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5. Leks; monanthos, H. L. Len- 

 tils, with a Tingle Flower. 



There are feveral Varieties of 

 thefirftand fecond Sorts, whichdif- 

 fer from each other in the Colour ot 

 their Flowers and Fruits ,• but thefe 

 are accidental, and will often arife 

 from the fame Seeds, for which 

 Reafon they are not worth obfer- 

 ving in this Place. 



The{c Plants are very common 

 in the v/arm Parts of Europe, and 

 in the Archipelago, where they 

 are the Food of the poorer Sort of 

 People, which they loath when 

 they meet .with better Fare i from 

 whence came the Proverb, Dives 

 faHm icim defiit gaudere Lente : 

 which is apply'd to fuch as fpurn 

 at thofc Things in eafy Circum- 

 ftanccs, which they were glad of 

 in a low Condition. 



Thele Plants are one of the leaft 

 of the Tulfe Kind, and call'd in 

 fome Places Tills: They may be 

 propagated in the fame Manner as 

 Vetches, Sec. but muO: be fown a 

 great deal thinner : They will grow 

 upon a dry barren Soil beft, and 

 are a very good Fodder for Cat- 

 tle j but as they require an annual 

 Culture, fb they are nf)t at prelent 

 very much efteem'd ; Their Seeds 

 are very good for Pigeons. 



LENS PALUSTRISi Duck- 

 Meat. This is a very common 

 Plant, growing upon (landing Wa- 

 ters in mod Parts of England. 



LENTISCUSi The Maftick- 

 Tree. 



The Characters arc j 

 The Leaves are pinnated-, the 

 Lobes growing oppojite, and are fa- 

 Jlen'd to one common Mid-rib; the 

 Male Flowers, which are produced 

 upon feparate Trees from the Fruity 

 have jliort, green, c^uadrifid Cups, 

 which expand in Form of Stars, ha- 

 ling four or five fJjort Stamina, 



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mth large red Apices : Thefe Flov^ 

 ers are colle£ied into a Bunch: The 

 Ovary, in the Female Plants, which 

 grows upon the Top of a long, thick 

 Foot-ftalk, is commonly branch'd, and 

 becomes a. Fruit which contains a 

 Nut with a hard Shell, 

 The Species are; 



1. Lentiscusj vulgaris* C. B. P. 

 Common Maftick-Tree. 



2. Lentiscus; vulgaris, foliis 

 minor ibus e^ pallidioribus. H. L. The 

 Male Maftick-Tree, v/ith lelTer and 

 paler Leaves. 



Thefe two Plants are promifcu* 

 oufly preferv'd in many curious 

 Gardens in England, where they 

 are commonly kept in Pots and 

 Tubs, and hous'd in the Winter, 

 with Oranges, Myrtles, 8cc. but in 

 fome Places, which are well de- 

 fended from cold Winds, I have 

 obferv'd them growing in the o- 

 pen Air, without fuffering the leaft 

 Injury from our ordinary Winters ; 

 but in extreme hard Weather they 

 are (bmetimes greatly damag'dj 

 however, as they are feldom quite 

 deftroy'd, efpecially if the Plants 

 are ftrong, and have taken good 

 Root in the Ground, fo it is worth 

 our Care to endeavour to natura- 

 li2.e them to our Climate : which 

 may caiily be effe(£ted, provided 

 you keep them in Pots, until they 

 have acquir'd a fufficient Strength, 

 and then fhake them out in the 

 Spring of the Year, preferving as 

 much of the Earth to their Roots 

 as you can, planting them on a 

 dry warm Soil, and in a well- 

 fhelter'd Situation, and in Winter 

 lay fome Mulch upon the Surface 

 of the Ground about their Rents, 

 to prevent the Froft from pene- 

 trating to them, as alfb in very 

 fevere Frofts you fhould cover their 

 Stems and Heads with fome Stravy 

 or Peas Haulm, which will pre- 



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