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amongfi: other Sorts of equal 

 Growth. 



The fecond Sort is not quite fo 

 common in England as the former. 

 This was originally brought from 

 America ; but it being full as hardy 

 as the former, and increafing as faft 

 by Suckers, it may foon be obtained 

 in Plenty. This is nearly of the 

 fame Growth with the former, and 

 may be intermixed therewith in Wil- 

 dernefs- quarters, to add to the Va- 

 riety : it may be propagated and 

 managed in the fame manner as the 

 former. 



The third Sort is very common in 

 the Nurferies near London, where it 

 is generally known by the Name of 

 Hypericum Frut ex, and is fold amongft 

 other flowering Snrubs at a common 

 Rate. This may be propagated by 

 laying down the Under-branches, 

 which will take Root in the Com- 

 pafs of one Year, when they may 

 be taken off, and planted in a Nur- 

 fery for two or three Years (as hath 

 been directed for the former) j afcer 

 which they may be tranfplanted out 

 where they are dtfign'd to remain, 

 placing them with the two former, 

 being nearly of the lame Growth, 

 where they will add to the Variety. 



The fourth Sort differs from the 

 third in nothing but the Leaves be- 

 ing notched on their Edges : this is 

 not very common at prefent in the 

 Nurfery- gardens : nor will it be 

 ever regarded as a different Species, 

 but by thofe who are nice in the di- 

 itinguilhing of the minute Difference 

 in Plants ; becaufe the whole Ap- 

 pearance of the Plants is the fame. 



The two firft Sorts produce their 

 Flowers at the Extremity of their 

 Shoots, the firft in a long Spike, and 

 the fecond in form of an Umbel ; 

 but the third Sort produces its Flow- 

 ers at the joints of the former Year's 

 Wood, in Bunches ; fo that the who's 



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Tree feems covered with white Flow- 

 ers, when they are blown. They 

 all three produce their Flowers in 

 May, and fometimes continue in 

 Beauty till June, in a cool Seafon ; 

 for which they are efteemed by the 

 Curious. 



Thefe Shrubs require no other 

 Pruning, but to cut out all the dead 

 Branches, and fuch as grow irregu- 

 lar, and take off all their Suckers 

 every Year; for if thefe are per- 

 mitted to grow, they will ftar.e the 

 old Plants, by drawing away their 

 Nourilhmeut. The Ground between 

 them mould alfo be dug every Spring, 

 to encourage their Roots ; and every 

 third Year a little rotten Dung buried 

 therein, which will caufe them to 

 flower very ftrong. 



The two American Spiraeas have 

 been lately introduced into the 

 Englijh Gardens from Penfyhania : 

 thete are low Shrubs, w-hich feldora 

 rile above three Feet high : their 

 Shoots are flender; and the Flower3 

 are produced at the Extremity of the 

 Branches, in Spikes : thefe feldora 

 flower until the End of June, or the 

 Beginning of July, after the other 

 Sorts are pad ; fo they are more 

 efteemed on that Account : they may 

 be propagated by laying down their 

 Branches in the fame manner as the 

 common Sort : but thefe mould be 

 planted in a warm -fhelter'd Situation, 

 otherwife their Shoots will be de- 

 ftroyed by the Cold in Winter. 



AFRICAN SPIRAEA. VtaYlA* 

 ofma. 



SQUASHES. Vide Melopepo. 

 SQUILLS. Vide Scilla. 

 STACHYS, Bafe Horehound. 



The Characters are ; 

 It bath a lahiated Flower, confjl- 

 ing of one Leaf, nvhofe Upper lip is 

 fornevshat arched and ereel; and the 

 Under-lip is cut into three Sgmcnts, 

 the middle one being larger than the 



other 



