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Gardens. The Roots of this Kind, 

 being fo common near London, are 

 generally fold in the Markets inftead 

 of the third Sort, which is what 

 fhould always be ufed, as being by 

 far the ftrongeft, and moll valu- 

 able. 



The third Sort is generally found 

 upon dry chalky Soils, in ftiady Pla- 

 ces, in divers Parts of England ; the 

 Roots of which are much preferable 

 to thofe of the fame Kind which are 

 cultivated in Gardens j as are all the 

 Sorts of aromatic Plants, when ga- 

 ther'd from their native Places of 

 Growth. 



This Plant may be propagated by 

 parting the Roots either in Spring or 

 Autumn, as was directed for the firft 

 Sort ; but you fhould always obferve 

 to plant them upon a dry frefh 

 undung'd Soil ; in which, tho' the 

 Roots will not make near fo great 

 3 rogrefs, as in a rich moift Soil ; yet 

 hey will be much preferable to them 

 or Ufe. Thcfe Roots mould alfo 

 >e taken up, when the Leaves de- 

 ray in Autumn, and preferv'd dry 

 intil ufed. 



j The fourth Sort is very common 

 n moift Soils, in divers Parts of 

 V.ngland ; but is feldom propagated 

 1 Gardens. This is plac'd among 

 he officinal Simples, in the Collge 

 yifpenfatory ; though it is rarely ufed 

 I) Medicine. It mry be propagated 

 a moift Soil, by parting the Roots 

 the former. r f his Sort is Male 

 id Female in different Plants. 

 The fifth, fix:h, and feventh Sorts 

 e propagated in Gardens for the 

 eauty of their Flowers ; but they 

 e only proper for large Gardens, 

 ing very apt to grow too large for 

 tall Places. Thefe may bepropa- 

 ted by parting their Roots, in the 

 nner before dire&ed, or from 

 eds, which fhould be fown in Au- 

 nn, foon after they are ripe, up- 

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on a Bed of frefh light Earth ; and 

 in the Spring, when the Plants come 

 up, they fhould either be tranf- 

 planted into Nurfery-beds, or the 

 Borders where they are to remain 

 for good. 



Some of thefe Plants will flower 

 the firll Seafon ; but the fecond Year 

 they will all flower very ftrong. 

 They commonly grow about three 

 Feet high ; and when the Roots are 

 ftrong, they will continue flowering 

 moft Part of the Summer, which 

 renders them worthy of a Place in 

 large Borders, and alfo in Avenues, 

 and other abject Parts of the Gar- 

 den, they being very hardy, and 

 will grow in almoft any Soil or Si- 

 tuation ; but their Roots will abide 

 longeft in a dry barren Soil i for in 

 rich moilt Places they feldom have a 

 Continuance for a longer time than 

 two Years. 



The Seeds of thefe Kinds will of- 

 ten get into the Joints of old Walls, 

 where they will grow and abide 

 many Years, without any Care or 

 Culture, and produce Flowers moft 

 Part of the Summer ; and in fuch a 

 Situation they will endure all Wea- 

 thers, without the leaft Injury : thefe 

 Plants are never ufed in Medicine. 



The eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, 

 and feventeenth Sorts grow on the 

 Alps ; from whence they have been 

 procured by fome curious Botanifts, 

 and are preferved in their Gardens 

 for Variety : thefe are abiding Plants, 

 which may be propagated Dy part- 

 ing of their Roots. The belt time 

 to remove thefe Plants, and part 

 their Roots, is foon after Michael- 

 mas, when their Leaves decay, that 

 they may, have good Rooting in the* 

 Ground before the dry Weather 

 comes on in the Spring; otherwife 

 they will not flower firong tl;e fol- 

 lowing Summer. All thefe Sorts 

 fhould be planted on a itrong loamy 

 4 X Soil, 



