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Tree bald and unfightly, together 

 with their deftroying every Thing 

 that grows under them, they are 

 not at prefent in Co much Requeft. 



The rhird Sort Dr. P/w/rewe? men- 

 tions to have been formerly grow- 

 ing in the Bifhop of London's Gar- 

 den at Fulham, but hath been fince 

 deftroy'd, and hath been retriev'd 

 again from Seeds fent from Nevp- 

 EngUml by Mr. Moore, which were 

 fown by Mr. Tairchild of Hoxton^ 

 •who raifed feveral Plants from 

 them, and found it hardy enough to 

 refift our fevered Cold in the open 

 Ground. 



The fourth Sort was brought 

 many Years fmce ^rom America., and 

 was planted in Devon/hire, where 

 are now large Trees of this Kind, 

 which annually produce ripe Seeds, 

 from whence the Gardens near Lon- 

 don have been fupplied. This Tree 

 grows to be very large, and makes 

 a beautiful Figure, the under Part 

 of the Leaves being of a whitifh, 

 and the upper Part of a glaucous or 

 Sea-green Colour, and are clofely 

 let upon the Branches. This Tree 

 is alfo very hardy. 



The fifth and lixth Sorts were alfb 

 brought from America, and planted 

 in Devonfliire and Cormxiall, and are 

 by the Inhabitants of thofe Coun- 

 tries ufed to make Spruce Beer, and 

 are by them called the Spruce Firrji j 

 but fmce any of thefe Sorts may be 

 ufed for the fame Purpofe, this Ap- 

 pellation doth no more belong to 

 thefe than any other of the Kinds. 



Thefe Trees grow much cloicr 

 and thicker than the common Firr j 

 nor are their Branches and Leaves fo 

 apt to decay and fall off, which ren- 

 ders them more valuable. 



The feveuth and eighth Sorts are 

 promifcuouQy called The Balm of 

 Cilead Firrs, but they are very di- 

 ftind, according to the Branches, 



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which I had fent me from Devon- 

 JJoire and Cornroall, The feventh 

 Sort Mr. Ray mentions in the Sup- 

 plement to his Hijlory of Plants, as 

 growing in the Duke of Beauforfs 

 Gardens at Badmington. It was 

 alfo in the Bifliop o^ London's Garden 

 at Fulham fome Years lincc. This 

 Sort produces long Cones, which 

 are fharp-pointed, and ftand ere6t 

 upon the Branches, emitting a large 

 Quantity of a refmous Matter ; the 

 Branches grow flat, and the Leaves 

 are very (liort. 



The other Sort produces Cones 

 fomewhat like thofe of the Cedar ot 

 Libanus 5 the Leaves are of a darker 

 Green, and are produced thicker on 

 every Side of their Branches, fo 

 that it is one of the moft beautiful 

 Trees of all the I'irr-kind. 



The Leaves of thefe two Trees 

 being bruifed between the Fingers, 

 emit a very ftrong Balfamic Smell, 

 which hath given Occaiion to fome 

 to believe, that the Balm of Gilead 

 was an Exudation from one of thefe 

 Trees, from wlience they received 

 their Names ; but this is known to 

 be a Miftake, that curious Balfam 

 being the Produdion of a Tree very 

 different from this Clafs. 



Before I proceed to lay any thing 

 of the Culture of thefe Trees, I fhall 

 beg Leave to add the Sorts of Pines 

 to the Firrs, which altho' feparated 

 to a great Diflance by the Alphabe- 

 tical Order here followed, yet have 

 a near Alliance both in their claflical 

 Diftribution, and alfo in their Cul- 

 ture i and are by the unskilful in 

 Botany, frequently confounded to- 

 gether. 



PiNus; The Pine Tree. 

 The CharaBers of this Tree are. 



The Leaves are ever-green, longer 

 than thofe of the Firr, and are frodu- 

 ced by Fairs out of each Sheath or 

 Covering. 



The 



