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an open-fituated Bed of light Earth ; 

 and when the Plants of the fixth Sort 

 are come up, they ihould be tranf- 

 planted carefully, either into Pots 

 (fill'd with good frefti Earth), or 

 into warm - fituated Borders ; for 

 they are fubject to be deftroyed by 

 hard Frofts ; therefore it is that I 

 would advife the preserving fome 

 Plants of each Kind in Pots, which 

 may be fheltered in the Winter under 

 a common Hot-bed-frame, and the 

 Spring following may be turned out 

 of the Pot5 (preierving all the Earth 

 to their Roots), and planted in a 

 warm Border, where they may re- 

 main to flower ; and if the Scafon 

 is good, they will perfect their Seeds 

 in Augujl, or fooner. 



The fifth Sort is an annual Plant, 

 which perifhes fcon after the Seeds 

 are perfected ; therefore it is that I 

 have advifed the raifing of fome 

 Plants in Autumn, that good Seeds 

 may be obtained ; becaufe thofe 

 which are raifed in the Spring, many 

 times are deftroyed by Froft, before 

 their Seeds are perfected. 



The fixth Sort is a perennial Plant, 

 which grows to the Height of two 

 Feet, or more, and is fhrubby : this 

 produces its beautiful purple Flowers 

 very early in the Spring ; and the 

 Leaves remaining green thro 1 the 

 Winter, renders it worthy of a 

 Place in fuch Gardens where there 

 are Collections of cur'.ous Plants 

 preferved. It is an hardy Plant, 

 which will live abroad in common 

 Winters ; and in the moil: fevere 

 Froft requires no other Shelter but 

 that of a common Frame ; under 

 which, if fome of the Pots are placed 

 in O&ober, and the Glaffes kept off 

 conftantly in mild Weather, to let 

 the Plants enjoy as much free Air 

 as pofiible, they will flower well in 

 the Spririg. 



The fevenlli Sort may a!fo bs 



treated in the fame manner ; but this, 

 being not near fo beautiful as the 

 former, is feldom preferved but in 

 Botanic Gardens, for Variety-fake. 



The eighth and ninth Sorts are 

 Annuals, and muft therefore be fown 

 every Spring : the eighth will do 

 very well, if fown on a Bed of frefli 

 Earth in the open Air, where it may 

 remain to flower and feed ; but the 

 ninth Ihould be fown on a moderate 

 Hot-bed, and managed as is directed 

 for the Balfamina : this will produce 

 its Flowers in July, and the Seeds 

 will ripen in September. 



Th e tenth S or t i s a perennial Plant, 

 which dies to the Root every Win- 

 ter, but rifes again the fucceeding 

 Spring. This Plant "produces long 

 Spikes of white Flowers in June, 

 and the Seeds ripen in September. 

 It is propagated from Seeds, which 

 mould be fown in the Spring, upon 

 a gentle Hot-bed; ana when the 

 Plants are come up, they mould be 

 transplanted each into a Halfpeny 

 Pot rill'd with frefh Earth, and plung'd 

 on another very moderate Hot-bed; 

 obferving to water and made them 

 until they have taken Root ; after 

 which time they mould be inured to 

 the open Air ; and in the Latter- 

 end ot June the Pots mould be placed 

 abroad ; where they may . remain 

 until the Middle of Ofiober, when 

 they muft be placed under an Hot- 

 bed-frame, to fhelter them in fevere 

 Froft; but in mild Weather they 

 ihould have as much free Air as 

 pofiible. The Spring following, 

 thefe Plants mould be taken out 

 of the Pots, and planted in warm 

 Borders, where they are to remain; 

 for by fhooting their Roots a great 

 Depth into the Earth, they do not 

 bear tranfplanting well, after they 

 have made ftrong Roots. Thefb 

 Plants wilt'' continue feveral Years; 

 and as their Roots increafe, they 



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