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The fourth Sort is in Shape fome- 

 what like the Torch-thiftle, having 

 many obtufe Angles, which are 

 armed with Spines : this puts out 

 many Side - branches horizontally, 

 which afterward turn upwards ; fo 

 that when the Plants are large, they 

 make a very odd Figure, the branches 

 coming out very irregular, and in- 

 terfering with ench other, unlefs they 

 are cut off while yonng : this will 

 grow to the Height of fix or eight 

 Feet ; the Flowers are produced on 

 the Angles toward the Upper-part 

 of the Branches j and fometimes are 

 fucceeded by Fruit. 



The fifth Sort may be eafily trained 

 up with an upright Stem, feven or 

 eight Feet high ; and toward the 

 Upper- part the Branches come out 

 horizontally, which are garnilhed 

 with broad Leaves on their Upper- 

 part, which generally fall away in 

 the Spring, and frelh Leaves are 

 put out toward Autumn : this pro- 

 duces Flowers at the Extremity of 

 the Branches. 



The fixth Sort is at prefent the 

 mod rare in England: the Plants of 

 this Sort, which have been procured 

 from Holland, have been moft of 

 them deftroyed by placing them in 

 Stoves, where, by the Heat, they 

 have in one Day turned black, and 

 rotted immediately after : this Sort 

 will live in a dry airy Glals cafe, 

 with Ficoides, and other fucculent 

 Plants, where they may have free 

 Air in mild Weather, and be pro- 

 tected from Froft : in Summer the 

 Plants of this Sort may be expofed 

 in the open Air, in a warm Situa- 

 tion. 



With this Treatment, the Plants 

 will thrive much better than when 

 they are more tenderly nurfed : 

 this- will grow three cr four Feet 

 high, and put out many lateral 

 $»nch« : thefe have feven. Angles^ 



and are ftrongly armed with long 

 black Spines, which produce the 

 Flowers toward their Extremity; 

 the whole Plant has a very fingular 

 Appearance. 



The feventh, eighth, ninth, and 

 tenth Sorts are alio pretty hardy ; 

 fo will live in a good GlaiVcafe in 

 Winter without Fire, provided the 

 Froft is kept intirely out ; and in 

 Summer they may be placed abroad 

 in a warm Situation : as thefe are 

 very fucculent Plants, they fhould 

 not have too much Wet ; therefore, 

 if the Summer mould prove very 

 moift, it will be very proper to place 

 thefe Plants under fome Shelter, 

 where they may enjoy the free Air, 

 but may be fcreened from the Rain ; 

 othervvife, by receiving too much 

 Wet, they will rot. 



The feventh Sort will require to 

 be fupported, othervvife the Weight 

 of the Branches will draw them 

 upon the Pots ; and, by training of 

 the Stems up to Stakes, they will 

 grow four or five Feet high j and a 

 great Number of Side-branches will 

 be produced, which are generally 

 contorted, and appear like a Num- 

 ber of Snakt s ifluing out of an Head ; 

 which gave occafion to the Name of 

 Mcdufas Head. 



The eighth Sort is a very humble 

 Plant, feldom rifing above fix Inches 

 high ; and fends out a great Number 

 of irregular Branches, which fpread 

 over the Surface of the Pots, and 

 are often fo far extended as to hang 

 down on the Side of the Pots : thefe 

 Branches greatly relemble thofe of 

 the feventh Sort, but are much 

 fmaller ; and the Plant never rife* 

 in Height, fo that it is undoubtedly 

 different ; thp* fome Perfons have 

 fuppofed them the fame. 



The ninth Sort is alfo a very low 

 Plant; the Branches of this alfo trail 

 upon the Surface of the Pots like 



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