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Bafins or Flower - pots to adorn 

 Rooms in the Summer- feafon. 



The fifth Sort is a Native of the 

 Mountains in Wales, from whence 

 it hath been tranfplanted into many 

 curious Gardens. It alfo grows on 

 the Alps and Pyrenees. This produ- 

 ces fine large Spikes of blue Flow- 

 ers, and deierves a Place in every 

 Garden. 



The fixth, feventh, eighth, and 

 ninth Sons are Natives of warmer 

 Countries than England ; but are 

 hardy enough to endure the Cold of 

 lour Winters very well, provided 

 they are planted in a dry Soil. Thefe 

 are all pretty Varieties, and fucceed 

 jeach other in Flowering ; which 

 renders them worthy of a Place in 

 every curious Garden. Thefe mould 

 all be planted in the Middle of the 

 Borders of the Pleafure-garden (ex- 

 cept the fifth and ninth, which fel- 

 dom grow above a Foot high, and 

 jfo are better plac'd amongft Flowers 

 |of the fame Growth), where, being 

 intermix'd with other Flowers, they 

 afford an agreeable Variety. 



The tenth Sort grows wild upon 

 :he Alps, and Pyrentan Mountains 

 This is a low trailing Plant, fome- 

 what like the firlt Sort ; but the 

 Leaves are longer and fmoother.The 

 Flowers of this Sort having little 

 Beauty, the Plants are rarely cultiva- 

 :ed but in Botanic Gardens. 



The eleventh Sort is very like 

 :he fecond ; from which it differs in 

 laving broader Leaves, and is a low- 

 er Plant. 



Thet welfth Sort is much fmaller 

 :han the eleventh ; but the Spikes 

 >f Flowers being of a fine blue Co- 

 our, and continuing long in Beauty, 

 ender it worthy of a Place in the 

 flower-garden. 



The thirteenth Sort is a low 

 .cxubby Plant, fomewhat like the 



ninth ; but the Leaves are fmaller % 

 there is but little Beauty in this 

 Plant. 



The fourteenth, fixteenth, feven- 

 teenth, and eighteenth Sorts are like 

 the fourth Sort ; but the Spikes of 

 Flowers are not fo beautiful : thefe 

 come later to flower, and continue 

 much longer in Beauty. 



The fifteenth Sort hath fine cut 

 Leaves, in which it differs from thefe 

 laft ; but the Fiovvers are very like 

 thofe of the fourteenth Sort. 



The nineteenth Sort grows much 

 taller than either of the other ; the 

 Flowers are produced on longSpikes, 

 which come out many together from 

 the Top of each Stalk, and are of a 

 fine blue Colour. This flowers in 

 July ; and if the Seafon proves cool, 

 the Flowers will continue moll Part 

 of Augujl. 



The twentieth Sort is a Plant of 

 no great Beauty, being very like 

 the common Speedwell with Ger- 

 mander-leaves ; fo is feldom pre- 

 ferv'd in Gardens. 



The twenty -firft, twenty -fecond, 

 twenty - third, and twenty - fourth 

 Sorts are aquatic Plants, growing on 

 the Sides of Ditches and Standing- 

 waters in many Parts of England; 

 fo are not kept in Gardens. The 

 twenty- firft Sort is us'd in Medicine 

 as an Antifcorbutic, and Hands in 

 the Difpenfary under the Title of 

 Anagallis aquatica, or .Becabunga. 



The twenty-iixth Sort hath white 

 woolly Leaves, which are a little 

 fawed on their Edges ; the Flowers 

 are produc'd in fine long Spikes, 

 which are of a line blue Colour; and 

 the Plant doth not fpread fo much as 

 many of the other Sorts; fo deferves 

 a Place in every good Garden. This 

 flowers in July and Augu/t. 



The thirtieth Sort is an humble 

 Plant, with fine cut Leaves, and has. 



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