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Fraga'ria vesca; but the fruit is enlarged to the size 

 that you see in the garden, by cultivation and rich- 

 ness of soil; which you remember, render the 

 growth of almost all plants more luxuriant.* 



The Hawthorn, Cratae'gus Oxyacan'tha, which 

 grows in almost every hedge, and the Mountain- 

 ash, Sor'bus aucupa'ria, that is so ornamental in 

 shrubberies, are in the orders Digynia and Tri- 

 gyn- ia, of the class Icosandria. 



Amongst the foreign genera of this class, the 

 Clove-tree, the Myrtle, and the Peach and Almond- 

 trees are remarkable. 



The Clove- tree, Euge'niacaryophylla'ta, belongs 

 to the order Monogynia, and is a native of the 

 Molucca islands. Its general appearance resem- 

 bles that of the laurel. The flowers, which are 

 produced at the ends of the branches in great 

 numbers, are first white, then green, and at last red 

 and hard, in which state they are cloves. The 

 season for gathering this spice is from October to 

 February, when large cloths are spread under 

 the trees to receive the flowers, which are beaten 

 off the boughs with long reeds; as they dry 

 they become yellow ; and when gathered for some 

 time, they are of a deep brown colour, such as 

 we see. 



The common Myrtle, the pretty evergreen shrub 

 that is to be found in almost every green-house, is 

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