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vegetable; or even of almoft any 
other cultivated plant of our gar- 
dens ; and that its true nature is 
little known among the generality 
of gardners. Some, even amongft 
experienced and ingenious pro- 
felfors, who raife all other plants 
in perfeftion, have been found 
often to fail in the article here 
defcribed. 
This plant is of fo very fmgular 
a growth and temperature, that, 
unlefs a proper idea of its nature 
and habit is attained, and the pe- 
culiar 
