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uamental in Bafins or Flower-pots, 

 when plac'd in Rooms. 



They are all extremely hardy, and 

 will grow in almoft any Soil or Situa- 

 tion, which renders them more valu- 

 able ; for they will thrive under the 

 Shade of Trees; and in fuch Places 

 they will continue much longer in 

 Eeauty. 



They are propagated by parting 

 their Roots, which multiply very 

 fait. The beftSeafon for tranfplant- 

 ing them is toward the Latter - end 

 of Augufli or the Beginning of Sep- 

 tember ; for if they are remov'd after 

 their Roots have fhot out new Fi- 

 bres, they feldom flower ftrong the 

 fucceeding Summer. 



In parting of thefe Roots, you 

 fhould always obferve to prefer ve a 

 Bud upon the Crown of each OfT-fet, 

 otherwife they will come to nothing ; 

 nor mould you divide the Roots too 

 fmall (efpecially if you have regard 

 to their blowing the followingYear); 

 for when their Off-fets are weak, 

 they many times don't flower the 

 fucceeding Summer, or at leaft pro- 

 duce but one Flower upon each 

 Root : but where you would mul- 

 tiply them in Quantities, you may 

 divide them as you pleafe, pro- 

 vided there be a Bud to each OfF-fet; 

 but then they fhould be planted in 

 a Nurfery-bed, for a Seafon or two, 

 to getStrength,before they are plac'd 

 in the Flower-garden. 



The fingle Sorts may be propaga- 

 ted from Seeds (which they general- 

 ly produce in large Quantities, where 

 the Flowers are permitted to re- 

 main); which fliould be fown in the 

 middle of Augufi upon a Bed of 

 frefh light Earth, covering them 

 over about half an Inch thick with 

 the fame light Earth : the Spring 

 following the Plants will come 

 up ; when they fliould be 

 carefully cleared from Weeds, and 

 in very dry Weather refrefh'd with 



Water, which will greatly forward 

 their Growth. In this Bed they 

 fhould remain two Years before they 

 are tranfplanted, obferving in Au- 

 tumn,when theLeaves are decay'd,to 

 fpread fome frefh rich Earth over 

 the Beds about an Inch thick, and 

 conftantly to keep them clear from 

 Weeds. 



When you tranfplant them (which 

 fhould be done in September), you 

 muft prepare fome Beds of frefh 

 light Earth, which fhould be dug,and 

 well clean'd from the Roots of all 

 noxious Weeds ; then plant the 

 Roots therein fix Inches afunder, and 

 about three Inches deep. In thefe 

 Beds they may remain until they 

 flower ; after which they may be 

 tranfplanted where you defign they 

 fliould grow. It is very probable 

 there may be fome Varieties obtained 

 from the Seeds of thefe Plants, as is 

 common in moll other Flowers ; fo 

 that thofe which produce beautiful 

 Flowers may be plac'd in the Flow- 

 er-garden ; but fuch as continue fingle 

 or ill-colour'd,may be planted inBeds 

 to propagate for medicinal Ufe. 



The Portugal Peony may alfo be 

 propagated either by Seeds, or part- 

 ing of the Roots, in the fame man- 

 ner as the other Sorts ; but fhould 

 have a lighter Soil, and a warmer 

 Situation. The Flowers of this 

 Kind are fingle ; but fmell very 

 fweet ; which renders it worthy of a 

 Place in every good Garden. 



The four Sorts lalt - mentioned 

 are not fo common in the Englijb 

 Gardens at prefent, as thofe before 

 enumerated ; but they are equally 

 hardy, and may be propagated in 

 the lame manner. 



PALIURUS, Chrift's Thorn. 

 The Characters are ; 



// hath long foarp Spines : the 

 Flower confijls of jive Leaves, which 

 expand inform of a Rofe : out of the 

 Flower- cup (which is divided into 

 feverat 



