other Sorts to be placed in Borders 

 fnould be planted eight or ten Feet 

 diftant, being intermix'd with other 

 Plants. Some of thefe Sorts will 

 endure many Years, provided they 

 are planted on a frefn Soil, not over- 

 moid or rich ; bat others rarely 

 continue longer than the fecond 

 Year, perifhing foon after they have 

 perfected their Seeds : thefe mould 

 therefore be often renewed from 

 Seeds, to have a Continuance of 

 them; but the other Sorts may be 

 increafed by parting their Roots, 

 the beft time for which is atMichael- 

 mas, when their Stems begin to de- 

 cay. 



SCOLYMUS, The Golden- 

 thiitle. 



The Char afters are ; 

 The whole Plant hath the Appear- 

 ance of a Thiflle : the Flower confvjis 

 of many Half-florets, which rejl on 

 the Embryocs ; each of thefe are fepa- 

 rated by a thin Leaf ; and on the Top 

 of each Embryo is fajiend a little 

 Leaf: thefe are contain 'd in a fcaly 

 Empalement , which inclofes the 

 Seed. 



The Species are; 



1. Scolymus chryfanthemus. C. 

 B. P. The Golden-thiftle. 



2. Scolymus chryfanthemus an- 

 nuus. H. R. Par. Annual Golden - 

 ihhtle. 



3. Scolymus chryfanthemus 

 Africanus procerior. H.R. Par. Tall- 

 er African Golden-thiftle. 



The firlt and fecond Sorts grow 

 wild in the South of France, and in 

 Spain ; but the third Sort is a Na- 

 tive of Africa. The nrft and third 

 Sorts arc biennial Plants ; but the 

 fecond is an annual, and pennies 

 foon after it has perfected its Seeds. 



They are propagated by Seeds, 

 which mould be fovvn in March, on 

 a Bed of frefh undung'd Earth, in an 

 open Situation ; and when thtPIar/iS 



are come up, they fhould be kept 

 clear from Weeds ; and where they 

 grow too clofe, fome of them mould 

 be pulled out, fo as to leave thofe 

 which are defign'd to remain, about 

 two Feet afunder. This is all the 

 Culture which thefe Plants require ; 

 for as they fend forth Tap-roots, 

 they do not bear tranfplanting well 5 

 therefore they mull bs fown where 

 they are to remain ; and if they 

 are kept clear from Weeds, theywill 

 thrive very well ; and when the 

 Seafons prove dry, will perfed their 

 Seeds in Autumn; but in wet Sea- 

 fons they rarely ever produce good 

 Seeds in England ; which renders it 

 difficult to continue the Species,with- 

 out procuring frelh Seeds from A- 

 broad. 



ThefePlants are preferved by thofe 

 Perfons who are curious in Botany, 

 for Variety - fake ; but are rarely 

 planted in other Gardens. 



SCORDIUM, Water-german- 

 der. 



The Characters are ; 

 The Flowers are like thofe of Ger- 

 mander, which are produced from the 

 Wings of the Leaves : the Flower- 

 cup is tubulous ; and the whole Plant 

 fmells like Garlick. 



The Species are ; 



1. Scordium. C. B. P. Com- 

 mon Water- germander. 



2. Scordium alteram, fi<ve falvia 

 agrejlis. C. B. P. Wild - fage, 



fuulgo. 



3. Scordium frufefcens, folio an- 

 guflo fclwse,flore luteolo. Boerh. bid. 

 Shrubby Wild-fage, with a narrow 

 Sage-leaf, and yellowilh Flowers. 



The firlt. of thefe Plants grows 

 wild in moift Places in the lfle of 

 Ely, in great Plenty ; but near Lon- 

 don it is propagated in Gardens for 

 medicinal Ufe. This Plant is in- 

 creafed by parting the Roots, of 

 from Cuttings or Slips : the beft 



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