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"curious Colleilions of Trees, par- 

 ticu'arly in the Gardens of the late 

 Dr. Uvcdale at Enfiehl, where there 

 is one large Tree remaining. 



The third Sort is probably a 

 Native of A?mrica alfo j this Tree 

 hath been many Years growing in 

 JDevonOme, where are feveral large 

 ones, which have produced ripe 

 Seeds, from whence the Gardens 

 near London were fupply'd with 

 young Plants. 



Thefe are all of them very hardy, 

 enduring the fevered of our Win- 

 ters in England very well, and grow 

 to be large Trees ; they may be 

 propagated either from Layers, or 

 by Seeds : The Layers are com- 

 xnonly two Years before they take 

 Root fufficient for tranfplanting ^ 

 and if they are not frequently wa- 

 ter'd, will rarely take Root. The 

 bed Tim.e for tranfplanting thefe 

 Trees is in March, juft before they 

 begin to put out, obferving to 

 /nujch their Roots, and water them 

 well until they have taken Root. 

 This Tree feems to thrive befl: up- 

 on a moid Soil, tho' it VvhII grow- 

 tolerably v/ell upon almod any Soil, 

 when it is well fix'd therein. 



Tlie Seeds of this Tree fliould 

 be fown in the Spring of the Year, 

 foon after they are ripe, which is 

 commonly in January, and the 

 Ground kept clear from Weeds, 

 but not ftir'dj for the Seed'? iel- 

 dom appear before the fecond 

 Spring : Therefore the befl Method 

 is, to fow them in Boxes, and ma- 

 nage them as was diredled for the 

 Berry-bearing Cedar ; to which I 

 refer the Reader, to avoid Repeti- 

 tion. 



Thefe Trees are very ufefal in 

 forming Clumps, or for planting 

 of Amphitheatres of various Kinds 

 of deciduous Trees 5 for the Heads 

 of thele naturally grow very thick 



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and regular, and ineir Leaf is of a 

 deep pieafant Green Colour, make- 

 ing a very good Diverlity amongft 

 other Kinds: And altho' it is none 

 of the earliefl: Trees in putting out 

 in the Spring of the Year, yet it 

 recompenfeth for this Dcfe6t, by 

 its long Continuance in the Au- 

 tum»n, retaining its Leaves in per- 

 fect Vigour, when few other de- 

 ciduous Trees have any Leaves left 

 upon them. 



The Fruit of this Tree is not £0 

 tempting with us, as is ftory'd it 

 was to the Companions of Ulyjfes : 

 But the Wood is reckon 'd to be of 

 a very durable Nature, and is com- 

 monly us'd to make Pipes, and 

 other Wind Inftruments, and its 

 Root is very proper to make Hafts 

 for Knives, and other Tools j and 

 it is reported, that they were held in 

 great Efteem by the Romans, for 

 their incomparable Beauty and 

 Ufe. 



CENTAURIUM MAJUSi the 

 greater Centaury. 



The Characiers are? 



It is one of the Plant:^ Capitatae, 

 (or, of thofe Vlants rphofe Flowers 

 are collefied into a Head, as the 

 Thiftle, <^c.) a7id hath a perennial 

 Root : Their Leaves are Tf^ithout 

 Sfi726s, and are [aro\i on their Edges:; 

 The Cup of the Flower is fc^namofey 

 but hath no Spines : The Florets are 

 large and fpccioM. 



The Species arcj 



1. Centaurium } f72ajus, folio 

 helenii incano, Tourn. Greatef 

 Centaury, with hoary Leaves like 

 thofe of Elecampane. 



2. Centaurium ; folio cinara. 

 Cor nut. Greater Centaury, with 

 Artichoke Leaves. 



3. Centaurium; ma jus, Alpi- 

 nu7n, luteum. C. JB. Greater yel- 

 low Centaury of the Alps. 



4. Cei:- 



