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Show fufficient Strength, and then hake them out in the Spring of the Year, preferving as much of the Earth to their Roots as you can, plant- ing them on a dry warm Soil, and in a wellfhelter’d Situation, and in Winter lay fome Mulch uponthe Surface of the Ground about their Roots, to prevent the Froft_from penee trating to them, as alfo in very fevere Frofts you fhould cover their Stems and Heads with fome Straw or Peas Haulm, which will prevent their being deftroy’d, andafter they have been inured to the open Air for two or three Years, theywill then be moftly out of Danger, and vill grow muchbetter than thofe Plants, which are Kept in Pots or Tubs ; Thefe Plantsare propagated by laying down their young Branches in the Spring, which fhouldbe flit at a Joint (as is pra¢tis’d in laying Carnati and in dry Weather they muft be frequently watered to encouragetheir ftriking Root, which they rarely do until the fecond Year, before which they fhould not be difturb’d; but then if they have taken fufficient Root, they fhould be tranfplanted in April, placing them, as was before directed, into a warmSituation, obferving to water them in dry Weather, as alfo to lay fome Mulch about their Roots fo prevent the Ground fromdrying too faft; and in Winter Jay little frefh Mulch about themto keep out the Froft; after two or three Years, they will be fufficiently hardy, and will require no farther Care, but to dig the Ground about worthy of a goodSituation; they feldomrife above twelve or fourteen Feet high with us, and fhould therefore be intermix’d with other Ever-greens of the fame Growth. LEONTOPET ALON [neovzezdreawy of abay; a Lion, and wimmao, a Leaf, q.d. Lion’s-Leaf; becaufe the Antients fancied the Leaves of this Plant refembled a Lion’s Paw.] Lion- nd confifts of . rm of a RKofe, ga the Middle of the F fterwards becomes a Blad> con 1S MM vical Se We have but one Species of this Plant in the Englifo Gardens ; whichis, LEONTOPETALON 3; ft cafte remofe innafCe Flor. Lion-leaf, with Leaves growing on a branched Rib. This Plant is found in great Plenty in the IMands of the Archipelago, and alfo in fome Parts of Jtaly, but at prefent is very rare in England; it may be propagated by fowing the Seeds, or parting of the Roots; but the for- mer is the beft Method, if the Seeds could be obtained from Abroad; for they feldom pro- duce good Seeds in Exgland, nor do they increafe very faft by their Roots. The Seedof this Plant fhould be fown foon after it is ripe, in Pots or Tubsfill’d withfreth light Earth, that the Plants may be removed Weeds, as alfo to trim upthelateral Branches, to make them afpire in Height ; but by no into Shelter in the Winter, for if they are expos’d at that Seafon (whichisthe Timethey Means fhould you fheer them intoBalls and Pyramids (as is the commonPrattice) but let the Summer they fhould be fet abroad,where them growin their utmoft Luxuriancy, in which Manner they will appear much more beautiful thanin thofe ftudied Figures. the Clock, and when the Plants are {trong Southern Parts of France or Spain, where they growin great Plenty; they muft be fown in Pots or Tubs of light frefh Earth, and houfed in Winter (for the Plants feldom come up until the fecond Year) but in Summer they fhould be expofed in a warm Situation, and often refrefh’d with Water; when the Plants come up they muft be carefully clear’d from Weeds, and refrefh’d with Water in dry Weather, and in Winter the Pots or Tubs muft be removed into Shelter, but fhould have a great Share of free Air in mild Weather ; and the Spri ig following the Plants fhould be taken up, and eachof themplanted into a feparate Pot, then plunge the Pots into a moderate Hot-bedto facilitate their taking Root, after which they may be expos’dto the open Air (as was directed for the older Plants) and continue to houfe them every Winter, until they are three or four Years old, after which they may be plantedinto the open Air, when they muft be treated as the old Plants. Thefe Trees are always Green, which renders them more valuable, and their Leaves being ofa beautiful Figure, and their Heads generally growing very recular, renders them The Charafers are ; It is one ofthe verticillate Plants with a lip Flower, which conjifts of one Leaf, whofe Galea or Crefi is imbricated, and much longer than the under Lip, which is divided into three Segments 5 out of the Flower-cup rifes the Pointal fix’d Jo arife) the Coldwill deftroy them; butia they may have the Morning Sun until Tea of enough to be tranfplanted, they fhould be each of them put into a feparate Pot, and in Winter placed into a Hot-bed Frame, where they may be fhelter’d in fevere Frofts 5 but in ild Weather they fhould be expos’d to me open Air. When the Plants are two Years old, : they may be taken out of the Pots andplanted into a warm Border under a South Wall, where they will endure the Cold of our ordinary Winters very well, being feldom hurt by. ie vere Frofts, or too much Wet; for which Reafon they fhould always be plantedin a ary Soil. Se The beft Seafon for tranfplanting thele Re is in May, when their Leaves are ayes for if you defer it till Fuly or ane will be ftriking out new Roots, when they will not be fo fafely removed: They pre their Flowers in Winter, for which they chiefly valued. LEONTOPODIUM ; vide Plantago LEONURUS [atoneof ators Li! and ja Tail, becaufe the Creit _ ae Flower feems to refemble the Tail of a Lio! Lion’s-Tail. being muchfimaller, and not fo well colour’d, as are thofe of the common Sorts. LETTUCE; vide La@uca. LEUCANTHEMUM [Asuxel pSepcov of azux@, like a Nail to the hinder Part of the Flower, furrounded by four Embryo’s, which afterwards turn to fo many Seeds, which are oblong, and White, and dvseuO-, a Flower] The Charaéfers are ; enclofed in a long fiftulous Husk, which before themum, except in the Colour ofits Semi-florets, which in thefe are conftantly Whi was the Flower-cup. The Species are $ themevery Spring, and keep them clean from Thefe Plants may alfo be propagated from be obtained fromthe LE “EE LE _—____—— JRus 3 perennis, Africanus, fideritidis folio, flore phenicio majore. Breyn, prod. Perennial African Lion’s-tail, with an Ironwort Leaf, and large fcarlet Flower. Ox-eye Daizy: It agrees in every réfpelt with the ChryfanThe Species are ; 1. LevcanrHEMuM 3 vulgare. Tourn, Com- mon Ox-eye Daizy. 2. LrucanTHEMUM3 Alpinum, majus, ri- 2, Leonurus; perennis, Africanus, fideri- gido folio. Tourn. Greater Ox-eye Daizy of the Alps, with ftiff Leaves. tidis folio, v ato, flore phenicio majore. Perennial African Lion’s-tail, witha variegated Iron-wort Leaf, andalarge fearler Flower. 3. Leonurus; minor, Capitis Bone Spei latioribus Jerratis. Tourn. Creeping-rooted Ox-eye Daizy, with broad ferrated Leaves. 4. Levcanruemum ; folio abjinthii Alpi- 6. Boerb. Ind. effer Lion’s-tail fromthe 2 of good Hope, with a Cat-mint Leaf. Thefe Plants are very great Ornamentsin 2 Green-houfe, producing large Tufts of beauuful fearlet Flowers in the Months of Oéfober and November, when few other Plants are in Perfection, for which Reafon a good Greenhoufe fhould never be wanting ofthefe Plants, efpecially fince they require no artificial Heat, but only to be preferved from hard Frofts, fo 3. Leucantuemum ; fadice num. Ciafi. repente, foliis Alpine Ox-eye Daizy, with Wormwood Leaf. 5. LeucantHemumM 3; tanaceti a flore _ They are eafily propagated by planting majore. Boerb. Ind. Ox-eye Daizy, witha Tan/y Leaf and a large Flower. 6. LeuvcAnruemum ; y Caaarié if, Chryfanthemi, fapore 2, Canary Ox-eye Daizy, with a Chryfanthemum Leaf, and a Tafte like Pellitory of Spain, vulgarly called Pellitoryof Sj The firft of thefe Plants is very common in the Meadows, in moft Parts of Exgland, from whence the Flowers are gathered and brought into the Markets in London for Medicinal Ufes, but it is feldom cultivated in Gardens. The fecond and fifth Sorts are many times Cuttings of any of the Sorts, in Pots fill’d with light Earth, any time in July or Auguft, obferving to fhade and water themuntil they produce large Tufts of white radiated Flowers upon the Summits oftheir Stalks, which con- that they may be placed amongtt Oranges, Myrtles, Oleanders, 8cc. in fach a Manner, as not to be too muchover-fhaded with other Plants; but that they mayenjoy as muchfree Air as poffible in mild Weather. have taken Root, after which they muft be each of *em plantedinto a feparate Pot fill’d with light rich Earth, and often refrefh’d with Water (for it isan Aquatick Plant in its native Country) and in Oéfober they muft be removed into the Green-houfe ; but in May, they. thould be expos’d againto the open Air, placing them where they may have the Morning ull Eleven ofthe Clock, obferving never to let chem want Water, whichwill encourage them to produce ftrong Tufts of Flowers in 4 ni. Thefe Plants will grow to be eight or nine Feet high, and abide many Years; but are very fubje&t to growirregular, thereforetheir Branches fhould be prunedearly in the Spring, ‘0 order to reduce them toatolerable Figure; t they will not bear to be often prunedor td, nor can they ever be form’d into Balls or Pyramids, forif they are often fhorten’d, it wul prevent their foweri g. : p’d Sort is by many People valued i¢ Variety of its Leawes ; but as that is s fion’d by a WeaknefS in the Plant, fo the “towers of that Sort are neverfo larce and fair, as are thofe ofthe plain Sort, nor prodt great a ntity. third Sort is alfo preferved for V its Beauty ; the planted in Gardens for their Beauty 3 thefe tinue a long time in Beauty; they commonly grow two leet high or more, for which Reafon they fhould always be placed in the Middle of large Borders, and require to be planted at a good Diftance from other Plants, otherwife they will over-bear them; fo that they are not very proper for {mall Gardens, taking up too much Room. Thefe are very hardy Plants, and may be propagated either by fowing their § parting their Roots; the beft Timefor fowing oftheir Seeds, is in March, upon a Border of light frefh Earth, and when the Plants are me up pretty ftrong, they muft be planted into frefh Borders of the like placing them at eight Inches Diftance each Way ; in thefe Borders they may remain till Mic 5, when they fhould be removed into Borders where t are to continue, and the Summerfollowing they will produce Flowers and Seeds. But if you would propagate them byparting their Roots, the beft fon for this Work is in September or Offober ; for if ic be done in the Spring, they feldom flower fo ftrong the fucceeding Summer. The third Sort multiplies too faft by its creeping Roots, which will {pread and come up ata great Diftance from the old mers fo that |