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tion every Perfbn, not to be over- 

 hafty in condemning Trees to the 

 Fire, but to wait for the Succefs 

 of a whole Seafon, before they are 

 puU'd up. 



Bay-Lea-ves dry'd and reduc'd to 

 Powder, as much as will cover an 

 Half-Crown, being drank in a Glafs 

 of White-Wine, are faid feldom to 

 fail of curing an Ague ; Thefe 

 Leaves are alfb ufed in divers Sau- 

 ces in the Kitchen, and the Berries 

 are often ufed in Medicine. 



The Gold-ftrip'd Bay is much 

 more tender than the common Sort j 

 for which Reafon it muft: be plant- 

 ed in Pots, and hous'd in Winter 

 with Oranges, Myrtles, ^c. and muft 

 be plac'd Co as to have as much free 

 Air in mild Weather as polfible, and 

 will require to be frequently water 'd. 

 This Plant may be propagated by 

 Layers, or by Budding it upon the 

 Common Bay : but you muft not 

 plant it into very rich Earth, which 

 will caufe it to grow vigoroufly, 

 whereby it will become quite plain j 

 but, on the contrary* let it have 

 a frefh light fandy Soil, in which it 

 will very well preferve its beautiful 

 Stripe. 



The 4th, 5'th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 

 9th Sorts are commonly preferv'd 

 in Pots or Tubs, and plac'd in the 

 Green-houfe with Oranges, Myrtles, 

 Sec. But I dare fay, either of thefe 

 Sorts will thrive in the open Air, 

 if planted in a warm dry Soil, and 

 defended from the North and Eaft 

 Winds j but efpecially the Broad- 

 leav'd Sort, which I have expe- 

 rienced, will endure more Cold than 

 the common Bay. But as they are 

 lefs common, fb they are generally 

 preferv'd with more Care i tho' 

 they may either of them be propa- 

 gated in as great Plenty as the com- 

 mon Sort, either by Layers or Seeds; 

 for they will bear great Plenty gf 



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Berries, provided they are not kept 

 flieer'd,- and thefe Berries will rife 

 full as well, and, many times, out- 

 grow the common Bay, as I have 

 frequently obierv'd : lb that why 

 we have not thefe Trees in as great 

 Plenty as the common Sort, is only 

 owing to their not being piopa- 

 gated and planted abroad ; moft 

 People imagining, becauie they have 

 been hitherto treated vviih' great 

 Care, that therefore they will not 

 endure the Cold. Which is ?. -- - 

 Miflake -, for we have foun. 

 repeated Triak which have: been 

 made within a few Years paft, ^ n r: 

 many of thofe Plants which had 

 been nurs'd up in Green-houfes, 

 with great Care (whereby their 

 Roots were confin'd, and the Plants 

 circumfcrib'd and ilarv'd in their 

 Growth) when planted abroad, have 

 made great Progrefs, and defy'd 

 the moil fevere Cold of our Cli- 

 mate to injure them : Which is a 

 great Encouragement to proceed 

 in our Trials of this Kind j fmce, by 

 this Method, vye may naturalize a 

 great Variety of valuable Trees and 

 Plants to our Country, which may 

 hereafter be found of great Benefit. 

 Nor fhould we be difcourag'd, if. 

 in the firft Attempt, we fhould not 

 fucceed fo well as we might wifli i 

 for, by feveral Effays, we may over- 

 come the Difficulty ; and then the 

 Pleafure of having Denizen'd any 

 Exotick Trees, will fufficientlycom- 

 penfate the Trouble, fmce hereby 

 we eftablilh hving Monuments oi 

 Praifc. 



The I?jSan Bay is too tender to 

 endure our Cold Winters abroad as 

 yet : Though I doubt not but that 

 when thefe Plants are very ftrong 

 and woody, and feme Care taken 

 in their firft Expoliire, they may be 

 brought to thrive in the open Airj 

 which, if once obtain'd, fo as to 



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