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having its Leaves beautifully ftrip'd 

 with yellow. 



The third Sort is fuppos'd to be 

 the Tree from whence the true 

 Calabr'mn Manna is taken. 



The fourth Sort was rais'd from 

 Seeds by Dr. Uvedde at Enfield, 

 which were brought from Italy by 

 the late curious Botanift Dr. William 

 Sherrard, who fuppos'd this was 

 different from Dr. Morifon's Tree. 

 But by the Specimens now in Pof- 

 feffion of that worthy Encourager 

 of Botanical Studies, Sir HamSloane, 

 Bart, it appears to be the very iamej 

 notwithilanding Mr. Ray fuppofes 

 Dr. Morifon's Tree to be ot American 

 Growth. 



The fifth and fixth Sorts were 

 both rais'd from Seeds which came 

 from America, but are both of 'em 

 very hardy. All thefe Kinds may 

 be propagated by Budding them 

 into the common.^?, upon which 

 they will all take very well, and 

 become hardier than upon their 

 own Stock. 



The common Ajh is prop:5gated 

 by fowing the Keys in oaober or 

 Novetnber on a Bed of frelh Earth, 

 which (hould be well dug, and 

 cleans'd from Roots and noxious 

 Weeds : A fmall Bed will be fuffi- 

 cienc to raife a great Quantity of 

 thefe Trees. The Seeds fliould be 

 fown pretty thick, and cover'd 

 about half an Inch thick with 

 Earth. 



Thele Seeds many Times conti- 

 nue until the fecond Spring before 

 they come upj you Ihould there- 

 fore let the Bed remain undifturb'd 

 and keep it clean from Weeds. 

 When your Plants come up, you 

 muft alfo keep them very clear 

 from Weeds ; and if the Seafon 

 Ihould prove very dry, if you give 

 them now-and-then a little Water, 

 it will greatly promote their 



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Growth; in this Bed they fhould 

 remain no longer than the Autumn 

 following,provided they have grown 

 well} at which Time you Ihould 

 prepare a Nurfery, which fliould 

 be well dug and clear'd, as before j 

 then with your Spade loolen the 

 Roots of the Plants before you 

 draw them up, otherwife you will 

 endanger the breaking of them. 

 When you have drawn them out 

 of the Ground, Ihorten the down- 

 right Tap-Root j but do not cut 

 off any of the lateral Fibres: Then 

 having prepared your Ground, plant 

 them m Rows, three Feet Diftance 

 Row from Row, and a Foot a- 

 funder in the Rows, clofing the 

 Earth to their Roots with your 

 Feet. In this Nurfery they may 

 remain three or four Years, obfer- 

 ving to keep them clear from 

 Weeds, as alfo to trim up the Side* 

 Branches every Winter, and dig 

 the Ground between the Rows, 

 after which Time you may re- 

 move them where they are to re- 

 main for good. 



This Tree will grow upon al- 

 mofl: any Soil ^ but the better the 

 Soil is, the more the Tree will 

 increafe in Bulk. Notwithilanding 

 which, it (hould not by any means 

 be planted too near to other Trees 

 or Plants j for it will' exhauft all 

 the Goodnefs of the Soil from 

 them 5 and the Shade of this Tree 

 is malignant to moft other Plants. 

 The Diftance they Hiould be planted 

 IS eight Feet iquare^ and after they 

 have been planted one Year, you 

 may cut down every other Tree, 

 chuiing fuch of 'em as are crooked, 

 within fix or eight Inches of the 

 Ground j this will caufe *em to 

 make many ftrong, vigorous Shoots, 

 which in four or five Years Time 

 will be fit for Arbor Poles, or to 

 make Hoops ; And the other r^^ 

 A a i mainmg 



