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io. Lavandula latifolia, fore 

 clbo. C. B. P Broad-leav'd Laven- 

 der, with a white Flower. 



The firft of thefe Species, tho' 

 very common in moil Parts of Eu- 

 rope, yet in England is rarely to be 

 found, notw unhanding it is as eafily 

 propagated as any of the other Sorts. 



The fecond is the moft common 

 Sort in the Englijh Gardens, being 

 propagated for medicinal Ufes, i3 c. 



The third Sort is a Degeneracy 

 from the fecond, haying much broad- 

 er and greener Leaves, but rarely 

 ever flowers while it continues with 

 the Leaves broad ; bjt whenever it 

 flowers, the Leaves of that Part of 

 the Plant become narrow again. 



The fourth Sort is alfo a Variety 

 qf the fecond, from which it differs 

 in the Cofciur of the Flowers ; which 

 n this Sort are white, and thofe cf 

 the fecond are blue. 



Tnefe are all propagated by Cut- 

 tings or Slins ; the bell Seafon for 

 which is in March, when you mould 

 plant them in a fhady Situation, or 

 at leaft fiiade them with Mats until 

 they have taken Root ; after whicn 

 they may be expofed to the Sun, and 

 when they have obtain'd Strength, 

 may be remov'd to the Places where 

 they are defignM to remain. Thefe 

 Plants will abide the longeft in a dry, 

 gravelly, or ilony Spii, in which they 

 will endure our fevereft Winters ; 

 though they will grow much fafter 

 in the Summer, if they are planted 

 upon a rich light rhqift Soil; but 

 then they are generally dcftroy'd in 

 Winter; nor are the Plants half fo 

 ftrong-fcented, or fit for medicinal 

 Ufes, as thofe which grow upon the 

 moft barren rocky Soil. 



The firft and fecond Sorts may 

 alfo be propagated from Seeds, 

 which fhoujd be fown in March up- 

 on a dry undung'd Soil ; and when 

 the Planes are come up, they rauil 



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be carefully clear'd from W'eeds, 

 until they are about two Inches 

 high ; when they mould be tranf- 

 planted into other Beds, allowing 

 them a Foot Diftance each Way : in 

 thefe Beds they may remain to be • 

 cut for Ufe ; or you may afterward 

 tranfplant them into dry Borders or 

 Beds, in any other Place where yon 

 would have them ftand, obferving 

 never to dung the Ground where 

 they are planted ; which would caufe 

 them to grow vigorouHy in Sum- 

 . mer, but will haften their Decay, as 

 was before obferv'd. 



The eighth Sort is mentioned in 

 moft of the Books on Botany, as a 

 diftincl Species ; but I rather believe 

 it to be only a Variety of the third 

 Sort; for I have often found this tQ 

 vary in the fame manner as that. 



The tenth Sort is a Variety of the 

 firft, from which it only differs in 

 the Colour of the Flowers. 



The ninth Sort hath woolly 

 Leaves and Branches, in which it. 

 differs from the firft Sort .: but this, 

 when planted in a rich Soil, will al- 

 ter ; and is often fo like the firft, as 

 hardly to be diftinguiftYd from it. 



Thefe may be propagated in the 

 fame manner as the common La- 

 vender, and are equally hardy. 



Thefe Plants were formerly in 

 Ufe to make Edgings to Borders in 

 Gardens ; for which furpofe they 

 are by no means proper ; for they will 

 grow too large for fuch Defigns ; 

 and if they are often cut in very dry 

 Weather, they are fubjecl to decay ; 

 and in hard Winters they are very 

 often kill'd, fo that the Edging will 

 not be complete : befides, thefe 

 Plants greatly exhauft the Goodnefs 

 of the Soil, whereby the Plants in the 

 Borders will be depriv'd of their 

 Nourishment fo that they mould 

 never be planted in a fine Garden 

 amongft other choice Piants and 

 Flpwers # 



