SECT. XIX. LISTS OF TREES, &.C. 311 



OBSERVATIONS ON PARTICULAR TREES. 



Andromeda tree mould have a dry foil, and iheltered 

 fituation : protect firil winter after planting. 



Arbor vita:, though both forts are in eftunation, yet 

 the Ckinefe is moil ornamental. Naturally they are 

 of Urge growth,, and hardy, yet fometimes the Chincfe 

 fort is kept in pots, as an agreeable companion {tor 

 feveral years) of other exotic evergreens. 



Arbutus may be propagated from the firft young 

 fhoots of the fummer, planting them in pots, and put- 

 ting them in a moderate hot -bed, (rather of bark) 

 covering clofe with a hand-glafs that is air tight; and 

 thus mod tender (hoots of woody plants, which are 

 found difficult to ftrike, may (moft probably) be made 

 to grow, as the bay, celaftrus, cyprejs, &c. They may 

 be tried on a warm border, keeping the earth cool, 

 and the glafTes clofe. If the cuttings are planted jufi 

 within the glafs, watering well round the outiide will 

 reach them, and thus they need not be uncovered: If 

 the glafTes are taken off for watering, it is not (how- 

 ever) material, if they are carefully fixed clofe again. 

 As foon as the cuttings appear clearly to grow, air mult 

 be given them. See next lift. 



Bay, the common plain fort is rather tender, and 

 requires a fituation iheltered from bleak winds; but 

 the variegated and double flowered forts are tenderer 

 flill ; and as they rarely fucceed well abroad, they are 

 commonly confidered as green-houfe plants. 



Cedar, the Bermudian, is tender whilfl young, and 

 fhould have a favourable fituation afterwards. 



Fir, there is a variety of each fpecies, denominated 

 from the number of leaves, and the fhape and colour 

 of the cones. The balm of gilead, and hemlock, forts, 

 are the lowefl growers. To get the feed from the 

 cones, lay them before a good fire, fo as not to 

 fcorch them; anil if they come not out well, after 



heating 



