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5 . AlNus } 'vulgaris, fuh conh 

 ligul'ts membranaceis rubris donata. 

 Rail Syn. Ed. 3 . The Scarlet Alder. 



This Sort was found in a Meadow 

 TiGzxLong-leety hyMv. Br ewer, fome 

 Years lince ,- but it is a Matter of 

 Doubt, whether it is a difl:in£l Spe- 

 cies, or fome accidental Variety. 



Thefe Trees delight in a very 

 moift Soil, where few other Trees 

 will thrive, and are a great Improve- 

 ment to fuch Lands : They are 

 propagated either by Layers, or 

 planting of Truncheons about three 

 Feet in Length, in February, or the 

 Beginning oi March, which fliould 

 be fharpen'd at one End, and the 

 Ground loofen'd with an Inltru- 

 ment, before they arc thruft into it, 

 left by the Hardnefs of the Soil the 

 Bark (hould be torn off, which may 

 occafion their Mifcarriagc. They 

 ihould be thruft into the Earth at leaft 

 two Feet, to prevent their being 

 blown out of the Ground by ftrong 

 Winds. 



If you raifethem by laying down 

 the Branches, it muft be performed 

 in February or March j and by the 

 February following they will have 

 taken Root fufiicient to be tranf- 

 planted out ; which muft be done 

 by digging a Hole, and loofening 

 the Earth in the Place, where each 

 Plant is to ftand, planting the young 

 Tree at leaft a Foot and a half deep, 

 cutting off the Top to about nine 

 Inches above the Surface, which 

 will occalion them to ftioot oiit 

 many Branches. 



The Diftance thefe Trees ftiould 

 beplac'd, ( ifdeilgn'd for a Coppice) 

 is iix Feet fquare ; and, if the fmall 

 lateral Shoots are taken off in the 

 Spring, it will very much ftrengthen 

 your upright Poles, provided you 

 leave a few fmail Shoots at Diftances 

 upon the Body thereof, to detain 

 the Sap for the lacrcafe of it&Balk.. 



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Thefe Trees may be alio planted 

 on the Sides of Brooks, ( as is ufual 

 tor Willows ) where they will thrive 

 exceedingly, and may be cut for 

 Poles every third or fourth Year, 

 This Wood is in great Requeft with 

 the Turners, and will endure a long 

 Time under-ground, or to be laid in 

 Water. 



ALNUS, NIGRA BACCIFERA, tide 



Frangula. 



ALOE. 



The Char a Hers are j 



The Leaves arc thick and fuccfdenf, 

 and for the mojl fart be jet with Spines 

 on the Edges : The Flower conj.jh of 

 one Leaf is tubulous, and cut into 

 fix Segments at the Top, like the 

 Hyacinth : The Fruit if oblong and 

 cylindrical, which is divided i)ito three 

 Cells, in which are contain'' djiAt, and 

 for the moji Fart femicircular Seeds. 



There is a great Variety of this 

 Plant in the curious Gardens of Bo- 

 tany in England, which are Nrttivcs 

 both of the Eafi and JVefl Indies ; but! 

 moft of the curious Sorts were 

 brought from the C^L^'CO^GoodHope^ 

 I fhall firft enumerate their Kinds, 

 and then proceed to their Culture. 



1. Aloe j Americana muricata. 

 y.B. The common larg'jAmericaa 

 Aloe, 



2. Aloe i Americana minor, 

 Munt. The lefTcr American Aloe, 



3 . Aloe ; Americana ex Ver.% 

 Cruce, foliis anguftioribus, minus 

 glaucis, H. Beanm. The Narrow- 

 leav'd Aloe from Vera Cruce. 



4. Aloe i Americana ex Vera 

 Cruce, foliis latioribus cy> glaucis. 

 H. A The Broad-leav'd Alas from 

 Vera Cruce. 



5*. Aloe ; Americana, folio vi" 

 ridi rigidijjimo foetido, Piet, diHi* 

 indigenis. H. Beaum. The broad 

 Green-lea v'd Aioe from Cw»ffo^ 

 with black Spmcs. 



6. Aloej 



