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Show produce in great Plenty, fo that ina few Years, if they are {uffer’d to remain unremovd, they will {pread very far, and are hardly to be intirely rooted out when they have once gotten Poffeffion of the Ground. Thefe Roots are in Shape verylike thofe of the large yellowSpring Crocus, but are fomewhat bigger, yellower within, and have a rougher outer Coat or Covering. The {mall Off-fets of thefe Roots will produce Flowers the fecond Year, therefore when the old Roots are tranfplantcd, the Off-fets fhould be taken off from them, and planted into a Nurfery-bed for one Year, by which Time theywill be fit to tranfplant into the Borders of the Pleafure-Garden. Thefe Roots may be taken up in Fu/y, when their Leaves decay, and may be kept out of the Ground until Oéfober ; at which Time they fhould be planted into the Borders of the Pleafure-Garden, intermixing them amongft other bulbous-rooted Plants: But if you plant them in large Borders in Wildernefs-work, Qwhere they will thrive and flower verywell) they need not be tranfplanted oftener than every other, or once in three Years; whereas in Borders of a Pleafure-Garden, if they were fuffer'd to remain fo long, they would oyerrun the Ground, and_be very troublefome. The third and fourth Sorts are the moft valuable, producing taller Stalks-and fairer Flowers; nor are thefe fo apt to increafe, which renders them fitter for the Borders of a Flower-Garden ; fo that fince thefe have been introduc’d and become common, the other Sorts have been rejected, unlefs in remain (obferving in the Autumnto fift {ome frefh Earth over the Surface) until the fourth Year, by which Time theywill begin to thew their Flowers ; therefore you maynowobferye to mark out all the beft Kinds as theyblow, which maythe fucceeding Year be tran{planted into the Pleafure-Garden, but the poorerKinds fhould be thrownout as not worth preferving, for the good Sorts will foon multiply and furnifh you with a fufficient Stock from Off-fets. The Indian Corn-flag is tender, and mutt be preferv'd ina warm Green-houfe,or a moderate Stove during the Winter-feafon. Thefe Roots fhould be planted in Pots fill’d with a light fandy Soil. ‘The beft Time to tranfplant them is any Time from May; at which Time their green Leaves decay till September, that they begin to fhoot again; and in Oéfober the Pots fhould be removedinto the Green-houfe: and during their Seafon of Growth, whichis chiefly in Winter, they muft be frequently water’d, but you muft not give it them in large Quantities, but during the Summer-feafon, if they are fuffer’d to remain in the Pots, they fhould have little Moifture, but only be remov’d to a fhady Place ; for much Wet at the Time their Roots are inactive isapt to rot them. This Plant but rarely flowers with us, but when it doth, it makes a beautiful Appearance in the Green-houfe, efpecially coming in January, when few other Flowers appear, which renders it worthy of a Place in every curious Garden. fome old Gardens, or for large WildernefsQuarters, where they will grow better than the two laft mention’d, GLANDIFEROUS Trees; fuch Trees as bear Maft, as, Acorns, &c, Seeds, which fhould be fownin Pots or Tubs GLANDULOUS Roots,are fuch Roots as grow Kernel-wife, enjoy the Morning-Sun until eleven o’ Closk in which Pofition they fhould remain until tain’d within a {mooth, but hard Bark, having Thefe Plants may alfo be propagated by of light frefh Earth, foonafter they are ripe; Thefe Tubs fhould be plac’d where they may Keep them clear from Weeds, : sre verythick thould aTaeh : a rene mes or the ppPlant you Yaris a tc me : two o Jight freth Portion to the Quantity of your GLAUCIUM,is fo call’d of yaauxis becaufe the Leaves of this Plant are of a, Gt: Green Colour. It is call’d the Horned Popp, becaufe it is a Species of Poppy, havin g Husks refembling Horns] The Horn’d Poppy- The Charaéters are ; The Cup of the Flower confifts of two Leaves; Flower bath five Leaves, which are place young Plants, and after levelling the Surface the hee you fhould fpread the Earth orbicularly, and expand in formof a Role or 4 Poppy, but foon fall away; the Ovary 4 from the Bottom of the little Placenta, and actions a Poflible upon the Beds, (for divide into d two Parts at the Extremity ; eafily ots at this Time will taken ey eieee be to 00 { {mall] to be becomes a tong taper Pod, which is havin an Inch thick with Peat ties APH half fafien g an intermediate Partition, to which 4 'd many roundifh Seeds. Spring following, when the Plane A re The Species are ; come up, you mutt ftir the Ground een the Surfacefine I. Gravctum ; flore luteo. Tourn. to loofen it, and carefully Bee the Beds Woe. ceds; In thefe Beds clear the Horn’d Poppy. they may GL 2. Guaucium3 flore violaceo. Tourn. Blueflower’d horned Poppy. 9, Graucium ; hirfutum, flore Phenicio. Tourn. ‘airy horned Poppy, with a deep Scarlet Flower. and dunged the Year before you plant it, that the Dung may be perfeétly rotted and mix’d with the Earth, otherwife it will be apt to ftop the Roots from running down; andbefore 4. GLavcium ; glabrum, flore Phenicio. To Smooth horned Poppy, with a deep Scarlet Flower. Spades deep, and laid very light: When yout Ground is thus well prepared, you fhould tend to plant Liquorice, fhould be well dug you plant it, the Ground fhould be dug three furnifh yourfelf with frefh Plants taken from There are fome other Varieties of this Plant which occur in Botanick Authors ; but thefe here mentioned, are all the SortsI have yet the Sides or Heads of the old Roots, obferving that they have a good Bud or Eye, feen in the Englifo Gardens. ‘Thefirft Sort is otherwife they are fubje€tto mifcarry. Thefe found upon the Sea Coafts in fome Parts of Plants fhould be about 10 Inches long, andperEngland; but if fown in a Garden, will grow very well; this isa perennial Plant, the Roots abiding, if in a poor, dry Soil, two or three Years; but when planted in a moift, or very rich Soil, it feldom continues longer than one Year, efpecially if it howers the firft Summer. The fecond Sort Mr. Ray found growing amongft Corn, betwixt Swafham and Burwel in Cambridgefbire. The third and fourth Sorts were brought from Abroad ; thefe Three are annual Plants, and either fhould be fown every Spring, or their Seeds fuffered to fcatter themfelves, for the Plants will arife in Autumn from the Seeds which fall, and if the Winter does not prove too fharp, they will abide without any Care, and flower early the fucceeding Spring : Thefe Plants, tho’ there is not much Beautyin them, yet may be permitted to have a Place in large Gardens for Variety, efpecially as they require feétly found. The beft Seafon for planting them, is towards the End of February or the Beginning of March, which muft be done in the follow- ing Manner, viz. Firft ftrain a Line crofs the Ground in which you fhould plant them, with a long Dibble made on purpofe, fo that the whole Plant may be fet ftrait into the Ground, with the Head about an Inch under the Surface in a ftrait Line, about a Foot afunder, or more, in Rows, and two Feet diftance Row from Row ; and after having finifhed the whole Spot of Ground, you may fow a thin Crop of Onions, which being Plants that don’t root deep into the Ground, nor fpread much above Ground, will do the Liquorice no Damage the firft Year ; for the Liquorice will not fhoot very high the firft Seafon, and the hoeing of the Onions will alfo keep the Groundclear from Weeds ; but in doing of this, you muft be careful not to very little Culture. They delight moft in a warm, light Soil ; but will grow in almoft any Soil, if it be not over-dunged. cut off the Top-fhoots of the Liquorice Plants, GLYCYRRHIZA[is fo call’d of yAuxus, #, and pila, Gr.a Root, q.d, Sweet Root; greatly injure them ; andalfo obferve to cut up al] the Onions which grow near the Head of the Liquorice, and after your Onions are pulled up, you fhould carefully hoe and feu. s Flower 3 the Pointal GLANS, is that Sort of Fruit whichis con- but one Seed, its hinder Parts cover’d with Olfober 5 at which Time they muft be re- a kind of Cup, the fore Part being bare, as movd, where they may have the full Sun Acorns ; but it is properly the Fruit without during the Winter-feafon, and the March fol- the Cup. lowing the young Plants will begin to appear ; when the Boxes or Pots fhould have a little CLASTENBURY-THORN ; vide Met fine Earth fifted over the Surface of the pilus, Ground, and be removed again, where they may have only the Morning-Sun, obferving during the Time of their Growth, to refreih them with Water in dry Weather, as alfo to GL which would the Ground from Weeds ; and in C when the Shoots of the Liguorice are decay’ds you fhould fpread alittle very rot upon the Surtace of the Ground, which will prevent the Weeds from growing during the Winter, and the Rain will wath the Virtue of the Dung into the Ground, which will greatly improve the Plants. In the beginning of March followi you ib, and are termina The Speci 1. GLYCYRRHIZA 3 filiquofa, vel Germanica. C. B. P. Common Liquorice. 2. GLYCYRRHIZA; capite echinato. C.B.P. Rough-podded Liquorice. The firft of thefe Plants, is what the People cultivate for Ufe ; the other being only preferved in Botanick Gardens, among{t fome other Varieties, which Plant I fhall pafs over with only naming, and proceed to give an Account of the Culture of the firft Sort, which > as they appear above Ground, only one ufed. nt delights in a rich, light, fandy fhould be three Foot deepat leatt 5 greateft Advantage confifts in the 1 of the Roots: The gre i ice wh is propagated i Z n Years there hath 1 in the Gardens 1 you in- fhould flightly dig the Ground betwee Rows of Liquorice, burying the Part of the Dung; but in doing of this, you fhould be very careful not to cut the Roots ; this ftirring of the Groundwill not only preferve it clean from Weeds a long Time, but alfo greatly ftrengthen the Plan The Diftance which I h allow’d for planting thefe Plants, will, I doubt not, by fome, be thought too great; but in anfwerto that, I would only obferve, thatas the Largenefs of the Roots are the chief Adv itage to the Planter, fo the only Methodtoobtainthi is by giving them Room ; and befides, this will give a§ er Liberty to flir and drefs the Ground, whichis of great Service to Liquo rice; and if the Plantation defign’d, were to be of an extraordinary Bignefs, I would advife the Rows to be made ft three Feet diftant, whereby it will to ftir the Aaaa Ground |