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The two variegated Kinds may 

 be propagated by Cuttings, or by 

 budding or grafting them on the 

 plain Sort; but thefc muft con- 

 llantly be planted on a poor Soil, 

 otherwife they will become plain 

 again. Thefe are pretty Varieties 

 amongft other variegated Plants. 



The Vortugal Dwarf Laurel is 

 fbmewhat tenderer than the com- 

 mon Sort, and is fubjedt to be in- 

 jured by fevere Frolls, but will 

 endure our ordinary Winters a- 

 broad very well. This is propaga- 

 ted in the fame Manner as the 

 common Sort, but will not grow 

 near fb large; however, it is very 

 proper to intermix with Ever- 

 greens of middling Growth, wheie, 

 if it be planted on a dry Soil, and 

 has a warm Situation, it will ftand 

 the Teft of our Winters very well. 



LAURUS i The Bay-Tree. 

 The Chara^ers are ; 



It hath a Flower confijling of one 

 Leaf, which is fljap'd like a Tunnel, 

 and divided into four or five Seg- 

 ments , the Male Flowers (which are 

 produc'd on feparate Trees from the 

 Female) have eight Stamina, which 

 are branched into Arms ; the Ova- 

 ry of the Female Flowers becomes a 

 ierryy inclojing a Jingle Sied within 

 a horny Shell, which is covered with 

 A Skin. 



The Species are ; 



1. Laurusj vulgaris* C.B. The 

 common Bay, with Male Flowers. 



2. Laurusj vulgaris, Faemina. 

 Soerh, Ind. The common Fruit- 

 bearing Bay-Tree. 



5. Laurus; vulgaris, folio ele- 

 gantijjime variegato aureo. Boerh. 

 Ind. The Gold-ftrip'd Bay-Tree,- 

 ijulgo. 



4. Laurus j vulgaris, folio undu- 

 lato. H. R. Par. The common 

 Bay-Tree, with waved Leaves, au4 

 Male Flowers. 



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f. Laurus; vulgaris folio undfH 

 iato, foemina. Boerh. Ind. The Ber- 

 ry-bearing Bay-Tree, with waved 

 Leaves. 



6. Laurus ; tenuifolia. Tab. Icon, 

 Mas. The Narrow-leav'd Bay, with 

 Male Flowers. 



7. Laurus; tenuifolia, Foemina^ 

 Boerh. Ind. The Narrow-leav'd 

 Berry-bearing Bay-Tree. 



8. Laurus; latiori folio, LugJ. 

 Mas. The Broad-leav'd Bay-Tree, 

 with Male Flowers. 



9. Laurus; latifolia, Foemina. 

 Boerh. Ind. The Broad-leav'd Ber- 

 ry-bearing Bay-Tree. 



10. Laurus; Indica. Hort, Far- 

 nef Aid. The Broad-leav'd Indian 

 Bay-Tree, commonly call'd Wild 

 Cinnamon. 



The firft and fecond Sorts are 

 old Inhabitants of the EngliJIj Gar- 

 dens ; and as they arc Varieties ob- 

 tained from the fame Seeds, fb 

 they are promifcuoufly cultivated, 

 and are not to be diftinguiflied a- 

 funder until they have produc*d 

 Flowers. 



Thefe Plants are propagated ei- 

 ther from Seeds, or by laying down 

 the tender Branches, which will 

 take Root in one Year's Time, 

 and may then be taken off, and 

 tranfplanted either into a Nurfery, 

 or the Places where they are de- 

 lign'd to remain. But if you would 

 propagate them from Seeds, you 

 muft gather them from the Trees 

 in January (at which Time they 

 commonly are ripe) and preferve 

 them in Sand until the Beginning 

 of March, when you muft prepare a 

 Bed of light, dry Earth, which {hould 

 be fituated in a warm Place where 

 the Plants may be defended from, 

 the North and Eaft Winds: This 

 Bed be levell'd exadly even, and 

 then draw fome fmall Furrows 

 crofs it at about eight Inches Di- 

 C 4. ~ ftance^ 



