SECT. XVI* 



OF HERBS, &C. 



PA9 



are propagated in autumn, or early in the fpring, by 

 planting five or fix of the little bulbs in a hole, air 

 inch deep, and eight afunder. A bed of them lafts three 

 or four years. 



Clary (the common garden) ranks as a medicinal 

 herb, but it is ufed alfo in foups, and is very odorous, 

 Sow it in fpring, and when two or three inches high, 

 prick the plants out fifteen or eighteen inches afunder, 

 x>r thin them to this diftance. It is biennial, and there- 

 fore muft be fown every year as parfley is. There are 

 forts of this plant cultivated for ornament, bearing 

 pretty flowers. See Lift of biennials. 



Coriander isoccafionally ufed m foups and fall ads ^ 

 for its peculiar high flavour; but moftly for medicinal 

 purpofes, which its feeds are ufed in. For culinary 

 ufes, fow it in April, and once a month, or oftenei> 

 afterwards, in drills fix inches afunder, to have a fuc-- 

 ceflion of young plants ; and make a principal fowing; 

 in Augujl, or September, on a warm border. Cover 

 fome of it with a frame, or it will die in hard weather.- 

 If wanted early in the year, fow one hot-bed, in February' 

 or March; or in this laft month under handglafjes. 



Corn Sal lad (or lamb's lettuce J isafmall, warm, 

 wholeforne, hardy herb, and for winter and fpring ufe 

 fhouid be fown in Augujl and September, and again irr- 

 February and March, and once a month all fummer,- 

 for it is tc^ be eat quite young. The plants mould : 

 grow about three inches diftance: This ruftic vegetable 

 ufed to be much in requeft, though now rarely cultivated. 



Cress, there are three forts of, plain, curled, and 

 broad leaved; the former of which is much ufed as a 

 Jallad herb, with mujlard, rape, radijh, &c. The curled 

 and broad leaved forts mould be thinned to half an 

 inch afunder; but the plain is to be fown thick. The- 

 curled makes a pretty garmjb. In the cold months, 

 tais fallad herb (as others) is fown on gentle hot-beds, ■ 

 giving plenty of air; and as the fpring gets up, on 

 warm borders, or under hand-glaffes* The London 

 M 5 market 



