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^t buds begin tofiir-, bur afterwards the glafll's 

 fliould he kept contlantly over them, till the influence 

 of the fun is Ibmething confidcrable. 

 But f!ie doors wiiich are at each end of the frame, 

 fl-iouid in the mean time be fet open, when the w^ind 

 does not blow too fnarp, and the fun fliines warm ; 

 and if this does not happen in tlie fpa-^e of a fort- 

 night, then the doors at both ends may be opened, 

 and macsof bafsor canvas fliould be hung up over 



the winds, and give the air 



leavie to circulate in the frames. 



As for Cherries ; about two changes of dung will be 



'fuit;cient to brins; them to a due ripencfs in April, 



hranch'ing flalk. 



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gerrimis, caulc fruticofo ramofo. Rivinia vsith fpecr- 

 Jljapcd entire leaves having foot-Jlalks^ 



Rivinia humilis raceniofa, oaccis 



puniceis. iMum. Nov. Gen. 4S. Dwarf branching Ri- 

 v:n:a zvith fcarlel-colciired berries^ fcmctin:cs called Cur- 

 rant-tree. 



2. RiviN'iA {Scandens) fcandens racemofa, amnlis fo- 



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fuppoling each parcel remains fix weeks at the bac 



of the wall. , , 



But as for Apricots, Grapes, Neftarlncs, Peaches, 



and Plums, if April proves cold, the forcing heat 

 muft be continued till May is fettled; but Ibme of 

 the n-lafles (liould be opened in the morning; in March 

 and April, v.'hen the wind is ibll, and the lun w^arm ; 

 and they (hould be pernjitted to receive the (bowers 

 thxat fail, wliile the fruit is growing; but while they 

 arc in bloffbm, no rain fliould come near them, be- 



if there fliould be any moifture lodged in the 

 bofom of the flowers, and the fun fliould fliine hot 

 through the glafics, it w^ould be apt to deftroy them. 

 The duno; that comes from thefe frames, havin^^ loft 

 its heat, may be laid in heaps to rot, for the melio- 

 rating of ilubborn grounds ; or if it is throw^n in 

 heaps and mixed with new dung, it will ferment 

 again, and may be ufed for hot-beds. 

 Another thing which ought to be obferved in plant- 

 ing fruit in thefe frames is, to plant thole fruits which 

 come forward together, and thofe which come late by 

 themfelves,becaufe it will be prejudicial to the forward 

 fruit, to give them any more heat when they have 

 done bearing, when at the fame time the later fruits 

 fet aaiOngft them may require more heaf, and to te 

 continued longer, fome^^of them pe]:haps requiriag 



ni follis baccis violaceis. Plum. Nov, Gen. 48. 



iniling branching Rivinia, vi^ith NightJI:ade leaves and 

 Violet'cckured berries ^ conrmcnly calUd llocpvoitb in the 

 Wejl- Indies. 

 The firll fort rifcs with flirubby flalks about 



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^. There mav alfo a row or two of Scarlet Strawberries 

 be planted near to the back of this frarne, and thefe 

 you niay expe6t will be ripe By the en3 of MarcTi, or 

 beginning or April. - • ; •"%/../"' 



As for the Vines, they may probably be brought to 



ipreading 

 branches, covered with a gray fpotted bark, parniilied 

 with fpear-lbaped entire leaves, ftanding upon lono- 

 {lender foot-ftalks ; thefe are two inches and a half 

 long, and one broad in the middle, drawing to a point 

 at each end ; they are fmooth, of a lucid green, and 

 pretty thick confidence, {landing alternate, at pretty 

 great difcances on the branches. The flov/ers are pro- 

 duced in io-^g bunches from the fide an<l at the end 

 of the branches, each ftanding upon a (lender foot- 

 ftalk near half an inch long ; they have no petals, but 

 their erhpalements are of a fcarlct colour ; within 

 thefe are fituated eight ftamina which are longer than 

 the empalcmcnt, terminated by fmall oval fummits ; 

 in the center is fuuatcd a roundifti germen, termi- 

 nating in a point, fupporting a fliort ftyle. The f^cr- 

 rnen turns to aroundifti berry with a thin pulp, fur- 

 rounding one roundifli hard feed ; thefe berries are of 

 a fcarlet colour when ripe, and afterward chancre to 

 'a purple ; they are by the inhabitants called Currants, 

 but are generally eftcemed poifonous. 

 The fecond fort rifes with a climbing woody ftalk to 

 the height of twenty feet, covered with a dark gray 

 bark, and is garniflied with oval fpear-fhaped leaves 

 near three inches long, and an inch and a half broad, 

 ...ftanding upon ftioi-t foot-ftalks ; th'ey arc fmooth and 



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bloflbm in April, and have ripe Grapes in June. ^^'r-:= ^ino^in Tamaica. 



The fiowerf come ouf'ih long bunches from 

 ;^,the fide of the branches,"' 5hd dfe fliaped like thofe of 

 */^ the other, and are fucceeded by blue berries about the 

 * Tame fize as thofe of the former; ^^ This fort grows na- 

 ■vtufally In Antigua, from whence I have received the 

 :f, feeds \ it was alfo found growing aftKe Havannah, 

 2n5y the late Dr. Houftoun, who found tTic firft grow- 



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 lyanthufes ; alfo early Tulips might be placed in the 

 borders. ' . . 



. The method of forcing fruit-trees by the help of fire- 

 ' walls, is fully treated under the article Walls, 

 / .RIVINIA. Plum. Nov. Gen. 48. tab. ^o. 

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■^ - The empalementofthejiower ts permanent^ and is com- 

 '4---^.. ^-r^^ of four ovaty concave^ cohiired leaves,^-- 'The flower 



T no petals \ it has' eight ftamina which are longer than 

 ."■ . ■* ^, ' '■. .... ths empalement^ terminated ty fnall oval fummits ^ and a 

 .".' \.,.-l^rge rcundiflj germen fupporting a fhort fiylef crowned by 

 ^ . "^ ; . Z^^) .<^H^f^ ffi^^l^' T^he germen afterward turns to a rgund- 

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long in the ground before they vegetate ; I have had 

 them lie tv^^o years before the plants have' appeared, 

 but they never rife the fame year the feeds are fbwn. 

 Thefe berries muft be procured from^ the countries 

 where they naturally grow, and when they arrive, 

 fhould be fow^n in pots filled with frefti earth, and 



If this happens 

 or winter, the pots muft be 



plunged into a moderate hot-bed. 

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plunged into the tan-bed of theftovej but if in the 



'Ipring, they may be plunged in a common hot-bed 



''-under a frame. The earth muft be moiftened frequent- 



:ly in fummer, to promote the vegetation' of the feeds, 



.but as t1iey will not come up the fame year, To the pots 



fliould be removed into the ftove't?eTor&: winter, and 



plunged into the tan-bed 5 during the winter feafon, 



The title of this genus was given to it b'y Father Plu- \ the^earth muft be fometimes refrelhed, but muft qoc 



mier, who ciifcovered thefe plants in America, in ho-^ | ■ .;be too moift. ^ In the fpring the pots may be taken 



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nour of Auguftus Quirinus Rivinus, a famous bota-^ 

 nift of Leipfick, who publiflied two volumes of plants' 

 in folipj in which the figures of the plants" are' en- 



■Jout of the ftove, 'and plunged into a frefti hot-bed to 

 ^ bring up the^plants ; but if they fliould not then rife, 

 the earth muft not be difturbed, becaufe the plants 



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 .^tHe Solanoides of Tournefort, ^ which is' totally diffe- 

 , rent from Plumier*s plants'^;' and the Dodtor has 

 \ charge'd Father Plumier with an errorin theengravinc^ 

 4:Oi the^charaders of this genus, with eight ftamina irv 

 i:r, ftead of four, whereas Plumier's plants have eio-ht 

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 ■ -is the Doctor's and not Father Plumier's. 

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, I. liiYimk {Humilis) foliis lariceoTatis'pHfolatis^^m^^^^ 



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When the plants come up and are fit to remove, 

 they ftiouldbe each tranfplanted into afeparate fmall 

 pot, filled with light loamy earth, and plunged into a 

 hot-bed, obferying to'ftiade them from the fun till 

 they^have taken new root ; after which they muft be 

 treated in the fame way as other plants from the fame 





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Thefe plants are tender, fo cannot be preferved in 

 this country, unlefs they are kept in a warm ftove, 

 efpecially while thfey arc young ; but when they have 

 obtained ftrength, they will live in a moderate warmth 



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