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yet known, it being rarely infefled 

 With lnfe<^s of any kind (which 

 may proceed from its extraordinary 

 Bitternefs:) But it is not proper 

 for Buildings of Strength, it being 

 of a very brittle Nature,. and migh- 

 ty fubjed to break very fhort, 

 though it commonly gives notice 

 thereof by its Crackling {omc time 

 ^ before it breaks. 



The general Opinion, That the 

 beating .of this Fruit improves the 

 Trees, I do not believe, iince in 

 the doing of this, the .younger 

 Branches are generally broken and 

 ceflroy'd ; But as it v/ould be ex- 

 ceeding troubleiome to gather it 

 hy Hand, fo in beating it off, 

 great Care fntuld be taken that it 

 be not done with Violence, for 

 the R.earon before ailign'd. In or- 

 der to preferve the Fruit, it ibould 

 remain upon the Trees till 'tis 

 tho ough ripci when ic iliould be 

 beitea down, and laid in Heaps 

 for two or three D.xys i after w.Iiich 

 they fhould b^ fpread abroad, when, 

 in a little Time, their Husks will 

 <calily part from the Shells: Then 

 vou muft dry them well in the 

 5un> and lay them up in a dry 

 Place, where Mice or other Ver- 

 min cannot conie to them : In 

 ■which Place they will remain good 

 for four or five Months. 



NUX VESICARIA j -uide Sta- 

 phylodcndron. 



NYMPH.^A ; The Watcr-Lily. 

 The Characters are ; 



The llo-x.r confifis of feveral 

 Leaves, rohic^j expand in form of a 

 Role i out of the Flower-cup arifes 

 tho Fointal, which afterwards be- 

 comes an almoji globular Fruit, con- 

 fiding of many Cells, fill'd ixiith Seeds, 

 which are, for the mofi part, ob- 

 l{ng. 



The Spechs arej 



I,. Ny:vi.puaa5 alhjiy mafr^ 



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C, B,?, The great white Water- 

 Lily. 



2. Nymph^a ; ItiteeL, tnajor, C, 

 B. P. The great yellow "Water- 

 Lily. 



3. NyxMph./EA,- haea, minor, fio- 

 re fimbriato, J. B. The lefTer yel- 

 low Water-Lily, with a fring'd 

 r lower. 



There are fbme other Species of 

 this Plant, all of which are Natives 

 of deep {landing Waters, and there- 

 fore not to be cultivated in any 

 other Places. 



The belt Method to propagate 

 thele Plants, k, to procure fome 

 of their Seed-VefTels juft as they 

 are ripe and ready to open ; Thefe 

 fhoiild be thrown into Canals, or 

 large Ditches of Standing- Water, 

 where the SceJs will fink to the 

 Bottom ; and the following Spring 

 the Plants will appear floating up- 

 on the Surface of the Water, and 

 in yune and ^uly will produce 

 their beautiful large Flowers : When 

 they are once fix'd to the Place, 

 they will multiply exceedingly, fo 

 as to cover the whole Surface of 

 the Water in a few Years. 



In Tome fmal! Gardens I have 

 feen thefe Plant? cultivated in large 

 Troughs of Water, where they 

 have fiouriih'd very well, and have 

 annually produc'd great Quantities 

 of Flowers : But as the Expence of 

 thefe Troughs is pretty great (their 

 Iniides requiring to be lin'd with 

 Lead to preferve them) lb there 

 are few People who care to be ai 

 that Charge. 



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AK; I'ide Quercus. 

 _ OBELISCOTHECAi 

 Vw'Zi't American Sun- flower > vulge. 



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