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undilliurb'd, if we do not want to 

 part them, which will not in the 

 leaft prejudice them. 



The 4th and j-th Sorts are found 

 wild in molt Parts of England, 

 cfpecially the 4th, which grows 

 upon the Sides of Banks, under 

 Hedges, and extends its trailing 

 Branches over the Trees and Shrubs 

 that are near it ; This Plant in the 

 Autumn is generally cover'd with 

 Seeds, which are colle6ted into little 

 Heads, each of which having, as 

 it were, a rough Plume faften'd to 

 it, hath occalion'd the Country Peo- 

 ple to give it the Name of Old 

 Man's Beard. The j-th Sort being 

 no more than an accidental Variety 

 f of the 4th, is often found inter- 

 mix'd therewith. 



The 6th Sort is an Ever-green-^ 

 and altho' it be a Native of a warm 

 Country, yet I find is hardy enough 

 to endure the Cold of our Climate 

 in the open Air: This Plant com- 

 monly produces vaft Quantities of 

 large grcenifh yeilow Flowers in 

 the Depth of Winter, (provided it 

 is not retarded by very fevere Wea- 

 ther)i for which Realbn, together 

 with the Beauty of its verdant 

 green Leaves at that Seafon, it de- 

 ierves a Place in every good Gar- 

 den. 



The 7 th Sort is very like the 

 4th, which is our common Sort, 

 from which it only differs in have- 

 ing but three Lobes to each Leaf, 

 whereas ours have five or more. 



The 8th and 1 oth Sorts, which 

 are the mofl common in S^ci'm and 

 Italy^ are at prefent very lare in 

 England, being only to be found 

 in cur'ous Botanick Gardens : But 

 the 9th Sort, which is a Variety of 

 the brh, is propagated in many 

 Nurieries near London, (but parti- 

 • culaijy in that of Mr. Chrifiopher 

 Cray, near Fulhamj where, amongd 



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many other curious Exotick Trees 

 and Shrubs, I faw this in very great 

 Plenty) : This Sort produces very 

 double Flowers in great Quantities 

 all over the Plant, which coniinue 

 at leaft two Months, and render it 

 valuable. 



The nth and 12th Sorts are alio 

 uncommon in England at prefent : 

 The I I th was brought from the 

 Levant by Monf Toumefort, chief 

 Botanift to the late King of France, 

 The 1 2th was brought from AmS' 

 rica, where it is found in divers 

 Parts in great Plenty, but particu- 

 larly in Virginia and North Carolina ; 

 from whence I have receiv'd Seeds 

 of this Plant, which have grown 

 with me in the Phylick Garden. 



The nine iaft mentioned Sorts are 

 all of them traihng Plants, fome of 

 them growing to a very great 

 Length, particularly the 4th, ^th, 

 and yth Sorts, which fliouid be 

 planted in large Wildernefs Quar- 

 ters, near the Stems of great Trees, 

 to which tlKyfhould be trained up, 

 where, by their wild Appearance, 

 they Will be agreeable enough. 



The other Sorts are proper 

 enough to intermix with flower- 

 ing Shrubs of a middling Growth, 

 where, being faften'd to llrong 

 Stakes, they will rife about fix or 

 feven Feet high, and produce great 

 Quantities of Flowers. Thefe may 

 alfo be planted to cover Seats in 

 Wilderneis Qrarters, that are de- 

 fign'd for Shade 5 to which pur- 

 pofe thefe Piants are very well 

 adapted, requiring little more Care 

 than to tram their Branches regu- 

 larly at firft afi:er which they will 

 maintain themfelves very well. ■ 



Thefe Plants are propagated by 

 laying down their tender Branches 

 (as is praftis'd for Vines) in the 

 Spring, which in one Year's Time 

 will take Root, and may then be 



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