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being propagated for its Fruit j 

 which is by many People prefer v'd, 

 to make Tarts : It. is alfo ufed in Me- 

 dicine as an Aftringent and Cooler. 

 There is alio an Officinal Prepara- 

 tion of this Fruit, call'd Roi> de 

 Ccrnis, 



The fecond Sort is very common 

 in the Hedges in divers Parts of 

 £ngiandj and is feldom preferv'd in 

 Gardens. The Fruit of this Plant 

 is often brought into the Markets, 

 and fold for Buckthorn - Berries ^ 

 from which it may be ealily diftin- 

 guifhed, if the Berries are opened, 

 to obferve how many Stones there 

 are in each, which in this Fruit is 

 but one, but in the Buckthorn four. 



The third is alio a Variety of 

 the fecond, and is preferv'd, for its 

 variegated Leaves, in feveral curi- 

 ous Gardens. 



The fourth Sort is at prefent 

 pretty rare in England : It is 

 brought from Virginia and Carolina^ 

 where it grows in great Plenty, 



The fifth Sort is alio a Native of 

 Americeiy and is rarely found in the 

 European Gardens. The Root of 

 this Tree is much ufed in England, 

 to make a Tea, which is greatly 

 commended by fome againfl violent 

 Defluxions. 



The firfl, fecond, and third Species 

 are propagated by laying down 

 their tender Branches, which in 

 one Year's Time will take fufficient 

 Root to be tranfpianted j at which 

 Time they may be either planted 

 in a Nurfery, or in the Places 

 where they are to remain. During 

 the two firll: Years, Care fhould be 

 taken to train their Stems upright j 

 otherwile they are very fubjetl to 

 fhoot crooked, and appear unlight- 

 ly : But when they are grown up 

 to a regular Size, they Ihould not 

 be pruned, efpecially if you would 

 have Plenty of Fruit. 



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Thefe Trees commonly rife with 

 us to be eight or ten Feet high, 

 or more, and are proper to inter- 

 mix with Trees of the fame 

 Growth in fmaller Quarters of 

 Trees and Shrubs, where they will 

 add to the Variety 5 and if they are 

 not too much crowded with other 

 Trees, will produce large Quantities 

 of Fruit. 



The fourth Sort may be alfb 

 propagated by Layers j but mufl 

 have a good Soil, and a Siruation 

 which is well defended from the 

 North and Eaft Wmds, and loves 

 to grow in the Shelter ot other 

 Trees. This may be aifb rais'd 

 from Seeds, which Ibould be fowa 

 fbon afirer ihey are ripe, and flid- 

 ter'd from fevere Fiofts under a 

 Frame: The fecond Spring after 

 fowing, the Plants will come up, 

 which muft alio be fcrecn'd from 

 feve'-e Froils while young, but af- 

 terwards they will endure our 

 hardeit Winters abroad. 



The beft Seaibn for tranfplanting 

 thefe Trees, is toward the iat':er 

 End of March, or the Beginning of 

 April, juft before they begin to 

 (hoot i obferving to fliade and wa- 

 ter them (if the Weather fbould 

 prove hot and dry) for about a 

 Fortnight after removing j as alfo 

 to cover the Surface of the Ground 

 with a little Mulch, to preferve 

 the Earth from drymg 100 faft: 

 And if the Summer fhould prove 

 very dry, it would be convenient 

 to give them a little Water once a 

 Week i and after they are well 

 rooted in the Ground, they will 

 want little farther Care. 



The Sajfafras is one of the mod 

 difficult Trees to grow with us, 

 that 1 know; it will rarely live, if 

 kept in Pots and preierv'd in a 

 Green- houfe; nor will it endure 

 our open Air abroad; The beft 

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