The compleat gardeners practice, directing the exact way of gardening in three parts : the garden of pleasure, physical garden, kitchin garden : how they are to be ordered for their best situation and improvement, with variety of artificial knots for the by Stephen Blake, gardener.

Bugloss.

I suppose this is so well known, it needeth no descri∣ption.

Bugloss may be sown either in March, or the later end of August thinly, for it spreadeth much ground, if it be sown in the Spring, it will be late in the Summer before it come to flower, therefore it is best to sow it in August. It continueth three year before it dieth, but the branches die every year, only the root remains which springeth again.

The vulgar uses of this Herb is, the Flowers and the leaves are put into Claret-wine and Beer, to give it a plea∣pleasant

taste; the Flowers also are used in Sallets and Syrups.