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Show - CO COMMELINA: This Plant was fo calf’d by Father Plumier, from Doctor Commeline, a rofe perennial Root 3 the are in great Numbers, are proc nately on every Side the Branches: the Flower is not fpecious: v, and produc’d either fin famous Profeffor of Botany at Am/terdam. D 0 ers are or in an The Charaéfers are 5 alte nately, being in Shape e [iphemeron: The Stalks trail nd, and grow very branchy: At Jetting on of the Bre s between the Wing of The Species are 5 y uc’d a Flowerwhich the Leaf and the Ste x. Coma Aurea; Germanica, Park. Theat. bh are plac’d in the German Goldylocks. r the mannerofthe fricana, fruticans, fo2, Coma AurEA; 4 : t Part ofthe Umbel upon the Tops ofthe Bra J, I; } may be added, it hath the A é, to which of aC liis linarie anguftis major. Hort. Amft. African fhrubby Goldylocks, with narrow Toad-Flax Leaves. Ale 3. Coma Aurea; Africana, fruticans; foliis Crithmi marini. Hort. Amft. African fhrubby Goldylocks with Samphire Leaves. i 4. Coma Aurea; Africana, frulicans, folis glaucis & in extremitate trifidis. Hort. Amft. African fhrubby Goldylocks, with Sea-green Leaves, which are divided into three Parts at their Extremities. 5. Coma Aurea; Afri liis glaucis longis tenwibus mu ul larum trifido. Boerb. Ind. als. Shrubby ad j each of whichare trifid at their Points. The firft of thefe Plants is very hardy, and will endure to be planted in the open Ground : This is propagated by parting the Roots in the g an oblong Fruit; div q ain’d one Broad Grafs-] Commeline, with blue Flowers. This Plant feldom continues with us longer than one Year; But the Seeds, which are an- nually ripen’d, falling to the Ground, will Rootsat the Joints as it lies upon the Ground, duces very pretty Umbels of Gold-colour’d Flowers upon the Tops of the Branches, which the Plant may be increas’d faft enough in Summer by cutting thefe off, and tranfplanting themout into a freth Spot of Ground, where they will greatly increafe. The Seeds of this Plant fhould be fown affoon as it is ripe, for if it be kepr till Spring, it feldom comes upwell, nor will the Plants rais’d in the Spring be forward enough to produce ripe Seeds. and mutt be preferv’d either in a Green-houfe or under a Hot-bed Frame in Winter. Thefe are propagatedbyplanting their Cut- tings in any of the Summer-Months in a Bed of light Earth; which if kept fhaded and water’d, will take Root in two Months time; when they muft be planted into Pots fill’d with COMPARTIMENTS, are Beds, Plats, Borders, and Walks, laid out according tothe freth light Earth, and may be expos’d to the open Air until Ofober ; at which Time they Form of the Ground and Ingenuity of the Artift, and depend more on a good Fancy than any Rules: Or, are Diverfities, or Knots fhould beremov’d to Shelter, left the Morning Frofts fhould injure them: But they require of Flower-Gardens, or Parterres, of which there are great Variety, and may be diverfify’d to have a great Share offree open Air in mild Weather, forif they are thut up too clofe they are very fubjeét to Mouldinefs, and their younger Branches are very aptto decay: They muft alfo have frequent, but moderate Water- ings in Winter; andin the Spring, fhould be remov’d into the open Air affoon as poffible, obferving to do it by degrees, that they may Not receive a great Check thereby. Withthis Management thefe Plants will fome of them growto be eight or nine Feet high, and become verywoody, andwill produce great Quantities of Flowers through moft Part of the Year, which renders them worthy of a Place ina good Green: houfe. Loamy Earth, three Loads of Pond Earth, or of the Scouring of Ditches, which are to be order’d, mix’d and fkreen’das before ; andfo to make three different Sorts of Skreenings. ter ina Heapor Ridge, and being well fifted or fkreen’d, arerecommended as a good Compoft l they are to remain for good: This Plant pro- The other four Sorts are tenderer, Loads of natural Soil, three Loads of {trong A light, loofe Land requires a Compoft of a TT g Spring, or by planting Cuttings in any of the Summer Months, whichif water’d and fhaded will take Root in fix Weeks-time, when they may be tranfplanted into the Borders where Garden. A Compoft for a loofe fandy Ground may be made, by taking two Loads of Dung, three of Heath Turfs burnt; that thefe having been well mix’d andlaid together during the Win- grow again, fo that we need be at no farther Trouble than to allot this Plant a Place ina warm Border, and not fuffering it to be deftroy’d, where it will maintain itfelf without any Culture. The Stalks of this Plant ftriking continue in Beauty for a long Time, which renders it worthy of a Place in every good COMPOSTS, [are fo call’d, of Compofta, or Compofita, Lat. Compounds, ofcomponere, Lat. to compound or mix: And in Husbandry and Gardening, they fignify feveral Sorts of Soils ioineliorate, and according asthe Landis either light, fandy, or loofe or beavy, clayey and cloddy. African Goldylocks, with long narrow Sea-green Leaves, which are divided into many Parts, beft kept in aHoufe, or under fome Covering, that it may be dry 5 tho’ it would be better to be turn’d out fometimes to get Rain amina’s (or Loe b nd beco they lay them with a Coat of Sand or Gravel two or three Inches thick, keeping them hoed and weededas oftenas there fhall be Occafion. ten’d yellow Apices, of a Mufhroom: In the the other of the Flow 1 Tt CO or Earthy Matter mix’d together, in orderto make a Manure for affifting the natural Earth inthe Work of Vegetation, by way of Amendment or Improvement. ] Compofts ate various, and ought to be different according to the different Nature or Quality of the Soils which they are defign’d Flower are produc’d three other : ne infinitely, according to the Fancy of the Defigner. PlainComparriments, are Pieces of Grounddividedinto equal Squares andFlower- Beds, mark’d out by the Line, of equal Length and Breadth. Some Perfons allowto thefe Squares Borders of two Feet in Breadth, and not more if the Plat of Ground be frall ; but if they be reafonably large, three-Feet; and they edge the Borders with Box, or upright hardy Thymes or fome other Aromatick Herbs or Flows for the Sake of the greater Neatnefs. C And in order to preferve the Paths and AY lies of Compartments firm, even and durable, hey heavy Nature, as the Scouring of deep Ditches, Ponds, €c, So, on the other hand, a Landthat is heavy, Others recommend other Compojts differing according to the different Soils. For a -fiff Soil inclining to Clay, To take five Loads of the fame Soil well broken and open’d, and to add to that five Loads more that will extremely forward Trees, fprightly and fiery Nature, that will infinuate 2. To mix four Loads of fharp Sand, and two Loads of Afhes of burnt Furzes, Gorz, Fern, Weeds, or Wood, with for oads of itfelf into the lumpifh Clods; which, if they were not thus manag’d, would very muchob- JSliff Soil well broken and open’d: having been well mix’d togetiier and Jaid ftruct the Work of Vegetation. a Ridge in September, fhould Jie ull the Fe following, and then may be fkreen’d and for Ufe. Sir William Bruce is faid to have us’d layey or cloddy, requires a Compoft of a more As a good Compoft for cold clayey Land, fome advife to take one Load of Sea fand, (if it can be conveniently had), or ifnot, other Sand, or fandy Ground, or fharp Sand, and two Loads of goodrotten Dung, and three Loads of natural Mould, two Loads ofthe top Spit Turffrom off the Meadows, or any other Kind of rich Turf Land, and half a Load of Coal-Afhes, or the Sweepings of Streets, a {mall Sprinkling of Pigeons, Sheep, or other hot Dungs. Thefe are to be laid down in different Heaps in a Circle, having a large Space.in the Centre, fo that they may all be thrown uptogether in one Heap, whichis to be done by as many Perfons at each Heap, as there are different Loads in each, viz. one to that of one Load, two to that of two Loads, and three to that of three Loads, and foon; thefe muft caft and fpread at the fame time every Parcel with Care, andnot all toge- this Compoft in his Garden with good Succefs. 3. For a fliff Soil, Take four Loads ofthe ftilf Soil, two Loads of rotten Wood, fuch as may be found under a Wood Pile, or the fame Quantity of rotted Leaves, if the former can’r be had, two Loads of burnt Grafs-Turf, and four Loads of Sand: This is recommended to be done in O likewife; becaufe being then made, and fifted in the following Spring, *twill be better than if they were m I Springs for that the | f would exhale the vola were not laid in fome fhady the Weeds would exhau Nourifhment that is in them. 1 good Com; 4. Take two Loads of{tiff Soil, two Lo of Rape-feed after the Oyl has beenprefs’ ther in Lumps. The fitteft Time for the doing of this, is when the Weather is dry, and alfo in the Month of May. This Mixture fhould be turn’d once a Monthtill Michaelmas, and then it may be fcreen’d, and feparated into feveral Sorts, to be ready, as occafion {hall require, in the Nurfery, out, four Loads of Sand, and two Loads o Burnt Heath or Grafs. Turf, and p as the others, and fift them: An j is recommendedas one that will forward a Plant. 5. Take four Loads of {tiff Soil, two Loads For the firft Sort, it will be beft to fet the of Malt Grains after Brewing, and four Loads of Sand; thefe being prepar’d as before, are Skreen more Upright; and what comes thro’ may be mix’d with one-fourth part of Melon recommendedas a Compo/t that will haften the GrowthofPlants. Earth very fine. The fecond Sort may be fcreen’d with the Skreen itanding more floping ; by which means, 6. Take of Sheeps-Dung and Wood Athe equal Quantities; of Loam or Mother-E what comes through will be coarfer than the firft. double the Quantity: Prepare them as befor directed, andthey will prove good Com; 7. Take four Loads of ftiif Earth, four The Remainder, whichwill be the rougheft and moft cloddy Earth, is recommended as an extraordinary Manure to be dug in order to Improve any barren or poor Land; andif it Loads of Sand, four Loads of Hor y confum’d, and two Loads of Turf-A Prepare this Mixture as before di d. be kept in a Heap for one Year, and fkreen’d for particular Plants, or choice Flowers, being exhibited in the feveral Articles where thofe Plants are treated of, I fhall not repeat them the next Year, ’twill then be as good as either of the former. The fineft of thefe will be The other Compofitions which are proper |