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Bands of Hay about their Stems, 

 to guard them from the Froft, and 

 in very fevere Weather, you fliould 

 add a double or treble Covering of 

 Mats over the Trees, by which Me- 

 thod, if duly executed, you may 

 preferve them through the hardcfr 

 Winters. In the Spring, as the 

 Weather is warmer, fo you fnould 

 by degrees take off the Covering } 

 but you {hould be careful not to 

 expofe them too foon to the open 

 Air, as alfo to guard them againft 

 the Morning Frofts, and dry Eafterly 

 Winds, which often reign in March, 

 to the no fmall Deftrudion of 

 tender Plants, if they are expos'd 

 thereto J nor fhould you quite re- 

 move your Covering until the mid- 

 dle of A^ril, when the Seafon is 

 fettled, at which time you fhould 

 prune the Trees, cutting out all 

 decay 'd and weak Branches, fhorten- 

 ing the ftrong ones to about two 

 Feet long, which will caufe them 

 to flioot ftrong, and produce many 

 Flowers. 



The Double of this Kind is at 

 prefent very rare in Englmd, and 

 only to be found in iome very cu- 

 rious Gardens j though in Italy it is 

 pretty common, from whence it 

 is fometimes brought over amongft 

 the Single : The Flov/ers of this 

 Kind have only two Rows of 

 Leaves, fo that it is regarded ra- 

 ther for its Curiofity, tlian for any 

 extraordinary Beauty in the Flowers : 

 This may be propagated by bud- 

 ding it upon the common White 

 Jafmlne, as hath been directed for 

 the Single, and muft be treated in 

 the fame Manner. 



The Yellow Indian Jaf?n'me is 

 propagated either by Seeds or laying 

 down the tender Branches : If you 

 would propagate th.:m by Seeds, 

 (which they often produce in I.ng~ 

 Imd in great Plenty) you fliould 



make a moderate Hot-bed in the 

 Spring, into which you fliould 

 plunge fome fmall Pots, fiU'd with 

 frefli light Earth, and in a Day or 

 two after, when you find the Earth 

 in the Pots warm, you muft put 

 your Seeds therein, about four in 

 each Pot will be iufficient, cover- 

 ing them about half an Inch thick 

 with the fame light Earth, and ob- 

 ferve to refrcfh the Pots with Wa- 

 ter as often as you fhould perceive 

 the Earth dry 5 but do not give 

 them too much at each Time, 

 which would be apt to rot the 

 Seeds. 



In cold Weather, and in the 

 Night, thefe Beds muft be cover 'd 

 with Mats over the GlalTes j but in 

 warm Weather, the GlalTes fhould 

 be rais'd with Stones, to admit 

 frefh Air, as alfo to let out the 

 Steim ot- the Bed. In about five 

 or fix Weeks after fowing, the 

 Plants will appear above Ground, 

 at which Time it will be neceffary 

 to remove the Pots into another 

 frefh Hot-bed, of a moderate Tem- 

 perature, in order to bring the 

 Plants forward j you muft alfo be 

 careful to water them as often as 

 neceflary, and in the great Heat ot 

 the Day the Glaffes ftiould be tilted 

 pretty high, and ihaded with Mats, 

 to prevent the Plants from being 

 fcorch'd with Heat j about the 

 middle of May you fliould begin to 

 harden them to the open Air, by 

 taking off the GlalTes when the 

 Weather is warm; but this muft be 

 done cautioufly, for you fliould not 

 expofe them to the open Sun in a 

 very hot Day at firft, which would 

 greatly injure them ; but rather take 

 off the Gkffes in warm, cloudy 

 Weather at firft, or in gentle Show- 

 ers of Rain, and fo by degrees 

 inure them to bear the Sun, and in 

 June you fliiould take the Pots out 



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