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Roots toward the Latter -end of 

 Oftaber. When they are planted, 

 which mould be in a light fandySoil, 

 you mull water and (hade them un- 

 til they have taken Root; after 

 which, they will require no other 

 Culture than to keep them clear 

 from Weeds. In July thefe Plants 

 will produce beautiful Spikes or 

 Tufts of blue or purple-coloured 

 Flowers, which will continue in Per- 

 fection a long time ; and if the Sea- 

 fon proves favourable in Autumn, 

 they will ripen their Seeds. 



The fixth Sort is fomCwhat ten- 

 derer than the others, and muft be 

 preferved in Pots filPd with frelh 

 light Earth, and placed in the Green- 

 houfe in hard Weather, otherwife 

 the Cold of. our Winters often de- 

 ftroys them. This Plant mult be 

 propagated by Seeds ; for it feldom 

 lives longer than two Years j for 

 which Reafon the beft Method is, to 

 be furnihYd with good Seeds from 

 abroad (for it feldom perfects its 

 Seeds in England) ; which, if fown 

 upon a warm Border of frefh light 

 Earth, will come up very well ; tho* 

 fometimes the Seed will lie in the 

 Ground a whole Year, before the 

 Plants will appear. In the Summer, 

 when the Plants have acquir'd fufri- 

 cient Strength for Tranlplantation, 

 they muft be taken up, and planted 

 in Pots, placing them in the Shade 

 until they have taken Root ; after 

 which, they may be expofed to the 

 open Air until October, when they 

 muft be removed into the Green- 

 houfe, obferving to place them where 

 they may have as much free Air as 

 poflible m mild Weather. This Plant 

 produces its Flowers in July and Au- 

 guji, and many times continues in 

 Beauty the greateft Part of Septem- 

 ber. 



The feventh Sort rifes to be twe 



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or three Feet high, and hath flender 

 woody Pranchcs; from which, in 

 July and Augujl, are produced Spikes 

 of fmail blue Flowers, which make 

 a very handfome Appearance (efpe- 

 cially in a warm Sealon, when their 

 Flowers open kindly), and continue 

 in Beauty a long time. 



This Plant is propagated by plant- 

 ing fome of the tenderC uttings in any 

 the Summer -months, in Pots filTd 

 with light fandy Earth, and placed 

 in a moderate Hot-bed to facilitate 

 their taking Root ; and after the/ 

 are rooted, they may be expos'd to 

 the open Air until October, when 

 they muft be removed into a Green- 

 houfe, placing them in a Situation 

 where they may have as much free 

 Air as poflible in mild Weather; 

 during the Winter - feafon, they 

 ftiould have frequent, but gentle Re- 

 frefhings with Water: you muft alfo 

 obferve to keep them clear from de- 

 cay 'd Leaves and Branches, which, 

 if lufferM to remain, will render the 

 Plants unftghtly : and in the Sum- 

 mer -feafon they fhould be expos'd in 

 fome well - fhekerM Place amongft 

 other Exotic Plants. 



The tenthSort is an annual Plant, 

 which rarely perfects Seeds in Eng- 

 land ; fo thai the Seeds muft be an- 

 nually procured from abroad. This 

 is found wild in Italy, and feveral 

 Parts of Spain : it flowers with 

 us the Beginning of September^ 

 and is commonly deftroyed by the 

 hrft Frofts in the Autumn. 



The eleventh Sort is a fhrubby 

 Plant, which grows five or fix Feet 

 high. The Seeds of this Sort I re- 

 ceived from Egypt fome Years fince. 

 This Sort is hardy enough to live 

 thro" the Winter in a common 

 Green-houfe, and may be treated 

 in the fame manner as hath been 

 directed for the fsven'th Sort. 



UNARJA, 



