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will in a fliort time overfpread the 

 Ground where they are planted ; fo 

 that the Slips lhould be plac'd at 

 leaft a Foot afunder, and in parti- 

 cular Beds, where the Paths round 

 them may be often dug, to keep 

 their Roots within Bounds. They 

 may be transplanted either in 

 Spring or Autumn, and will thrive 

 malmoft a^y Soil or Situation. 



The common Tanfy is greatly 

 u(ed in the Kitchen early in the 

 Spring ; at which Seafon, that 

 which is in*the open Ground, or ef- 

 peciaily in a cold Situation, is hard- 

 ly forward enough to cut ; fo that 

 where this is much wanted at that 

 Seafon, it is the belt way to make a 

 gentle Hot-bed in December, and 

 plant the old Roots thereon, with- 

 out parting them ; and arch the 

 Bed over with Hoops to cover it 

 with Mats in cold Weather ; by 

 which Method the Tanfy will come 

 np in January, and be fit to cut in 

 a fhort time after. 



The fifth and eighth Sorts were 

 brought from the Cape of G.oi Hop% 

 and are preferv'd in the Gardens of 

 thofe who are cur;ous in collecting 

 Exotic Plants. Tnefe may be pro 

 pagated by planting Cuttings or 

 Slips, during any of the Summer- 

 months, upon a Bed of light rich 

 Earth, obferving to water and (hade 

 them until they have taken Root ; 

 after which they may be taken up, 

 and planted in Pot:- filPd with freih 

 light Earth, placing them in a fhady 

 •Situation until they nave taken new 

 Root ; and then they may be expo- 

 fed in an open Place, amongit other 

 Exotic Plants, until theBegmning of 

 October ; when they mull be remov'd 

 into the Green-houfe, obferving to 

 place them in the cooleft Part there- 

 of, and as near the Windows as pof- 

 iiblc, that they may enjoy the free 



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Air in mild Weather; otherwife 

 they will draw up weak, and be lia- 

 ble to grow mouldy, and decay. 



They mull alfo be frequently 

 water'd ; but in very cold Weather 

 they muft not have too much Water 

 given them at each time ; though in 

 Summer they lhould have it in plen- 

 ty. With this Management (toge- 

 ther with obferving to mi ft them in- 

 to larger Pots, as tney mall require 

 it), the Plants will grow large, and 

 produce a great Quantity of Flow- 

 ers ; which commonly appear ear- 

 ly in the Spring, and thereby great- 

 ly add to the Variety of the Green- 

 houfe. 



The fixth Sort was difcover'd by 

 Dr. Tournefort in the Levant ; from 

 whence he fent the Seeds to the 

 Royal Garden at Paris. The Se- 

 venth Sort was fent to me from Pe- 

 terjhurgh, by Dr. Amman, who was 

 Profefibr of Botany in that Univer- 

 fity: Both thefe, being very hardy 

 Plants, may be propagated by Seeds, 

 or parting of their Roots, in the 

 fame manner as is practis'd for the 

 common Sort; but the Roots of 

 thefe Kinds do not creep fo much as 

 thofe of the common Sort. * 



TAN, or TANNERS BARK, is 

 the Bark of the Oak tree, chopp'd 

 or ground into coarfe Powder, to be 

 us'd in Tanning or Drelfmg of 

 Skins; after which it is of great 

 Ufe in Gardening : Firft, by its Fer- 

 mentation (when laid in a Body), 

 wh : ch is always moderate, and of a 

 long Duration, which renders it of 

 great Service for Hot-beds: and, fe- 

 condiy, after it is well rotted, it be- 

 comes excellent xManure for all Sorts 

 of cold itiff Land ; upon which one 

 Load of Tan is better than two of 

 rotter. Dung, and will continue long- 

 er in the Ground. 



TAPIA, The Garlick Pear-tree. 



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