lari to the dcfcription, and alfo f-oni the poironous 



■ qiiaiity of this together wirh its fccticl kcni i and as 



this <^rows naturally in many parts of Afia. fo ihey 



have 'been induced to bclii^Ve it might be the fame 



plant. 

 ■ Ail ihtfc pht)tr. "are prefcrvcd in botahit gardens for 

 the fikc of variety, bin are feldom cultivated any 

 where clfc •, they rife eafily from f^eds, which (hould 

 be fov/n in autumn, and the plants afterward treated 

 in thfefamewayas thefirftj they love a moiil loil 



and a fiiady fitUation. 

 It G U S T R U M. Tourn. Lift. R. H. 596. tab. 367. 

 Lin.' Gen. Plant. 18. Privet- in French, Tmne. 

 The Characters are, 

 fc^v^er has a fmcll tuhtkr empalement, cut at the 

 Into four cittife fegmentL It hath one funnel-Jhaped 

 nth a cylindrical tuk cut into four oval fegments 



ead open. It hath two flamina 



pctaly 



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as the tcp^ *wbich fpread open. It hath 

 which Jta>id oppoftte^ termin'ated by ereEi fummits which 

 erc'the'kngth of this tube of the petals and one roundijh 

 ^ermen fnpporting a Jhort jiyle^ crowned by an obtufe bi-^ 

 y.dfiigma. The gcrmsn afterward turns to a fniooth 



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fide^ but convex on the other, ' ' ' 



oblong feeds, fi 



This genus of plants is ranged in the firft feftion of 



Lintnxus's fecond clafs, v^hicH includes thofe plants 

 ' tvhole flowers have two ftamJna and one ftyle. ' 



■ . The SpECi£sare, . . 



iTtldusTRUM [Fulgare) foliis lanceolato-ovatis pbi 

 ''^Privet with ffear-floaped, oval, obtufe leaves: • !L' 

 ■^^'"tfum Germanfcum. C. B. P. 475. ^he common Trivet 

 2. LiGusTRUM {Italicum) foliis lanceolatis acutis.* Pri- 

 ' ^ vet zvith fpcar-fhapcd leaves:^ Liguftrum foliis majo- 



ribus &r rti^gis acuminatis totb anno folia rettnens. 



Pluk. Aim. 2IJ7. 'Trivet with larger and' mou^acUte- 

 .'■ pointed leaves'^-'' which cdnilme all the jeaTTy* commonly 



k 



in moft 



^^-'yznf^ England, whefe it'rifes Efteen or fixteen feet 

 ■/4iigff, with' a woody ftem, covered with a fmooth ^ay 

 ■* bark. Tending out xhany lateral branches ,which^are 

 ^garniihed with fpear-fhaped, oval, fniooth leaves, 

 ^ending with ottufe points V they are pla'ceB By pairs 



*^:oppoIite, fitting clofe to tlie brancTies,' and' are of a 

 dark green:' The flowers are produced in thick fpikes 



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at the end of the branches ; they are white, jvithpne 

 ' tubular petal cut'al: the top into four parts; "'which 

 ' fpread open. Thefe come but in June, and are fuc- 

 ' ' ceedcd by fmall round Black bef nes; "^whicK np^ii in 

 / the alVhtmn ; each of thefe cpnt^in two feeds. - The 

 ',';■' leaves of this fort frequently remain green till after 

 -""^Chriftmas, when they alter their cplour and fall off. 

 ^"^ There are two varieties or this fort, one whofe leaves 

 ■^'^are variegd'ted with" white^ and the "other hath leaves 

 ■ vai'iegated with yellow ; bu; in order tp^preferve 

 **^ thefe varieties, thev fhould be planted in ooor land; 



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It rddom produces flowers there after the firft y't^r 

 unlefs it is in feme open places, where there is a free 

 In the country, the leaves- of this plant will con- 



air. 



It flo 



mon 

 in the 



tinue green great part of tlic winter, n nowers in 

 June, and the berries ripen in autumn, which jrene- 

 rally hang upon the branches till CJiriitmas, 

 The Italian ibit is now generally preferred to \h€ 

 common fort for planting in gardens, thclcavcs be- 

 ing larger and continuing green all the year, renaers 

 it more valuable ; and being lb hardy as to refift the 

 greateft cold in this country, it may be planted in 

 any fituadon where the commbri Ibrt will thrive, I 

 have frequently planted it under the dropping of 

 large trees, where I find it will thrive better than moft- 

 Other fhrubs. . ^ , . ' •• " ". 



I cannot but think this fort which is the molt com- 

 in Italy, is the Liguftrum mentioned by Virgil 

 b fecohd Eclogue : and my reafoh for it is diac 

 as the flowers of this fhrub are of a pure white but 

 fall off vet)' foon, they are By no means proper to ga- 

 ther for garlands, &c. aad the berries being ctf a fine 

 black colour, and continuing long upon the plants, 

 make a fine appearance; To confirm that thefe ber- 

 ries were gathered for ufe, we find in feveral atilHors 

 of undoubted credit, that they were ufed in dyemg, as 

 alfo that the beft ink w*Ss made' of there berries; ' 

 Befides, is it not much fnprc reafon^ble to' fuppofe, 

 that Virgil wodd rather draw his compa;-ifon froni the 

 flowers and fruit of^the fame .plant, Wien he is warn- 

 ' ihg the youtlf riot to'truft to his beauty^ than to men- 

 tion Wdifl'erent plinth, as has bebH ^^ ' ''^ ''^ \ 

 pofed ? for here^are the white flowers of^the Privet ap- 

 pearing cariy'Tn the fpring, which is an allufion to 

 '*youtK; but thefe are of Ihoft duration ' 'foon falling 

 , away ; whereas the berries 



wnicn may be applied t^ 



mature %e, arc 91 long continuance, and are ga- 



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thcred for ufe. 



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Thefe plants are'ealily ^'ropagateU ty laying dowiv 

 ^ their tender Ihoofe in' autumn, which Tn one'year's 

 ' time will be ro6ted enough to'tranfplant f Vnen they 



maj^be removed to the plali'^ wherie they af ? defigned 

 '' to ^remain, or planted in, a nurfery for two or three 



years, where they may be trained for the 



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purpoies 



ers, wliTcli thefe 



• plants fend forth ip greg,t plenty v.buf thefe arc tod 



■ ajpt to put piit'' a; 'great number of fuckers ^^irt 



their ""roots, fo are' not eafily kept 'Within bounds 5 



n6r do the plants rife 10 high as tnofe vimicn are 



propagated by layers, therefore this method ihould 







beprcferred,.'' '''^ r: — >. ^ *vv-:- / >- 



: TThey may alfo be propagated by cuttings, wpich, u 

 planted in the autumn on a Inady borcfer and in a 

 loamy foil, will take root' very freely, 'arici"'may be a& 

 terward treated in the fame way as the layeH. ;^*'*^^ 



But the itfongeft and beft plani!l,'are thofe which are 



for if they ai-e in'' a rich foih they wijlgrow vigorpus I / raifedfrom feeds j indeed, this is a miic^ihOft.tddi- 



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" and foon become plain; [.\ , > ;^'r;* 

 ^'^The other fbi-f grows n'aturally in Italy; this rifes 

 ^tvith ^ ftrong^er ftalk than the fojrmer, the branches 

 *^ are iefs pliable and grow more ereft; their bark is of 

 *! a lighter colour -^ the leaves are m^cK Krger, and end 

 *':in ' acute poinds ; they are alfo of a Brighter green, 

 ^ .and continue upon the Ihrubs in verdure, till they are 

 " riiruftoff by the young leaves in the fpring, as the 

 ^^?ilflyrea and moft other Evergreens do; fo that it is 



'..ous method than the other, fo is feldom praftifed. 

 ^' tor the leeds generally lie a year in the eiound before 



' they vegetate ; therefore^' whoever would prop 

 the -plants in this*ftMod, (hdiiTcTgather the be 



them, and bury the,^pt.in, the 

 :d for Hol/y berries anH Haws ; 



gate 



errles 



'^when ripe,'' and put them' intd' a' pot with land 6e- 

 tween them, and burv the. not in the ground, as u 



^ ^ _ . ._ _ . . . _ , and after 



haye laid ^y ear In "the gVound,' talce them up in 

 autumn, and low tliem on a border ex '^ ' 



•^. pradifed 



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.ijj'^f^^^ t^ey werc the fame. 7 The flowers of this are 

 ^^^ather larger than thofe of tbe.cQrhnfdn fortrand'are 

 "^"^Hot often 'ftfcceeded by berries in this country. - -^ ' 



.^eaft, where the, plants -^'AX come .Up, the following 

 * ■ fpring/ and thefe will make great progrefs after they 

 r' have gotten fome ftrength, fo will grow upright, and 

 not fend out fuckers like the other. 





•;*^;T>^ iea-yes andllowers'pf j:he firlt forc^ [ ;J-- i^qrmerly thefe plants werfc greatly m"'ule?0r'|icdges. 



medicin 

 ^' and refi 



Ine'; they afi? reclconed to Be cooling, drying, 

 urip'^enr, eroodfor ulcers and inflammations of 



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th? uvyi^ 



XhiS flimb' IS trequendy cultivated m^^ the nurferies 

 jiear. London, to furni^i the fmall gardens^ and balco- 

 ^"'7i;es in tjie city, it being one of the few plants which 

 '^ •will dirivc injc'he fmoke of Lpndofi ; bilt although it 

 *'^ii] live furne'^'ears in th^ clofe part of the town, yet 



^ but fincc fo many others of o-reat beauty haVe been 

 .introduced, which are mucji preferable to thele tor 



^'iuch purpofes, they havfe b?en ent^'fefy Veje^ec^^ the* 



'trouble of keeplnfflihem in order beine: very' great; 



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The^two variegated kind's are pretty varieties amoftgft 

 ■^ther Wflped fhrubL/"^^ may he propagated by 



: budding, or Mrchiiig them upon the plain fortT-^ 



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