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Bunches on the Top of the Stalks, 

 and are fomewhat like thole of the 

 Golden rod, but larger. Thefeare 

 produced toward the End of Augujl, 

 and continue in Beauty all Septem- 

 ber ; which renders this Sort more 

 valuable. This is as hardy as the 

 other Sorts, and is propagated by 

 parting of the Roots : the beft time 

 i it this is in OElober, foon after the 

 Flowers are paft, that the Plants may 

 have good Root in the Ground be- 

 fore the dry Weather of the Spring; 

 Otherwife they will not flower fo 

 well. It delights in a rich moift 

 Soil. 



The fifth Sort is fomewhat like 

 the iecond ; but the Leaves are much 

 fhorter, and Ihap'd fomewhat like an 

 Heart. This is very hardy, and re- 

 quires no other Treatment than the 

 three f.ril Species. 



The fixth, feventh, eighth, and 

 ninth Sorts are Natives of Africa, 

 growing near the Cafe of Good Hope - t 

 io thefe are too tender to live in the 

 ©pen Air in Winter, and are always 

 preferv'd in the Green -houfe in 

 England. The fixth Sort hatrrtrail- 

 ing Branches, which lie upon the 

 Ground where they are not fup- 

 ported ; nor do thefe Branches ever 

 grow to be woody. The Flowers 

 have no great Beauty, which makes 

 this Plant of little Eileem ; fo it is 

 feldom preferv'd, but in Botanic 

 Gardens. 



The feventh, eighth, and ninth 

 Sorts are fhrubby Plants , which grow 

 about four or five Feet high, and di- 

 vide into many irregular Branches. 

 The Flowers are generally produc'd 

 at the Ends cf the Branches, which 

 are yellow, and in Shape like thofe 

 of the. Ragwort ; to which Genus 

 thefe Plants were ufually plac'd by 

 the Botanilts. 



The ninth Sort is not fo ihrubby 

 as the other two, nor do the Plants 



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grow fo tall : the Stalks are more 

 herbaceous, and the Leaves are long, 

 narrow, and hairy. Thefe are pro- 

 duct very clofe on the Branches, 

 without any Order, as are alfo the 

 Branches. The Flowers grow in 

 clofe Cluflers at the End of the 

 Shoots : thefe appear in Auguji and 

 September, and continue to the End 

 of Ofiober, and fometimes till near 

 Chrifmas. 



Thefe four Sorts are eafily propa- 

 gated by Seeds or Cuttings; but the 

 latter Method is generally prattis'd 

 in England ; for it is much the (hort- 

 er way, as every Cutting will grow 5 

 if they are planted in a ihady Bor- 

 der, either in Jung, July, or Auguji i 

 and when the Cuttings have made 

 good Roots, they fhould then be 

 taken up, and planted in Pots; for 

 if they are permitted to remain long 

 in the full Ground, their Roots will 

 extend to a great Dillance, and the 

 Plants will ihoot very vigoroufly; fo 

 that, if they are then remov'd, there 

 will be great Danger of their fuc- 

 ceeding ; and if they mould live, 

 the Plants will not be fo handfome 

 as thofe which were early potted. 



In the Winter-time thefe Plants 

 mult be houfed ; but they Ihould 

 have as much free Air as polTible in- 

 mild Weather, and alfo plenty of 

 Water ; for they are very thirfty 

 Plants ; nor do they require any- 

 other Care in Winter, but to pre- 

 ferve them from Froft. In Summer 

 they Kiult be often fhifted into other' 

 Pots ; for their Roots will ftrike 

 thro' the Holes of the Pots (if they 

 ftand long unremov'd) into the 

 Ground ; and then the Plants will 

 grow luxuriantly, and r upon being 

 remov'd,. will often die. As thele 

 Plants do not continue long, Cut- 

 tings fhould be annually planted t<y 

 fecure'the Species. 

 SONCHUS, Sowthifflc. 



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