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Show GA which have an open Situation: This is with Difficulty preferv’d in Gardens: It muft have Flowers in feveral Gardens near Londox ; and avery moift Soil, and fhould have an open Situation. The beft Seafon for tran{planting thefe Shrubs, is in the Beginning of March, Summer Anno 1729. in the curious Garden of Mr. Peter Collinfon at Peckham; but the laf juft before their green Leaves appear: In removing them, you fhould be careful to preferve. as much Earth about their Roots as poffidle ; as alfo to water themplentifully, if the Seafon fhould prove dry. They are pro- pagated by Suckers, which are produc’d in great Plenty from their Roots, whenthey are planted on a proper Soil, but feldom do make any confiderable Increafe in Gardens ; however, any one that has a mind to plant thefe Shrubs in a Garden, or other Plantation, may be fufficiently fupply’d from the Bogs, where they grow f{pontaneoufly. The 2d and 3d Sorts are both Natives of America, and have been rais’d from Seeds a HUAA Teac ine GA GA The two laft mention’d Sorts do produce the firft of them did produce Fruit the Jaf Sort hath not as yet produe’d Fruit in England, that I have heard. The Charaéters are ; ; It hath a Perennial Root: The Leaves grow by Pairs, faften’'d to a Mid-rib, ter ng az odd Lobe: The Flower is of the papilion ceous Kind, confifting of a Standard, the Wings, y The Species are ; 1. Gateca; vulgaris, flovibus caruleis. Common Goat’s-Rue, with blue Flow 2, Garkea; vulgaris, floribus penitus ca cantibus. C. B. Common Goat’s-Rue, with which came from thence, but are both hardy enough to refift the Cold of our Climate in the open Air. Thefe are alfo propagated by white Flowers, 3. Gareca; vulgaris floribus ex Suckers as the former, which, if they are planted in a moift Soil, and fuffer’d to remain purpureis. C. B. Common Goat’s-Rue, with undifturb’d, they will produce in great bluifh Purple Flowers. ALEGA; Africana, flovibus 1 il Plenty : They mayalfo be increas’d by laying down their tender Branches, which fhould be filiquis craffioribus. Tourn. African Goat’s-Rue, flit, as is praétis'd in laying ofCarnations, and with Jarge Flowers and thick Pods There are feveral other Varicties of this will take Root in one Year, and then may be tranfplanted where they are to remain. The Plant whichare preferv’d in curious Botanick Seeds of thefe Plants, when brought from Gardens Abroad, but thefe here mention’d Abroad, fhould be fown in Pots fill’d with are the chief Sorts we have.at prefent in frefh loamy Earth, and then plung’d into a England. ; moderate Hot-bed, which will greatly for- The firft of thefe Plants is propagated in ward their coming up: And as the Seafon Gardens for Medicinal Ufe; and the fecond advances, the Pots fhould by Degrees be and third Sorts are only Varieties of the firlt, remov'd oute@f the Hot-bed into the open from which they onlydiffer in the Colour ot Air, that theW may be harden’d before Winter; their Flowers, and are for Variety prefervd and in Oéober you fhould place the Pots into in fome curious Gardens; but the fourth a common Hot-bed Frame, that may be Sort is a diftin@ Species, having much! cover’d in hard frofty Weather, which often injures them while they are young, but afterwards they are not liable to any Misfortune from the Seafons: The beft time to remove thefe is in the Spring, juft before they begin to fhoot, but youfhould cover the Surface of the Ground round their Roots after theyare planted, to prevent the Sun and Wind from entering the Ground to drytheir Fibres. Thefe Shrubs are all of a low Stature with us, feldom rifing above five Feet high, and fhould therefore be planted amongft Shrubs of the fame Growth, for theywill by no means growunder the Shade of other Trees. They are very proper Plants for {mall Wilderne(s Quarters in a {wampyPiece of Ground, where few otherPiants wil! thrive well. } The firft Sort cafts its Leaves in Winter, but the two other Sorts are ever-green: The Leaves of all thefe Plants, when bruis d, do ne oa Odour, not much unlike fica node : tae from whence the People €en :induc’d 4to give them that Epithe pither. of America do prepare a Wax the it of thofe two Plants, with which theyr xe very good Candles, which t Surn very Seckt. y well. » nen sire 1 and have a yery agreeable an Leaves, Flowers, and Pods. i Thefe Plants may be propagatedeitherfrom Seeds, or by parting oftheir Roots. The belt Seafon for fowing the Seeds is in Beginning of March, in a light Soil and an open Situation; and when the Plants are come up» you fhould either hoe between them to deftroy the Weeds, (as is praGis’d for Onions, Carrots Oc.) or elfe pull ont the Weeds with yout Hands,cutting down, or pulling up the Plants where they are too clofe to each other, that thofe left may have Room to get Strengtas and fo from time to time, asthe Weeds come up, you muft be very careful to deftroy them, as alfo to cut up or draw out the Plants where theyare too thick, for they fhould not be lett clofer than eight or nine Inches Diftance from each other. The fecond Year thefe Plants will flower, and produce ripe Seeds; but if you intend to continue your Plants for Ule, you fhould cut off the Herb whenit 1s? flower, and not permit it to fta rn feeds, which very often caufes th decay. Thefe Roots may alfo be {mal] Heads in Autumn, for Increz feedling Plants are much prete oops fo that the beft Wayis to Pp this Plant by Seeds. GALEOP- under one is divided into three Segments, the middle Part being large : The Cup of the Flower is Funuel-fbap'd, and divided into five Parts, d cach Flower is fucceeded by four naked GALEGA ; Goat’s-Rue. and the Keel: The Pointal becomes Pod, which is filld with oblong k Seeds. GALEOPSIS; Stinking Dead Nettle. The Charaéers are ; It hath a labiated Flower of one fingle Leaf, whofe upper Lip is holow like a Spoon, but the Seeds. There are feveral Species of this Plant which are preferv'd in curious Botanick Gardens, fome of which are Natives of England 3 but as have taken Root, planting them into Pots; and managing them as was direéted for the Seedling Plants. GALLERIES. In order to make a Galery in a Garden, with Portico’s and Arches, a Line muft firft be drawn of the Length you defign the Gallery to be; which being done, is to be planted with Horn—beam, as direGed under the Article Hors-beam : which Horn— beams thus planted, are to be the Foundation of the Gallery. as they are Plants of no great Beauty or Ufe, fo I fhall only mention fome few Sorts which The Management of them is not very difficult, they require only to be digg’d and deferve a Place in curious Gardens, andpats fhear’d little, when there is occafion. over the other lefs valuable Sorts without naming them. 1, Garzopsis; Hifpanica, frutefcens, teucrii folio. Tourn. Spanith, thrubby, Rinking dead Nettle, with a Tree Germander-leaf. 2. Garzopsis ; quod lamium, fruticans, teu crii folio lucido, calice C7 flore magno, candido, tantillé purpura varie notato. H.C. Shrubby ftinking dead Nettle, with a fhining Tree Germander-Leaf, and a large white Flower variegated with {mall purple Spots. Thefe, two Plants arife to the Height of three F@et or more, do grow fhrubby, and may be train’d to regular Heads, whereby they will appear very agreeable, being always green, and continue flowering moft Part of the Summer; and altho’ the Flowers are not yet for their long Continuance very beau The chief Curiofity requir’d, is in the ordering the Fore-part of the Galery, and in forming the Arches. : Each Pillar of the Portico’s or Arches ought to be four Feet diftant one from the other 3 the Galery twelve Feet high, and ten Feet wide, that there may be Room for two or three Perfons to walk abreatt. When the Horu-beams are grown to the Height of three Feet, the Diftance of the Pillars well regulated, and the Ground-work of the Gallery finifh’d, the next thing to be done is to form the Frontifpiece: To perform which you muft ftop the Hora-beam between two Pillars at the Height, and run Garden. Thefe Plants may be propagated by Seeds up a Trellis made for that Purpofe, which forms the Arch, As it grows up, you muft with your Shears even thofe Boughs that out-fhoot the others : In time they will growftrong, and may be kept in Form by the Shears. Portico Galleries may be cover’d with Lime- or Cuttings, Trees. in Flower, together with the Varietyoftheir Leaves, they deferve a Place in every good as alfo from Suckers, which arife Thefe Galleries were formerly muchefteem’d about their Stems : If you would propagate them by Seeds, you muft prepare a Spot of in France, Italy, and other hot Countries, but goodfrefh light Earth, which fhould be well in England they are feldom made. d and Joofen’d, and made very fine and GALLIUM; Ladies Bed-flraw, or Cheefelevel; into which in March you fhould fow covering them with the fame Runnet. 5 The Charaéters are ; rth about half an Inch thick: When the Piants are come up, which will be towards the Middle or Latter-end of April, d carefully weed them, and in very her you fhould give them a little # you fhould take up fome carefully, and plant them into vith frefh light Earth, that they er’d during the Winter Seafon mmon Hot-bed Frame, for thefe Plants are fomewhat tender while young, are grown woody, will refilt but whe! fevereft Cold in the open Air, provided he *y are planted in a dry Soil: In the Spring the cold Weather is paft, you may Plants out of the Pots, preferving ir Roots, and plant themin here they are toremain, and in ng Summer they will produce It ts a Plant of the ftellate Kind; the Leaves which are netther rough nov ki yy are producd at the Foints ofthe Stalks, fr Jix ia Number in a radiant Form: The Flower conjifts of one Leaf, which is expanded toward the upward Part, and divided into feveral Segments ; each of thefe Flowers are Jucceeded by two drySeeds. The Species are ; 1. Gariium; /uteum.C. B, Bed-ftraw. 2. Gatiium; rubrum. C. B. Yellow Ladies Red Ladies Bed-ftraw. 3. Gariium; nigro-purpureum, tenuifolium. Col. Narrow-leay'd Mountain Ladies Bedftraw, with dark Purple Flowers. 4. Gatiium; faxatile, glauco folio Bocc. Rar. Ladies Bed-ftraw of the Rocks, with a glaucous Leaf. 5. Gartium; faxatile glabro folio, Boce. ds opagate them by Cuttings, Rar. Ladies Bed-ftrawof the Rocks, witha only as are young and fmooth Leaf. emas the Seafon requires; id plant them in a fhady The firft of thefe Plants (which is the Sore commonly us’d in Medicine) is very common Id take up fuch of them in moift Meadows, and in Pafture-groundsin molt |