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cloiely furround the flalk; of a lucid green on their 

 upper fide, but pale on their under. I'hc flowers 

 re produced in bunches at the end of the branches ; 

 thefe have long flcnder tubes, which are enlarged at 

 the top, where they are cut into five almoft equal 



The outfide of the fiower is of a bn 



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fcarlet, and the infide yellow ^ they have great ap- 

 pearance of the Honeyfuckle, but are not lo deeply 

 divided, nor are the iegmcnts reflexed. They have 

 no odour, but for the beauty of their Rowers, and 

 their long continuance, together with their leaves be- 

 ino- evero-rcen, they are preferved in nioft curious 



gardens. 



Thefe plants fliould be planted agaijift walls or pales, 

 to w^hich their branches ihould be trained for fup- 

 port, otherwife they will fall to the ground •, for they 

 cannot be reduced to heads like nnany of the Honey- 

 fuckles, becaufe their branches are too weak and 

 rambling, and are liable to be killed in fevere win- 

 ters ; therefore they Ihould be planted to a warm af- 

 pe6t, where they will begin to fiov/er the latter end 

 of June, and there will be a fucceffion of flowers till 

 the autumn. Thefe. are propagated by laying down 

 their young branches, which will eafily take root, and 

 may be afterward treated like the Honeyfuckle. 

 The fecond fort grows naturally in Jamaica; this 

 hath many flender branches which cannot fupport 

 themfelves, but trail upon any neighbouring bullies. 

 They grow eight or ten feet long, are covered with a 

 brown bark, and garnifhed with fpcar-fhaped leaves 

 about two inches and a half lone, and one. broad 



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, the middle ; of a lucid green on their upper fide, but 

 pale on their under, (landing by pairs oppofite. The 

 flowers come out from the fide of the branches at 

 eacli joint; they are ranged on each fide the foot- 

 ftalk in long bunches like Currants. Ti\t bunches 

 ' come out oppofite ; they are three or four inches 

 long. The flowers are fmall, of a yellowifli green, 

 and are fucceeded by fmall berries of a fnow white 

 colour, from whence the plant is called Snowberry- 



. bulh in America. 



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The third fort grows naturally in fome of the iflarids 



'in the Weft-Indies ; this rifes with a Ihrubby ftalk 



- . ten or twelve feet high, fending out many flender 



, -branches, covered with a light brown bark, garnifli- 



: ed with oval leaves near two inches long, and an inch 



and a quarter broad, four of them coming out at each 



joint in whorls round the ftalk ; they ftand upon ftiort 



foot-ftalks, and have one ftrong midrib, with feveral 



veins running from the midrib to the fides. The 



flowers come out in round bunches at the end of the 



branches ; they are of a deep coral colour on their 



.. outfide, but of a pale red within. . This was found 



growing in Jamaica by the late Dr. Houftoun, who 



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: brought it to England. . 

 Thefe two forts are too tender to thrive in this coun- 





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try without artifici4 heat j they are propagated by 



feeds, which muft be procured from the countries 



where they naturally grow, for tHey do not ripen feeds 



here. , Thefe fhould be- fown iri pots, -and plunged 



into a moderate Tiof-bcdr where they ma.y remam till 



the autumn, for the plants rarely come up the firft 



year ; fp t;he pots Ihould be removed into the ftoye 



for the winter feafon, and the following fpring placed 



on a frelh hot-bed, which will bring up the plants ; 



and v;]ien they are fit to remove, they Ihould be each 



-\ planted in afeparate fmall pot filled with light earth, 



^.-ahd plunged into a frefli hot-bed, fhading them from 



-! th(;..fyn-till they have taken new root, after which 



^.^^they muft be treated in the manner as other tender 



r plants from thofe countries. As the plants obtain 



■ ftrength, they fliould be more hardily treated, by 



'y- placing them abroad in a flickered fituation for two 



months or ten weeks, in the warmeft part of the fum- 



'- mer,^^ancj. in.the winter they may be placed in a dry 



^ fl'ove, kept to a moderate temperature of warmth, 



. w^here they will thrive, and produce their flowers in 



the autumn. 





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The fourth /or t IS the common Dutch or German 



Honevfuckle, which has been generally fuppofed the 



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1.S Lindoubtealy a very different Ipecies, for the O^oq^ 

 of this are much ftronger. ' The plants may be'irain" 

 ed with uems, and formed into heads, which th-- wi !i 

 lore cannot, their branches being too weak and\ra;' 

 ing for this purpofe. The branches of this are fmoo't 

 r.f a purphfh colour, garniflied with oblon 



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oval 



of fifn. 



leaves three inches long, and an inch and thre^qrar 

 ters broad, of a lucid green on their upper nde L'r 

 pale on their under, having very Hiort foot^-lfall.-. 

 they are placed by pairs, but are not joined at the'r 

 bafe. The flov/ers are produced in bunches at the er'd 

 of the branches, each fiower arinng out of a fca'l 

 cover, which cover, after the Piowers^fade, forms ^^ 

 oval head, whofe fcales lie over each other like t^hofe 

 outfide, and yellowifli within, of a veiy aareeabl- 



The flowers are of a reddifh colour'on thrr 

 odour. This fort Rowers in June, July, and Au 

 guft. There are two other varieties of this fpecies 

 one is called the long blowing, and the other thekr^ 

 red Honeyiuckle. . . , . 



The fifth fort is commonly called the Italian Honey- 

 fuckle •, of this there are two or three varieties the 

 early white Honeyfuckle is one ; this is the firft which 

 flowers, always appearing in May.- The branches of 

 this are flender, covered with a lisht green bark and 

 garniflied with oval leaves of a thin texture, piaced 

 by pairs, fittmg clofe to the branches, but thofe which 

 are fituated toward the end of the branches, join at 

 their bafe, fo that the ftalk feems as if it came through 

 the leaves. The flowers are produced in whorled 

 bunches at the end of the branches ^ they are white 

 and have a very fragrant odour, but are of Ihort du- 

 ration, fo that in about a fortnight they are entirely 

 over ; and foon after the leaves appear as if blighted 

 and fickly, making an indifferent appearance the whole 

 Tummer, which has rendered thern lefs valued thaa 

 the others. < The other variety is .the yellow Italian 

 Honeyfuckle, which is the next in fucceffion to the 

 white. The ihoots of this are much like thofe of the 

 former, but have a darker bark ; the leaves are alfa 

 of a deeper green ; the flowers are of a yellowifl) red, 

 and appear foon after the white ; they are not of much 

 longer duration, and are fucceeded by red berries, 

 containing one hard feed inclofed in a foftpulp, which 

 ripens in the autumn. . --., .-v , ■■%■ 



The fixth fort is the common wild EngHfli Honey- 

 fuckle or Woodbine -, this grov/s naturally in the 

 hedges in many parts of England. The branches ar 



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very flender and hairy, trailing over the neighbour- 

 ing buflies, and twining round the boughs of trees j 

 the leaves are oblong, hairy, and diftinft, not join- 

 ed at their bafe j they are placed oppofite; 'the flow- 

 ers are produced in long bunches at the end of the 

 branches. There are two varieties, one with white, 

 and the other yellowifli red flov/ers.- Thefe appear 



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There is alfo a variety of this with variegated leaves, 

 ^nd one with cut leav^es fomewhat like the leaves of 

 Oak, arid one of thefe with variegated leave's;^ bur, 

 as thefe are accidental varieties, I have not enumcrat- 



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a purple bark, which are garnifhed with lucid 



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■ The feventh fort is fuppofed to grow naturally in 

 North America: this hath ftrono- branches, covered 



- with 

 green leaves embracing die ftalks, which conririue 

 their verdure all the" year. : The flowers are produced 

 in whorled bunches at the end of the branches ; there 

 are frequently two and fometimes three of thefe bunches 

 rifing one put of another; they are of a bright red 

 on their outfide, and yellow within, ofa ftrong aro- 

 matic flavour. iThis fort begins to flower in June, 

 and there is a fucceflion of flowers till the froft puts a 

 ftop. to. them, fo that it is the moft valuable of all 

 the forts. , 



All the forts of Honey fuckles are propagated either 

 by layers or cuttings : when they are propagated by 

 layers, the young ftioots only ftiould be chofen tor 

 that |)urpofe > they fhould be layed in the autumn. 



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