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they are extreme hardy, and require 

 no other Culture but to fovv the 

 Seeds in February, upon an open Spot 

 of Ground ; and when the Plants 

 are come up, they muft be conftant- 

 ly clear'd irom Weeds. In June they 

 will flower, and the Seeds will ripen 

 foon after; when the Plants always 

 perifh, being annual. 



The fecond Sort is called Rcfe of 

 jericbo: this is a Plant of no great 

 Beauty or Ule ; fo is feldom culti- 

 vated, except in Botanic Gardens. 

 It requires the fame Culture as the 

 former Sort, and is alfo an annual 

 Plant ; but the Seeds rarely ripen in 

 England. 



The third Sort grows plentifully 

 wild amongft the Corn, and by the 

 Sides of Hedges, in moll Parts of 

 England. The Seeds of this Sort are 

 generally fold by the Druggifts in 

 London, for'the true Mithridate-mu- 

 ftard ; but the firft Sort is what the 

 College of Phyficians have directed 

 to be Ub'd in the Tberiaca. 



The fourth, eighth, ninth, and 

 twentieth Sorts alio grow wild in 

 fome Parts of Great Britain ; but 

 are not fo common as the former 

 Sorts, efpecially the twentieth,which 

 is found in the mountainous Paftures 

 in Ycrkfiire, and fome other Places 

 in the North ; but is not to be met 

 with in the South, uniefs in fome cu- 

 rious Botanic Gardens ; where it is 

 preferv'd for the fake of Variety. 



The tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thir- 

 teenth, and fourteenth Sorts are 

 found wild on the Alps, and in Spain, 

 Portugal, andltafy: thefe are preferv- 

 ed in the Gardens of thofe Perfons 

 who are curious in Botany, for the 

 fake of Variety. 



The fifteenth, fixteenth, feven- 

 teenth, eighteenth and nineteenth 

 Sort, were difcovered by Dr. 

 Toumefort in the Levant, from 

 whence he fent their Seeds to the 

 Royal Garden at Pari/. 



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Mo ft of thefe Sorts are annual 

 Plants,which,if permitted to ihed their 

 Seeds on the Ground, will fucceecl 

 much better than when fown by 

 Hand, efpecially if they are not 

 fown in Autumn ; for when the 

 Seeds are fown in the Spring, if the 

 Seafon mould prove dry, they feldora 

 grow ; and if they do come up, 

 The Plants will be very fmall, and 

 produce little Seed : whereas thofe 

 Plants which come up in Autumn, 

 will abide the Winter's Cold very 

 well, and the following Spring will 

 get Strength before the hotWeather 

 comes in ; fo will flower, and pro- 

 duce plenty of Seeds. 



Some of thefe Sorts produce pret- 

 ty Flowers growing in Cluiters, 

 which renders them worthy of a Place 

 in large Gardens, where there is 

 room for Variety, efpecially as they 

 require very little Trouble to culti- 

 vate them : for none of thefe Sorts 

 mould be tranfplanted, but fown 

 where they are defign'd to remain; 

 and if they are kept clear from 

 Weeds, it is all the Culture they re- 

 quire. Many of thefe Plants will 

 grow on the Top of old Walls, or 

 other Buildings; where they will fhed 

 their Seeds, and maintain themfelves 

 without Care ; and growing very- 

 low and Hinted, will produce a great 

 Number of Flowers; which will 

 make a pretty Appearance in the 

 Spring, when they are in Flower. 



The nineteenth Sort grows to the 

 Height of two Feet or more, and 

 becomes fhrubby. The Flowers of 

 this Kind are fmall, and do not 

 make a very good Appearance ; but 

 the Plant is preferv'd by fome curi- 

 ous Perfons, for the fake of Variety. 

 This Sort may be propagated by 

 Cuttings during any of the Summer- 

 month.sin like manner as the Candy- 

 tuft-tree; but is fomewhat tender- 

 er i and, when it is rooted, lhould 



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