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male flowers grow in oblong katkins, and between 

 thcfe the female flowers are collefted in form of cones. 

 When the former have fhed their farina, they foon af- 

 ter drop oflf, but the female flowers are fucceeded by 

 oblong cones, having obtufe fmooth fcales, containing 

 one o? two oblong feeds. It flowers early in the 

 fpring, and the feeds ripen in September. The leaves 

 of this tree have a rank oily fcent when bruited. 

 The fecond fort grows naturally in the northern parts 

 of China, where it rifes to a confiderable height, but 

 this has not been long enough in Europe to have any 

 trees of large fize here. The feeds of this fort were 

 firit fent to Paris by fome of the mifrionanes, and 

 there are fome of the trees growing in the gardens of 

 fome curious perfons there, which are more than 

 twenty feet high. The branches of this fort grow 

 clofer together, and are much better adorned with 

 leaves, which are of a brighter green colour, fo make 



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not to water thcfe cuttings or layers, nor flioultJ the 

 plants be much watered when they are traiii'plantcd, 

 for the fanie reafon : but as there are many i)laiits 

 now in England which ripen their Iceds, To thoic who 

 can be iupplied with them ihould prefer tiiis to both 



the other methods of propagating the plants ; for, 

 ter the tv.'ofirft years, the leedling plants will grcjtiv 

 outrtrip the other in growth, and the plants growirn: 

 with their branches clofer, will be much handlomcr. ' 

 Thcfe feeds fhould be fown foon after they are ripe, 

 which is in the fpring, Thefe fhould be fown in pots 

 filled with foft loamy earth, and plunged into the 

 ground in an eaft border, where they may have only 

 the morning fun, obferving always to keep the pots 

 clean from weeds. Sometimes thefe feeds will cGn;c 

 up the fame year, but tliey often lie in the ground 

 till the next fpring; therefore the pots Ihould be put 

 in a common hot- bed frame in winter, and in the 



a much better appearance than the other ; and being fpring the plants will come up ; thefe mufl: not be too 



very hardy, is efteemed much preferable to moft of | much expofed to the fun the firft year, and if in the 



the evero-reen trees with fmall leaves, for ornament j next winter they are flickered under a frame, it will 



in gardens. The branches of this tree crofs each other 1 be a good way to preferve them, and the fpring fol- 



at ritrht angles ; the leaves are flat, but the Angle di- I lowing they may be tranfplanted into beds, and treated 



vifions of the leaves are flender, and the fcales are j in the fame way as thoje propagated by cuttings. 

 fmaller, and lie clofer over each other than thofe of " " " - - • - 



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 The Characters are, 



has an empalcment of one leaf whofe brim is cut into 



into two lips -, the upper lip is broad^ and has three equal 



the firfl: fort. The cones are alfo much larger, and of 

 a beautiful gray colour j their fcales end in acute re- 

 flexed points, _ . , _ . 

 Both thefe trees may be propagated by feeds, layers, I points \ the under is narrow^ and cut into two parts. 



or cuttings. The firft fort is commonly propagated j 'I'be flower is of one petal, of the lip kind. "The upper 

 by cuttings -, thefe fliould be planted in September, | lip is concave^ and cut into two chtufe fegments. The 

 upon a fliady border and in a loamy foil \ the cut- 



ofl equal points ; // has ft 



tines fhould be chofen from the ftioots of the fame j flender ft amina^ the two under being flo 



year, with a fmall joint of the former yearns wood 



fummits 



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at the bottom of each. Thefe fhould be planted three j four-pointed germen fupporting a flender half bifid ftyle^ 



or four inches deep, in proportion to their length, j crowned by acute ftigmas. The germen afterward become 



treading the ground clofe to them, to prevent the I four feeds which ripen in the empalcment. 



admifTion of air. If the following fpring fliould This genus of plants is ranged in the firft feftion of 



pVove dry, there fhould be a little mulch laid over the I ^ Linnseus's fourteenth clafs, which includes thofe plants 



furface of the ground to prevent its aiyirig"; where j whofe flowers have two long and two fliorter ftamina, 



this is performed in time, it will fave the trouble of i i r ^ •- — :- ^i- \^.^^^. 



watering the cuttings, and it will be much better 



for them, becaufe when thefe are putting out their 



young fibres, if they are iriucTl watered, it will rot 



them while fhef are tender.. Thefe cuttings will be 



rooted enough to tranfplant fey the next autumn, when ^ ... 



they may be either planted in beds, or in nurfery rows J 2. Thymbra {Verticillata) flonbus verticiUatis. Lin. Sp, 



to be trained up. ^ '"' 



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and the feeds ripen in the einpalement,, _- .-.L 

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. Thymbra {Spicata) flonbus fpicatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 



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Thymbra with fpiked fl\ 

 Macedoni 



Mountain Macedonian Hyffop 



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Thymbra with whorledfli 



Hyflbpus 



propagated by layers, the young j anguftifolia, montana, afpera. C. B. P.. 218; Roughs 



Mountain Hyffop 



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branches only fliould be laid down in autumn, which 



will alfo put c^it roots by the next autumn, when they 



may be taken up, and tranfplanted in the fame man- j Macedonia, ana in opain j ins ii luw imuuuy yi^ii^ 



ner as thofe raifed from cuttings: but although thefe I like Heath, branching out into flender ligneous ftalks 



are very expeditious methods of propagating this tree, I which are fix or eight inches long, covered with a 



yet thofe who are defirous to have large trees, Ihould ' * ' '" " '^"^ " '^^ ' ''^^^"^ "'^'^ 



always propagate them by feeds, for the plants fo 



raifed will be much preferable to the other. 



There is a variety of the firft fort with variegated 



leaves, which fome people keep in their gardens for 



the fake of variety j but as this proceeds from a weak- 



nefs in the plants, fo whenever the plants become ^ -- • u • 



ftrong and vigorous, they always return to their plain I flowers peep, with their two lips ; the upper is con- 



brown bark, and garniflied with narrow acute-pointed 

 leaves about half an inch long, fitting clofe to the 

 ftalks oppofite •, they have an aromatic odour when 

 bruifed. The ftalks are terminated by thick clofe 

 fpikes of purple flowers, near two inches long. The 

 empalements are ftiff and hairy ; they are cut half 

 their length into acute fegments, out of thefe the 



colour again, to prevent which they generally pknt 



cave and arched, the under is cut into three equal por- 



be 



d. Thefe appear 



preferved by propagating the plants either by cuttings 

 or layers. 



June and July 



times fucceeded by feeds which ripen in autumn 



The China fort is generally propagated by layers in I The fecond . fort grows naturally in bpain ana ita^y ; 

 the fame way as the former ; but the cuttings of this, J this has a fhrubby ftalk which feldom rifes much more 

 if rightly managed, will take root very freely j but j than a foot high, putting out many fmall "g"^^"^ 

 moft people have over-nurfed them. If thefe are! branches,whicharegarni(hed with narrow Ipear-ihaped 



- "' ' leaves which have many punftures ; they ftand oppo- 



fite, and are of an aromatic flavour. The flowers 

 grow in whorled fpikes at the end of the branches. The 

 leaves which ftand under each whorl are broader than 

 thofe below, and are covered with fine hairs. Th 



pofed to the eaft, and before hard froft fets in, and the 

 furface of the ground" covered with old tanners bark 

 about two inches thick, it will prevent the froft from 

 penetratin 



in the' fpring, it will alfo keep the ground moift ; I flowers are purple, and fit clofe to the (talks ; tne 

 for if thefe cuttings, or the layers of this fort are wa- 1 upper lip is concave and ends with two obtufe points, 



'■ " ^ . . - I fhe lower ends with three equal points. Thefe appear 



about the fame time with the other, and in warm Ica- 



tered in tlie Ipring, when they are beginning to put 

 out young fibres, it will certainly rot them, as I have 

 frequently experienced ; therefore I advife every one 



fons the feeds ripen in England, 



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