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containing feveral roundi fn bitter 

 Seeds. 



The fecond and third Sorts grow 

 wild in Woods, and fnady Places, in 

 divers Parts of England ; where, du- 

 ring their Seafon of Flowering, they 

 make an handfome Appearance; and 

 when tranfpiantcd under Shrubs in 

 a Garden, they will thrive extremely 

 well, and produce great Quantities 

 of Flowers every Spring. 



Thefe were formerly recommend- 

 ed by Dr. Lifter to be (own for Fod- 

 der, as a great Improvement ; but I 

 believe them not very proper for 

 that Purpofe, fince they feldom 

 thrive well when expos'd to the Sun, 

 nor will they ever rife to any confi- 

 dcrable Height, their Branches trail- 

 ing upon the Ground, unlefs they 

 are fupported ; fo that in a wet Sea- 

 fon they would be apt to rot. 



The fourth Sort rffes to be two 

 or three Feet high, and hath ilrong 

 upright Stalks ; upon which, in&ky, 

 are produced great Quantities of 

 purple Flowers, which are fucceeded 

 by long (Irak Pods, containing ob- 

 long bitter Seeds. The Root of this 

 Plant will abide many Years, the 

 Stalks decaying in Winter; but will 

 fpring up again the fucceedingYear: 

 it delights in a dry frelh Soil, and 

 deferves a Place in large Borders un- 

 der the Shade of Trees, where it 

 will thrive well, and make an hand- 

 fome Appearance. 



The fifth Sort was formerly pre- 

 fer v'd in the Green-hcufe as a ten- 

 der Plant \ but will endure the Cold 

 of our Climate very well, if planted 

 in a dry Soil ; and thofe Rcois 

 which are planted in the full Ground, 

 will produce much ftronger Flowers 

 than thofe preferved in Pots. This 

 Plant Bowers in April ; but feldom 

 produces goodSeeds in this Country. 



T heic Plants may all be propaga- 



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ted either from Seeds, or by parting 

 of their P.oots, in the manner direct- 

 ed for the firft Sort ; and if rightly 

 difpos'd in the Borders of a Garden, 

 afford an agreeable Variety : and 

 fmce they are hardy, requiring but 

 little Culture, they deferve a Place 

 in every good Garden. 

 The four Sorts next-mentioned zrs 

 very hardy Plants : thefe may be. 

 propagated by fowing of their Seeds 

 in the Spring, on a Border of frefe 

 Earth, expofed only to the morning 

 Sun ; and when the Plants come up, 

 they mould be carefully cleared from 

 Weeds, and thinned where thev are 

 too clcfe. The Mickaebnos{o\\Q\\ \r.<z t 

 they fhould be taken up, and trans- 

 planted where they are defigned to 

 remain; which mould be in a ftadjr 

 PJace r or under Trees in Wiideraefo- 

 cjuarters, where thefe Plants will 

 thrive exceeding well ; and, when 

 they flower in the Spring, will make 

 an agreeable Variety in fuch Places 

 where better Plants will not live^ 

 which renders them worthy of a 

 Place in large Garden?. 



The tenth Sort is very common 

 in the warmed Parts of America, dfia, 

 and Africa. The Seeds of this Sort 

 are frequently brought to England 

 from the V/ejl-Indies, for their Beau- 

 ty ; being round and hard, of a 

 blight fcarlet Colour, with a h!a:i: 

 Eye, and are fomewhat ieis thaa 

 Peas. Thefe Seeds are by the Inha- 

 bitants of the Countries, where they 

 naturally grow, ftrung, and word 

 about their Necks for Ornament. 

 And the Leaves of the Plant are 

 fometimes ufed im'iead of Liquorice, 

 being efteemed good for the dry. 

 Gripes. 



This Plant twifis itfelf round 

 Whatever Trees or Shrub.- grow near- 

 it, and will rife to the Height of ten 

 or twelve Feet, and will continue 



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