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There are many People who Tow 

 thefe Seeds promifcuoufly in a Bed, 

 and afterward tranfplant them out 

 at the Diftance they would have 

 them grow : but this is not fo well 

 as the former Method, becaufe their 

 Roots commonly fhoot downright, 

 which, in being tranfplanted, are 

 often broken ; fo that they never 

 will make fuch fair Roots as thofe 

 which remain in the fame Place 

 where they are fown : for when the 

 extreme Part of the Root is broken, 

 it never extends itfelf in Length af- 

 terward ; but only moots out into 

 many forked fmall Roots, which are 

 not near fo valuable as thofe which 

 are large and ftrait. Thefe Roots 

 may be taken up when the Leaves 

 begin to decay ; at which time, they 

 have done growing ; tho' they may 

 remain in the Ground until Spring, 

 and may be taken up as they are 

 ufed : but thofe which remain in the 

 Ground after March will fhoot up 

 their Flower - Items ; after which 

 they are not fo good, being fticky 

 and ftrong. 



If you intend to fave Seeds of 

 thefe Plants, you mould let a Parcel 

 of the beft remain in the Places 

 where they grew ; and when their 

 Stems are grown to their Height, 

 they ihould befupported with Stakes, 

 to prevent their falling to the 

 Ground, or breaking. In "June 

 they will flower ; and about the Be- 

 ginning of Augufl their Seeds will 

 ripen, when they mould begather'd, 

 and preferv'd dry till the Spring fol- 

 lowing, for Ufe. 



SCROPHULARIA, Figwort. 

 The Characters are : 



// hath an anomalous Flower, con- 

 Jtfiing of one Leaf^ gaping on both 

 Side Stand generally globular ,cut \ as it 

 ivy e, into two Lips ; under the up- 

 per one of which are two fmal I Leases: 



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the Point al rifes out of tl e Flower- 

 cup, which afterward turns to a Fruit 

 or Hujk, with a roundijh -pointed End, 

 opening into two Di<vifiom, parted in- 

 to two Cells by an intermediate Par- 

 tit ion, and full of Jmall Seeds, which 

 adhere to Placenta. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Scrophularia nodofa faetlda. 

 C. B. P. Stinking knobbed-roct- 

 ed Figwort. 



2. Scrophularia aquatica ma- 

 jor. C.B.P. Greater Water Fig- 

 wort. 



3. Scrophularia Hij panic a, fam- 

 buci folio glabra. Tourn. Spanijb 

 Figwort, with a fmooth Elder - 

 leaf. 



4. Scrophularia maxima Lufi- 

 ian>ca,fambuci folio lanuginofo.Tou m . 

 Greatefc Portugal Figwort, with a 

 woolly Elder- leaf. 



5. Scrophularia rut a car.ina 

 die! a vulgaris. C. B. P. Figwort, 

 commonly called Dog's-rue. 



6. Scrophularia fax at His luci- 

 da, laferpitii Majjilienfs foliis. Boc. 

 Muf. Shining Rock Figwort, with 

 Leaves like the Marfeilles Lafer- 

 wort. 



7. Scrophularia glauco flio, 

 in amplas lacinias di-vifo. Tourn. Fig- 

 wort with a fea-green Leaf, divided 

 into large Segments. 



8. Scrophularia foliis flirt's 

 modo lacinintis, Vel ruta canina lati- 

 folia. C. B. P. Figwort with Leaves 

 jagged after the manner of Fern, or 

 broad leav'd Dog's-rue. 



9. Scrophularia five lutco. C. 



B. P. Figwort with a yellow Flow- 

 er. 



id. Scrophularia folio itrtic&. 



C. B. P. Figwort with a Nettle- 

 leaf. 



11. Scrophularia betonic^ fo- 

 lio. Inf. R. H. Fjgwcrt-vvith a 

 Betony-leaf. 



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