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The firfr. of thefe Plants grows in 

 great Plenty upon the Sides of dry 

 Banks in moft Parts of England, and is 

 feldom cultivated in Gardens ; for it is 

 a very troublefome Plant to keep 

 within Bounds, the Roots being very 

 apt to fpread under-ground, and rife 

 at a great Diftance from the Mo- 

 ther-plant, whereby it greatly in- 

 jures whatever Plants ftand near it. 

 This is one of the Species men- 

 tion' d in the Catalogue of Simples 

 at the End of the Colli ge Difpenfatory 

 to be ufed in Medicine. 



The fecond is a perennial Plant, 

 which is often cultivated in Gardens : 

 this produces fine Spikes of purple 

 Flowers in June and July, and it be- 

 ing a very hardy Plant, growing 

 in almoft any Soil or Situation, 

 mould be admitted into every large 

 Garden, where it may be planted in 

 mady Situation?, or upon the middle 

 of large Borders in the Pleafure-gar- 

 den, in which Place it will make an 

 handlbrae Appearance, and con- 

 tinues a long time in Flower. 



This Plant is propagated by faw- 

 ing the Seeds in Spring, which will 

 come up foon after : and the Plants 

 mull be tranfplanted out into Beds at 

 the Diftance of fix or eight Inches; in 

 which Beds they may remain until 

 the Michaelmas following (obferving 

 to keep them clear from Weeds) ; at 

 which time they mould be tranf- 

 planted into the Places where they 

 are to remain for good, and will re- 

 quire no other Culture than only to 

 keep them clear from Weeds ; and 

 when the Flower - ftems advance 

 in the Spring, they mould be 

 fupported by Stakes, otherwife 

 they are fubject to be broken by 

 ftrong Winds : they may alfo be 

 propagated by parting their Roots 

 in Autumn; but as the Seed ripens 

 very well, it is the better Way to 

 jaife them from that; or if the Seeds 



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are permitted to fcatter, the Plant! 

 will come up, and require very little 

 Care. 



The third and fourth Sorts are 

 tenderer than the lalt, and fhould be 

 planted in a dry Soil, and a warm 

 Situation ; otherwife they are often 

 dellroyed in Winter. Thefe are 

 propagated by Seeds in the fame 

 manner as the former,as alfo by part- 

 ing their Roots ; but it is adviieable 

 always to keep fome of thefe Plants iit 

 Pots, that they may be removed in- 

 to Shelter in the Winter, otherwife 

 in hard Frofts they will be kilPd. 



The fourth is the molt beautiful 

 Sort of them all : this produces very- 

 large Spikes of purple Flowers, which 

 make a fine Appearance ; but it fel- 

 dom produces ripe Seeds in this 

 Country ; fo that the Set ds muft be 

 obtained from abroad, and the 

 Plants propagated from OiT-fets or 

 Cuttings; which, if planted in the 

 Spring, will take Root very well, 

 whereby it may be maintain'd. 



The fifth Sort was brought over 

 from Gibraltar by Sir CbarLs Wa- 

 ger, Anno 1727. and hath fince been 

 communicated to feveral curious 

 Perfons ; this Plant is eafily propa- 

 gated by parting the Roots, or 

 planting Cuttings in any of the 

 Summer-months, which, if water'd 

 and (haded, will foon take Root, 

 and may afterwards be planted in 

 Pots filled with frem light undung'd 

 Earth, in which they will fucceed 

 much better than in a richer Soil ; 

 for if they are planted in a fine rich 

 Earth, it caufes them to grow very 

 fall for a Ihort time,, .but they feldom 

 fail to rot foon afterr^ Thefe mult 

 be remov'd into Shelter in W : "tier, 

 where they mult have as much free 

 Air as polfible in miid Weather, and 

 be only protected from fevere Cold ; 

 fo that if the Pots are placed under 

 an Hot-bed-frame, it will be better 



than 



