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Plantations, where the ftagnatiiig 

 Vapours from the Earth, and the 

 plentiful Perfpirations from the 

 Trees, are pent in for want of a 

 free Air to dillipate and difpel them, 

 which are often obferv'd in ftill 

 Weather to afcend in fo plentiful 

 a manner as to be feen by the na- 

 ked Eye, but efpecially with re- 

 fledling Telefcopes, fo as to make 

 a clear and diftindl Objeft become 

 dim and tremulous, than in thofe 

 that are planted at a greater Dif- 

 tance, or are not furroundcd with 

 Hills or Woods. This directs us, 

 in the firft planting of Orchards, 

 C^r. that we fhould allow a greater 

 Diftance between the Trees, and to 

 make choice of clear, healthy Si- 

 tuations, that the Air may freely 

 pafs between the Trees to diflipate 

 thofe Vapours before they arc 

 formed into fuch Volumes, where- 

 by the circumambient Air will be 

 dear and lefs iubjetl to fuch Inju- 

 ries, as alfo the Fruits which are 

 produced in this clearer Air will 

 be much better tafted than tliofe 

 that are furrounded with a thick 

 rancid Air ; for as Fruits are often 

 in a refpiring State, fo they conie- 

 quently, by imbibing a Part of 

 thefe Vapours, are rendred crude 

 and ill-tafted; which is often the 

 Cafe with a great Part of our Fruits 

 in England. 



BLOODWORT5 i^ule Lapa- 

 thum. 



BONTIAj Barbados Wild Olive; 



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The Characters are ; 

 It hath a ferfonated Flower, con- 

 fft'tng of one Leaf, -whofe upper Lip 

 is erect, the under Lip is divided int$ 

 three Parts :, from out of the Cup arifes 

 the Pointal fixed like a Nail in the 

 hinder Fart of the Florper, -which af- 

 terward becomes an oval Fruit, which 

 is foft and full of Juice i in which is 



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contained one oblong Shelly inclojing 

 a, Nut of the fame Form. 



We have but one Species of this 

 Plant in England, which is, 



BoNTiA} laureoU facie. Hort* 

 Elth. The Barbados Wild Olive. 



This Plant is preferved in feve- 

 ral curious Gardens in England i it 

 may be rais'd from the Seeds (which 

 are often brought from Barbados 

 to England) which fhould be put 

 into Pots fiU'd with light fandy 

 Earth, and plunged into a Hot-bed 

 of Tanners-bark, obferving to wa- 

 ter the Earth every two or three 

 Days, according as you find it dry; 

 in about a Month after, the Plants 

 will begin to appear, and when 

 they are grown two Inches high, 

 they fhould be tranfplantcd each in- 

 to a feparate fmall Pot filled with 

 the fame light fandy Earth, and 

 plunged into the Hot-bed again, 

 obferving to fhade and water 'em 

 until they have taken root, after 

 which they muft have Air in Pro- 

 portion to the Warmth of the Sea- 

 ion, and fhould be frequently re- 

 frefh'd with Water. In Winter 

 thefe Plants muft be preferved in a 

 warm Stove, giving them Water 

 as often as the Earth in the Pots 

 doth appear dry, and obferve to 

 wafh and clean their Leaves from 

 Iniefts, which are very apt to in- 

 feft them. In Summer they muft 

 have a large Share of free Air, but 

 fhould not be intirely expos'd to 

 the open Air, which is too Cold 

 for 'em in this Climate. They 

 may alfb be propagated by Cut- 

 tingSi which fliould be taken off 

 in Summer, and planted into Pots 

 filled with light frefti Earth, and 

 plunged into a moderate Hot-bed, 

 obferving to water and fhade 'em 

 until they have taken root, after 

 which they muft be treated in the 

 manner dire(fted for the feedling 

 Plants. 



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