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Show than the other Method of tranfplantin g, and um, } Goats- fi be ard, and a purple Salffafy or alter, 1 gramineo fi Col. Another Goats-beard, with affy Leaf, and foft red Flowers. There are feveral other Species of this Plant, h ate preferv’d in fome curious Botanick rdens for the Sake of Varicty ; but as they are not cultivated for Ufe, fo I fhall omit enuating themin this Pl he fi whentke Stems begin to advance, re by manyPeople gather’d to boil, and e by fome preferr’ The fecond Sort was formerly more Efteem than at prefent : Th brougt from Italy, and cultivated in Gardens for Kitchen Ufe, the Roots being by fome People greatly valued; but of late there is but little cultivated for the Markets, tho” feveral Gentlemen preferve it in Gardens to fupply their Tables The Plants are propagated from Seeds, which fhould be fown in the Spr if uDON an pen Spot of Ground, in Rows about nine or es diftant ; and when the Plants are I fhoutd be hoed out, leaving them about fix Inches afunder in the Rows: the Weeds thould alfo be carefully hoed down as they are produc’d, otherwife they will foon over-bear the Plants, and fpoil them. ‘This is the only Culture they require; and if the Soil be light, and not too dry, theywill make large Plants before Winter ; at which time the Saifjefy, whofe Roots are the moft valuable Part, will be fit for Ufe, and may be taken up any timeafter their Leaves are decay’d; but when they begin to thoot again, they will be fticky, and not fit for Ufe. The commonyellow Sort, whofe Shoots are preferr'd, will be fir for Ufe in “pri or M according: to the Forwardnefs of the Seafon: The beft time to cur themis, whe r Stems are about four Inches long for they ftand too long, they are never fo tender as thofe whichare TRANSPLANTING of TREES: eas ¢ Planting. TRANSPORTATIONof PLANTS: In fending Plants from one Country to another, great Regard fhould be had to the proper Seafon for doing it: For Example, ifa Parcel ofPlants are to be fent from a hot Country to a cold one, they fhould be fént in the Spring of the Year, that as they come towards the colder Parts, the Seafon may be advanci and hereby, if they have fuffer’d a little in their Paffage, there will be time to recover hem before Winter; whereas thofe which ar€ in Autumu are often loft in Winter, be- fe they have not time to recover and get Root before the Cold comes on. On the contrary, thofe Pants which are fent froma cold Country to a hot one, fhot always be fent in inter, that they m uyar time enough to be rooted before the g Heats come on, otherwife they will toon perith. The beft Wayto pack up P/auts for a Voyage, Cif they are fuch as will not bear to be third Sort is by fome preferv’d for the kept out of the Ground) is, to have fome its Flowers. ‘Thefe the Plants will be much largerandfairer. cut while Some Peopie in ting thefe Plants, fowtheir Seeds in Beds pretty clofe, and when the Plants come up, they tranfplant them out im Rows at the before-mention’d Diftance ; but as they doalways form a Tap-root, which abounds with a m y Juice, fo when the extream Part oftheir Roots are broken by tranfplanting, they do feldom thrive weil afterward ; therefore it is by far the better W ay to make fhallow Drills in the Ground, and featter the Seeds therein, as before d rected, whereby the Rows will be at a due Diftance, and there will be nothing moreto do than to hoe out the Plants when theyare too thick in the Rows, which will be much: lef Trouble handy Boxes with Handles to them, for the more eafily removing them in bad Weather: Thefe fhould have Holes bored in their Bot- toms to let out the Moifture, otherwife it will rot the Roots of the P/ants. Over each of thefe Holes fhouldbe laid a flat Tile or Oyfterfhell, to prevent the h from ftopping them ; then they fhould be fill'd up with Earth, into which the Pa uld be fet as clofe as paffible to each other, in order to fave Room, Qwhich is abfolutely neceffary, otherwife they will be very troublefome in the Ship); and es the only thing intended is, to preferve them alive, and not to make any Progrefs while on their Paffage, fo a fmall Box will contain manyPlants, if rightly planted. The Plants fhould alfo be plac’d ‘in the Box a Fortnight or three Wecksbefore theyare put on Board the Ship, that they maybe little fettled and rooted; and during the Time they are on Board, they fhould remain, if poffible, on the Deck, that they may have ‘Air; but in bad Weather they “fhould be cover’d with a Tar- pawlin, to guard them againft the Salt \\ , which will deftroy them if it comes at “em in any Quantity. The Waterthefe Péants fhould have, wal! on Board, muft be proportion’d to the Climat where they come from, and to which they 4 going: Ifthey come from a hot Country cold one, then they fhould have very fit Moifture, after they have paffed the Heat but if they are carry’d from a cold Cot to a hot one, they muft have of Moifture when they come Climate, and fhould be fhade from the violent Heat of the S if they are too much expos'd, up and deftroy them it ' But if the P/auts to be fent from one Country to another, are fuchas will live out of the Ground a confiderable time, as all thofe which are full of Juice will do ; as the Sedums, Ficoides, Euphorbiums, Cereus’s, &c. then they require no other Care but to pack them up in a clofe Box, wrapping them up well with Mofs, obferving to place them fo clofely that they may not be tumbled about, whichwill bruife them, and that thofe Plants which have Spines may not wound anyof the others, ‘The Box alfo fhould be plac’d where they may receive no Moifture, and where Rats cannot come to them, otherwife they are in Danger of being eaten by thofe Vermin. If thefe P/ants are thus carefully pack’d up, they will do well, tho’ they fhould be two, three, or fome Sorts, if they are four or five Months ontheir Paffage, and will be lef liable to fuffer than if planted in Earth, becaufe the Sailors generally kill thefe Plants by over~ watering them. There are alfo feveral Sorts of Trees which may be pack’d up in Chefts with Mofs about them, which will bear to be kept out of the Ground two or three Months, provided it be at a Seafon when they do not be feen by the Orange-Irees, Fafmines, Capers Olive and Pomegranate-Trees, which are an- nually brought from Italy, and if skilfully managed, very few of them mifcarry, not- with{tanding they are manytimes kept three or four Months out of the Ground. In fending Seeds from one Country to ano- of the Empalement, togetber with the Pointal, cover'd with its Sringed Si it becomes a Capfule, hidden in the E up > and full of Seeds, which are for the moft part foap d 4 Kidney, adbering clofe to th de when ripe. Some of this Genus h owers confift- ing of one Leaf, refen bling a papili c Flower, out of whofe Empalement ¢ ACCOUS Pointal, which a ecomes a membrar ceous Capfule bidden in the Empal ment, i SIP dwith Kidney-fbap’d Se fe Notes mufe be added, Leaves grow ug by Three s, feldom by Fours 5 08 & common Foot/talk. The Species are ; I. TRiFOLrum; purpureum, m yus fativum, pratenfi fimile. Raii Syn. Greater purpl e manured Zrefoil, commonly call’'d Clover. 2. TRirotiu ; pratenfe, purpureum vules gare. Mor. Hif. Common Meadow Trefvil, with a purple Flower, conmouly calVd Honey« fuckle Zrefoil. 3. Tritron1um; pratenfe album. GC. B. P. White Meadow Zrefoil 4. TrrroLium tum, five Lagopus foil. §: Trrroztum ; fragiferum. Strawberry-Zrefoi/, TriroLtium; ps men red Trefoil, {melling of Bitumen. 8. Triforium ; bitumen redol folium. Boerh.. Ind. Narrow-lea ther, the great Care to be taken is, to fecure them from Vermin, and preferve them dry, {melling of Bitumen otherwife they mould and decay. The Me9. TrrroLtium; 4 thod Mr. Caresby always obfery’d was, to put purpurafcente. H. Amf. up his Seeds dry into Papers, and then put foil, with a purplifh Flower them into a dry Gourd-fhell, and feal them The firit of thefe Plants is greatly cultiup; in which Wayhe fent feveral large Par- vated in England for feeding of Cattle, andis cels of Seeds from Czrolina to England, which efteem’d very profitable, becaufe the great never mifcarry’d. There are fome Perfons Quantity of Cattle which this Grafs will mainwho have directed to put them into Glaffes, tain, does very much inrich all clayey Lands, and to feal them clofely down, to keep out and prepare them for Corn in two or three the external Air ; but from feveral Experi- Years, which is the Length of Time which ments of this kind which I have made, find this Crop will continue good, : Seeds thus clofely put up will not grow, if In the Choice of this Seed, that which is of they remain ftopp’d up anyconfiderable time, a bright yellowifh Colour, a little incfining to all Seeds requiring fome Share of Air to pre- Brown, fhould be préferr'd ; bur that. which ferve their vegetating Quality : So that where is Black, fhould be ¢ejected as good for little a Perfon has no other Conveniency, they may Ten or twelve Pounds ofthis Seed will be be put up in a Bag, and hung upin a dry fufficient for an Acre of Ground; for if the Part of the Ship, or put into a Trunk, where Plants do not come up prettythick, it will not they may be fafe from Vermin; in which Places they will Keep verywell. NB. It is the fafeft Wayto bring all Sorts of Seeds in their Pods or Husks in which they grew, provided theyare put up dry, becaufe their own Covering will afford them fome Nourifhment if the Seeds are not feparated from the Placenta. TRIFOLIUM ; [oftres, Lat. a Leaf.) Trefoil. The Charaéfers are ; s of the 3 the Wings and the Kee} coming out be worth ftanding, The Landin which this Seed is fown fhould’ be well ploughed, and harrowed very fine, otherwife ied too deep, and there me to fc i § wn the pr if ic be done very Y> are manytimes burft with Wet and Cold ; and if it be oe are irin Danger wer ofof mifcarryitig from late,’ they , are y rom Drought : Whereas in Ground has been warm’d Heat, the Rains then fall mote the Vegetation of Seeds and Plants. |