104 The Englifh Gardner . 
Sweet Marjoram is fomething tender, and therefore if yosi 
would have it betimes, you mud fow it upon a hot Bed, or 
in a warm fituated place 3 yet I have oft lown in the begin¬ 
ning of March with good fuccefs, the Ground being good, 
and not of a wet or cold Nature. Sweet Bali! is more ten¬ 
der and apt to mifcarry than fweet Marjoram 3 it ought to be 
fown both in a warm and dry Seafbn3 for if moifture comeat 
the Seed before it hath layn fome time in the Earth, it will 
turn to a Jelly, and never grow 3 fo likewife if fown on a cold 
or moift Ground: fome to prevent its mifoarriage, mingle 
their Seed two or three days before with fome fine and well- 
tempered mould,and then fow it 3 April or May is time enough: 
fome that have; fuch opportunities, do fow both this and the 
former alfo, on fuch Beds whereon they did raifo their Musk- 
mellons or Cucumbers. 
Rofemary-Seed is likewife very tender being fown, and 
therefore requires to be fown in a warm Seafon, &c. As for 
Thyme, Savory, Hyflbp, &c. they are pretty hardy, and 
may be fown in any of the Seafons before-mentioned, and 
therefore I (hall fay no more as to their lowing, but give fome 
few Rules concerning the Increafing of fome few forts of 
Herbs not ufually fown of Seed, becaufo they are both eafiiy 
and quickly brought to perfeftion by flipping and parting 
their Roots. 
And for this purpcfe ufually the Spring or rifing of the Year 
is the beft, as being mod temperate and feafonable for all 
forts of ftringy-rooted Plants, yet notwithftanding as I laid 
before of the lowing of moft forts of fmall Herbs, fo I fay 
concerning moft forts of Setting-Herbs, that they may be re¬ 
moved, dipt, or parted,any time from the beginning of March, 
to the end of Attguft, and fomething after 3 only you are to 
take notice, that in extream hot and dry Weather, you are to 
forbear removing and fetting Herbs, <&>c. unlefs you ufe more 
than ordinary diligence both for watering and fhadowing 
what you plant. ' 
In 
