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2. Ulmaria fore phno. JuJJleu. 

 Meadow- fweet with a double Flow- 

 er. 



3. Ulmaria fcUis ex hrteo varie- 

 gatis. Meadow -fweet with Leaves 

 variegated with yellow. 



The firli Sort grows wild in moilr, 

 Meadows in molt Parts of England : 

 and flowers the Beginning of June, 

 when it makes a fine Appearance 

 amongft the Grafs. It alio grows 

 plentifully on the Sides of Ditches 

 and Rivers, where, as it is not often 

 mowed down, it continues much 

 longer in Beauty, and the Stalks rife 

 to a greater Height. The Flowers 

 which are produced on the Tops of 

 the Stalks, in form of anUmbel, are 

 white, and fmell very fweet. Thefe, 

 as alfo the Leaves and Roots, are 

 ufed in Medicine. This Plant is 

 elleemed to be cooling, drying, and 

 binding, and alio is fudorific and 

 alexipharmic. The Preparations of 

 this Plant are, the diftilled Water of 

 the Flowers and Leaves, and the 

 Extract ; which by ibme is much 

 commended. The Flowers give an 

 agreeable Tlavour to Wine, and are 

 fometimes ufed to add a Flavour to 

 ftrong Spanijb Wines, like that of 

 the Mahtatic Wine, which is made 

 in the Ifiand of Candy. Thefe Flow- 

 ers are proper to place in Bafons to 

 adorn Halls and Chambers ; becaufe 

 they are of an agreeable Sweetnefs, 

 which deck not clfend the Head. 



This Plant is feldom admitted in- 

 to Gardens, being fo commonly 

 found wild in the Fields ; but in 

 low mc;it Places, in large Gardens, 

 if fome of thefe Plants were placed, 

 they would afford an agreeable Va- 

 riety •, and in fuch Places few other 

 Plants, which are more valuable, 

 will thrive. 



The fecend Sort deferves a Place 

 in every good Garden, for the fake 

 of its fine double Flower;, which 



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continue in Beauty a long time.Thk 

 doth not differ from the common 

 Sort in any thing, except that the 

 Flowers are very double and large ; 

 fo that when it is planted on a moift 

 Soil, or is duly water'd in dry Wea- 

 ther, it makes a fine Appearance for 

 at lead aMonth, or, in a cool Seafon, 

 near fix Weeks ; and as the Flowers 

 have an agreeable Sweetnefs, fo they 

 are a fine Ornament in BaHns to 

 place in Rooms. 



Thefe Plants are propagated by 

 parting of their Roots, which mould 

 be done in Autumn, that they may- 

 be weil rooted before the dry Wea- 

 ther comes on in the Spring ; other- 

 wife they will not flower very llrong 

 the following Summer. Thefe Rcots 

 need not be parted oftener than eve- 

 ry other Year, and then they mould 

 not be parted into fmall Heads ; for 

 as the Beauty of this Plant is to have 

 many Stems of Flowers, fo, when 

 the Roots are divided too much, 

 there will be very few Stems produ- 

 ced; and, confequen tly, the Plants 

 will make but a mean Appearance, 



Where thefe Plants are placed in 

 in moiit fhady Borders, intermixed 

 with other flowering Plants, they 

 mould be allowed good room ; for 

 as their Roots fpread pretty far ia 

 the Ground, fo, when they have but 

 little room, they will rtarve in Sum- 

 mer, unlefs they are plentifully wa- 

 tered, and the Soil be very good ia 

 which they are planted ; for where- 

 ever their Roots intermix with thofe 

 of other Plantf, there will be a great 

 Struggle for the Mattery, and there- 

 by both Sorts will berender'd weak'. 

 So that thefe fliould be planted two 

 Feet afunder, and'as much from any 

 other Plants ; and this will be room, 

 enough to dig the Ground between 

 the Plants,, which mould always be 

 carefully done thofe Years when the 

 Plants are not remov'd ; Which will 

 encourage 



