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 other two are darker. The leaves of the white are 

 of a bright green ; their fliape and fize are fo near as 

 not to be diftinguifhed thereby. They are heart- 

 fliaped, aln:ioft five inches long, and three and a half 

 broad near their bafe ; their toot-ftalks are an inch 

 and a half long, and are placed oppofite. The buds 

 of the future fhoots, which are very turgid before the 

 leaves fall, are of a very bright green in the white 

 fort, but thofe of the other two are of a dark 2;reen. 

 The flowers arc always produced at the ends of the 

 Ihoots of the former year, and below the flowers 

 come out fhoots to fucceed them ; for that part up- 

 on which the flov/ers ftand, decays down to the 

 fhoots below every winter. There are generally two 

 bunches or panicles of flowers joined at the end of 

 each flioot -, thofe of the blue are the fmalleft, and 

 the flowers are fmaller, their brims expanded, and 

 are placed thinner than either of the other. The 

 bunches on the white are larger ; the flowers are clofer 

 placed, and larger than the blue ; but thofe of the 

 Scotch are larger, and the flowers are fairer than thofe 

 of either of the other, fo make a much finer appear- 

 ance. ■ The panicles of flowers grow erect, and be- 

 jng intermixed with the fine green leaves, have a fine 

 efita : and if we add to this the fragrancy of their 

 flowers, it may be ranged among the moft: beautiful 

 ftirubs which now decorate the Englifli gardens.^'They 

 flower in May, and when the feafon is cool, thefe 

 flirubs will continue three weeks in beauty, but in hot 

 feafons the flowers foon fade. '-^- Their feeds are ripe 

 in September, which if fown foon after, the plants 

 will come up the following fpring; but as their roots 

 .fend out great plenty of fuckers annually, fo few'per- 

 fons ever take the trouble to propagate thefe plants 

 by feeds. - 1 have raifed feveral plants of the three 

 forts from feeds, and confliantly found them prove the 

 fame as the flirubs from which the feeds were taken. 

 Thefe plants do generally flower the third year from ^ 

 feed, and I have always found thefe plants not fo apt 

 to fend out fuckers, as thofe which were produced by 

 fuckers, fo are much more valuable ; for the others 

 put out fuch plenty of fuckers, as that if they are not 

 annually taken from the plants they will fl:arve thern, 

 fo that in this way the plants may be propagated in 



they fiiould be removed to the places 

 to remain. 



where they are 

 The bell time to tranfijlant thefe flirubs 



IS m autumn. 



There is a variety or two of thefe flirubs with blotch- 

 ed leaves, which feme perfons are fond of ; but as 

 thefe variegations are the effefl of wcaknefs, fo when- 

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 been long cultivated in the Englifli gardens^ where it 

 is befl: known among the gardeners by the title of 

 Perfian Jafmine. This is a flirub of much lowef 

 growth than the former, feldom rifing more than five 

 or fix feet high. The fl:alks of this flirub are woody, 

 covered with a fmooth brown bark-, the branches are 

 flender, pliable, and extend wide on every fide ; thefe 

 frequently bend downward where 'they are not fup- 

 ported J they are garniflied with narrow Ipear-fliapcd 

 le'aves placed oppofite, which are about two inches 

 and a half long, and three fourths of an Inch' broad, 

 of a deep green colour, ending in acute points. ' The 

 flowers are produced in large panicles at the end of the 

 former year's flioots, in like manner as the former ; 

 they are of a pale purple colour, and have a very 

 agreeable odour. Thefe appear the latter end of May, 

 foon after thofe of the coinmon fort, and continue 

 longer in beauty, but thefe do not perfect theii" feeds 

 ,in England. 



There is a variety of this with almofl; white flov/crs, 

 .which has of late years been obtained, but whether it 

 came from feeds, or was accidentaiiy produced from 

 fuckersfrofh the purple kind, I cannot fay.; ; 

 The third fort differs from thejccond in having two 

 forts of leaves,' thofe on tTie lower part of the branches 

 are for the'fnofl: part entire*;' thefe arc broader and 

 fliorter than thofe of the fecond, and do not end in fuch 

 fliarp points. ' The leaves on the younger branches 

 are cut into three or five legments like winged leaves, 

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; Thefe plants thrive befl: upon a light rich foil, fuch 



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^' where "they are permitted tofl:and unremoved, than in 



^ any other part of England^^ for in ft/ong loam, or upon 



chalky land, they make no pifbgrefs. If the fuckers 



\- are fmall when they are taken from the old plants, 



they fhould be planted in a nurfery, in rows three feet 



..; afunder, and one foot difl:ance in the rows, where they 



flenderer and weaker than thofe of the fecond ; their 

 bark is of a darker brown, and the flowers of a brighter 

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This was brought into Europe before the other, and 



came by the Perfian title Agcm. Both thefe forts are 



ufually propagated by fuckers, which their roots 



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dire<5ted for the firft, where they may grow two years 



to get fl:rength, and may then be tranlplanted to the 



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