Open Air in June, July and Augufl) 

 but then they will rarely produce 

 any Flowers j and thofe which may 

 appear, are foon deftroy'd by ei- 

 ther Winds or Rain, both which 

 will foon fcatter them, being but 

 flenderly faften'd upon the Plants. 

 The only Method in which I have 

 found thefe Plants to thrive and 

 flower well, is this, 'viz. After 

 having preferred the Plants in a 

 moderate Stove ail the Winter, I 

 clean'd their Leaves and Stems from 

 Duftj then I took out the Earth 

 from the upper Part of the Pot5, 

 and refill'd them with frefli Earth j 

 then I plunged the Pots into a mo- 

 derate Bed of Tanners Bark, which 

 had loll moft of its Heat: This 

 occafion'd the Plants to fhoot very 

 ftrong, and in Jtme and July I 

 had great Quantities of Flowers, 

 which were exceeding fwcet, but 

 of a fhort Duration, feldom conti- 

 nuing longer than two Days : how- 

 ever, thele were fucceeded by frefli 

 Flov/crs through the greateft Part 

 of Ju>ie and July, during v/hich 

 Time my Plants were never en- 

 tirdy delf itute of Flowers. 



Thefe jnfmines may alfo be pro- 

 pagated by laying down their ten- 

 der Branches in the Spring, in the 

 fame manner as was dircdled for 

 the yellow Indian Jxfrnincs, which 

 will take Root in lefs than three " 

 Months, provided the Pots are 

 plu-ng'd into a Hot-bed, otherwiie 

 they will not be rooted until the 

 fucceeding Spring. Thefe mull 

 be planted into a light fandy Earth, 

 and frequently watered in hot 

 Weather i but during the Wintcr- 

 leaion, it muil be given them but 

 fparingly, tor too much Moillure 

 at that Time will deilroy them. 



The Sort with double Flowers, 

 which we have now in England, 

 lus rarely more than two Rows of 



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Leaves, (as I obferved in the Sfn- 

 niflj) fo that it is but little better 

 than the finale: But there is ano- 

 ther Sort of this J-afmine, which 

 was formerly in Eftgland, and is 

 now in the Duke ot Tufcanfs Gar- 

 dens at Tifa, which produces Flow- 

 ers almoft as large as a Cinnamon 

 Rofe, and as double, as alfo of a 

 mod inoffenfive fweet Scent ,• but 

 this is not in England at prefent, 

 nor is it likely to ^be obtain'd here, 

 fmce it is not known to be grow- 

 ing in any other Part of Europe 

 but the Garden at Pi/a, where it is 

 kept under a Guard to prevent its 

 being ftolen away : Such is the 

 narrow Temper of the prefent 

 PolTeffor, that he will not iuffer it 

 to be diftvibuted in!^o any other 

 Gardens ; though the Profellbr of 

 Botany to that Garden fays, it en- 

 creafes greatly by Layers, by which 

 means all Europe might be foon 

 fupply'd with this valuable Plant, 

 were it but once in the PoiTcllion 

 of any communicative Perfon. 



The Coffee-Tree is propagated by 

 Seeds, which fliould be fown foon 

 after they are garher'd from the 

 Treej for if they are kept but a 

 Hiort Time out of the Ground, 

 they will not grow, which is the 

 chief Reafon that this Tree has 

 not been fpread into more diffe- 

 rent Countries : for the Seeds will 

 not keep good long enough to be 

 fcnt to any diflmt Place ,• fo that 

 in order to cultivate this Plant in 

 any Part of the World, it is abfo- 

 lurcly neceffary to have it carry'd 

 thither growing : But as this Dif- 

 ficulty is now overcome, by the 

 Quantity of thefe Trees there are 

 now growing both in Europe and 

 Aiiterica, fo we may expe<5t to be 

 furnilh'd with them from many 

 different Parts, but cfpecially from 

 the Ca,ribbee Jflandsy where the 



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