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Show 11. Myrrus ; is, 1z. Myrrus; fo cauli to their Roots, and place them in the thady minor, foliis ex allo Part of the Green-houfe until they have taken Root, after which theyfhouldbe inur’dto the The Strippd Thyme-leav’d Myr lore Nuc rubentib The Strip}d Nutmeg 13. Myrrus; fe evatis, d 5 Sun and Air ; and in May they muft be ex. pos'd to the open Air, obferving to place them near Hedges, where they may be defended ex luteo M ; vulgo. the Curious, what I have be frequently repeated, for they require to be morethan once experienc’d, The Oray Sort, and thofe with vari fomewhat tenderer than the inary Sorts, and fhould be hous’d little foonerin 7 from ftrong Winds. During the Summer-feafon they will require eav'd Myrtle ; to be plentifully water’d, efpeciallybeing in A often water’d both in Winter and Summer; but in hot Weather they muft have it in Plenty. and plac’d farther from the Windows of the fuch fmall Pots, which in that Seafon foon dries, therefore you fhould obferve to place The beft Seafon for thifting thefe Plants, is either in April or Auguft, for if it be done MYRTUS BRABANTICA; wide Gale them where they may have only the Morningfome other Varieties of thefe Sun, for when they are too much expos’d to are prefervd in the Gardens of the Sunin the Heat of the Day, the Moifture but thofe here mention’d are contain’d in the Earth of thofe {mall Pots will obferv’d in the Gardens near foon be exhal’d, and the Plants greatly re- much fooner in the Spring, the Plants are then f bro cai dis. Boerl . The Strip’d vulgo. | 14. Myers ; /atifolia, Romana, foliis ex liuteo var s. The Broad-leavd Myrtie, with ftrip’d Leaves. f : There are Plants which Sides and Bottom of them with frefh rich Earth, and giving them plenty of Water to fettle the Earth to their Roots, which fhould tarded in their Growth thereby Thefe Plants maybe all propagated from In Auguft following you fhould examine Cuttings ; the beft Seafon for which isin i ly, your Pots, to fee if the Roots of the Plants have not made Way out through the Hole in when youfhould make Choice of fome of the ftraiteft and moft vigorous young Shoots, which fhould be about fix or eight Inches long, and the Leaves on the LowerPart muft be ftripp'd off about twoInches high, and the Part twifted the Bottom of the Pots ; which if you obferve, you muft then fhift them into Pots a Size bigger, filling them up with the like rich Earth, and obferve to trim the Roots which Then were matted to the Side of the Pots, as alfo to having fill’d a Parcel of Pots (in Proportion to loofen the Earth from the Outfide of the Ball the Quantity of Cuttings defign’d) withlight with your Hands, fome of which fhould be rich Earth, you fhould plant the Cuttings taken off, that the Roots maythe eafier find which is to be plac’d in the Ground: therein at about two Inches Diftance from each Paflage into the frefh Earth ; then you mutt water them well, and place the Pots in a Situation where they may be defended from to the Cuttings ; then place the Pots under a ftrong Winds: And at this time you may other, obferving to clofe the Earth faft about them, and give them fome Water to fettle it commonHot-bed Frame, plunging them either into fome old Dung or Tanners-Bark, whict will prevent the Earth from drying too faft ; but you muft carefully fhade them with Mats in the Heat of the Day, and give em Air in Proportion to the Warmth of the Seafon, not forgetting to water them every two or three Days, as youfhall find the Earth in the Pots require it: With this Man agement, in about a Month’s time, the Cuttings will be rooted, and begin to fhoot ; when you muft inure ’em to the open Air by degrees, into which they trim the Plants, in order to reduce them to a regular Figure ; and if they are inclinable to make crooked Stems, you fhould thruft down a flender ftrait Stick clofe by them, to which their Stems fhould be faften’d, fo as to bring ’em upright. : "If Cae be taken to train them thus while they are young, the Stems afterwards, when they have acquired Strength, will continue ftrait without any Support, and their Beas may be prun’d, fo as to form either Balls a Pyramids ; which for fuch Plants as are pre fhould be remow’d towards the latter End of Auguft, placing theminaSituation where they ferv’d in the Green-houfe, and require to be maybe fhelter’d from cold Winds, in which Place they mayremaintill Offober ; when the Pots fhould be remov’d into the Green-houfe, have them handfome: But then thefe ther ¢ Plants will not produce anyFlowers ; for w hich Reafon that Sort with double Flowers ne but fhould beplac’d in the cooleft Part there- of, that they may have Air given to them whenever the Weather is mild, for they require only to be proteéted from fevere Cold, except the Orange-leav'd and the ftrip’d Nutmeg Myrties, which are fomewhat tenderer than the reft, and fhould have a warmer Situation. During the Winter-feafon they mutt be fre- quently water’d, and if any decay’d Leaves appear they fhould be conftantly pick’doff, as alfo the Pots kept clear from Weeds, which if permitted to grow, will foon overfpread the young Plants and deftroy them. The March follow ing thefe Plants fhould be kept in fmall Compafs, is the beft Method not be clipp’d, becaufe the chief Beit that confifts in its Flowers: But it hen neceffary to fuffer a Plant or two of each Bo to grow rude, for the Ufe of their i in Nofegays, €?c. for it will greatly deat thofe which have been conftantlytheer ¢' cut off their Branches. advance in Stature, fo e As thefe Plants fhould annually be remowdinto larget = according to the Size of thcir Roots, ue . muft be careful not to put them in Boe x large, which will caufe them to fhoot #= and ftraggling, and manytimes proves the De- ftruction of them ; therefore when 0 takenout of the former Pots, the Eart! takenout of the Pots verycarefully, preferv- their Roots fhouldbe paredoff, andt ing a Ball of Earth to the Roots of each of fide the Ball muft be gentlyloofe them, and every one fhoul n d be placed into a Roots may not be too clofely co obferving to ywater themwell to fettle the Earth provided they are not too f{mall, filling teparate fmall Por fill’d with rich light Earth, then place them into the fame * ie Green-houfe. ina flow growing State, and fo not capable to ftrike out frefh Roots again very foon: And if it be done later in Autumn, the cold Weather coming on will prevent their taking Root; nor is it advifeable to do it in the great Heat of Summer, becaufe they will require to be very often water’d, and alfo to be plac’d in the Shade, otherwife they will be liable to mif carry: And that being the Seafon when thefe Plants fhould be plac’d amongit other Exoticks to adorn the feveral Parts of the Garden, thefe Plants being then remov ‘d, could not be expos'd until they have taken Root again, which at that time (if the Seafon be hot and dry) will be three Weeks or a Month. In Offoler, when the Nights begin to have Frofts, you fhould remove the Plants into the Green-houfe ; but if the Weather proves favourable in Autumn, (as it often happens) they may remain abroad until th ginning of November ; for if they are c: yd into the Green-houfe too foon, and the umn fhould prove warm, they will make frefh Shoots at that Seafon, which will be weak, and often decay in Winter, if the Weather fhould be ere, wherebythey will be greatly defac’d; for which Reafon they fhould always be kept as long abroad as the Seafonwill permit, and temov'd out again in the Spring before they fhoot out ; and during the Winter-feafon that they are in the Green-houfe, they fhould have as much free Air as poffible when the Weather is mild. The two firft mention’d Sorts T have feen planted abroad in warm Situations, and upon a dry Soil, where they have endured the Cold of Winters for feveral Years very well, with only being cover'd in very hard Frofts with two or three Mats, and the Surface of the Ground about their Roots cover’d with a little Mulch to prevent the Froft from entering the Ground * But in Cornwall and Devonjhire, Where the Winters are more favourable than in moft other Parts of Exg/and, there are large tledges of Myrtle which have been planted leveral Years, and are verythriving andvigo- Tous, fome of which are upward of fix Feet 3h ; and I believe if the Double-flowering d were planted abroad, it would endure the Cold as well as any of the ott It ay Native of the Southern Parts of This and the Or, mge I ] moft difficult to take Root from Cuttir ; re planted towardthe latter end of 1g Che ) ly fuch Shc tender, and the NAPELLUs ; vide Aconitum. NAPUS; ‘The Navew or French Turnip. The Charaéfers are; It agrees in moft refpect. but hath a leffer Root, and fc to the Taffe. The Species are ; 1. Napus; fativa, radice alba. Garden Navew, with a white Root. us; fativa, radice nigra Garden Navew, with a black Root 3. Napus; /ylveftris.C.B.P. Wild Navew. The two firft Species of this Plant are cu vated in Brance, Italy, and Germ iny, in great Abundance; in whico Places they are much preferr’d to common Zurnips, being accounted a more delicious Food ; but in England they have not yet fo much obtain’d, being only cultivated by fome curious Perfons, and are but rarely brought to the Markets. Thefe Plants may be cultivated by fowing their Seeds in June, July, and Auguft, after the fame manneras is practis’d for common Su/nips; and whenthe Plants are come up, they fhould be hoed in the like mannerto deftroy the Weeds, and cut up the Plants where they come up too thick, with this Difference only, viz. that thefe m aybe left clofer rozether than common Zurnips, for neither their Leaves nor Roots do grownearfo large: The Plants being thus clear’d from Weeds, and cut up where theyare too thick, will require no farther € until they are fit for Ufe, which Cifthe Seafon proves favourable) will bein about two Months after they are fown, when they mult be drawn up, and treated as common wild Sort is prett moft Parts of £ in the Spring, but is nev dens; but in the Ifle of E/y i cultivated, it being the Cole ‘ they draw an Oyl: The Seeds of this Ki are usd in Medicine, and by moft prefe to thofe of the Garden Sort. NARCISSO-LEUCOJUM ; is fo call’d becaufe ciffus and Leuc Thec 2s it imes equal, and fo1 5 U |