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fcegin to flower about the Beginning 

 of June, and often continne to pro- 

 duce frefh Flowers until September ; 

 which renders them valuable, ef- 

 pecially fince they require very little 

 Care in their Culture ; for their 

 Roots may be fuffer'd to remain 

 feveral Years undifturb'd, if we do 

 not want to part them, which will 

 not in the lealt prejudice them. 



The 4th and 5th Sorts are found 

 wild in moft Parts cf England, ef- 

 pecially the 4th, which grows upon 

 the Sides of Banks, under Hedge*, 

 and extends its trailing Branches 

 over the Tree? and Shrubs that are 

 near it. This Plant in the Autumn 

 is generally covered with Seeds, 

 which are collected into little Heads, 

 each cf which having, as it were, a 

 rough Plume faftenM to ir, hath oc- 

 cafion'd the Country-peo-le to give 

 it he Name of Old Mans Beard. 

 The cth Sort, being no more than 

 an accidental Variety of the 4th, is 

 often found intermix'd therewith. 

 The Country-people make ufe of 

 the Branches of this Plant for bind- 

 ing up Fagots : their Branches, be- 

 ing very tough and pliable, are very 

 proper for this Purpofe. 



The 6th Sort is an Ever-green ; 

 and although it be a Native of a 

 warm Country, yet I find is hardy 

 enough to endure the Cold of our 

 Climate in the open Air. This 

 Plant commonly produces vaft Quan- 

 tities of large greenim-yellow Flow- 

 ers in the Depth of Winter (provi- 

 ded it is not retarded by very fevere 

 Weather) ; for which Reaion, to- 

 gether with the Beauty of its ver- 

 dant Leaves at that Seafon, it de- 

 ferves a Place in every good Garden : 

 but as the Branches of this Sort ex- 

 tend to a confiderable Diftance, it 

 mould have a Wall or Pale, to which 

 they muft be f aliened to fupport 



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them, otherwife they will He on the 

 Ground. 



The 7th Sort is very like the 4 th, 

 which is our common Sort ; from 

 which it only differs in having but 

 three Lobes to each Leaf, whereas 

 the other has five or more. 



The 8 th and ioh Sorts are the 

 moft common in Spain and Italy ; 

 from whence they were brought in- 

 to England, and are now propagat- 

 ed in the Nurfery gardens for Sale, 

 under the Title of Single and Double 

 Virgins -bower. The purple Sort is 

 more commonly to be' found than 

 the red Sort, which has been but of 

 late Years introduced into the Eng~ 

 Hjb Gardens ; and is, at prefent, but 

 in few of the Nurferies near London, 

 This, and the double Sort, are very 

 prerty Ornaments to the Flower- 

 gr.rden. 



The 1 itk and 1 2th Sorts are alfo 

 uncommon in England at prefent: 

 the nth was brought from the 

 Levant by Monf. Tournefort, the 

 chief Botanilt of the late King of 

 France. The 12th was brought from 

 Jmirica, where it is found in divers 

 Parts in great Plenty ; but particu- 

 larly in Virginia and North Carolina ; 

 from whence I have received Seeds 

 of this Plant, which have grown 

 with me in the Phyfic-garden. 



The nine laft-mentioned Sorts are 

 all of them trailing Plants, fome of 

 them growing to a very great Length; 

 particularly the 4th, $th, and 7th 

 Sorts, which mould be planted in 

 large Wildernefs-quarters, near the 

 Stems of great Trees, to which they 

 Ihould be trained up; where, by 

 their wild Appearance, they will be 

 agreeable enough. 



The other Sorts are proper enough 

 to intermix with flowering Shrubs 

 of a middling Growth ; where, being 

 faften'd to forcing Stakes, they will 



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