ij4 THE GARDENER'S V 
Sow the feed in autumn or faring, in a bed of 
light earth, and covered in half an inch to an inch 
deep; they will come tip, fome probably the firft year, 
but will fometimes moldy remain dormant till the fe- 
cond fpring: keep the beds clean from weeds ; aftd 
when the fecdling-plants are a year old, transplant 
them into nurfery-beds, in March or April, in which 
remaining one or two years more, to acquire a little 
ftrength; then tranfplanted in wider nurfery-rows, to 
advance in full growth, either bulhy from the bottom, 
or fome pruned up below to a fmgle Item, of a foot 
length, and to branch out full above; and having 
advanced in bulhy heads, half a yard to two or three 
feet high, are proper for the lhrubbery. 
By layers, chufe fome pliant branches*, well furnifhed 
with young wood; peg them down into the ground, 
then lay all the young fhoots thereof; they will moftty 
be rooted in one year, and Ihould then be tranfplanted 
into a nurfery, to obtain proper growth. 
When the plants, raifed by either of the above 
methods, are grown with branchy heads, half a yard 
to three feet High, or more, they are proper for 
planting in Ihrubberies, and other ornamental planta¬ 
tions ; in which difpofe them in the different com¬ 
partments, and generally permitted to advance in full 
growth; or may occafionally prune diforderly, ram¬ 
bling branches, or low ftragglers, to continue the 
heads fomewhat regular and diftindl; and in giving 
any requifite pruning, perform it principally with a 
knife, either in fpring, fummer, or autumn. 
Or where defigned to plant any of thfefe ever-greens 
to cover walls, &c. as before intimated, the oval and 
broad-leaved kinds are the molt proper; or, for va¬ 
riety, may have fome of each fort, fuch as are branchy 
to the bottom; plant them clofe to the wall, two or 
three feet afuttder; prune or cut away the fore-right, 
projecting branches, if any ; nail the others to the 
wall in a Spreading manner, three or four inches afun- 
der, at their full length, and permitted to run in full 
growth, continued trained to the wall, to cover it ef¬ 
fectually, in a regular expanfioft; and as many pro¬ 
jecting fhoots wall advance annually, they lhould be cut 
in, clofe and regular, in fummer, either with a knife 
or garden-fhears, to form the front even, like an 
hedge. 
Phlomis, JERUSALEM SAGE. 
Clafs and Order. 
Didynamia Gymnofpermia, 
T vjo -Powers, Seeds naked'. 
Or Plants with Flowers ( Hertn.) having two of four 
Stamina fuperior in length to the others ; and Seeds 
uncovered, or lodging naked in the Calyx. 
THIS Genus furnifhes two hardy fpecies, and fome 
varieties, of curious, upright, hoary, ever-green, flovy- 
EGETABLE SYSTEM " 
ering-fhrubs, for adorning the Ihrubbery; plants of 
moderate growth, with hoary branches, garr.ilhed with 
toundifh-oblong, and hearted downy-whitilh leaves, 
and large, verticillate bunches of tubulous, gaping, 
yellow, and purple flowers, difpofed in whirls around 
the branches; having five and ten-angled, perfiffent 
cups; a monopetalous corolla, of one oblong, tubular 
petal, rirtgent, or grinning above; four ltamina, two 
erf them fuperior in length to the other two; a quadri- 
fid, or four-parted germen, fupporting a Angle ftyle; 
and the germen becomes four oblong, naked feeds, 
telling in the permanent calyx; the feeds feldom ufed 
for flawing, as the plants propagate freely by layers, 
cuttings, and flips. 
The hardy Species of PHLOMIS are* 
1. P hlom i sfruticofa, Shrubby, or Tree-like Phlomis, 
or Common Jerusalem Sage. 
A moderate, hoary, eVer-green fhrub, of ffrong> 
upright, bulhy growth, four to five, or fix feet high^- 
the item fhrubby; leaves ( middling ) roundifh-oblong, 
crenated, hoary-white; and whirled bunches of yellow 
flowers, having fpear-fhape involucrums.—Native of 
Sicily and Spain. (Dry, light, or any common foil.) 
Varieties. —Broad-leaved Shrubby Phlomis. 
Narrow-leaved Shrubby Phlomis, 
Dwarf, Cretan Shrubby Phlomis-. 
2 . Phlomis purpurea, Purple, Under-Shrubby Phlb- 
mis. 
A fmaller, under-fhrubby, hoary plant, of flender, 
bulhy growth, three or four feet —the ftem under- 
Ihrubby; leaves ( middling ) hearted-oblong, hoaryf^ 
white; and with purple flowers, having linear involu¬ 
crums, fhorter than the calyx.—Native of Portugal and 
Spain. ( Dry or any common foil.) 
Thefe plants merit culture in all principal ftmibbe- 
ries, both as curious, hoary ever-greens, and orna¬ 
mental flowering-fhrubs; will effeCl a diffinguitbable 
and lingular variety at all feafons of the year, in the 
hoary afpeCt of their branches and leaves; and flower 
very confpicuoufly in fummer and autumn, produced 
in whirls around the upper parts of the branches and 
ihoots; they are tolerably hardy, but are generally the 
moll profperous and durable in a dry, light foil, and 
fomewhat flickered compartment; though they will 
alfo fucceed in any common, moderately-dry ground, 
and may be planted in ailemblage with other hardy 
fhrubs. 
Both 
