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odor and use of the perfumer : The common white 

 and yellow would flower plentifully in our groves, 

 and climb about the trees, being as hardy as any of 

 our periclimena and honey-suckles. 



How 'tis increas'd by submersion and layers, every 

 gardner skills ; and were it as much employ'd for 

 nose-gays, G?c. with us, as it is in Italy and France, 

 they might make money enough of the flowers ; one 

 sorry tree in Paris, where they abound, has been 

 worth a poor woman near a pistol a year. 



There is no small curiosity and address in obtaining 

 the oyl, or essence (as we call it) of this delicate and 

 evanid flower, which I leave to the chymist and the 

 ladies who are worthy the secrets. 



CHAPTER VI. 



Of the Arbutus, Box, Tew, Holly, Pyracanth, Laurel, 



Bay, 



i. The arbutus, (by us call'd the strawberry-tree) 

 too much I think neglected by us; making that a ra- 

 rity, which grows so common and naturally in Ireland: 

 It is indeed with some difficulty raised by seeds, but 

 propagated by layers, if skilfully prun'd, grows to a 

 goodly tree, patient of our clime, unless the weather 

 be very severe : It may be contriv'd into most beauti- 

 ful palisades, is ever verdant : I am told the tree grows 

 to a huge bulk and height in Mount Athos and other 

 countries : Virgil reports its inoculation with the 

 nut ; and I find Bauhinus commends the coal for the 

 goldsmiths works ; and the poet 



