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ftagnated, at a great Diftance from 

 the Sea, in the Country about Vera 

 Cruz,. 



This Plant may be propagated by 

 Seeds, which mould be lovvn early 

 in the Spring on a moderate Hot- 

 bed ; and when the Plants are come 

 up, and are itrong enough to tranf- 

 plant, they mould be each put into 

 a feparate fmall Pot filled with light 

 frefh Earth, and placed into an Hot- 

 bed of Tanners Bark, fcreening them 

 from the Sun, until they have taken 

 new Root ; after which time they 

 mud have a large Share of frefh Air 

 in warm Weather, and fhould be fre- 

 quently refrefhed with Water. With 

 this Management the Plants will pro- 

 duce their beautiful blue Flowers in 

 Autumn ; and if they are removed 

 into the Bark-ftove, may be preferved 

 through the Winter; fo that the fol- 

 lowing Year there may be Hopes of 

 their producing ripe Seeds, where- 

 by the Plant may be preferved ; for 

 it feldom continues, after it has per- 

 fected Seeds. 



CENTJNODIUM, Knot-grafs. 



CEPA, The Onion. 

 The Characters are ; 



It hath an orbicular, coated, bul- 

 hofe Root : the Leasts are hollow or 

 pipy : the Stalk is alfo hollow, and 

 fweUs out in the Middle : the Flow- 

 ers , which confi(l of fix Leagues, are 

 code tied iuto a fpherical Head, or Co- 

 rymbus : the Style of the Flower be- 

 comes a roundifb Fruit, which is divi- 

 ded into three Cells, containing round- 

 ifij Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



h. Cepa oblongu. C.B. The Straf- 

 hurg Onion, mid go. 



2. CePa vulgaris, fori bus & tu- 

 rn cis purpurafcentibus. C. B. The 

 red Spanifo Onion, <vulgo. 



3. Ce-pa vulgaris, fioribus & tu- 

 nicis candidis. C. B. The white Spa- 

 nifh Onion, vulgo. 



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4. Cepa AJcalonica Matthioli. 

 Boerh. Ind. The Scallion or Efcal- 

 lion. 



5. Cepa feci 1 lis j unci folia peren- 

 nis. M. H. Cives. 



6. Cepa feci His major perennis. 

 Welfb Onion, vulgo. 



7. Cepa fffilis Maithioli. Lugd. 

 Ciboule. 



There are feveral other Sorts of 

 Onions of lefTer Note,which are pre- 

 ferved in the Gardens of curious Bo- 

 tanifts, fome of which grow wild in 

 England: butthefe above-mentioned 

 are the Sorts which are chiefly cul- 

 tivated for Kitchen-ufe. The three 

 Sorts firfl-mentioned are propagated 

 for Winter-ufe, their Roots being 

 preferved dry during that Seafon. 

 Of thefe I fhall firft treat. 



Thefe three Sorts of Onions are 

 propagated by Seeds, which mould 

 be fown at the Latter-end of Fe- 

 bruary, or the Beginning of March, 

 on good rich fandy Ground (but not 

 too thick ; the common Quantity of 

 Seed allowed to fow oh an Acre of 

 Ground being eight Pounds): in 

 about a Month or fix Weeks after 

 fovving, the Onions will be up for- 

 ward enough to hoe ; at which time 

 (choofing dry Weather) you lhould 

 with a fmall Hoe, about two Inches 

 and an half broad, cut up lightly all 

 the Weeds from amongft the Onions ; 

 cutting out alfo the Onions, where 

 they grow too clofe in Bunches, 

 leaving them at this firft Hoeing two 

 Inches apart. Thi.% if well per- 

 formed, and in a dry Seafon, will 

 prefer ve the Spot clear of Weeds, at 

 leaft a Month ; at which time you 

 muft hoe them over a fecond time, 

 cutting up all the Weeds, as before, 

 and alfo cutting out the Onions to a 

 larger Diftance, leaving them this 

 time three Inches afunder. This 

 alfo, if well performed, will pre- 



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