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when, in March, they muft be 

 carefully tranfplanted into Beds of 

 the like Soil, at about ten Inches 

 iquare each way, obferving to wa- 

 ter them in dry Weather, as alio 

 to Keep them clear from Weeds : 

 In thefe Beds they may continue 

 two Years, by which Time they 

 will fpread fo as to meet each o- 

 ther; therefore you muft in March 

 remove them either into the Pla- 

 ces where they are delign'd to re- 

 main, or into a Nurfery, allowing 

 them three Feet Diftance Row 

 from Row, and eighteen Inches a- 

 funder in the Rows j being careful, 

 in taking them up, not to break 

 or bruife their Roots, which would 

 endanger their Growings and in 

 dry Weather give them fome Wa- 

 ter until they have taken Root i 

 and lay fbme Mulch upon the Sur- 

 face of the Ground, to prevent its 

 drying too faft, and be careful to 

 cut down the Weeds between 

 them. 



Thefe Plants may alfo be propa- 

 gated by Layers, or Suckers taken 

 from the Roots of old Trees. But 

 the latter Method is by no Means 

 advifeable j becaufe the Plants rais'd 

 that way are feidom fo well root- 

 ed, and are very fubjed: to pro- 

 duce Suckers, whereby the Shrubs 

 are render'd unfightly. 



The former Method may be pra- 

 ftis'd, in order to preferve the par- 

 ticular Kinds; but as they arc fo 

 eafily propagated by Seeds, which 

 generally produce the handfomeft 

 Plants, and there will be a Chance 

 to obtain different coloured Flowers 

 that Way, fo it is generally pre- 

 ferred to any other Method. They 

 will alfo take by Inarching, where- 

 by the feveral colour'd Flowers 

 may be obtain'd upon one and the 

 lame Tree; and by th?s Method, 

 that Sort with variegated Leaves 



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may be increafcd. Thefe Shrubs 

 require very little Culture, but on- 

 ly to clear them from Weeds, and 

 to dig the Ground about them c-^ 

 very Springs and if there are any 

 decayed Branches, they may be at 

 that Time cut out; but they will 

 not require any other Pruning. 



The lixth and feventh Sorts are 

 tender, coming from a warmer 

 Country; Thefe may be propaga- 

 ted by Seeds, which fhould be 

 ibwn on a Hot-bed in the Spring} 

 and when they are come up, they 

 fhould be tranfplanted into ano- 

 ther moderate Hot-bed to bring 

 them forward : After which, they 

 muft be planted into Pots fill'd 

 with frelh light Earth, and plung'd 

 into a Hot-bed, to encourage their 

 Rooting; and in June they may 

 be cxpos'd to the open Air in 

 fome Place where they may be 

 defended from ftrong Winds: but 

 they muft be hous'd early in Ah- 

 tumn, when they ftiould be plac'd 

 in a warm Green-houfe, where 

 they will endure the Winter very 

 well without any artificial Warmth : 

 Tho' indeed they will make but 

 very little Progrefs in this Manage- 

 ment, nor will they ever produce 

 Flowers, unlefs they are in the 

 fucceeding Spring plac'd into a mo- 

 derate Bark-bed in the Stove, where 

 they will thrive exceedingly ; And 

 if a due Proportion of Air be gi- 

 ven to them, that they may not 

 draw up too faft, they will pro- 

 duce Flowers in the Autumn; bur 

 unlefs they have the Affiftance of 

 a Fire, they will fcarcely ripen 

 iheir Seeds in England, 



Thefe Plants were originally 

 brought from China, where they 

 are greatly admir'd, not only for 

 their Beauty, but alfo for an odd 

 Circumftance in their Flowers, 

 which is, their changing Colour at 



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