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dcfign they fliould grow. It is very 

 probable there may be feme Va- 

 rieties obtain'd from the Seeds of 

 thefe Plants, as is common in mofl: 

 other Flowers j io that thofe which 

 produce beautiful Flowers may be 

 plac'd in the Flower-Garden, but 

 fuch as continue lingle or ill-colour'd, 

 may be planted in Beds to propa- 

 gate for medicinal Ule. 



The VortHgal Teony may alfo be 

 propagated either by Seeds or part- 

 ing of the Roots in the fame Man- 

 ner as the other Sorts, but fliould 

 have a lighter Soil, and a warmer 

 Situation. The Flowers of this 

 kind are fmgle, but do fmell very 

 fweet, which renders it worthy ot 

 a Place in every good Garden. 



PALIURUSj Chrifl's Thorn. 

 The Characiers are ; 



It hath long Jljarp Spines; J he 

 Tlower con/ifls of Jive Leaves, which 

 expand in Form of a Rofe j out of 

 the Flower- cup (which is divided into 

 feveral Segments) rifes the Fointal, 

 which becomes a Fruit fljap'd like a 

 Bonnet, having a, Shell almoji glo- 

 bular, which is divided into three 

 Cellsy in each of which is contabi'd 

 one roundijl) Seed. 



We have but one Species of this 

 Plant, viz., 



Paliurus; Dod. Chrifl's Thorn. 



This is by many Perlbns fiip- 

 pos'd to be the Plant from which 

 the Crown of Thorns which was 

 put upon the Head of our Saviour, 

 was composed : The Truth of 

 which is llipported by many Tra- 

 vellers of Credit, who affirm, That 

 this is one of the moll common 

 Shrubs in the Country of Judea j 

 and from the Pliablenefs of its 

 Branches, which may be eafily 

 wrought into any Figure, it may 

 afford a Probability. 



It may be propagated by laying 

 down its tender Branches in the 



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Spring of the Year j which if care- 

 fully fupply'd with Water in dry 

 Weather, will take Root in a Year's 

 time, and may then be taken ofF 

 from the old Plant, and traniplantcd 

 where it is to remain. 



The befl Tmie for tranlplanting 

 this Plant is in the Beginning of 

 April, juft before it begins to fnoot, 

 obferving to lay (bme Mulch upon 

 the Ground about their Roots to 

 prevent 'em from drying, as alfo to 

 rtfrelh them now and then with a 

 little Water until they have taken 

 frcfl] Root, after which they will 

 require but very little Care. They 

 are very hardy, and will grow to 

 be ten or twelve Feet high, if 

 planted in a dry Soil, and a warm 

 Situation. There is little Beauty 

 in this Plant, but it is kept in Gar- 

 den as a Curiolity. 



PALMA } The Palm-Teee. 



The Characiers are ; 

 It hath a [ingle unbranch'd Stalk ; 

 the Leaves are di/pos'd in a circular 

 Form on the Top, which -when they 

 wither, or fall off with Age, new 

 ones always arife out of the Middle 

 of the remaining ones; among which, 

 certain Sheaths or plain Twigs break 

 forth, opening from the Bottom to 

 the Top, very full of Flowers and 

 Clufiers of Embryo's. 



The Species are ; 



I. Palm A J major. C.B.F. The 

 greater Valm or Date-tree. 



z. Palma; minor, C.B.P. The 

 Dwarf, P^/w?, with prickly Foot- 

 Ifalks. 



3. Palma ; Brafilien/is, prunz- 

 fera, folio plicatili, feu flabelliformr, 

 caudice fc^uamato* Raii Hijl, The 

 Palmetto-tree. 



4. Palma; altifjima, non fpinofa, 

 fruElu pruniformi, minor e, raccmofo., 

 fparfo. Sloan. Cat. The Cabbage" 

 tree. 



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