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Soil, and in a (hady Situation ; where 

 they will thrive much better than in 

 a light Earth, and an open Situa- 

 tion ; in which they will not live, 

 unlefs they are duly watered in dry 

 Weather. 



The twelfth Sort has been found 

 on the Mountains in the North of 

 England '; but is very common in 

 leveral Parts of Germany, as alfo on 

 the 4ip 3 and Fyrcncan Mountains. 



The fourteenth Sort grows in fe- 

 veral lilands of the Archipelago, and 

 alfo in Liguria : it is chiefly found 

 on Hills and Mountains which are 

 moilt. The Roots of this Sort are 

 as large as fmall Walnuts, which 

 hang from Dugs after the manner of 

 Dropwort. Thefe Roots, when 

 bruifed, emit a Smell very like 

 Spikenard. 



The fixteenth Sort is the true 

 Spikenard, which is ufed in Medi- 

 cine. This grows in great Plenty 

 amongft the Mofs, on the Tops of 

 the Alps, where the Snow lies a great 

 Part of the Year. Thefe Roots are 

 taken up for Ufe in Augvjl, when the 

 Leaves decay ; at which time they 

 have the ftrongeft Scent. 



The nineteenth Sort has alfo 

 knobbed Roots, about as large as 

 Wa'nuts, which have a Scent fome- 

 what like c pikenard. This Sort has 

 Leaves fomewhat like thofe of the 

 fmall Valerian ; and the Flowers re- 

 fern Me thofe of the great Garden 

 Sort, which grow about two Feet 

 jbigh. 



All thefe Sorts are very hardy 

 Plants in refpect to Cold ; but they 

 wiil not live in a dry light Soil, and 

 an open Situation ; therefore who- 

 ever is inclinable to cultivate them, 

 mould plant them on a moift loamy 

 Soil, on a North Border, where 

 •they may be intirely fcreened from 

 the Sun; and in very dry Weather 

 they muii be conltant'y watered, 



otherwifethey will not thrive. Thofe 

 Sorts with knobby Roots mould not 

 be often tranfplanted : if they are 

 removed every third Year, it will be 

 often enough ; but then the Ground 

 between the Roots mould be every 

 Spring gently dug to loofen it, be- 

 ing careful not to cut or bruife the 

 Roots. Thefe Plants ufually flower 

 in June; but they feldom produce 

 good Seeds in England. 



The fixteenth Sort is not very 

 common in the Englijh Gardens at 

 prefent. This only differs from the 

 Garden Valerian with red Flow- 

 ers, in having narrow Leaves ; there- 

 fore may be propagated in the fame 

 manner as hath been before directed 

 for the red and white Garden Vale- 

 rian. It will alfo propagate itfelf by 

 Seeds, if they are permitted to fcatter 

 in a Ihady Situation, where the Plants 

 will come up without any Care, and 

 may be tranfplanted into large Bor- 

 ders, where they will make an agree- 

 able Variety, and continue a long 

 time in Flower. 



The" nineteenth, twentieth, twen- 

 ty - firft, and twenty - fecond Sorts 

 were difcovered by Dr. Toumefort in 

 the Levant, from whence their Seeds 

 were fent to Paris. Thefe are alfo 

 hardy Plants, which will live in the , 

 open Air ; and mould have a (hady 

 Situation, and be planted on a moilt 

 light Soil. 



The twenty-third Sort is a Native 

 of the Pyrencan Mountains ; but is 

 preferved in the Gardens of the Cu- 

 rious in Botany, for the fake of Va- 

 riety. This, being a biennial Plant, 

 muft be permitted to fcatter its Seeds, 

 for a Supply of young Plants. This 

 Plant Ihould have a moilt Soil, and a 

 fhady Situation ; where it will thrive, 

 and produce good Seeds ; but if the 

 Seeds are not fown in Autumn, they 

 feldom grow; fo that when they 

 fcatter themfclves, they generally 



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