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ylijfelles des Playttes. Sometimes it is uicd for leaves 

 which confift of many lobes or v/ings. 

 Alse is alfo ufed to fignify tliofc petala of papiliona- 

 ceous flowers placed between the Ycxillum and the 

 Carina, which the French call, Lcs AUes dcs Flcurs Ic- 



gtimineufes. 



Ate is alfo ufed for thofe extreme flcnder membrana- 

 ceous parts of certain feeds; as is the Bignonia Plu- 

 nieria, the fruit of the Maple., &c. \yhich x.\\c French 



call Semences aiUcs, Again, 



Ate is ufed for thole foliaceous membranes which run 

 the whole length of the ftemi •, wlicnce it is called, 

 Caulis alatus^ a winged ftalk ; in French, ^^ige cnUe : but 

 modern writers have i!:}'led x.h.'tlt foliis dccu?rentilus^ 

 or runnino; leaves, becaufc thefe ate or winp;s are con- 



netted witli the leaves. 



A L A B A S T R A, are thcfe green herbaceous leaves 

 that cncompafs flowers. Jungius explains Alabaf- 

 trum to be the globe, or roundifli bud, that is but 

 juft peeping out. ^ 



ALATERNOIDES. See Phylica, Clutia, 



and Ceanothus. 



A L A T E R N U S [called 'ExaioVpi/^-, as though of 

 Ixc^Ax, an Olive, and zj-pr>^, an Ilex], 

 Privet. 



or evergreen 



The Characters are, 



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flowers are compofed 



of one leaf which is funnel-fljaped^ and cut into five /} 



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fides of 



fixed fisoe fnall petals \ at the bafe of thefe 



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mtts. 



female f.Gzvers have a^ great rcfemblance 



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flipper ting a trifidftylc crowned hy a round fi 



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feeds 



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Dr. Linn^us has joined this genus to the Rhaminus, 

 to which he has alfo added the Frangula, Paliurus, 

 and Zizyplius, and ranges them in his gfth clafs of 



Mono 



The Species are. 



I. Alaternus {Phylica) fohis ovatis marglnibus crena- 

 tis orlabris. Common Alaternus^ ^jnti 



Alaternus, i Clul. FLfp. 56. 

 2. Alaternus {Glabra) fohis fubcordatis ferratis gla- 



dented on their edzes. 



bris. Alaternus 

 ere fawed on the. 

 Tourn. Inft. ^o^. 



-fvaped ft 



Alaternus minore folio. 



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fhaped ki 

 latifolia. 



leaves^ which are deeply fawed. Alaternus" monfpeli- 

 ac!a foliis profundius incifis. FL R. Pan 



Alaternus {Latifolia) fohis ovato-lanceolatis inte- 

 gerrimis glabris. Alaternus with fmooth oval fpear- 



vesy which are entire. Alaternus Hifpanica 

 Tourn. Infl. 596. 



The varieties of thefe plants are, the firfl: fort with 

 variegated leaves, which is commonly called Bloatch- 

 ed Phillyrea by the nurfery gardeners. And the third 

 fort v/ith leaves ilriped with white, and another with 

 yellow ; thefe are known by the Silver and Gold ftrip- 

 ed Alaternus : but as thefe are accidental varieties, 

 I have omitted placing them among the num.ber of 

 froecies. 



Hie common difdnftion of this genus from the 

 Phillyrea, is in thepofition of their leaves, winch in 

 the plants of diis are placed alternately on the branch- 

 es, whereas thofe of Phillyrea are placed by pairs 

 oppofite \ this is obvious at all fealbns, but there are 

 more eflential diflerences in their charafters, as v/ill 

 be explained under the article Phillyrea. 

 The hrfc fort has been long cultivated in the Englilh 

 gardens, but the plain fort is now. uncommon here ■, 

 for the bloatched-leaved fort has been generally cul- 

 tivated in the nurferies, and the other has been almofl: 

 totally neglefted. 



Theip plants were much more In requeft formerly 

 than they are at prefcnt, when they v/ere planted 



againd walls in court-yards to cover them, as alfo 16 

 form evergreen hedges in gardens, ferwliic!-] purpofe 

 thcle were improper •, for their *br&nc!ies flioot very 

 vigoroufly, and being very pliant, they are frequently 

 dhplaced by the wind ; and in v/inter, when much 

 fnow falls in rtiil weather, the weight of that which 

 lodges on the hedges, frequently breaks them down : 

 add to til is the trouble of keeping them in order, 

 v/hich cannot be cfleiled with lefs than diree times 

 clipping in a feafon, v/hich is not only cxpenfivey 

 but alfo occafions a great litter in a garden : thcfe in- 

 conveniencies have iuitly brought thefe hedo;es into 

 dilelLeem. 



The third fort v/ith filver-ftripcd leaves, was alfo in 

 great requell foir.e years ago, for planting againft 

 out-houfes, and other biaildings, to hide the brick- 

 work \ but as thefe required to be often clipped, and 

 their brandies frequently wanting to be failened up 

 to .the wail, which was trcublefome and expenfive, 

 and this fort of wall hedges being great harbour for 

 vermin, there has been of late but little demand for 

 thefe plants. I'he fort with gold-ftriped leaves is 

 pretty rare in the Enghlh gardens, and is net fo hardy 

 as diat v/ith filver fcripes, fo that in fevere winters 

 they are often killed. But the tafce for thefe varie- 

 gated plants is alnioft loft in England, there being 

 fev/ perfcns now, who do not prefer the plain green 

 leaves to thofe which arc ftriped. ' 



The fecond fortWTtS formerly in the Englifh gardens, 

 in much greater plenty^ than at r^refent. This was ge- 

 nerally called Celaftrus, or Staff-tree. The leaves of 

 this fort are placed at greater diilances than thofe "of 

 the firfL, fo that their branches appear thinly covered 

 with them, which may have occafioned their being 

 difefteemed. The leaves of this are flaorter than thole 

 of the firft fort, and are rounded at their foot-ilalks 

 fomewhat like a heart-fliaped leaf, the edges are alfo 

 fav/ed. - . 



- The thrid fort has been an old inhabitant in fome 

 'gardens, but v/as not much propagated till of late 

 years ; the leaves cf this arc much longer and nar- 

 rov/er than thofe of citlicr of the other forts, and tlie 

 ferratvu-es, on their edges are niuch deep'er ; this ilioots 

 its branches more eredt, and forms an liandfomer bufli 

 than any of the other, and is equally hardy, fo may . 

 be allowed to have a place in all plantations of Ever- 

 greens. This grows naturally in the fouth of France, 

 • where the berries are gathered, and fold by the name 

 of Avignon berries, for the ufe of painters, &c. for 

 Ji^iaking a yellow pigment. 



Thefe forts are by fome fuppofed to be only varieties 

 and not diilinft fpecies •, but from many repeated tri- 

 als, in raifing them from feeds, I can afFirm they do 

 not vary, the feeds conilantly producing the fame fpe- 

 cies as they were taken from. 



The fecond fort grows naturally about Turin, from 

 whence I have been fupplied with the feeds. 

 All thefe forts are eafily propagated by laying their 

 branches down, as is pradtifed for many other trees. 

 The beft time for this is in the autumn, and if pro- 

 perly performed, the layers will have made good 

 roots by the autumn following, when they may be 

 cut ofi-'from the old ftock, and planted cither into the 

 nurfery, or in the places where they are defigned to 

 remain. When they are planted hi a nurfery, they 

 llipuld not remain there longer than a year or tv/o ; 

 for as they fnoot their roots to a great diftance on 

 every fide, fo they cannot be removed alter tv/o or 

 three years growth, witlxout cutting off great part of 

 them, which is very hurtful to the plants, and will 

 greatly retard their growth, it they iurvive their re- 

 moval -, but they arc frequently killed by tranfplant- 

 ing, when they have ftooei long in a place. They 

 may be tranfplanted either in die autumn or the fpring, 

 but in dry land the autunnn planting is beft, whereas 

 in moift ground the fpring is to be preferred. 

 The plain forts may alfo be propagated by fowing 

 their berries, v/hich diey produce in great plenty, but 

 , the birds are greedy devourcrs of them ; fo that un- 



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