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4. Tragopogon tratenfe lutsum 

 majus. C. B. P. Greater yellow 

 Goats-beard. 



5. Tragopocon furputeo-c&ru- 

 leum croci folium. C. B. P. Blue 

 Goats-beard, with a Saffron-leaf. 



6. Tragopogon birfututn. C.B. 

 P. Hairy Goats-beard. 



7. Tragopogon folio obhngo Ji- 

 nuato. C. B. P. Goats-beard with 

 an oblong fin uated Leaf. 



The firft Sort here mention'd 

 grows wild in moift Meadows in di- 

 vers Parts of England ; and in May, 

 when the Stems begin to advance, 

 they are by manyPeople gather'd to 

 boil, and are by fome preferr'd to 

 Afparagus : but the Stems of this 

 fmall Sort, being very flender, are 

 not near fo valuable as thofe of the 

 large yellow Sort, or that with blue 

 Flowers, commonly call'd Salfafy ; 

 therefore whoever isdefirous to cul- 

 tivate thefe Plants in Gardens, for 

 the fake of their Shoots, mould al- 

 ways make choice of one of thofe 

 two Sorts; becaufe their Stems are 

 not only larger, but they are much 

 tenderer, acd better for the Purpofe 

 of boiling. 



The fecond Sort was formerly 

 more in Elleem than at prefent ; this 

 was brought from Italy, and culti- 

 vated in Gardens for Kitchen-ufe, 

 the Roots being by fome People 

 greatly valued : but of late there is 

 but little cultivated for the Markets; 

 tho' there are feveral Gentlemen 

 who preferve it in Gardens to fup- 

 ply their Tables. 



The third, fourth, fifth, fixth, and 

 feventh Sorts are by fome preferv'd 

 for the Variety of their Flowers. 



Thefe Plants are propagated from 

 Seeds, which mould be fown in the 

 Spring upon an openSpot ofGround, 

 in Rows about nine or ten Inches 

 dilhnt ; and when the Plants are 

 come up, they ihould be hoed out, 



leaving them about fix Inches afun- 

 der in the Rows : the Weeds mould 

 alfo be carefully hoed down as they 

 are produc'd, otherwife they wi!l 

 foon overbear the Plants, and fpoil 

 them. This is the only Culture 

 they require ; and if the Soil be 

 light, and not too dry, they will 

 make large Plants before Winter ; at 

 which time the Salfafy, w h of e Roots 

 are eaten in Winter, will be ri? for 

 Ufe, and may be raken up any tune 

 after their Leaves are decay u ; but 

 when they begin to (hoot again, they 

 will be fticky, ana* not fit for Ufe; 

 but many Perlbns cultivate this Sort 

 for the Shoot?, which they boil and 

 eat after the manner of Afparagus ; 

 for this Sort, producing ftrong 

 Shoots, is more valuable than the 

 yellow Sort. 



The common yellow Sort, whofe 

 Shoots are fold in the Market, will 

 be fit for Ufe in April or May, ac- 

 cording to the Forwardnefs of the 

 Seafon : the beft time to cut them is, 

 when their Stems are about four 

 Inches long; for if they Hand too 

 long, they are never fo tender as 

 thole which are cut while young. 



Some People, in cultivating thefe 

 Plants, fow their Seeds in Beds pret- 

 ty dole ; and when the Plants come 

 up, they tranfplant them out in 

 Rows at the before-mention'd Di- 

 ftance ; but as they always form a 

 Tap-root, which abounds with a 

 milky Juice, fo when the extreme 

 Part of their Roots is broken by 

 tranfplanting, they feidom thrive 

 well afterward ; therefore it is by 

 far the better way to make mallow 

 Drills in the Ground, and icatter 

 the Seeds therein, as before diredled, 

 whereby the Rows will be at a due 

 Diftance ; and there will be nothing 

 more to do than to hoe out tne 

 Plants where they are too thick in 

 the Row% which will be much lefs 

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