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Show EA EC will caufe them to germinate near a Month fooner than thofe that growin Clay, and that for this Reafon, that the Sa/ts which are in Others hang the hollow Claws of Crabs and Lobfters upon Sticks in divers Parts of the to remove, they may be tranfplanted into the Gardeninto which thefe Vermin get; and by often fearching them, you will deftroy them of the Garden ; for they are t the Sand are liable to be put in Motionby the leaft Approach of the Warmth of the Sun; but as Sand is quick in the Operation, fo the Salts are foon exhal’d and fpent. li la Wine hed without much Trouble ; which will be of great Service to your Wall-Fruit, for thefe are great Deftroyers thereof. Clay: The Parts of Clay are more clofely compacted together, and do not fo eafilygive EBULUS; /ve Sambucus Humilis. out thofe Salts that are contain’d in it; nor ECHINATE SEEDS; [of Echinus, Lat. can the Fibres of every tender Plant make their Waythrough it in queft of their proper a Hedge- hog} {uch Seeds of Plants as are prickly and rough. Nutriment. But if the Parts of the Clay be open’d, by digging and breaking it into {mall Particles, ECHYNOMELOCACTUS ; wide Mole~ and thofe Parts be kept open by a Mixture of cactus. fome fharp Sand, or fome other Bodyof the like Quality, the Effe&s of its Vigour will ECHINOPHORA; [of ’Exiv@- a Hedge—hog, plainly appear. and 9¢e, Gr. to bear.] Prickly-headed Parfnip, Some diftinguifh the feveral Temperaments The Charaéters are ; of the Earth either into a light, faudy, or loofe The Cup of the Flower confifts of one Leaf, Contexture, or into thofe ofa ftiff, clayey, or which 1s divided into five Parts, and expands clofe one; either of which have their re{pec- in Form of a Star, in which is included the Foottive good Qualities, and all of them, when talk of the Umbel : The Fruit confifts of one they are in their Extremes, require Art to prickly Veffel, in whichis contain'd onelong Seed. render them ufeful and beneficial in the ProWe have but one Specie of this Plant, du&ion and Growth of Plants. whichis, A light, fandy, or loofe Earth requires a Ecutnopuora¢ paflinaca folio. C. B. Echiproper Ligature, and fhould have a Compoft nophora with a Par{nip~Leaf. of a heavier Nature; and thofe that are heavy, There is no great Ufe or Beauty in this clayey, and cloddy, fhould have a Compoft of Plant; but it is preferv’d in curious Botanick amore fiery, fprightly Nature, that will inG- Gardens, for Variety-fake. It may be ptonuate itfelf into the heavy, lumpy, indigefted pagated by fowing the Seeds foonafterthey Clods, which would otherwife very much obare ripe, or very early in the Spring; and ftrué& the Bufinefs of Vegetation, when the Plants are come up, they fhould be Some Authors who treat of the Qualities of fingled out, fo as to remain about eight or ten Earth, fay, a good Earth fhould be of a blackifp Inches afunder. The fecond Year after fowColour, gravelly, fat, pliant or eafy to be digg’d, ing they will produce ripe Seeds. and EC Middle of large EL, Borders, or in any abje& Part ¢ to ftand amongtt nicer Plants, which would be greatly Summer after produce Flowers and injured by their large Leaves. The fecond Year after fowing they will produce Flowers ; which they feldom continue: Theyall del in a rubbifhy velly Soil, and will grow and if the Autumnis not too cold or wet, will the Tops of old Walls or Building when once they have eftablith’d themfel perfe& Seeds: but the Roots ofthefe will abide three or Fiowers and four Years, and produce Seeds annually. The third Sort is an annual Plant, and requires to be fownearly, as alfo to have an open warm Situation ; otherwife it will not produce good Seeds in this Country. Plant is of {mall Growth, This and fo may the better be preferv’d in a warm Border amongft other curious Plants. ECHINUS ; Lat. is the prickly Head,Cover of the Seed, Top of any Plant; fo call’d, from its Likenefs to a Hedge—hog. ECHIUM; [of "Exls, Gr. a Viper, becaufe the ripe Seed of this Plant refembles the Head of a Viper. It is call’d Herba Viperavia, becaufe the Antients believ’d that this Plant kill’'d Vipers.] Vipers Buglofs. The Charaéters are; The Cup of the Flower is large, and divide five long flender Segments: The Flo fifis of one Leaf, is foapd like a Fu ard er are producd fir ds) which are reflex’d: Each d by four Seeds, which are in that it fhould be neither cold nor light ; that it ought to have no ill Smell nor Tatte ; ECHINOPUS; [of 'Exiv@ a Hedgehog, and that it ought to be of the fame Quality becaufe the Heads of this Plant refemble this three or four Feet deep for Trees, which, if Animal, and are untra@able like to it.] Globethey have not that Depth, will languifh and Thiftle; vuleé. decay, after they have beenplanted fix Years, The Charaéters are ; But this is not true in Fa@; for moft Trees It hath the whole Appearance of a Thiltle: The Leaves are produc’d alternately: The Flo- will thrive very well, if they have two Foot Depthof good. Earth, efpecially Fruit-Trees, vets confit ofone Leaf, which is divided into five which produce the moft generous Fruits when Segments , and is hollow ; and each fingle Flovet their Roots f{pread near the Surface of the bas a 5 caly Cup : The Flowers are colebed into Earth. 4 fpherical Head, which has no common Cup ot ; In order to know whether the Earth has any ill Smell or Tafte, they direct, to lay a Handful of it to foak in Water for feven or eight Hours, and afterwards to ftrain it, and tafte and {mell it; by which, the Tafte or Smell will eafily be perceiv'd. ; EARWIGS. Thefe are very troublefome Vermin in a Garden, efpecially where Curzations ferved; for theyare fo fond of thefe are preFlowers, that if care isnot taken to prevent them, they will intirely deftroy them, by eating off the fweet Part at the Bottom of the Leaves. To Prevent which, moft People have Stands erected, which have a Bafon of Earth or Lead round each Supporter, which is conftantly Covering. I. one Species are; b Ecuinopus; major. J.B. Greater Globe= 2, Ecurnopus; major, humilior, floribus alli- Thiftle. elle coke dis, Flor. Bat. Greater Dwarf Globe-Thiftles with whitifh Flowers. 3- Ecutnopus ; minor, annuns, capite magn. Tourn. Lefer annual Globe-Thiftle, with 4 large Head. The firft of thefe Plants hath been an old Inhabitant of the Englifh Gardens, where it hath had a Place more for Variety, than any particular Beauty. The fecond Sort is a Variety which hath been obtain’d from Sceds of the former Thefe Plants may be propagated by fowing kept fill'd with W wah ith Water, See the Article Car their Seeds in the Spring ofthe Year in a light Soil ; and when the Plants are ftrong enough and the Jong Continuance of their Flowers. They are moft of them Biennial Plants, the Seeds being fownin the Spring,will the fecond y. Ecutum. C. B. CommonVipers Buglofs. 2. Ecuium; maju, © afperin, fore albo. C.B. Great rough Vipers Buglofs, with a white Flower. 3. Ecurum 5 majus, © afperins, flore dilute Bot. Mon/p. Great rough Vipers Buwith a Flower of a pale purp!e Colour. cHIuM; ampliffimo folio, Lufitawicum. a. Portugal Vipers Buglofs, with a large Creticum, latifolium, rubrum. . Broad-leav’d Candia Vipers Buglofs, h a red Flower. 6. Ecutum 3 Creticum, anguftifolium, rubrum. N -leav’d Candia Vipers Buglofs, tain a Succeffion of Piants without and on thefe Places they appear very EDERA QUINQUEFOLIA; vide Viti EDGINGS. Plant for Edgini if well plante Box, which ly manag’d continue in Seafon for planting this, tumn, or very early in the Spring ; for i plant it late, and the Seafonfhould prove hot and dry, it will be very ic unlefs great Care is Water. Dwarf The beft Sort for this F Sides of Bord ion fome Years ago) to plant the Edg beds, or the Edges of Fruit-borders fiddle of Gardens, unlefs they have a Gravel Walk between them, which renders it proper to preferve the Walks clean, by keep- ing the Earth of the Borders from wafhing downin hard Rains. r It was alfo the Practice formerly, to plant Edgings of divers Sorts of Aromatick Herbs, as Thyme, Savory, Hyffop, La er, &c. But thefe being fubje& to, grow woody, fo that they can’t be kept in due Compafs, and in hard Winters being often kill’d in Patches, wherebythe Edgings are render’d incomplete, they are nowfeldom us’d for this Purpofe. Some People alfo make Edgings of Da Thrift, Catch-fly, and other flowering but thefe alfo will require to be tranff every Year, in order to have them ha for they foon growout of Form, and ar je& alfo to decay in Patches, fo that the not any Plant which fo compleatly anfwers the Defign as Dwarf—Box, which muft be preferr’d to all others. EFFLORESCENTSE, Ja. The-2 out of a Flower. wer. Mm ; foliis anguftis @ villofis. Tourn. ofs, with narrow hairy Leaves. e feveral other Varieties ofthis 1 are preferv’d ‘in curious Botanick t thefe here mention’d are the vhich I have obferv’d in England. is found wild upon dry chalky To EGERMINATE, Lat. Spring out. To bud or ELATERIUM; [2aeréeroy, of taasre, agitate, as tho’ a bent Bowwhich r its former State; Or it is fo call’'dof its whichif it be touch’d lightly, fcatters jt felf; y Soils in divers Parts of but the ripe Fruic is carefully to be gather'd times ufed in Medicine : of the Varieties which are Beauty ; tho’ I think the orts do deferve a Place rt of the Garden, where for the fake of Variety, between Cloths, or in a Pitcher, that it may difcharge it felf in that, that it may not aff the Eyes.] The Wild Cucumber. The Charafers are The Branches are for at like thofe of the Cucumber, but have no Tendrils: The Fruit is gg prickly, |