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for thefe Plants; therefore they 

 mould be removed into the Stove, 

 and plunged into the Bark-bed. 

 During the Winter - feafon thefe 

 Plants muft be kept very warm, ef- 

 pecially while they are young, be- 

 caufe they make but little Progrefs 

 the firft Year ; and if they areftinted 

 the firft Winter, they do not reco- 

 ver in a long time after. Thefe 

 Plants mould conftantly remain in 

 the Stove, and mould be treated in 

 the fame manner as hath been direct- 

 ed for the Suriana. 

 THYMUS, Thyme. 



The Characters are ; 

 It hath a labiated Flower, confin- 

 ing of one Leaf, nuhofe Upper-lip is 

 erecl, and generally fplit in two ; and 

 the Under - lip is divided into three 

 Parts ; out of the Flower -cup arifes 

 the Pointal, accompaniid by four 

 Embryoes, which afterward become 

 fo many Seeds inclosed in an Hufk, 

 nvhich was before the Flower-cup : to 

 thefe Marks muft be added, Hard lig- 

 neous Stalks, and the Flowers gather- 

 ed into Heads. 



The Species are ; 



1. Thymus vulgaris, folio latiore. 

 C. B. P. Common broad - leav'd 

 Thyme. 



2. Thymus vulgaris, folio tenui- 

 ore. C. B. P. Common narrow- 

 leav'd Thyme. 



3. Thymus vulgaris > folio latiore 

 t'ariegato. Broad - leav'd ftriped 

 Thyme. 



4. Thymus ca tit at us, qui Diof- 

 coridis. C. B. P. The true Thyme 

 of the Antients. 



There are feveral other Species of 

 Thyme, which are preferv'd in Bo- 

 tanic Gardens for Variety ; but as 

 they are feldom cultivated for Ufe, 

 I fhall not enumerate them in this 

 Place. The Sort with broad Leaves 

 is the moft common in England : this 

 is cultivated in the Kitchen-gardens 



as a Soup-herb, and alfo for medici- 

 nal Ufe. The next two Sorts are 

 preferv'd in many Gardens for Va- 

 riety, being equally as good as the 

 firft for Ufe : but the fourth Sort is 

 lefs common in England than either 

 of the former. 



Thefe Plants may be propagated 

 either by Seeds, or parting their 

 Roots ; the Seafon for either is in 

 March. If it is done by fowing the 

 Seeds, they mould be fown upon a 

 Bed of light Earth, obferving not to 

 bury them too deep,wr.ich will caufe 

 them to rot : when the Plants are 

 come up, they mould be carefully 

 cleared from Weeds; and if the 

 Spring mould prove dry, and they 

 are watered twice a Week, it will 

 greatly promote their Growth ; and 

 in June the Plants mould be thinn'd, 

 leaving them about fix Inches afun- 

 der each Way, that they may have 

 room to fpread ; and thofe Plants 

 which are drawn out may be tranf- 

 planted jnto frefh Beds at the fame 

 Diftance, obferving to water them 

 until they have taken Root ; after 

 which they will require no farther 

 Care, but to keep them clear from 

 Weeds ; and in the Winter follow- 

 ing they may be drawn up for Ufe. 



But if the Plants are propagated 

 by parting their Roots, the old 

 Plants mould be taken up about the 

 Latter-end of March, and flipt into 

 as many Parts as can be taken off 

 with the Root: thefe mould be tranf- 

 planted into Beds of frefh light I 

 Earth, at fix or eight Inches Di- I 

 ftance ; obferving, if the Seafon is 

 dry, to water them until they have 

 taken Rcot: after which they muft be 

 weeded, and they will thrive, and 

 foon be fit for Ufe. 



In order to fave Seeds cf thefe 

 Plants, fome of the old Roots mould 

 remain unremoved in the Place 

 where they were fown the preceding 



Year : 



