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Middle of Summer ; fo they mould 

 be conftantly kept in the Stove, 

 where they mould have a moderate 

 Degree of Warmth in Winter ; in 

 which they will thrive better than in 

 a greater Share of Heat. 



SERPYLLUM, Mother-of- 

 thyme. 



The Char a Hers are ; 



It hc.th trailing Branches, vjhich 

 are not fo vjoody and hard as thofe of 

 Thyme ; but in every other rcfpecl is 

 the fame. 



The Species are ; 



1. Serpyllum vulgar e majus, 

 fore purpurea. C. B. P, Greater 

 common Mother-of thyme, with a 

 purple Flower. 



2. Serpyllum vulgar e minus. 

 C B P. Common fmaller Mother- 

 of- thyme. 



3. Serpyllum vulgare,flore atn~ 

 flo. Raii Syn. Common Mother-of- 

 th\ me, with a large Flower. 



4. Serpyllum citratum. Ger. 

 Emac. Lemon- thyme. 



5. Serpyllum odove juglandis. 

 jf.B. Mother -of- thyme fmelling 

 like Walnuts. 



6. Serpyllum vulgare hirfutum. 

 Raii Syn. Hairy wild Thyme. 



7. Serpyllum la t if Hum hirfu- 

 tum. C. B. P. Broad -leav'd hairy 

 wild Thyme. 



8. Serpyllum vulgar e minus, 

 fore o.lbo. C. B. P. Greater wild 

 Thyme, with a white Flower. 



9. Serpyllum vulgar e majus, 

 folio ex alio Cif viridi vario. H L. 

 LeflVr wild Thyme, with variegated 

 Leave?. 



The e;ght nrft - mention'd Sorts 

 grow wild upon Heaths, and other 

 large open Flaces, in divers Parts of 

 England ; where, in the Summer- 

 time, when rhey are in Flower, they 

 afford an agreeable Profpect ; and 

 being trod upon, emit a grateful 

 aiomarjc Scent. Their common 



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Places of Growth are upon fmall 

 Hillocks, where the Ground is dry 

 and uncultivated ; where, in a fhort 

 time, they propagate themfelves 

 plentifully, both from Seeds, and by 

 their trailing Branches, which take 

 Root at their Joints, and extend 

 themfelves every way. 



There are but two of thefe Spe- 

 cies commonly cultivated in Gar- 

 dens; viz. the Lemon-thyme, ?nd 

 that with flriped Leaves ; the firft 

 for its agreeable Scent, and the other 

 for the Beauty of its variegated 

 Leaves. Thefe were formerly plant- 

 ed to edge Borders ; but as they are 

 very apt to fpread, and difficult to 

 preferve in Compafs, they are difufed 

 at prefent for that Purpofe. 



All thefe propagate themfelve, 

 very fall by their trailing tranches, 

 which ftrike out Roots from their 

 Joints into the Earth, and thereby 

 make new Plants ; fo that from a 

 Root of each there may foon be a 

 large Stock increas'd. They may 

 be tranfplanted either in Spring or 

 Autumn, and love an open Situa- 

 tion, and a dry undung'd Soil; in 

 which they will thrive and flower 

 exceedingly, and continue feveral 

 Years. 



It may not be improper here to 

 take notice of a common Miftake, 

 which generally prevails concerning 

 this Plant ; which is, that the Sheep 

 which feed upon this Plant, afford 

 the fwect^ ft Mutton : whereas it is 

 very certain, that the Sheep will not 

 eat it ; nor, fo far as I have been 

 capable of obferving, is there any 

 Animal that will, it being extreme- 

 ly bitter to the Tafte. 



SERRATULA, Saw wort. 

 The Characlers are ; 



1c hai'b a fl fculous Flavoer, eonfift- 

 ing of fveral Florets, divided into 

 many Parts r (fling on the. Embryo, and 

 contained in a fccly Empahmev.t, like 



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