G A 



G A 



in Bunches, they make a very pret- 

 ty Appearance : therefore thefe Roots 

 fhould not be planted fingle, as is 

 fometimes pra&ifed by way of 

 Edging to Borders; for when they 

 are fo difpofed, they make very 

 little Appearance. But when there 

 are twenty or more Roots growing 

 in a clofe Bunch, the Flowers have 

 a very good Efrecl: : and as thefe 

 Flowers thrive weH, under Trees or 

 Hedges, they are very proper to 

 plant on the Sides of Wood- walk?, 

 and in Wildernefs-quartcrs ; where, 

 it they are (offered to remain undif 

 turbed, the Roots will multiply 

 exceedingly. 



GALE. Fide Myrica. 



G A LEG A, Goat's rue. 



The CharaEicrs are ; - 



// hath a perennial Root : the 

 Lewes grow by Pairs, fajiend to a 

 Mid- rib, terminating in an odd Lobe : 

 the Flower is of the papilio:iaaous 

 Kind, conffing of a Standard, the 

 Wings, and the Keel: the Point a I 

 becomes a hng taper Pod, which is 

 Jillcd with oblong kidney f japed Seeds. 

 1 he Species are ; 



1. Galhga vulgaris, foribus c<e- 

 rultis. C. B. Common Goafs-rue, 

 with blue Flowers. 



2 . G a l eg a ^vulgaris, floribus pe- 

 ttitus co.ndicantibus. C. B. Common 

 Goat's-rue, with white Flowers. 



3 . Galega w 'garis, Jloi // as ex 

 cc rule o purpureas. C. B. Common 

 Goat's - rue, with b'uiih-purpje 

 .Flowers. 



4. Galega Africana, fortius 

 majoribus, iff fit qui s crajjioribus. 



. H'curn. African Goat's- rue, with 

 large Flowers, and thick Pods. 



5. Galega Americana, j 'oil is fub- 

 roiundis, fori bus cocci mis. tloujl. 

 American GoatVrue, with rounuifli 

 Leaves, and fcarlet Flowers. 



6 . Galega Americana frutefcens, 

 fore purpuric, foliis jcriceis. Plum. 



Shrubby American Goafs-rue, with 



filkeo Leaves. 



There are feveral other Varieties 

 of this Plant, which are preferved in 

 curious Botanic Gardens abroad ; 

 but thefe here mentioned are the 

 chief Sorts we have at prefent in 

 England. 



The firft of thefe Plants is propa- 

 gated in Gardens for medicinal Ufe ; 

 and the fecond and third Sorts are 

 only Varieties of the firft, from 

 which they only differ in the Colour 

 of cheir Flowers ; and are, for Va- 

 riety, preferved in fome curious 

 Gardens : but the fourth Sort is a 

 dillindt Species, having much larger 

 Leaves, Flower?, and Pods. 



Thefe Plants may be propagated 

 either from Seeds, or bv parting of 

 their Roots. The bell Seafcn for 

 fowling their Seeds is in the Begin- 

 ning of March, in alight Soil, and 

 an open Situation ; and when the 

 Plants are come up, you mould 

 eithei hoc between them to deftroy 

 the Weedt (as is practifed for Onions, 

 Carrots, &c), or elfe pull out the 

 Weeds with your Hands, cutting 

 down, or pulling up, the Plants, 

 where ffcey are too clofe to each 

 other, that thofe left - may have 

 room to get Strength ; and fo from 

 time to time, as the Weeds come 

 up, you mult be very careful to de- 

 stroy 1 hem ; as alfo to cut up, or 

 draw out, the Plants, where they 

 are too thick; for they fhould not 

 be left clofer than eight or nine 

 Inches Diilance from each- other. 

 1 he fecond Year thefe Plants will 

 flower, and produce ripe Seeds : but 

 if you intend to continue your Plants 

 for Ufe, you fhould cut off the 

 Herb when it is in Flower, and not 

 permit it to ftand until it feeds; 

 which very often caufes the Plants 

 to decay. Thefe Roots may alio 

 be parted into fmall Heads in Au- 

 tumn 



