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Show MA 5. Lystmacuia ; Hifpanica, /p purpureo. Feff. Spanith Loofe-ftrife, : with joram to diftinguith it from that whichis not fo. Towards the latter end of Zuly thete Plants will flower, which is the proper Seafon purple Flowers growing in Spikes. The firft of thefe Plants is pretty common to pull them up for Medicinal Ufe, when they by Ditch-fides in many Parts of Eng/and, and is feldom cultivated in Gardens, tho’ it is not avery defpicable Plant, for it produces large Spikes of fine ycllow Flowers in uly; for which Reafon it may be admitted into a cold wet Part of the Garden, where few others will thrive, whereby many a Spot of Ground may be render’d agreeable, which often produces little but grofs Weeds. fi his Plant may be taken up in the Spring, from the native Places of its Growth, and tranfplanted where you intend it fhould grow, and it will foon increafe, by its creeping Roots, to what Quantity you pleafe. This Plant is or- der’d in the College Difpenfatory for Medicinal Ufe, The fecond Sort is not a Native of fhould be hung up ina fhadyPlace to dry. y ACALEB ; 4 1 vide Cerafu: MADDER; vide Rubia Tin@orum MAHALEB; vide Cerafus, MAJORANA ; [fo call’d, as though Mz” Lat. becaufe it is faid to prolong fe, or becaufe it refembles Jf m; it ig ly the Maru 2 of the Antierts: It feems alfo to be the Samp/uchus of the Antients; or it may be call’d Majorana and Amaracus, of a Privative ; and pmapaiver to with becaufe this Plant does not eafily rot nor wither, for it isa very dry one.] Marjoram. Country, but when tranfplanted hither thrives equally with the former :. This loves a moift rich Soil, and for Variety may be admitted into a Garden, The third Sort is found in the North of England in great Plenty. This Plantis not very proper for a Garden, for the Roots {preading pikes of {mall purple Flowers in , and the Seeds are ripe in Auguf This Plant may be propigated by fowing Sec. foon after they are ripe (for if they the Secds are kept until the Spring, they feldom grow) upon a warm Border of light Earth ; and when Plants are come up, they fhould be trant= lanted into a Border offtrong Earth, where they may have the Morning Sun; in which Place they fhould remain to flower, for it is a Plant that does not care to be often remov d, The fifth Sort is an abiding Plant, which The fecond Sort is a perennial Plant, which is preferv'd by fome curious Perfons in Pots, and plae’d in the Green-houfe in Winter. This Sort never produces Seeds with us, but is eafily propagated byplanting Cuttings or Slips durrich light Earth, obferving to water and fhade as good a Scent as the Sweet Marjoram. The third Sort was fent into England bySir 3. Majyorana, C lofa, fatureje odore Hairy Candia A a favoury Sr eafily propagated byplanting Slips or Cuttings inany of the Summer Mouths, after the manner as was directed for the former Sort, and > large, round, tufted, and white Heads ‘The firft of thefe Plants is an Annual, and muft be fown every Year: ‘The Seeds of this are annually brought from Places in the South of France, where it grows in great Plenty. ‘This Plant rifes to the Height of twoor three Feet, and becomes woody, but never produces any Seeds with us; tho’ it is 7 with an Orange muft be hous’'d in Winter, tho’ it muft not be kept too clofe, for it only requires to be protected from great Rains and Froft, but fhould have as much free Air as poffible in mild Weather, otherwife it is fubje& to draw and growvery weak. MALABAR-NUT ; vide Adhatoda, Mar/eilles and other MALA ZTHIOPICA; vide Lycoperficon. where it Pe The {pontaneoufly, for it never ripens Seeds in _ Country. ‘The Seeds ofthis Plant fhould beft Seafon for this Work is at Michaelmas, fown thelatter End ofAfarch, or the io MALA COTONEA ; vide Cydonia. whenthe Leaves begin to decay: It fhou!d be of April, upon a dry, warm Spot anne MALA INSANA; vide Melongena. maybe propagatedby parting its Roots. planted in a moift Soil and a fhadySituation, or muft be often water’d, otherwife it will not produce Plowers: It may alfo be propagated byfowing the Seeds in the fame manner as the former ; but rthofe Plants which rife from Seeds {cldom flower until the fecond Year, whereas thofe propagated from Off-fets will flower the fucceeding Year. Thefe produce their Flowers in Fuly, and their Seeds ripen in September. LYSIMACHIA GALERICULATA; vide them) and in very dry Weather, the i fhould be often water’d, which will gravy promote the Growth of thr. _ ferone 3 In Fune thefe Plants will be ptetty "Beds at which time youfhould prepare Seoul of light rich Earth, into which oe ee tranfplant fuch ofthe Plants as requis” drawn out, where they come up too th1 other, about four Inches Diftance from each ta ken obferving to water them, until they h ie fare Root ; after which they will requir weeds, ther Care, but onlyto clear them from ©" and thefe Plants will grow ee Ke (of LYSIMACHIA NON PAPPOSA; vide Caffida. Onagra, LYSIMACHIA SILIQUOSA ; vide Cha meznerion, MALA ARMENIACA ; vide Armeniaca. and when the Plants come up, they me sis carefully clear’d from Weeds Corti He mitted to grow, will foon over-run and cal produce a greater Nuinber of fd) Knots, as they are commonly ca thofe which remain’d in the Seedmov'd; for which ic is much pre the Markets, w it is calld A z by fuch as are curious in Variety. MALLOW; vide Malva. MALLOW-TREE; vide Althza MALPIGHIA; The Ch Barbadoes-Cherry; t mas thefe Plants fhould be taken up and planted in Pots fill'd with rich light Earth; of one Leaf, L be t r and when they are fettled, they fhould be confifts of five L 2 formof removd into the Green-houfe, placing them a Rofe, eral Stamina collected in near to the Windows, that they may have a form of a I. vy in the Bottom of good Share of free Air when the Weatheris the Flower-cup becomes globular flefhy oft mild: you muft often refrefh them with Water, Fruit, in which is a ugle Ce containing but never give them too much at once, for three ftony winged Nuts. that will roc them, With this Management We have but one Species of this Plant in the Plants maybepreferv’d frefh through the England, at prefent, which is, George Wheeler from Smyrna, joram, witha Leaf fhap’dli will fometimes ripen Seeds, but this does nor often happen in our Country. There is no great Beautyin this Plant, but it is prefery’d themuntil they have taken Root: At Michael- whole Year, and will be in a Conditionto gather mon {weet Afarjor.zm 2. Majorana ; rotune orica’ HR. Par, Round-! lowing they will produce their Flowers in Fune, andif the Seafon be favourable, they ing any of the Summer-months, in a Bed of for Nofegays any Part of the Winter, and have very far under-ground, will over-run whatever Plants ftand near it; nor are the Flowers of any Beauty. The fourth Sort is a biennial Plant, which MA MALACOIDES; [MzaanoeS@s, of a= is f id'os the Figce, ] ders are ; ji It hath the Flower and Appearance of a MalLOW5 bath a Fruit like that of @ Bramble, TY, which is compos'dof feveral Cells, colE into a ort of little Head or Button, in s b are contain'd many Kidney-fhap'd Seeds. mee ae one Species of this Plant, at gent, he Euglifh Gardens, which is, Matacorpss ; Betonice folio. Tourn. Mala- fo1des, with a Betony-leaf. : - Dee is propegsted by fowing the Seeds oie wae pea a Bed of frefh light Earth ; : en the Plants are come up, they fhould Sheedast anted inte a warm dry Border, ss ae pis to remain, (for this Plant does then = ees often remoy'd) and fome of ele4 ‘ < planted in Pots, that they be Vinter, for in very feyere Frofts hey c they are-often deftroy’"d: The Summer fol- Matprcuia ; mali punici facie. Plum. NG. Malpighia, with the Face of Pomegranate, commonlycall'din the Weft-Indies, Barbadoes= Cherry. This Tree in the Wef-Indies rifes to be fifteen or fixteen Feet high, where it produces great Quantities of a pleafant tart Fruit, for which Reafon it is propagated in moft of the Gardens in thofe Countries; but in E is only preferv’d as a Curiofity by fuch Perfons as delight in Variety. It is eafily propagated by Seeds, (which fhould be procur’d from the We/?-Indies) and muft be fown upon a Hot-bed in February; when the Plants are come up, they muft betranfplanted each into a feparate {mall Pot fill’d with freth light Earth, and plung’d into a Hot-bed of Tanners-bark, obferving to fhade them from the Violence of the Sun until they have taken Root, asalfo to water ’em from time to time as they may require; and when the Plants begin to acquire Strength, and the Seafon is warm, they fhould have a good Share of Air (efpecially in the Middle ofthe Day) by raifing the Glaffes with a Stone or Brick; and if the Glaffes are wet, it will be proper to turn them, that thofe rancid Vapours maybe dry’d up. In Fune thefe Plants will have grownfo ag to fill the fmall Pots with their Roots ; at which time they fhould be fhaken out, (preferving the Earth intire about their Roots) and plac’d into larger Pots, which fhould be fill'd up with the fame light frefh Earth, and plung’d again into the Hot-bed, obferving to water them as before, as alfo to give them plenty of Air in hot Weather; and in the Heat of the Day, when the Sun is very hot, it will be proper to fhade the Glaffes with Mats. By thus managing them, they will grow eighteen Inches high before Winter, and have prettyftrong Stems, (provided they have had a fufficient Quantity of Air); but in O@fober, when the Nights are cold, they fhould be remov'dinto the Stove, where they fhould be plung’d into the Tanners-Bark with the Papaw’s, and other Weft-Indian Plants ; oe tove |