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and are commonly produced in 

 larger Clutters. The third Sort is 

 feldom propaga.ed in Flower-gar- 

 dens, though for Variety it mould 

 have a Place amongft ocher large 

 Plants. The Flowers of this Kind 

 are fmaller, and of a purple Co- 

 lour. 



The tubcrdfe-rooted Sort is pre- 

 ferv'd as a Curiofity in many Gar- 

 dens, tho' there is no great Beauty 

 in its Flowers. This may be propa- 

 gated either by Seeds, as the others, 

 Or by its Rccts, which increafe very 

 faft under-ground ; and is an abiding 

 Plant, but mould not be placed 

 among other curious Flowers ; for 

 Hie Roots, propagating under- 

 ground, will come up, and fpread 

 over whatever Plants grow near 

 them. The Roots of this Sort are 

 commonly eaten in Holland, where 

 the Plant is frequently cultivated in 

 their Kitchen-gardens. Thefe Roots, 

 are about the Size of a Nutmeg ; 

 and, when roafted, have the Taile 

 cf Cheftnuts. 



The £fth and fixth Sorts are an- 

 nual Plants, which are propagated 

 only by Seeds : thefe may be Town 

 in March, in the Places where they 

 are to remain for good ; being 

 Plants that feldom will grow, if 

 tranfplanted, except it be done 

 while they are very young. Thefe 

 mould be either fown near a Pale, 

 Wall, or Efpalier, to which they 

 Trip.y be trained ; or if fown in the 

 open Borders, ihould have Stakes 

 placed by them, to which they 

 mould be faften'd ; otherwife they 

 will trail upon the Ground, and 

 appear very unfightly ; which isf the 

 only Culture thefe Plants require, 

 except the 1 clearing them from 

 Weeds. They produce their Flow- 

 ers in July* and their Seeds are per- 

 fected- in Auguft and September. 



Bw the belt Method to have thsm 



Very ftrong is, to fow their Sceck 

 in Auguji, under a warm Wall or 

 Hedge, where they will come up 

 in Autumn, and abide the Winter 

 very well ; and thefe will begin to 

 flower in May, and continue to pro- 

 duce frefh Flowers until July, or 

 later, according to the Heat of the 

 Seafon: ard one of thefe autumnal 

 Plants will be as large as four or five 

 of thofe fown in the Spring, and 

 produce ten times the Number of 

 Flowers; and upon thefe Plants you 

 Will always have good Seeds, when 

 fometimes the other will mifcarry j 

 however, it is very propei to fow 

 their Seeds at twd or three different 

 Seafons, in order to continue their 

 Flowers the longer ; for the late- 

 planted ones will continue blowing 

 until die Frolt prevents them. 



The fweet-lccnted Sort is the 

 moil valuable, both for the Beauty 

 and Fragrancy of its Flowers. 



Of this Sort there are two other 

 Variet es : one of thefe has paie- 

 red Flowers, which is commonly 

 called by the Gardeners, Painted- 

 lady Peas ; the other hath intire 

 white Flowers : both thefe may be 

 allowed a Place in the Borders of 

 the Flower-garden^ for the fake of 

 Variety. 



The feventh Sort here mentioned 

 is frequently cultivated for Ufe in 

 feveral Parts of Europe ; but in Eng- 

 land it is rarely to be met with, un- 

 lefs it be in Botanic Gardens, where 

 it is preferved for the fake of Va* 

 riety. This Plant may be cultivated 

 in the fame manner as Tares, and 

 may be ufed for the fame Purpofes $ 

 but the bell Method is, to fow them 

 in Drill; aDout eighteen Inches afun- 

 der, and keep the Ground hoed wih 

 a Plough to deftroy the Weeds be- 

 tween the Rows, in the fame man- 

 ner as is practifed for Peas; bv which. 

 Method the Plants will thrive ex- 

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