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feme on many Commons, and other 

 Paftures ; but may be deftroyed in 

 the fame manner as the former. 



The third, fourth, and fifth Sorts 

 are Natives of the Alps, and Py rent an 

 Mountains, from whence they have 

 been procured, and are preferved in 

 feveral curious Botanic Gardens for 

 the fake of Variety. They may be 

 propagated by Seeds, which mould 

 be fown in the Spring, on a Bed of 

 frefh Earth; and wnen the Plants 

 are come up, they Ihould be care- 

 fully weeded ; and when they are 

 ftrong enough to be removed, they 

 Ihould be tranfplanted into a ftrong 

 loamy Soil, where they will continue 

 many Years, and require no other 

 Culture but to char them from 

 Weeds. 



The fixth,eighth, thirteenth, four- 

 teenth, and fifteenth Sorts are an- 

 nual Plant?, which Ihould be fown 

 in the Spring on a Bed of frefh light 

 Earth, where they are defigned to 

 remain ; and when the Plants come 

 up, they mould be thinned wheTe 

 they are too clofe, and kept clear 

 from Weeds ; which is all the Cul- 

 ture they require. In June they 

 will flower, and their Seeds will ri- 

 pen foon after; which, if permitted 

 to fcatter, will furnifh a Supply of 

 young Plants where-ever the Seeds 

 fall. 



The feventh and eighth Sorts 

 grow wild in England. The feventh 

 is a lafting Plant, which grows un- 

 der Hedges, and in Woods, in di- 

 vers Parts of England ; but the eighth 

 Sort is an annual Plant, which is 

 nfually found on dry Hills in fome 

 Counties near London. 



The tenth Sort differs from the 

 Common Sea Ragwort, in being 

 much broader-leav'd, and not fo 

 hoary : this is a lafting Plant, which 

 will endure the Froft in the open 

 Air very we'll, and may be treated 



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as is directed for the common Sea 

 Ragwort. 



The eleventh and twelfth Sorts 

 are alfo abiding Plants, whicn may 

 have a Place in large Gardens, for 

 the fake of Variety. Thefe Plants 

 have fine cut Leaves, and the Stems 

 grow erect about two Feet high, on 

 the Tops of which the Flowers grow 

 in an Umbel, which are of a fine 

 yellow Colour. 



Thefe maybe propagated bySeeds, 

 which ihould be fown the Beginning 

 of March, on a Bed of frefh light 

 Earth ; and when the Plants come 

 up, they fhould be thinned where 

 they are very clofe together, that 

 thole remaining may grow ftronger : 

 when they are ftrong enough to re- 

 move, they mould be tranfplanted 

 into a Bed of frelh Earth about fix 

 Inches apart, where they may re- 

 main till Michaelmas, being careful 

 to keep them clear from Weeds ; 

 then they may be taken up, and 

 tranfplanted into large Borders a- 

 mcngft other hardy Plants ; where 

 they will flower the following Sum- 

 mer, and make an agreeable Variety. 



The twentieth Sort was formerly 

 nurs'd up with great Care, and 

 preferv'd inWinter amongft Oranges, 

 Myrtles, l3c. in Green-houfes : but 

 of late it has been tranfplanted into 

 the open Air, where it is found to 

 thrive exceeding well ; and if plant- 

 ed in a dry Soil, and warm Situa- 

 tion, will very well endure the fe- 

 vered: Cold of our Climate. 



This Plant, tho' there is no great 

 Beauty in its Flowers, yet, for the 

 Oddnefs of its hoary regular jagged 

 Leaves, deferves to have a Place in 

 every good Garden. 



The twenty- firft Sort is preferved 

 for the Beauty of its fine purple 

 Flowers, which continue a long 

 time; and growing in large Bunches 

 aifgrd an agreeable ?ro!pec~l. 



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