fmall Branches, which are very thick fet 
with {mall, long, and narrow green Leaves, fomewhat hard, 
and of an aromatick Tafte, and pleafant Smell, amongft which 
their Flowers are produced in very great plenty ; firft im the 
Spring, and again in Auguft, being of a very light blue 
Colour, and pleafant Smeil, 3. The 
