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Show SE SE their Beauty; whereas if they are treated in a hardier Manner, and the Advantageof adry, free Air, theywill appear extream beautiful, and flower throughout the Winter. The Management of this Plant being nearly the fame as moft of the Ficoides do require, I fhall not repeat any Part ofthat in this Place, but defire the Reader to turn back to that Article for any farther Dire¢tions. SENNA THE BLADDER; lutea. vie Co, Toward the End of this Months you may cut down the withered Haulm of Aparagus, SENNA THESCORPION; vide Emerus, and cleanfe the Weeds off fromthe Beds, burying them in the Alleys, as hath been direéted under the Article of A/paragus: At the End of this Month you may plant SENSIBLE PLANT ; vide Mimofi, SEPTEMBER: Kitchen-Garden. Work to be done in the The Beginning of this Month you fhould SENNA, [fo call’d of Sana, Lat. bea becaufe its Leaves reftore Health. The Cha The Flower expand in Form of a Roje; wards becomes a@ plain, i ee which is full of Sceds, each being , tranfplant your Cauliflower Plants which were fownin Auguft, putting themeither uponold Cucumber or Melon-beds; or, if they are backward, upon Beds of new Dung, but you muft not make thefe Beds too hot, for that would be veryinjurious to them. You muft now hoeand clean ¢ +h, and Carrots from Weeds, which, if mitted to get above the Plants, will be Pais. 1a, fot obit Ttalian with blunt-pointec § 2. SENNA; Americana, Liguftri folio. American Seana with a Privet Leaf. 3g. Senna; Alex: Nd e foliis acutis. C. B. P. Alexandrian Senna with fharp-pointed Leaves. The two firft Species are preferv’din feve- tal curious Gardens in England; but the third Sort, which is that ufed in Medicine, is at prefent very rare in this Country. Thefe Plants may be propagated by fowing their Seeds upon a Hot-bedearly in the Spring and when the Plants are come up, they fhould be traniplanted into fmall Pots, filled with light, frefh Earth, and plunged into a new Hot-bed, obferving to water and fhade them until they have taken Root; after which they fhould have Air admitted to them, byraifing very injurious to them; and as the Weatherat this Seafon often proves moift, fo if due Care be not taken to deftroy the Weeds in tin will greatly promote their if the Seafon pro ild. In moift Weather you fhould tranfpla Coleworts for Spring p which were fown the Beginn o f TranfplantExdiveunder warm Wal or Pales, to ftand ’till Febru blanched; and in dry Weather tie up fuch as is fit for Blanching at this Seafon. of the Plants have filled the Pots, they fhould be fhifted into other Pots a Size larger, obferving to take off the Roots which are mat- ted round the Outfide of the Ball of Earth next the Pot, and then fill up the Pots with the fame frefh Earth, and plunge theminto the Hot-bed again, giving’em Air and Water in Proportion to the Warmth of the Seafon and the Bed in which they are placed; this manner they muft be treatec i a Sa ‘umn, when they muft be removed into the Stove, and plunged into the Bark-bed, where during the Winter Seafon, they muft be carefully preferved, refrefhing them with Water three or four Days, according as the arth in the Pots dries. This Stove fhould be kept above temperate Heat in Winter, otherwife the Plants will not live therein. The Summer following the two firft Species will flower and produce Seed, but the third Sort doth feldom flower fo young ; however, ina few Years, if it be rightly manag’d, it will produce both Flowers and Seeds, the fucceeding Year. Produéts of the Kitchen-Gardenin September. Cabbage Lettices of feveral Sorts, Garden Beans which were planted in May, Kidney Beans, Rouncival and Marrowfat Peas, Me- lons, Cucumbers for Pickling, Mufbrooms, Artichoaks, Cabbages, Savoys, and Sprouts, Car- Gather fuch Fruits as are now ripe, which may be known by their eafily quitting the Tree when they are turned up, for if they adhereclofely to the Tree, it is a certain Sign that they are not fit to gather: The Fruits now ripe feldom continue good long, there- fore ic is beft to gather them as they The latter Part of this Month you may fafely tranfplant all Sorts of early Fruit-trees, although their Leaves have not yet fallen, fuch as Cherries, Neéftarines, Peaches, and all gin to prune Cherries, Peaches, Neétarines, and Grapes, at the End of this Month. Continue fowing fmall Herbs for S fuch as Radifh, T: ip, ra, C Jes, Fc. but at this Seafon they fhould a warm Border, otherwife if there fhould penany frofty Nights, ir will caufe the Herbs to turn out of the Gound, andthereby be deftroyed. Draw the Earth up about C. Sy in or- der to blanch ’em, but this fhould be don in dry Weather. Towards the latter End of this Month you fhould tranfplant Lettuces of feveral Sorts mn warm Borders, where they may remain 2 cabbage early in the Spring; but you MAY plant them pretty clofe at this Seafon, bet if they all live through the H f them may betranfplanted out in the + into’an open Spot of Ground, where th will be larger than thofe left in the Bor but will come three Weeks later. Towa out of the Ground, they are apt to decay$ You may, toward the latter End of the Month, plant your choice Ranunculus Roots, obferving always to do this in fhoy sry Wea- cafion their rotting. matick Herbs, which will take Root again before the Froft comes on to prevent them. This is the beft Seafon for Planting choice double Hyacinths ; for if they are kept longer Work to be done in the Fruit-Garden. of young Sallet Herbs. Summer Pears and Apples; you may alfo bes fafely tranfplant moft Sorts of pet nnial, aro- and if they require it, add fome new Earth, or very rotten Dung to them, and plant therein all Sorts ot hardy, bulbous, and fibrous rooted Flowers; fuch as bs Daffodils, Fonquils, M ry, Crocus’s, &c. but in Planting of thefe Roots, you mutt be careful to place ’em at leaft four or five Inches below the Surface of thé Beds; which will will prevent their growing tall, and often oc- Floor, they fhould be beaten out of their Husks, andJaid byfor Ufe. ; The Beginning of this Month make Bed for Muj/brooms; the Manner ofdoing this is direéted underits proper Article. You may the B inning ofthis Month greater Increafe, provided the not injur’d by Froft. Dig the Borders of the Flower-Garden, rots, Parfnips, Turnips, Radifbes, Onions, Garlick, Leeks, Rocambole, Shalots, Potatoes, Scorzonera, Skirrets, Beets, Salfafy, and all <orts ripen. Earth up the Sélery which was planted in the Trenches in Aygu/} being careful to do it in dry Weather, as alfo that it’ be not earthed above the Hearts ofthe Plants, which Gatherin all Sorts of Seeds which are now ripe, which muft always be done in dry Weathe Glaffes in Proportion to the Warmth of ther, and after having laid *em to dry upon a the Seafon, and the Bed in which they are placed ; you mutt alfo obferveto refrefh them with Water from timeto time, as the Earth in the Pots fhall require ; and when the Roots Beans and fow Peas in warniSituations; where, if they abide the Winter, they will come early they will flower in March, or fometimes foone! if the Winter proves favourable, Toward the latter End ofth your Anxemony Roots, whichwill c: flower early, and the Roots w Tranfplant Strawberries, Ra/pberries, Goofé= berries, and Currants toward the Endofthis Month, if the Weather proves moift, other- wife it will be better to defer it until the next. Fruits in Prime and yet lafting. Peaches. Late Admirable, Portugal, Purple Alberge, Old Newington, Teton de Venus, Pavy Royal, Monftrous Pavy of Pompone, Catherine, Rumbullion, Malacoton. Plums. White Pear Plum, Mogul, and Imperatrice. Pears. Autumn Bergamot, Swifs Bergamot, Bey Rouge, the Doyenné, Bouche, and Poir de Prince. Autumn Mouille Grapes. The Chaffélas, White Mu/cadine, Black Morillon, Parfley-leav’d, Black Grizly and White Frontiniacks, Warner's Red Hamborough, St. Peter, Malmfey, &c. Several Sorts of Figs, Currants, Ra/pberris, Goofeberries, 8c. Apples. Embroidered, Pearmain, Red Calvil, White Cal Courpendu, Aromatick Pippen, Golden Rennet; &c. And in the Stove, the Ananas, ot Pine- 4. Work to be done in the Flower-Garden. Plant early Zulips in warm Borders, where fecure them from Froft. ther, for Reafons already given under that Article. Pinks, ScvcetYour Layers of Carnations, Williams, &c. which are not yet tran{planted, fhould be now no longer deterr’d, becaufe it they are not tranfplanted in this Month, they will not have Time to root before the Froit comes on, which will prevent their rooting. Box Edgings may be now renewed, and thofe which are grown too thick may be now taken upandparted. Slip and plant Polyanthus’s, Prinrofes, London-Pride, Thrift, and fuch other fibrousrooted Plants, which are propagated by parting their Roots. Cut down the Stems offuch Flowers as are decay’d, and if you do not tranfplant them, dig the Ground about them, and add fome frefh Compoft thereto, which will greatly ftrengthen their Roots. You may yet fow the Seeds of Iris’s, Tu lips, Crown Imperials, Ranunculus’s, Anemonies, and other bulbous and tuberous rooted Flowers, though it were better if done in Auguft; and towards the latter End ofthis Month, the Cafes or Pots in which thefe Seeds are fown, fhall be removed where they may enjoy the Benefit of the Sun, in which Place they fhould remain until Spring. Auricula and Polyanthus Seeds may bé fowri Earth, being in Pots or Cafes of light rich very careful not to bury them too deep, whicli often caufes them to lie in the Ground ’til! the fecond Spring, before the Plants come up. er 4 ass Plants now in Flower in the Pleafure-Garden Afters of feverat Sorts, Golden Rods three or four Varieties, Amaranthus’s, Sun Flowers, Double Sopewort, Double Camomil, Double Ptar- mica or Snee ‘t, Stock-Gilliflowers, African >» China Pinks, Marvel es, Lark/purs; Scabious s tera’s, Hollyhocks; ChryJanthemum’ s, Capficums, Colchicums, Saffron, Autumnal Crocus’s, Cyclamens, Autumnal Hyacinth, Phalangiums, Tree Primrofe, Potyanthus’s, Auricula’s, Snap Dragon, Venus LookgL ing -glafig |