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in London all the Winter-leafbn ; 

 from which Nuts there have been 

 many Trees rais'd in the Englijl} 

 Gardens j but I have not yet fccn 

 whether they prove the fame with 

 the Nuts lown. 



All thefe Sorts may be propaga- 

 ted by ibwing their Nuts in 'Fe- 

 bruaYy\ which, in order to pre- 

 fer ve them good, fhould be kept in 

 Sand in a moid Cellar, where the 

 Vermin can't come at them to de- 

 ftroy them : Nor fliould the exter- 

 nal Air be excluded from them, 

 which would occafion their grow- 

 ing mouldy. 



The Manner of fowing the Seeds 

 being well known to every on?, I 

 need not here mention it, efpe- 

 cially fince it is not the fureft Way 

 to obtain the Sorts defired \ for 

 they feldom prove io good as the 

 Nuts which were fown, or at leaft 

 not one in four of them will : And 

 the Method of propagating them 

 by Layers being not only the fureft, 

 but alfo moft expeditious, is what 

 1 would recommend to every one, 

 who would cultivate thefe Trees 

 for the fake of their Fruits. 



COTINUS CORIARIA. Venice 

 Sumach. 



The Chdraciers arcj 



It hath round Leax'es, with long 

 Toot-fla,lks ; The Flowers are fmally 

 cofifijiing of five Leaves^ which ex- 

 pand in Form of a Rofe; are difpos'd 

 in capillary Branches of very fender 

 and ftijf Filaments or Hairs y which 

 are widely diffused after the manner 

 of Flumes^ and fpring out of the top 

 Branches. 



There is but one Species of this 

 Plant at prefent known, and that 

 is, 



Cot IN us ^ Coriaria, Dod. Ve- 

 nice Sumach, commonly calVd, Coc- 

 cygria. 



This Shrub grows with us about 



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feven or eight Feet high: The 

 Branches grow very irregular and 

 diflfus'd 5 but when it flowers, 

 (which it feldom doth until it is 

 pretty ftrong) it maketh a beauti- 

 ful Figure, the Flowers growing, 

 as it were, on large Plumes of 

 Hair, which almoft cover the whole 

 Shrub : It is very proper to plant 

 amongft other Shrubs of the fame 

 Growth, where it will make an 

 agreeable Variety. ' 



This Plant is propagated by lay- 

 ing down the tender Branches, 

 which fhould have a little Slit made 

 at one of the Joints that are laid in 

 the Earth, (as is pra6lis'd in laying 

 Carnations) which will greatly fa- 

 cilitate their Rooting. When they 

 are fufficiently rooted, (which is 

 commonly in one Year's Time) 

 they may be tranfplanted, where 

 they are to remain i for it feems 

 not to bear removing well, efpe- 

 cially when grown old ; the Roots 

 trailing far under-ground, which, 

 when cut or broken, do not ibon 

 recover itj and it feldom produces 

 many Fibres near the Stem. 



The Wood of this Shrub h 

 greatly us'd in the fouthern Parts 

 of Frajjce, where it grows in great 

 Plenty, to dye their "Woollen Cloths 

 of a yellow Colour, or Feuille 

 Morte i and the Tanners u/e the 

 Leaves to prepare their Skins. 



COTONEA MALUSi vide Cy- 

 donia. 



COTONEASTER j vide Me- 

 fpilus. 



COTULA FOETIDA ; vide 

 ChamcemeJum Foetidum. 



COTYLEDON J Nave'- wort. 

 The Characters are j 



It hath a Leaf, Stalk, and thi 

 whole Appearance ofHoufeleek j from 

 which it dijfers in having an oblong 

 tubuloHs Flower co'nfifting of one 

 Leaf, which is divided at the Top 

 S 2 inta 



