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Show hollow, the better to furround the nches of the Trees, {crape of the Mofs, the Place; and by twoor three them, together with carefully ftirring the Ground, it may be entirely deftroy’d from the Trees: But if you do not cut down part of the Trees, and ftir the Ground well, the rubbing off the Mofs will fignify little, for the Caufe not being re- mov'd, the Effect wiil not ceafe, but the Mof will, in a fhort Time, be as troublefome as ever. MUSHROOMS; are, by many Perfons, fuppos’d to be producdfrom the Putrefacti of the Dung, Earth, € in which they are found; but notwithftanding this Notion pretty gene received a ing Part of is Naturali though the Then make another Layer of Dung upon this Earth, as before, about eight orten In- ches thick, obferving to drawin the Sides, fo as not to bury the Knobs of Mu/broom Earth above half an Inch; then put another Laying of Earth, placing fome Knobs on the Sides, as before, and put a third Laying of Dung thereon, {till drawing it in narrower, and cover this with Earth, fo as to bring it toa Ridge, {till placing fome Knobsofthe Muforoom Earth into the Sides, all the Wayup; then cover the Bed all over with dry Litter, about half a Foot thick, to prevent the Earth from drying too faft, as alfo to keep out the Wet, if there fhould happento be Rain; and this Litter will retain the moift Vapour which arifes from the Fermentation of the Dung, and is of great Service in promoting the Growth of the Mufbrooms ; for it is obferved, that too much Drowth or over Moiftureis de- ftructive to them, but a Medium between both is abfolutely neceffary for their Pro- yet, been dif and are annually ated by the Gardeners duétion. near Li z are (the efeulent Sort of When your Bed has been made a Week, them) greatl; nd, by moft curious Pa- you mutt carefully look overit, (by drawing lates, fo I thall briefly fet down the Method off the Litter with your Hands) to fee if the practis’d by the Gardeners who cultivate them Mujfbrooms begin to appear; forif they are for Sale. permitted to remain long in the Bed afterthey But, firft, it will not be improper to give a are large enough for Ufe, they will rot, and fhort Defcription of the true eatable Kind, infect all the young Spawn, or Off-fets, fo fince there are feveral unwholefome Sorts which that all that Part of the Bed where they rot, have been, by un Perfons, gather’d for will be entirely {poil’d. After they once bethe T n gin to produce, the Bed muft be diligently Thetrue Che it, © ufbroom, appears fearch’d every Day, during their chief Seafon at firft ar rm atton, the of Growth, which is commonly in Auguft upper P white, | es difturb’d, er they will grow to a emfelves almoft to Part underneathwill dens, which produ abroadin ricl Auguft and being the Seafon zber, 1em, you fhould look ‘ g the Months of until youfind ’em (that when they are produced) then you fhould open the Ground about the Roots of the ms, where youwill find the Earth, very often, full of {mall white Knobs, which are the Off-f{ets or oung Mufhroo thefe fhould be carefully ther’d, preferving them in Lumps with the Earth about them; then being provided with a Parcel of new Horf ng, you fhould’fhake out the Litter, if t be de, andin Lengt ing to the Quantity of *Mu/hy the Plenty of Earth you can procure for that Purpofe, into which you fhould lay th every as are fhould fo that no Part oftheir Stems be left behind, which will engender Worms, whereby the young Spawn will be deftroy’d; but if in pulling them up, there fhould any of the Spawn adhere to their Roots, that fhould be gently takenoff, being careful not to bruife it, and thruft into the Bed again, whereit will foon fix. r As the Cold increafes in Autumn, fo you fhould increafe the Quantity of your eee over the Beds, to preferve em from that anc Wet, which, if not guarded againft, will ie retard the Growth of the Mujhrooms, and{poi the Beds for a future Crop. te A Bed thus manag’d, if the Spawn tak kindly, will continue good for feveral flMo and produce great Quantities of M ujer from thefe Beds you take the Spawn frefh Supply, which may be laid upin Ba caft it up into a Heap, Days, to heat; then you fhould dig out three Feet y and September, but at other Times, other Day, in order to gather all fuch fic for Ufe; in doing of which you pull them gently out of the Ground, Dung about a Foot thic > COvering it over with light é rich Earth, about or eight Inches, into which, on each Side, you fhould put in fome of the Knobs of Mujbroom Earth, about fix Inches afunder. : Place until the proper Seafon of ung 's which is toward the latter Endof ie a seginning of Auguf?, and it will be the ake for the Purpofe, if kept dry she! : Months, as I have experienced 3 Nays © had it f{trcceed extremely well, al been kept in a warm dry Months MUSTARD; videSinapi three Years unremoved) ; after the Plants have taken Root they will require no further Care, but to keep ’em clear from Weeds, and they will endure feveral Years, and produce great but the Flower ; and the Fruit is foap'd Quantities of Seeds, by which, as alfo by like an Ox’s-horn, gaping at the Top, and full parting the old Roots, they may be greatly of {mall round Seeds. increas’d. The Species are The Seeds of the fecond Sort are moft com= 1. Myosoris; Hi/f > fegetum. To monly fold in the Shops for thofe of the Spanifh Corn Moufe-ear Chickweed. Daucus Creticus ; but it is the third Sort which 2. Myosotis ; Alpina, latifolia. Tourn. is generally account ed the true Daucus CretiBroad-leav’d Moufe-ear Chickweed of the cus : The Seeds of which are us’d in fome of Alps. the capital Medicines of the Shops, 3. Myosoris ; Orientalis, p tfoliata, folio Thefe may be propagated by fowing their h Flor, Baftern Thorough-wax, Moufe- Seeds in the Spring upon a Border of light ear Chickweed, with a Campion Leaf, Earth, expos’d to the Morning-Sun, in which There are feveral other Varieties of this the Plants will rife in about fix Weeks after 3 Plant, which are preferved in curious Botanick when they maybe tranfpla nted out into Beds Gardens ; but as they are of little Beauty or of light Earth, obfervin to water and fhade g Ufe, fo I thall omit mentioning them in this them until they have taken Root ; after which Place, Thefe may be propagated by fowing they will require no farther Care but only to Seeds in March, upon a Bed of light keep them clear from Weeds: ‘The Summer rth, in an openSituation, where they following thefe Plants will produce Flowers may remain to flower and feed, being careful and Seeds ; foon after which, the fecond Sort toclear them from Weeds, as alfo to pull up will decay ; but the third will fometim es the Plants, where they come up too thick ; abide two or three Years, and produce Seeds but they do not fucceed well if tranfplanted, annually. fo that they fhould always remain where they are fown MYRTUS ; [according to fome Authors, was fo call’d on account of the Likenefs MYRRHIS ; [is fo call’d, becaufe it has of its Scent to that of Myrrh; but others the Scent of Myrrhb.] Sweet Cicely. The Ch It is an um will have it derive its Name of Myrrha, an Athenian Damfel, with whom Pallas being enamour’d, after her Death is faid to have transform’dherinto this Tree.] The Myrtle. ’d Flor The Characters are ; The Flower confifts of feveral Leaves difpos’d in a circular Order, which expand in Form of a Rofe ; upon the Top of the Footfatk is the Ovary, which bas a fhort Star-like Cup, j ded at the Top into five Parts, and expa eft upon the E compos'd bling B Ss one Side, but t 1, Myrruts; magno femine, longo fulcato. the Ovarybecomes an oblong um led into three Cells, f. B. Sweet Cicely, or Great Sweet Chervil, ney-lbapd Seeds. and by fome Sweet Fern. The Species are ; - Myeeats 5 annua, femine firiato, villofo, 1. Myrrus ; communis, Italica, . M. Umb. Annual Sweet Cicely, with Common Myrtle, with pretty large Leaves. y ftriated Seeds, by fome call’d Candy Carrot. 3. Mvraenrs ; Orient i ‘> femine . Boerh. Ind. Sweet Cicely, with a narrow Sulphur-wort eaf and hairy Seeds, or the True Candy Carrot. There are many more Sorts ofthis Plant preferved in the Gardens offuch as are curiOus in Botany, but as theyare Plants of little Ufe or Beauty, fo I thought it not neceflary 2. Myrtus ; Jatifolia, Romana. C. B. P. CommonBroad-leav’d Myrtle. 3. Myrtus; minor, vulgaris. C. B. P Thyme-leav’d Myrtle ; vulgo. Myrxvus ; folio Buxi. Schuyl. Boerb. Ind, Box-leav'd Myrtle ; vulgo. 5. Myrrus ; foliis minimis € mucronatis C.B.P. Rofemary-leavy’d Myrtle ; vulgo. 6. Myrrus ; Doubleflowerir to enumerate ’em in this Place. The firft ich mention’d isan ab ig Plant, j metimes ufed in Medicine: This be propagated by fowing the Seeds in wary, upon a Bed of light rich Earth, Situation ; and when the Plants hey fhould be tranfplantedout into in a moift fhady Situation, Feet afunder, for they fpread up m Room, (efpe- mitted to remain two or The Nutm : Myrtus 3 Betica, angufifolia Cluf: Narrow-leav’d Spanith Myrtle, commonly call’d The Upright Myrtle. ; 3 balfamica, foliis Mali The Pomegranate-leav’d to. Myrtus ; Jatifolia Betica fecunda, is L is confertim nafcentibus, Myrtle ; yulgo. 7 11, Myrrus; |