MY 



^hh crenatid leaves^ having fcot- [I aiks-, and the petals of 



the flozvers no longer than the empalement. 



?liiori. C. li. 



i\ 441 



\mygduius 

 Cctnrficnly 



dulcis putamme 



called Jordan Almond. , 



3. Amvcdalus (Sathus) follis lincari-lancecbtis acu- 

 minatis, marginibus crcnatis. Almond-tree with point- 

 ed^ narrow^ fpear-fijaped leaves^ acnated on their edge^. 

 AmygJalus-lativa florc albo. 



4. Amvcdalvs {Orientalis) fuliis lanccolatis intcgerri- 

 mis, argrnteis perennancibus petiolo brcyiorc. Al- 

 mond'trce with jpear-Jhaped ftlvery leaves^ 'tvhicb are en- 

 tire^ and continue all ivinter^ and very fljort fcot-fialks. 



. Amygdalus Orientalis tbliis argentcis iplcndcntibus, 



Du Hamcl. 



5. Amygdalus (Nana) foliis pctiolatis fcrratis bafi at- 



tenuatls. Almond with [awed leaves, ivbich are nar~ 

 ro-ived at the foot-JlalL Amygdalus Indica nana. Pluk. 

 Aim. 28. tab. 11, Dwarf Almond with ftngle flowers. 

 The fii'ft is the common Almond, which is cultivated 

 more for the beauty of its flowers, than for its fruit. 

 There are two varieties of this, one with fweet, the 

 other bitter kernels, which often arife from the fruit 

 of the fame tree. 

 The fecond fort Is commonly known by the title of 



Jordan Almonds •, the nuts of this kind are frequently 

 brought to England ; thefe have a tender Ihell, and 

 a lariie fweet kernel. The leaves of this tree are 



broader, fhorter, and grow much clofer than thofe of 

 the common fort, and their edges are crenated. The 

 flowers are very fmall, and of a pale colour, inclining 

 to whit'e. I have feveral times raifed thefe trees from 

 the Almonds which came from abroad, and always 

 found the plants to maintain their difference from the 

 common Almond. 



The third fort hath narrow Iharp-pointed leaves, 

 which are fawed on their edges i the flowers are mucli 

 fmaller than thofe of the common Almond, and are 

 white ; the flioots of this tree are fmaller, and the 

 joints clofer than thofe of the common fort, nor is the 

 tree fo hardy, therefore Ihould have the advantage 

 of a warm fituation, otherwife it will not thrive. This 

 fort flowers early in the fpring, and rarely produces 

 fruit in England. But from an old tree whicli grew 

 againft a fouth-wcfl: afpefted wall, I have fome years 

 had the fruit ripe, which were well flavoured, but 

 their kernels were fmall. 



Tlic fourtli fort was found growing near Aleppo, from 

 wlience the fruit was fcnt to the duke D'Aycn in 

 France, who raifed feveral of the plants in his curi- 

 ous garden at St. Germains, and was fo good as to 

 fend me a fhare of them, which arc flourishing in the 

 Chelfca garden, where they have endured the open 

 air for fome years, againfl: a wall, without any cover- 

 ing. The leaves of this tree are fdvery, and very 

 like thofe of the Sea Purllane. Thefe continue moft 

 of the year ; the flowers are very fmall, and have not 

 been fucceeded by fruit yet in England. I can give 

 no farther account of its dilTerence from the other 

 forts. 



The fifth fort is very common in the nurferies about 

 London, and is ufually fold with other flowering- 

 fhrubs to adorn gardens : this feldom rifes more than 

 three feet high, fending out many fide branches. The 

 roots of this are very fubjcft to put out fuckers, by 

 which it may be increafed in plenty, but if thefe are 

 not annually taken away, they will fliarve the old plants. 

 As thefe fuckers are very apt to creep at the root, and 

 put out fuckers again, tliofe plants which are propa- 

 gated by layers are much preferable. This fhrub 

 flowers in April, at which time all the young flioots 

 are covered with flowers, which are of a Peach blof- 

 fom, and make a fine appearance when intermixed 

 with flirubs of the fame growth. 

 The common Almond is cultivated in all the nurfe- 

 ries, and the trees are generally planted for the beau- 

 ty of their flowers. I'hefe often appear in February, 

 when the fpring is forward, but if frofl: comes after, 

 the fl.)wers are foon deftroyed, fo that their beauty is 

 cf fliort duration, and in fuch feafons there are few 

 of the Almonds which bear fruit i whereas, v. hen the 





N A 



trees do not flower till March, they feldorri fail to bear 

 plenty of fruit, many of which w;ll be very fweet, 

 and fit for the table when green, but they will nut 

 keep long. 



They are propagated by inoculating a bud of thefe 

 trees into a Plumb, Almond, or Peach itock, in the 

 month of July (the manner of this operation fee un- 

 der the article of Inoculation). The next fprin*^, 

 wlien tlie buds flioot, you may train them up either 

 for Itandards, or fuflx^r thern to grow for lialf Rand- 

 ards, according to your own fancy ; tliough the ufuul 

 method is to bud them to the height the ll:ems are in- 

 tended to be ; and the fecond year after budding, 

 they may be removed to the places where they are to 

 remain. The bed feafon for tranfplanting thefe trees, 

 it for dry ground, is in October, as ibon as the leaves 

 begin to decay •, but for a wet foil, February is much 

 preferable, and obferve always to bud upon Plumb 

 llocks for wet ground, and Almonds and Peaches 



for dry. 



ALMOND, the Dwarf, with double flowers. See 



P£RSICA4 . 



x\ M Y R I S. See Toxicodendrov. 

 A N A C A M P S E R O S. See Sedum. 

 A N A C A R D I U M. Lin. Gen. Plant. 467. Acajou. 

 Tourn. Inft. R. H. 658. tab. 435. The Cafliew-nut, 



or Acajou. 



The Characters are. 



ctit into five acute feg 

 of one leaL having a yZ 



of one leaf 



fi' 



top^ which are reflexcd^ and are longer than the empale- 

 ment \ the flower hath ten flender fiamtna, which are as 

 long as the petals crowned with fmall fummits. In 

 the center is phued a rcundgcrmen^ fitpperthig an awl- 

 flo aped fly le, crowned with an acute ft igma. T^hc gcrmcn 

 afterward becomes a large ^ oval, fl'fl^^y f^^it, having a 

 large kidney-fljaped nut growing to its apex. 

 This genus of plants is by Dr. Linnii^us ranged ia 

 the firil fedion of his tenth clafs, entitled Decandria 

 Monogynia ; the flowers of this having ten fl;ami- 

 na and a fingle fl:yle. 



We have but one Species of this genus, viz. 

 Anacardium {Occidentale) Hort. Clifi\ 161. the occiden- 

 tal Anacardium, or Cafloew. Acajou. Pif Plifl:. Braf 5S. 

 This tree grows to the height of twenty feet or more, 

 in its native country, which is both Indies, but in 

 England the plants are with great difficulty preferved \ 

 though by their firfl; flioot from the feeds, tliey appear 

 fo fl:rong and vigorous, as to promife a much greater 

 progrcfs than they are ever feen to make. 

 They are eafily raifed from the nuts, which are an- 

 nually brought from America in great plenty \ each 

 of thefe fliould be planted in a fmall pot filled with 

 light fandy eartli, and plunged into a good hot-bed 

 of tanners bark, being careful to prevent their hav- 

 ing wet, till the plants come up, for the nuts fre- 

 quently rot with moifl:ure. The reafon of my advifing 

 the nuts to be each put into a feparate pot, is, be- 

 caufe the plants feldom live wlien they are tranfplant- 

 ed. If the nuts are frefli, the plants will come up 

 in about a month after planting, and in two months 

 more they will be four four or five inches high, with 

 large leaves; from tliis quick growth, many per- 

 fons have been deceived by fuppofing them hardy, 

 'and that they would continue the like progrefs,whereas 

 they feldom advance much fartlier the fame year. 

 The plants muft be confl;antly kept in the fl:ove, for 

 they are too tender to live abroad in England, in the 

 warmefl: feafon of the year, nor will they thrive in a 

 common grecn-houfe in fummer. As thefe plants 

 abound with a milky acrid juice, they fliould have 

 but little water, even in fummer ; and in winter, if 

 they are fparingly watered once in a fortnight, it will 

 be fufficient, for their roots are tender and loon periili 

 with moifl:ure. 



When thefe plants are tranfplanted, it will be the 

 bell method to break the pots, for the roots do not 

 put out many fibres to hold the earth about them, fo 

 that in fliaking them out of the pots, mofl: of the earth 



6 " • will 



