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remov'd into Shelter, otherwife 

 they will be liable to fuffer by hard 

 Frofts : Tho' they ihould be plac'd 

 where they may enjoy as much 

 free Air as poiTible in mild Wea- 

 ther, and only require to be pro- 

 tedted from fcvere Cold j for in 

 moderate Winters I have had them 

 endure abroad very well, when 

 planted under a warm. Wall. 



They will require frequently to 

 be water'd when planted in Pots i 

 but in the Winter you fhould not 

 let 'em have it in great Quantities, 

 which will be apt to rot their 

 Roots, and dcftroy 'em. This laft 

 Species is preferv'd in ieveral Gar- 

 dens, for its Oddnefs, and the 

 ftrong baliamick Scent which the 

 Leaves emit, upon being bruis'd j 

 which gave occalion to many Per- 

 fbns formerly to fuppofe the Balm 

 of Gilead was taken from this 

 Plant. 



MOLLE-. The Indian Molle, or 

 Maitick Tree. 



The Characters are; 

 It hath finnateU Leaves, like 

 thofe of the Lentifcus, but are ter- 

 minated hy an odd. Lobe ; the Flower 

 expands in the Form of a Rofe j 

 and the Fruit refembles a Grain of 

 Tepper. 



We have but one Species of this 

 Tree in England, which is, 



MoLLE i Cltif. in Monard. The 

 Arbor Molle, or Indian Maflick 

 Tree. 



This Tree is preferved in many 

 curious Gardens in England, but 

 rarely produces any Flowers in 

 this Country. 



It may be propagated by laying 

 down the tender Branches, v/hich 

 in two Years will take Root, when 

 they may be taken oft from the 

 old Plants, and planted into Pots 

 fiii'd v/ith Irefh, light Earth, ob- 



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ferving to water and fliade 'em 

 until they hare taken Root. 



But as it is very difficult to 

 make this Tree grow from Lay- 

 ers, fo it will be neceflary to flit 

 the Branches when lay'd, which 

 will facilitate their Rooting j and 

 when you cut them off from the 

 old Plants (which fhould be done 

 in April) if you place the Pots up- 

 on a moderate Hot-bed, it will 

 caufe them to take Root much 

 fooner, provided you water and 

 fliade 'em carefully i but you mufl 

 oblerve to let them have Air in 

 Proportion to the Warmth of the 

 Seafon ,• and when they have ta- 

 ken frefh Rooti you muft inure 

 them to the open Air by Degrees, 

 into which they fhould be remo- 

 ved toward the latter End of 

 May, placing 'em in a Situation 

 where they may be defended from 

 violent Winds, in which they may 

 remain until the October following, 

 ivhen they muft be removed into 

 the Green-houfc, placing them 

 where they may have a great 

 Share ot free Air in mild Wea- 

 ther, for they only require to be 

 proreded from fevere Cold. 



This Tree will grow to the 

 Height of feven or eight Feet, 

 but commonly produces its Shoots 

 very irregular,, fo that it is VQvy 

 difficult to form it to a regular 

 Head, for which Reafon it is not 

 fo much efteem'd (except by the 

 Curious in Botany) as the Lentifcus ^ 

 but for Variety it may have a Place 

 in all curious Green-houfes. 

 MOLUCCA ; Molucca Balm. 



The Characiers are,- 

 It is a 'verticillate Plant -with * 

 labiated Flower, confjjling of one 

 Leaf TPhofe tipper Lip is hollow, like 

 a Spoon, but the under Lip is cut in^ 

 to three Segments j out of the Flow- 

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