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ibund. It is alfo recorded, that in 

 the Temple of Apollo, Utica, there 

 was found Timber of near two 

 thoufand Years old. And the Statue 

 of the Goddefs in the famous Ephe- 

 fian Temple, was faid to be of this 

 Material alfb, as was moil of the 

 Timber-work of that glorious 

 Strutlure. 



This Sort of Timber is very dry, 

 and fubjea to fplit i nor does it 

 well endure to be faften'd with 

 Nails, from which it ufually (brinks, 

 therefore Pins of the fame Wood 

 are much preferable. 



CEDRUS BACCIFERA 5 Berry- 

 bearing Cedar. 



The Leaves are fquamofe, fome- 

 rohat like thofe of the Cyprefs : The 

 Xatkins (or Male Tlofvers) are pro- 

 duced at remote Diflances from the 

 Fruit on the fame Tree : The Fruit, 

 is a Berry, inclofmg three hard Seeds 

 in each. 



The Species arc, 



1. Cedrusj folio CypreJJi, major, 

 fruBuflavefcente. C. B. The yel- 

 low Berry-bearing Cedar. 



2. Cedrus 5 folio CypreJJt, media, 

 mamibus ba,ccis. C. B. The Phoe- 

 nician Cedar. 



Thefe Trees are propagated by 

 fowing their Berries (which are 

 brought from the Streights) in 

 Boxes of light fandy Earth, which 

 fhould be expos'd to the Morning 

 Sun only during the Summer Sea- 

 ion, but muft be remov'd into 

 Shelter in Winter. Thefe Seeds 

 feldom appearing till the ferond 

 Year, we fliould be careful not to 

 difturb the Earth in the Boxes j 

 and if in the March tollowing, we 

 put the Boxes upon a gentle Hot- 

 bed, it will greatly forward.their 

 coming up, by which the Plants 

 will be ftrengthen'd before the 

 following Winter, and fo gapre 



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likely to ftand, though it will be 

 advifeable to fhelter them at leall: 

 the two firft Winters while they 

 are young: The Spring following, 

 after their coming up, you fhouki 

 remove them into fmgle Pots, for 

 their better tranfplanting hereafter. 

 The bed Seafon for this Work is 

 in April; at which Time, if you 

 make a gentle Hot-bed in fome 

 cloie Place flielter'd from Winds, 

 and fet the Pots v/ith the frefh- 

 planted Trees thereon, covering 

 them with Mats for a Month or 

 fix Weeks until they are fettled and 

 have taken frefli Roots j this will 

 be a certain Method to make them 

 ftrike Root, provided they are care- 

 fully taken up without breaking 

 their Roots : In this Place they 

 may remain (if it is not too much 

 expos'd to the Sun) till Autumn j 

 at which Time the Pots fhould be 

 put under a C!icn?nber-Tra}ne, fb 

 that in good Weather they may be 

 expos'd to the open free Airj but 

 in frofty, or over-v/et Weather, 

 they may be cover'd with the 

 GlaiTes : If thefe Precautions are 

 ufed, in three or four Years Time 

 the Plants v/ill be fit to tranfplant 

 into the full Qround ; you fhould 

 therefore contrive to plant them 

 in a light fandy Soil, and a Situa- 

 tion that is fcreen'd from the North 

 EaU: Winds, obferving to fhake 

 them out of the Pots with all the 

 Earth to their Roots : This ihould 

 be perform'd in April or May, al- 

 v/ays chufmg a moifl: Scafbn ; and 

 when you have planted them, lay 

 a little Mulch upon the Surface of 

 the Ground round about their Roots, 

 to prevent the Sun and Wind from 

 entting the Ground ^o as to dry 

 the Fibres of the Roots, giving 

 them fome Water to fettle the 

 Earth to their Roots, and repeat- 

 ing the lame once a Week if the 

 Weather 



