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J* placed under a common frame, to prevent tKe frofl I expofed to tlie open air, and then plAced ;n a ilieit^rcj 

 "from penetrating through the fide of the pots ; and J fituation till they have obtained ftrengtli, when thev 

 ! P if the I'lirface of thofe which are plunged in the 

 Vcround, and alfo the bed where the feeds are fown 

 •r' are lightly covered with fome old tan from a decayed 

 ,"", hot-bed, it will fecure the feeds from being hurt by 



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■ fevere frofts. In the Ipnng the plants 

 J. which muft be kept clean from weeds, and, it the 

 ; ' feafon proves dry, they (hould have water now and 

 ^"then, which will gready forward their growth. If 

 v^- the plants make good progrefsthe firft fummer, they 

 .. <nay be tranfplanted into a nurfery in autumn, other- 

 I wife they fhould remain in the feed-bed till the fecond 

 " ,,«o,. «,hfn tK,>v m.iv bs treated in the fame manner 



fliould be leparated, and planted each m a ilnall pot 

 filled with the fame earth, then placed in the lli.vlc 

 till they have taken frcih root ; aiter whicli they mx^' 

 be placed with other exotic plants in a iholrered fi- 

 tuation till autumn, when they muft be houicd v/ir!\ 



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^r^lie fecond fort fends out feveral ligneous ftalks from 



.'the root, which arc flexible, and twift themfelves 



about whatever trees and fhrubs grow near.them, or 



when they are at a diftance from fuch fupport, they 



'•"twine about each other, and rife to. the height of 



T twelve or fourteen feet; but^ when they fallen them- 



- fclves about trees they will grow much taller, but 

 :i wherever this happens, their branches girt the trees 

 '/ fo clofcly, as in a few years will deilroy them. Thefe 



are garnifhed with leaves about three inches long, 

 and near two broad, which are fawed on their edges, 

 and placed alternately on the branches •, they are of 



« a lively green above, and paler on their under fide, 

 havino- feveral tranfverfe nerves from the middle to 



• the ficTe. ; The flowers are produced in fmall bunches 

 toward the end of the branches, which are of an hcr- 



- baceous colour, compofcd of five roundifli petals ; 

 . thefc are fucceeded by roundilh three-cornered cap- 



fules, which arc red when ripe, fprcad open in three 

 cells, difclofing the feeds in the lame manner as our 

 common Spindle-tree. This flowers about the be- 



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ground. 



will require the fame treatment. 



This plant has been titled African Barberry by foinc 



ignorant perfons, I fuppofe from the refcniblunce cf 



its fruit to that of the Barberry. 



The fourth fort grows naturally at the Cape of Good 



, Hope, from whence I received the feeds. This rifci 

 with a flender ligneous flialk to the height of ten or 

 twelve feet, covei-ed with a light Afh-coloured bark, 

 and full of joints, which are armed wich loiig fpines, 

 upon wliich grow many fmall leaves •, the branches 



. are flender, and arm.ed with the fame fpincs at every 

 -joint, but the whole plant is fo weak, as to require 

 ..^, fome fupport, without which they would fall to the 



The leaves come ''out in clufters withou: 

 any order, which are fliaped fomewhat l:ke thofe of 

 the narrow-leaved Box-tree, but are longer, and of 

 a loofe texture ; the branches are angular, and when 



, young their bark is whitifli. As I have not feen the 

 flowers of this ftirub, I can 'give no farther Je- 

 fcription of it. , -, 



- This rifes very eafily from feeds, and the plants make 

 great progrcfs •, for I have ralfed them four feet high 

 in two years from feeds, without any artificial heat ; 

 and fome of the plants have lived tliro' two winters 

 againfl: a fouth-eaft: wall, but thefe have fiied their 

 leaves in winter, whereas thofe which were removed 

 into the green-houfe have retained their verdure 

 through the year. 



It may be propagated by cuttings, which fliould be 



The feeds of tliis fort generally ripen well m England, I planted in the fpring, and treated in the fame manner 



' and the plants may be propagated from the feeds, or 



by layers, in the fame manner as the former fort ; it 



delights in a flrong loamy foil, rather moifl: than dry, 



1 and will grow in woods among other trees and fhrubs, 



: where, when the fruit is ripe, they make a pretty ap- 



:*^ pearance. It grows naturally all over North America, 



and is extreniely hardy. 



The dfird fort is a native of Ethiopia, from whence 

 ■ the feeds were firfl: brought to the gardens in llollarid, 

 where the plants were propagated, and have been 

 communicated to mofl: of the curious gardens in 



: Europe. .,. /This rifes with an irregular fl:alk about 

 , three or four feet high, fending out feveral fide 

 ; branches, covered with brown bark, garniftied with 



leaves about two inches long, and more than half 

 - an incli broad, fome of which are pointed, and others 



areobcufe; they are fliiff, of a lucid green, and come 



out irregular from the branches \ thele continue green 

 > through the year. The flowers are produced from 



the fides of the branches in loofe tufts, many of them 



• trifing from one point, fl:anding upon long foot- 

 . ftalks i they are of an herbaceous white colour, com- 

 pofcd of five petals, which fpread open, and five 

 Kpreading ftamina, w hich furround a fwelling gcrmen, 



^■-. lupporting a tapering flyle, crowned by an obtufe 



. trifid ftif^ma-, the p;ernien afterward becomes an oval 

 mitt, ot a fine red colour, which opens in three cells, 



; containing one oblong hard feed, the other two cells 



" ^ing generally empty. 



This plant is commonly propagated by cuttin^_ _.. 



' Europe, which is more expeditious than raifing them 

 from feeds, becaufe the feeds rarely come up the firfl: 

 year. The cuttings may be planted any time in 

 fumn;er; but thofe which are planted early, will ha\ 



' niore time to get ftrength before winter. They 



. mould be planted in fmall pots, v/hich will contain 

 four cuttings in each ; the earth of a kitchen garden, 



'- v/hich is well cultivated, is as good as any for this 



• purpofe. The pots fliould be then plunged into a 

 moderate hot-bed, and fliadcd from the fun every 

 day, and gently refi-eflied with water now and then ; 



When they have taken root they mufl: be gradually 



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as hath been direcT:cd for the former fort j or if the 

 young flioots arc laid, they will take root in one year, 

 and^ may then be tranfplanted either into pots, or 

 . againfl: a good afpefted wall, where I find they will 

 endure our ordinary winters without any protedion ; 

 and if they are covered in fevere frofl:s, they may be 

 brought, when old, to live abroad without protection. 

 Thofe in pots will require a little flicker in winter, 

 but fliould not be tenderly treated, for that will caufe 

 them to have weak branches, nor will the leaves have 

 fo much verdure, as when they are expofed to the 



open air in mild weather. 



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it rifes to the height of eighteen or twenty feet, 

 fending out many fide branches, garniflied with leaves 

 fomewhat like thofe of the broad-leaved Myrtle, wliich 

 arc flightly fawed on their edges ; the flowers come 

 out from the fide of the branches in long bunches ; 

 they are white, and compofed of five petals, having 

 five ftamina placed oppofite to them, and a germen 

 in the center which is channelled \ this afterward be- 

 comes a fruit, having five cells, each inclofing aa 



oblong feed. 



I'hls plant is at prefent rare in England, for the feeds 

 feiJom grow the firft year; therefore when the feeds 

 arrive here, they fliould be fown in fmall pots filled 



with light earth, and plunged into a tan-bed, wher 

 they fliould remain till the following fpring, v/hca 

 tliey fliould be plunged into a frefli hot-bed ot tan- 

 ners bark-, and if the pots are duly watered, the 

 ■ plants will appear in about a month artery when thefe 

 are fit to remove, they fliould be planted into k-pa- 

 rate finall pots, and plunged again into the tan-bed, 

 bein^: careful to water and fliade them till thev have 

 taken new root, after which they fliould be treated 

 in the fame manner as otiier tender plants fromi tiic 



fiinie countries. 

 CELERY or SALARY. See Apivm. 



C E L L S of plants [of Cell^E, Lat.'\ arc thofe partitions 

 or hollow places in die hufl^s or pods of plants, in 



which the feed is contained. 



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