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Siberian Nettle, with deeply - cut 

 Leaves, and a Flax -feed. 



The firft of thefe Sorts is a very 

 common Weed upon the Sides of 

 Banks, Ditches, and other unculti- 

 vated Places, where its Roots will 

 fpread, and over-run the Ground; 

 fo that it mould always be carefully 

 extirpated from Gardens. It is fome- 

 times ufed in Medicine; but may 

 b. j eafi] v procured from the Fields at 

 almoit any Seafon. 



The fecond Sort is alfo a very 

 common Weed in Gardens, and 

 cultivated Fields ; but, being an 

 annual Plant, it is not fo difficult to 

 eradicate as the former. 



The third, fourth, and fifth Sorts 

 are preferved in many Gardens for 

 Variety ; but the fourth, which is 

 commonly called SparAJh Marjoram, 

 is moft common in the Englijb Gar- 

 dens, where it is cultivated for make- 

 ing Sport : many ignorant Perfons, 

 taking it for a Sort of Marjoram, 

 are often feverely flung by fmelling 

 to it ; and others put it into theMid- 

 dle of Nofegays, amongft other 

 Greens, which they prefent to Per- 

 fons who are not acquainted with 

 the Plant ; and by fmelling to it 

 they fufFcr in like manner as the 

 former. 



The third Sort is mention'd to 

 grow wild in England. ; but the other 

 two are brought from warmerCoun- 

 tries. 



. All thefe Plants may be eafily 

 propagated by tawing their Seeds in 

 March, upon a Bed of light rich 

 Earth ; and when thePhnts are come 

 up, they mould be tranfplanted out 

 into Beds., or the Borders of the 

 Pleafure garden, interfperfmg them 

 amongft other Plants, that they may 

 not be ealily difcover'd by Perlons 

 whom there is a Defign to deceive, 

 by gathering a Sprig from them to 

 Jmell to. After thefe Plants have 



taken Root, they will require no far- 

 ther Care, but only to keep them 

 clear from Weeds : in June they 

 will flower, and their Seeds will ri- 

 pen inAutumn ; which, if permitted 

 to flied upon the Ground, will come 

 up the following Spring, and flou- 

 rifh without any farther Care. 



The Seeds of the third Sort are 

 fometimes ufed in Medicine. 



The fixth Sort is very common 

 in many Englijb Gardens ; where it 

 is preferv'd more for the fake of 

 Variety, than for any Beauty. This 

 hath an abiding Root, which fends 

 forth a great Number of Shoots 

 every Spring, which rife about three 

 Feet high, and form a thick Tuft 

 or Bufh, which continues green til 

 the Autumn, when the Shoots decay 

 to the Root. This may be propa- 

 gated by parting of the Root in the 

 Spring, and may be planted in al- 

 moft any Soil or Situation, and will 

 endure the fevereft Cold of this Cli- 

 mate in the open Air. 



The feventh Sort is alfo preferv'd 

 in tame curious Gardens-, for the 

 fake of Variety. The Leaves of 

 this Plant are finely cut and jagged 

 into many Parts, in tame manner 

 refembling thofe of fweet Cicely. 

 This is alfo a very hardy Plant, and 

 may be treated as the former. 



The eighth Sort was difcover'd 

 by Father Plumier in America. This 

 is more impatient of Cold than the 

 other; fo mould be planted in Pots, 

 and placed in Shelter in the W T inter- 

 feafon, otherwife it will not live in 

 this Country. But as it is a Plant 

 of little Beauty, it is only preferved 

 by tame curious Perfons for Varie- 



The ninth Sort retains its Leaves 

 all the Winter ; which, being very 

 large, and hoary underneath, make 

 an agreeable Variety in the Green- 

 houie in the Winter-feafon. The 



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