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Orchards of this Fruit in Kent, 

 within a few Years paft. 



This Fruit was brought out of 

 Pontus, at the Time of the Mith- 

 riilatick Vidory, by Lucullus, in 

 the Year of the City 680, and 

 was brought into Britain about 

 120 Years afterwards, which was 

 An. Dom. ff, and was foon after 

 ipread through mod Parts of Eu- 

 rope i it being generally efteem'd 

 for its Earlinefs, as being one of 

 the firft of the Tree-Fruit that ap- 

 pears to welcome in the approach- 

 ing Fruit-feafon. 



This Sort of Fruit hath been by 

 many People grafted upon the 

 Laurel, to which it is a Congener : 

 But what Effed it hath either in 

 the Growth of the Tree, or its 

 Fruit, I have not been yet able to 

 underftand j tho' this Pradlice is as 

 old as iHiny, who fays it gives 

 the Fruit a very pleafant Bitter- 

 nefs. 



The two Sorts of Bird Cherries 

 are very fine flowering Trees, and 

 are commonly propagated in the 

 Nurferies, to intermix with Lilac's, 

 Laburnum's, and other flowering 

 Trees of larger Growth, where, 

 by their Variety, they greatly di- 

 ver flfy the Profpe6t. Thele are 

 alfo, by fome, us'd for Stocks, to 

 bud and graft the more generous 

 Kinds of Cherries on ; by which . 

 means they are rendered more 

 fruitful, and of leiTer Growth : Thefe 

 two Sorts are propagated by lay- 

 ing down their tender Branches in 

 Autumn, which in one Year's time 

 will have taken Root, and may be 

 removed into a Nurfery, for any 

 of, the above- mention'd Purpofes. 



The two Sorts of Bouble-fiovoer- 

 ing Cherries are alfo propagated for 

 the Beauty ot their Flowers, which, 

 ot the very Double Kind, are ex- 

 tremely fine, the Flowers being as 



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double and large as a Cinnamon- 

 Rofe; and thefe being produced in 

 large Bunches on every Part of the 

 Tree, render it one of the mofl 

 beautiful Trees of the Spring. The 

 other Sort, which is lefs Double, 

 will often produce fome Fruit 

 which the very double Sort doth 

 not j but this Defeat is lufficiently 

 recompenc'd, in the Beauty of its 

 Flowers. Thefe are propagated 

 by Budding or Grafting them on 

 the Black or IViU Cherry Stock, 

 and are proper to intermix with 

 the larger Sort of flowering Trees. 



The M^ild Northern Cherry is of 

 no Ufe or Beauty, and is only prc- 

 ferved by the Curious, in Collec- 

 tions ot the different Sorts of 

 Trees ; as is alfo the Machaleb or 

 Terfu?n'd Cherry, which is a free 

 Shooter, and perhaps may ferve 

 for Stocks to improve the other 

 Kinds of Cherries, as growing well 

 in almoft any Soil j but there is 

 neither Ufe or Beauty in the Flow- 

 ers or Fruit of it. The Strip' d- 

 leav'd Cherry is proper in a Coi- 

 le6tion of variegated Trees, as add- 

 ing to the Variety. 



The Black Cherry is propagated 

 in the Nurferies for Stocks, to 

 bud or graft the other Kinds oi 

 Cherries upon, it being the hardicft 

 Tree, and the freeft Shooter, of 

 any Kind of Cherry. This Sort 

 will grow to be very large Trees, 

 and IS in fome Counties of Eng- 

 land planted as a Forefl Tree, for 

 Shade ; the Fruit of this Tree is 

 much efleemed (provided it be 

 the fmall fwcet Kindl both for the 

 Table, and to put into Brandy for 

 a Cordial. 



CERATIA5 w/^Siliqua Edulis. 



CEREFOLlUMj vide Clrxxdo^ 

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CEREUS. The Torch-Thifllc. 



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