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again the following Spring. It com- 

 monly grows about two Feet high, 

 and has long narrow Leaves, fome- 

 what refembling thofe of Rofmary ; 

 on the Topsof the Stalk, the Flow- 

 ers are produced in a clofe thick 

 Spike, growing in Whorle^ round 

 the Stalk ; which are of a fine blue 

 Colour, and make a very pretty Ap- 

 pearance during their Continuance in 

 .Beauty ; which in a cool Seafon is 

 fometimcs fix Weeks, beginning in 

 May, and lafting till July. 



It is propagated by Seed, which 

 mould be fovvn in the Middle of 

 May-chy in a Bed of frem light Earth, 

 in an open Expofure; and in about 

 five Weeks after the Plants will ap- 

 pear, when they fhould be carefully 

 cleared from Weeds ; and if the Sea- 

 fon mould prove dry, they muft be 

 refrefhed now and-then with Water, 

 which will greatly promote their 

 Growth. When the Plants are about 

 two Inches high, they mould be care- 

 fully tranfplanted into a Bed or Bor- 

 der of frem light undunged Earth, 

 obferving to (hade them from the 

 Sun until they have taken Root; as 

 alfo to refrefh them frequently with 

 Water, until they are well eftablim'd 

 in this Bed \ after which time they 

 will require no farther Care, but to 

 keep them conftantly clear from 

 Weeds, till Michaelmas, when they 

 are to be removed into the Places 

 where they are defigned to remain 

 for good. 



When the Plants are firfl tranf- 

 planted from the Seed-bed into a 

 Nurferybed, they mould be plant- 

 ed about fix Inches afunder every 

 Way, which will be fufficient room 

 for them the firft Seafon ; and this 

 will admit of the Hoe to come be- 

 tween the Plants to deftroy the 

 Weeds, which is by much a better 

 Method than the pulling them out 



by Hand, and is much fooner per- 

 form'd. # 



At Michaelmas, when the Plants 

 are tranfplanted for good, they 

 fhould be carefully taken up with 

 Balls of Earth to their Roots ; and 

 they muft be planted in the Middle o£ 

 the Borders in frefh light Earth, in- 

 termixing them with other hardy 

 Plants of the fame Growth ; where 

 they will make a pretty Appearance, 

 when they are in Flower, and will 

 continue three or four Years ; and 

 in fome poor flony Soils I have 

 known the Roots live fix or feven 

 Years ; but thefe did not produce 

 fo large Spikes of Flowers, as thole 

 younger and more vigorous Planes. 



It will be proper to have fome of 

 the Plants in Pocs, which, in cafe of 

 a fevere Winter, may be fhelter'd 

 under a Frame, for fear thofe Plant* 

 which are exposed mould be deftroy- 

 ed ; and thefe Plants in Pots, if they 

 are duly fupply'd with Water in dry 

 Weather, will flower very ftfong ; 

 wherefore they may be placed among 

 other Plants, to decorate Courts, &c. 

 where they will have a good Effect. 



But as thefe Plants do not continue 

 many Years, it will be proper to raife 

 a Supply of young Plants to fucceed 

 them i for the old Plants will pro- 

 duce Seeds plentifully, which are 

 ripe in Augujl, when they mould be 

 gather'd in dry Weather, and kept 

 in a warm dry Room, till the time 

 for fowing them. 



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ABINA, The Savine-tree. 

 The Cbaraclers are ; 



// bath company rigid, attd prick- 

 ly ever -green Leaves: the Fruit is 

 4 I 2 fmally 



