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then they fhould be planted where 

 they are defign'd to remain : they 

 are very hardy Plants ; therefore 

 will thrive in any Situation, and con- 

 tinue feveral Years. 



The fifth, fixth, and feventh Sorts 

 have upright Shoots ; and the Flow- 

 ers of thefe are produced in long 

 Spikes; but they are fmall, and have 

 little Beauty ; fo the Plants are only 

 preferved in the Gardens of the Cu- 

 rious, for the fake of Variety : they 

 are hardy perennial Plants, and per- 

 fect their Seeds in plenty every Year; 

 fo may be propagated in the fame 

 manner as the former. 



The eighth and ninth Sorts have 

 trailing Branches, which are garnifh- 

 ed with elegant Leaves ; thofeof the 

 eighth Sort being fhaped like Ger- 

 mander, and are hoary underneath : 

 thofe of the ninth Sort are deeply 

 fawed, and are hoary on both Sides : 

 thefe produce Spikes of yellow 

 Flowers, which make a pretty Ap- 

 pearance, and continue long in 

 Beauty ; fo that they deferve a Place 

 in every curious Garden : thefe Sorts 

 are pretty hardy, inrefpeft to Cold ; 

 but they mould be planted on a dry 

 Soil, otherwife they will not live 

 thro' the Winter ; nor do thefe 

 Plants thrive well in Pots ; there- 

 fore they mould always be planted 

 in the full Ground : they perfect 

 their Seeds well every Year ; fo 

 young Plants fnould be annually 

 raifed, becaufe they feldom continue 

 longer than two Years. 



SECALE, Rye. 



The Char a tiers are ; 



The Flowers have no Leaves, but 

 conjijl of federal Stamina, which are 

 produced from the Flower-cup : thefe 

 Flowers are coiled ed into a fiat Spike , 

 and are difpofed aimofi Jingly : from 

 the Flower - cup rifes the Pointal ; 

 which afterward becomes an oblong 

 fiendcr §.$d t inclofed in an liujk, 



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which was before the Flower- cup jr 

 this differs from Wheat, in having a 

 flatter Spike, the Awn larger, and 

 more naked. 



The Species are ; 



1. Sec ale bybernum, vel majus. 

 C. B. P. Common or Winter 

 Rye. 



2. Sec ale vcrnunt iff minus. C. 

 B. P. LefTer or Spring Rye. 



The firft Sort is what the gene- 

 rality of Farmers propagate, and is 

 ufually fown in Autumn, at the 

 fame Seafon with Wheat : and in 

 many of the Northern Counties, as 

 alfo in Wales, they are often mixed 

 together : tho' I think it muft be 

 very bad Hufbandry ; for the Rye 

 will always ripen fooner than Wheat; 

 fo that if the latter is permitted to 

 itand to be fully ripe,the former will 

 matter : nor can this be praclifed 

 where the People are not accuftom'd 

 to eat Rye-bread ; for altho'it is by 

 fome accounted good when mixed, 

 yet it being fo very clammy, few 

 People, who have been fed with 

 Wheat, will ever care to eat the 

 Bread made of this. 



It is generally fown on poor, dry, 

 gravelly, or fandy Land, where 

 Wheat will not thrive ; and in fuch 

 Places may anfwer very well: but 

 on fuch Land as will bear Wheat, it 

 is not proper to fow Rye ; fince of 

 late Years that Wheat has been at a 

 low Price, the other has been worth 

 little. 



When Rye is fown, the Ground 

 mould not be too wet ; and if it 

 mould happen, that much Rain falls 

 before the Rye is come up, it often 

 rots in the Ground ; but it is not 

 long in coming up, it being much 

 fooner out of the Ground than 

 Wheat. 



The fmall Rye may be fown in 

 the Spring, about the fame time 

 with Gats, and is ufually ripe asioon 

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