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and lie over each otiicr like the fcalcs of fifli ; the 

 nulcr rtowcrs grow at xhe extremity of the branches 

 in a conical kat!;in, and the fruit grows fingle from 

 the' fide of the branches below the katkins, on the 

 fame branch ; the berries are large, oval, and, when 

 ripe, arebrov/n. 



The ninth fort grows naturally in Jamaica, and alfo 

 in the other iflands of the Well-Indies, v/here it rifes 

 to be one of the largeH; timber trees in thofe coun- 



the wood is frequently fetched from thence by 

 the inhabitants of North America, for building of 

 Ihips. This fort is generally confounded with the Ber- 

 mudas Cedar, and taken for the fame, but the fpeci- 

 mens of it which were fent me by the late Dr. Houf- 

 ' toun, prove them to be different trees ^ for the branches 

 of this fpread very wide, the leaves are extremely 

 fmall, and are every where lying imbricatim over 

 each other-, the bark is rugged, and fplits o{f in 

 ftrino-s, and is of a very dark colour; the berries 

 are fmaller than thofe of the Bermudas Cedar, and are 



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they can tlien be procured ; for when they are kept 

 until fpring before they are fown, they Will not come 



. up' until the fccond year. The ground in which the 

 feeds ot the hardy ibrrs are fown, Ihould be frcHi and 

 light, but it Ihould not be dunged : it fnould be well 

 dug and levelled very even ; then fovv your feeds 

 thereon pretty t!iick,'and fift feme earth over them 

 about half an inch thick ; this bed wjll require no 

 farther care than only to keep it clear from weeds, 

 and toward the middle or latter end of April, yo:i 



, will fi/id fome of ycur plants appear, above ground, 

 though, perhaps, the girateft part of them may lie 

 till the fpring following before they ,come up; 

 therefore you faould carefully clear the beds from 

 weeds, and in very dry weather refrelh them, with 

 fome water, wliich \\;iU greatly promote the. growth 

 of thofe phiLits which are up, and atfo caufe the other 



. feeds to vegetate ; but if the bed in which tliefe feeds 

 fown IS much exj^ofed to the fun, k -^Ihould 



are 



of a lio-ht brown colour when ripe : this fort is male 

 . and female in different tree 



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The tenth fort is the common Savin ; this grows na- 

 ' rurally in Italy, Spain, and the Levant, upon the 

 . mountains v^here it is cold. It fends out its branches 

 horizontally, fo feldom riles more than three or four 

 feet high, but fpreads to a confiderable diftance every 

 way ; the branches are garniflied with very Ihort acute- 

 pointed leaves placed bppofite, v/hich run over each 

 '.other along the branches, whofe ends point upward. 

 -This fore very rarely produces either flower or feed 

 in the gardens ; I have frequently examined old plants 

 which have been {landing rriore than fifty years, and 

 • have not niorethah three times found any male 

 ..flowers upori them, 'and but once have feen any ber- 

 ries, which w,ere upon afeparate tree from the flowers ; 

 thefe berries were fmaller than thofe of the common 

 -Juniper,""^f)ut of the. famie colour, and v/ere a little 

 K^cbm'prefTed ; the whole plant has a very rank fl:rong 

 ^'lOd'our when touched. The leaves of this flirub are 

 ■.r%ipch ufed by the farriers for horfes when they have 



be fliaded vv'ich luats in the day ; for \v.he|:\ the plant.. 

 come firfl up, they v/ill not bear too mucii.,bear. 



. In this bed they &ould remain till the fecond aiuiiunn, 

 v/hen you m.uft prepare fome beds to tranfplant .them 

 into, which ihould alfo be of light, frelh, undunged 

 foil; and having well dug and ^leanfed.,|'^e,gi:dund 

 from all noxious, weeds and. roots, yoiL(i?ould.iijake 

 it level; and then in the besjinnins; ofOclotDer, whicli 



■ is the proper feafon for removing thefe plants, you 



. • fhould raife up tlie young plants witli a trowel, prcf^rv- 



ing as much eartlijs.^pp^bjf ta^ aud plant 



, . them into bcd^, : 9,!^0LVt,^fiYp .o^J\x^^irx%^^^ each 



.way, mving them Tome water ,to fettle the earth to 

 their roots ; and ii it ibouid.prove very dry weather, 

 you may lay a little mulch upon tne fuffece of .,the 

 ground round their roots, which will ,t[e.''qf^recft jfer- 



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yet left in the* grou 

 oeds faould not be c 

 the plants ; for I ha^^e'knowri a bed fo\TO Wi»^ft thefe 



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fo the 

 ing up 



berries, which 



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^niedicTA^' for children \vho are troubled with worms. 



drawing, fome of the berries having lain fo^._(qii,g in 

 the p;round before they fprouted ; therefore the iur- 

 face of tne beds fliould be kept levels and conffandy 

 clean from weeds. \- . -.' ^ , . . . . ., 



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^'ilThc^l^J^cS beatejx.into a cataplafm with hog's-lard, 



-*^ill cure children's fcab by heads. ^ ^ 'v- ; '/,-.■ 



' -The "eleverit~h Tort has'^ by many,, been fuppofed to I [ fpring you fliould fl:ir .the ground s;ently be.^v'een 



',,Xhe plants may remxain two years in thefe beds, pb- 

 ferving to keep them clear ^ from w^cds;, ;i:i,,the 



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be*fen!y an accidental variety of the forrner, but there 

 itf»^^lTianifeft'''differfence between' therii ; for the 

 .'■•wfoehes of. this,' grow iiiore eredt than thofe of the 

 ■'-tlevenW' fort, the leaves are fliorter, and end in 

 ■r a*^e^*p6ints which fpread outward., rvfThis fort will 

 '-'*ln^^to'the Height^'^f {tytn or eight feet, and produces 

 .'-•'^re^ifljiiahtities' of iDe^Ties; r.'^^ havfe-'propagated^this 

 -'^^ftUfrditf f?^d5, but havrn^ylf found it y^jy..^: It.^htas 



v'^'been dlftine-uifhed b^ mofl; of the old botanifts, Jby 

 ^■. the title of Beriy-bearing Savin, r It grows natu- 



-'/; rally oit^'tfie' Alps, from whence I nave received the 



■^ into 'it ; after which* time 'they fliould be 'tr^planted., 

 ■jekherjnto ajjxirfery, a:t;h^: difl:ante;oiCjl?feg^^ 



*^tpw .-from row, and , eitihteen inches .^funder in the 



.rows, or into the places .where they are to remain 



*"* for good. ■ .The belt* feafoiv^to tranfplant therTx (^asl 



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1 he twelfth fort g'fdws 

 ^J#id the fpoth .(it Ffa^A^fe,:.v^erejt Tifes teaPrtTOlve 

 -r*reet, high' fendins; out branches the whole length of 



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■ XootoviU pf efefyeu i1ien:|rfjf9i?:) ,-the . danger , iof^^not 



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fiftl^ ftemr-wSicK 



Ihed with fr 



ItaV^j, lying over each other li£e'tiie fcalcs ''o]f fifli-; 



-'<:th^;brariyhes are frfialland'kp^^^^ angTes^or 



;^:<orners;;-ag..fnofl: of the '(itiiers haVe^i"tT>e^ malfe flowtrs 



•'%re fituated at the.eiid of the branches in conical fg^ly- 



-^ Katkins^ and tWe, hemes grpw^below fr^ fide 



4^, the'Tam'eWricKeV.':^- Thefe are larger than thofe 



;-oi tne common Juniper, and when ripe are brown,-.: 



^'The^riiirteentfi fort grows naturally' ih Spain and 



^Portugal, jwHeref ItVifd^ ffotii twehty-5ve to thirty 



^^^f^e^ but many branches which form a 



^lOrt' of pyramid J "" the branches are garniflied with 



*^cute-poin'ted leaves; wTiich lie over each other four 



.ways, fo as to make the branches four-corhefed ; 



' -5?^ bwies of this fort are very large, *'and black' when 



^i nefe plaqts are all propaMtel 



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1 Jn;orQer.tq have thpfe trees ,jalpire.jpfj height, O) 

 . r uricier*l)?anclies^^ft^^^ be taken ofl^j'^^fpecially.wJjere 



ill: 

 cir 



ir r^ ^— f - jfowingtlAeix feeds, 

 t feafon for which is as fodn as they are ripe, if 



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i^they^ arf^; ipflyipd^^to growJtrong,::^put .t^igy.^i^ 

 ^ not be kept too.clofely prqn 

 ' their growth; for all thefe Evergreen trees do. more 



_ or lefs abound with a reunous. juice,, whipi in hot 

 I weatneris veryaptto flow out ?fpQ\./.u(;b plape^,a§,are 



t.\Yoi-^'^<^e^ "/ fo' that it, \xilt;pp.t be",a4vife|Lble to take pff 

 . . ^to_Q ,majiy branches . at SPce,^. wWchf woi% make fo 

 'many wounds,' from wm^^ in hot weatjaer 



^ would flow in fuchjplehty,.as'to\render the trees weak 



"and unhealthy>-i,:,^*'^^,^'':nTb.-'^ r: .• ^v^r^^rii^k 



grow to a. triuch 



_„ many ufesi 'but 



. with us there are very few which are above twenty- 



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