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Thefe two Sorts are propagated 

 by Suckers, which are plentifully 

 fent forth from the old Plants, The 

 belt Seafon for taking off thefe Suck- 

 ers is either in Autumn, or in 

 March, juft before they begin to 

 fhoot: they mould be planted in a 

 light dry Soil, in which they will 

 endure the fevereft Cold of our Cli- 

 mate very well. They may alfo be 

 propagated by Cuttings, which 

 mould be planted at the fame Sea- 

 fon ; or by Seeds, which muft be 

 fown in Augujl or September, which 

 is as foon as they are ripe ; for if 

 they are kept till Spring, few of them 

 will grow : but as they multiply fo 

 fall by Suckers, the other Methods 

 of propagating them are feldom pra- 

 &ifed in England. 



The only Care thefe Shrubs re- 

 quire, is, to clear them from Suck- 

 ers every Spring, and to cut out 

 all decayed and luxuriant Branches, 

 in order to reduce them to a regular 

 Figure. They produce their Flow- 

 ers in July, and continue flowering 

 until the End of September, which 

 renders them very agreeable; but 

 their Leaves, when bruifed, emit 

 a very rank Odour. 



The fifth Sort is alfo an abiding 

 Plant; but it feldom rifes above 

 eighteen Inches, or two Feet-high. 

 Tnis is propagated by parting the 

 Roots, and planting Cuttings in the 

 jSpring : it is fomewhat tenderer 

 than the laft. but will endure the 

 Cold of our ordinary Winters in 

 the opefl Ajf , provided it be not too 

 much expofed to the cold Winds. 

 It may alfo be propagated by fow- 

 ing the Seeds in March, upon a Bed 

 of light Earth, in an open Situ- 

 ation ; and when the Plants are 

 large enough to be tranfplanted, 

 they may be placed in the warm 

 Borders of the Pleafurc-gard. n ; and 

 the Summer following aey will pro- 



duce their Flowers in large Quanti- 

 ties upon the Tops of the Branches ; 

 which, being of a large Size, and 

 a bright yellow Colour, make 4 

 very handfome Shew. 



The fixth, feventh, eighth, and 

 ninth Sorts are Natives of England, 

 growing in Woods, and other ihady 

 Places, in divers Parts. The tenth, 

 eleventh, twelfrh, and thirteenth 

 Sorts grow in the South of France, 

 in Italy, and Spain ; yet are hardy 

 enough to endure the Cold of our 

 ordinary Wintersverywell in the open 

 Air. The fourteenth Sort grows on 

 the Alps. The fifteenth, fixteenth, 

 and feventeenth Sorts are Natives of 

 Portugal: but all the following 

 Sorts were difcovered by Dr. bourne - 

 fort, in the Levant. 



All thefe Plants may be propa- 

 gated by fowing their Seeds, foon 

 after they are ripe, on a Bed of frelh 

 undung'd Earth ; and when the 

 Plants are come up, they mould be 

 kept clear from Weeds : the follow- 

 ing Spring they may be tranfplanted 

 to the Places wr/ere they are to re- 

 main ; after the Plants have takea 

 new Root, they will require no far- 

 ther Care, but to keep them clear 

 from large Weeds ; which, if furFered 

 to grow amongft them, will over- 

 bear and deftroy them. 



Moft of the Kinds, being Natives 

 of Woods, and fhady Places, wijl 

 grow very well under the Drip of 

 Trees ; fo that they may be planted 

 in large Wildernefs-quarters, where 

 they will thrive, and make a pretty 

 Variety. But it will be proper to 

 keep a few Plants of each Kind in 

 a mady Border ; where, if they are 

 permitted to fhed their Seeds, they 

 will produce a Supply of young 

 Plants, whereby the Kinds may be 

 preferved : for as fome of the Kinds 

 do not continue above two or three 

 Years, fo, where there is not Care 

 T t 4 taken 



