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Fewo -Spain ; from whence he fent 



crried Samples of the Plant, with 

 fome of the Seeds, to England; but 

 they did not fucceed. 



The Seeds of the third Sort were 

 ftnt from Carthagena by Mr. Robert 

 Miliar, Surgeon, from which fome 

 of the Plants were raifed in the Gar- 

 dens of Mr. George Clifford of Am- 

 jicrdam ; where they have flowered ; 

 i>ut have not produced any Seeds in 

 Eumpe. This Sort increafes greatly 

 by its Roots, which creep under- 

 ground, fo as to fill the Pots in 

 which they are planted, in one Sea- 

 flbfl. 



The two firfl: Sorts, being annual 

 Plants, are only propagated by Seed, 

 which mould be fown in Pots filled 

 with light rich Earth, and plunged 

 into an Plot-bed of Tanners Bark ; 

 where (if the Earth is duly watered 

 to promote the Vegetation of the 

 Seed) the Plants will appear in 

 about a Fortnight or three Weeks, 

 and will grow pretty faft, if the Bed 

 is warm : they mould therefore be 

 tranfplanted in a little time after 

 they come up, each into a feparate 

 Pot filled with light rich Earth, and 

 then plunged into the Hot-bed again; 

 observing to water them well, as 

 alfo to ihade them from the Sun, 

 until they have taken new Root ; 

 after which time they mould have a 

 large Share of frefh Air admitted to 

 them in warm Weather. With this 

 Management, the Plants will make 

 great Progrefs, fo as to fill the Pots 

 with their Roots in about a Month's 

 time ; when they mould be fhifted 

 into Pots, about a Foot Diameter 

 at the Top ; which mould be filled 

 with light rich Earth, and then 

 plunged into the Hot-bed in the 

 Bark-ftove, where they mould be 

 allowed room ; becaufe they put out 

 many Side-branches, and will grow 



three Feet high or more, according 

 to the Warmth of the Bed, and the 

 Care which is taken to fupply them 

 conftantly with Water. About the 

 Middle of July the Plants will begin 

 to mew their Flowers, which are 

 produced in a Spike from the Top 

 of the Plants; which, of the firfl: 

 Sort, are like thofeofthe Fox-glove. 

 As the firfl Spike of Flowers decays, 

 they are fucceeded by Spikes from 

 all the Side-branches ; fo that the 

 Plants continue in Flower until Mi- 

 chaelmas t or later, if the Seafon 

 proves favourable : but it is only 

 from the firfl Spike of Flowers that 

 good Seeds can be expected in this 

 Country ; fo that particular Care 

 mould be taken, that none of thoft 

 are pulled off or deftroyed ; becaufe 

 it is very difficult to obtain good 

 Seeds in this Country; and I be- 

 lieve few of thofe which are produ- 

 ced on the Side-branches in the na- 

 tural Country of their Growth, are 

 duly ripened ; for I have received a 

 great Quantity of thefe Seeds from 

 abroad, which have appeared to be 

 very good, and yet few of them 

 have produced Plants. 



The Seeds of thefe Plants have a 

 frrong green Covering on them, as 

 thick as the outer Covering of an 

 Almond ; and when the Seeds are 

 ripe, the Covering opens, and lets 

 the Seeds fall, in the fame manner 

 as the Covering of Almonds, Wal- 

 nuts, &c. In each Covering there 

 is one hard Nut, in Shape fome- 

 what like a Beetle, having two fharp 

 crooked Horns at one End. This 

 Nut contains four Embryoec; but 

 there are feldom more than two 

 Seeds which are perfeel in any of 

 them. However, when they are 

 fown, the whole Nut muft be plant- 

 ed ; for it is fo hard, that it is im- 

 polfible to take out the Seeds with- 



