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into feveral branches which grow ereft. The leaves 
on. the lower branches are winged, being compofed 
of two or three pair of fmall lobes, terminated by one 
large one. Thofe which grow on the flowering 
branches are / trifoliate, the two inner lobes being 
fmall, and the outer one is large, ending in a point ; 
they have the flavour of Wormwood, and their upper 
iurface is rough. The flowers grow in long fpikes at 
the end of the branches ; the whorls are pretty clofe 
to each other, and have no leaves between them ; the 
flowers are large, and of a fiefti colour. This flowers 
in July, but never produces good feeds in England. 
The fixth fort grows naturally in Crete •, this hath a 
fhrubby ftalk which rifes four or five feet high, di- 
viding into feveral branches, which are garniflied 
with fpear-fhaped, oval, entire, woolly leaves, (lightly 
crenated on their edges. The flowers grow in fpikes 
at the end of the branches ; they are of a pale blue 
colour, and have obtufe empalements. The branches 
of this Sage have often pundtures made in them by 
infefts, at which places grow large protuberances as 
big as Apples, in the fame manner as the galls upon 
the Oak, and the rough balls on the Briar. 
The feventh fort grows naturally in the Levant ; this 
is an annual or biennial plant, with trailing (talks . 
The leaves on the lower part of the (talks are com- 
pofed of two or three fmall pair of lobes, terminated 
by one large one ; thofe farther up are trifoliate, the 
outer lobe being four times the fize of the fide ones. 
The flowers grow in whorls round the (talks ; they 
are large, and of a deep blue colour, as are alfo 
their empalements. This flowers in July, and the 
feeds ripen in autumn, foon after which the plants 
generally decay. 
The eighth fort grows naturally about Smyrna, where 
the late Dr. Sherard gathered the feeds •, this is a per- 
ennial plant with trailing (talks, which grow near 
two feet long, garniflied toward the bottom with 
leaves compofed of two pair of fmall lobes termi- 
nated by a large one, but thofe toward the top are 
iingle and (land oppofite. The flowers are produced 
in whorls round the (talks ; they are large, and of a 
fle(h colour, but are not fucceeded by feeds here. 
The ninth fort grows naturally at St. Domingo ; this 
is an annual plant, which rifes with an eredt, four- 
cornered, branching (talk three or four feet high, 
garniflied with large heart-fhaped leaves of a bright 
green colour, which are obtufely crenated on their 
edges, having feveral veins on their lower fide, which;, 
diverge from the midrib to the fides. Their foot-ftalks 
are long and (lender •, the flowers are produced in 
clofe fpikes at the end of the branches ; they are of a 
fine blue colour, and their tubes are narrower than 
the empalement. It flowers in July, and the feeds 
ripen in autumn. 
The tenth fort grows naturally at the Cape of Good 
Hope ; this rifes with a fhrubby ftalk feven or eight 
feet high, covered with a light-coloured bark, fend- 
ing out branches the whole length, which grow al- 
moft horizontally •, they are garniflied with roundifh 
gray leaves which are entire, and feem torn at their 
bafe, where they are alfo indented. The flowers are 
produced in thick (liort fpikes at the end of the 
branches ; they are very large, and of a dark gold 
colour ; they appear in May and June, but are not 
fucceeded by feeds in England. 
The eleventh fort grows naturally at the Cape of 
Good Hope •, this rifes with a fhrubby ftalk four or 
five feet high, dividing into branches, which are gar- 
ni(hed with oval fawed leaves of a gray colour, and 
have one or two indentures at their bafe that feem 
torn. The flowers come out in whorls toward the 
end of the branches •, they are of a fine blue colour, 
and larger than thofe of the common Sage ; thefe ap- 
pear in fucceffion moft of the fummer months, and 
thofe which come early, are often fucceeded by feeds 
which ripen in autumn. 
The twelfth fort has been lately raifed in the Dutch 
gardens, from feeds which were brought from the Cape 
of Good Elope. It has great refemblance to the for- 
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mer, but the branches are (Longer and grow more 
eredt ; the leaves are longer and not fo broad; their 
edges are not fawed; the flowers grow in long lo die 
fpikes at the end of the branches ; they are larger, and 
of a paler blue than the other, and their empalements 
are broader, fpread wider, and are of a pale blue 
colour, in which confifts their difference. 
All the forts of Sage may be propagated by feeds if 
they can be procured ; but as fome of them do not 
perfedt their feeds in England, and moft of the forts, 
bur efpecially the common kinds for ufe, are eafily 
propagated by (lips, it is not worth while to raife 
them from feeds. The (lips of the hardy forts fhould 
be planted the beginning of April on a lhady border, 
where, if they are now and then refrefhed with water, 
if the feafon (hould prove dry, they will foon take 
root. When the (lips have made good roots, they 
may be taken up with balls of earth, and tranlpianted 
where they are to remain, which (hould always be 
upon a dry foil, and where they may have the bene- 
fit of the fun : for if they are planted on a moift foil, 
or in a (hady fituation, they are very lubjed to be 
deftroyed in winter ; nor will thefe plants endure the 
cold fo well, when planted upon a rich foil, as thofe 
which have a barren, dry, rocky foil, which is the cafe 
of moft of the verticillate plants ; for thefe will often 
grow upon walls, where, although they are more ex- 
pofed to the cold than thofe plants in the ground, 
they are always found to remain in fevere winters 
when the others are deftroyed. The fide (hoots and 
tops of thefe plants may be gathered in the fummer, 
and dried, if defigned for tea, otherwife they are 
bed taken green from the plants for moft other ufes. 
The roots of the common forts of Sage will laft fe- 
veral years, if they are in a dry warm foil ; but where 
they are often cropped for ufe, the plants will become 
ragged, fo there (hould be a fucceffion of young ones 
raifed every other year. 
The fifth, fixth, and eighth forts are fomewhat ten- 
der, fo will not live through the winter in the open, 
air in England, therefore thefe muft be planted into 
pots filled with frefh, light, fandy earth, and in win- 
ter they muft be removed under a hot-bed frame, 
that they may have a great (hare of frefti air whenever 
the feafon is mild ; for if they are too much drawn, 
they feldom flower well, and make but an indifferent 
appearance. In fummer they muft be expofed a- 
mongft other exotic plants in fome well-flheltered fitu- 
ation, for they are pretty hardy, and only require to 
be fheltered from the froft. Thefe plants muft be 
often refrelhed with water in warm weather, other- 
wile they will (hrivel and decay ; and they (hould be 
new-potted at lead: twice every fummer, becaufe their 
roots will greatly increafe, which, if confined in the 
pots too long, will turn mouldy and decay. 
The feventh and ninth forts are annual plants, fo are 
only propagated by feeds ; thefe may be fown upon a 
bed of light earth in the places where they are to re- 
main. The feeds of the feventh fort fhould be fown 
in autumn, and then the plants will come up the 
following fpring *, but, if they are kept out of the 
ground till fpring, the plants will not come up till 
the next year. Thole of the ninth fort may be fown 
the beginning of April upon a warm border, where 
the plants will appear in May, and require no other 
care but to thin them where they grow too clofe, and 
keep them clean from weeds ; and if they (hould 
grow tall, they muft be fupported, otherwife the 
ftrong winds will break them down ; but the feventh 
fort fpreads its branches upon the ground, id will re- 
quire no fupport, therefore this only requires to have 
room, and to be kept clean from weeds. 
The tenth, eleventh, and twelfth forts am natives of 
a warmer country, fo thefe require protection in win- 
ter ; they are e.afily propagated by cuttings in the 
fpring and fummer months. If thefe are planted 
early in the fpring, it will be the better way to plant 
them in pots, which (hould be plunged into a very 
moderate hot-bed ; and, if they are (haded from the 
fun in the heat of the day, and gently refrefhed with 
water 
