P A 



y. Palm A ; foUorum pedhulh fp'i- 

 nojis, fru^ii pruniformi, luteo, oleofo. 

 Sloan. Cat. The oily V aim-tree. 



6. Palma ; tota fpinofa, major, 

 fyuBu ^rimformi. Sloan, Cat. The 

 great Macaw-tree. 



7. Palma ; hHrnilis, Dacifiifera, 

 radice repsntijjimd foboUfera, folio 

 jlahelUformi, pedunculo i;ix fphiofo. 

 Boerh, Ind, The Dwarf Fabn, 

 with fcarcely any Prickles upon the 

 Foot-ftalks. 



8. Palma; fcUis longijjiinis, pen- 

 diculis, abfque alio pedimculo ex can- 

 dice glabro efiatis. Bcerh. Ind, The 

 Dragon-tree. 



9. Palma; Japonka, fpinojis pe- 

 diculisy pclypcdii folio. Par. Bat. 

 The Val-m-tree from Japan, with 

 prickly Foot-ilalks, and a Leaf like 

 Tolyfcdy. 



There are fcveral other Sorts of 

 Tahns which grow in the Eafi and 

 IVeJl' Indies, but thofc here men- 

 tion'd are all I have obferv'd now 

 growing in the EngUih Gardens. 



Thefe Plants may be ealily pro- 

 duced from the Seeds (provided 

 they are frcfliji which fliould be 

 ibwn in Pots hli'd with light rich 

 Earth, and plung'd into a Hot -bed 

 of Tanners Barkj which ftjouid be 

 kept in a moderate Temper, and 

 the Earth frequently refrefti'd with 

 W^ter. 



When the Plants are come up, 

 they {liould be each planted into a 

 ieparate fraali Pot fili'd v/ith the 

 fame light rich Earth, and plung'd 

 into a Hot-bed again, obfer"\^ing to 

 refrelh 'em. with Water, as alfo to 

 let them have Air in Proportion to 

 the Warmth of the Seaibn, and 

 the Bed in which they are plac'd : 

 During the Summer-time, they 

 fnould remain in the fame Hot-bed, 

 but in Atigufl you fhould let them 

 have a great Share of Air to harden 

 them againft the Approach of Win^- 



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ter : for if they are too much forc'd, 

 they will be i'o tender as not to be 

 preferv'd through the Winter with- 

 out much Difficulty, efpecially if 

 you hdve not the Conveniency of 

 a Bark-Stove to keep them in. 



The Beginning of 0<;7<?^er, you muft 

 remove the Plants into the Stove, 

 placing them where they may have 

 a great Share of Heat (thefe being 

 ibmcwhat tenderer, wJiile young, 

 than after they have acquir'd fomc 

 Strength) ; tho* indeed, they may 

 be fometimes prelerv'd alive in a 

 cooler Situation, yet their Progrefs 

 would be fo much retarded, as not 

 to recover their Vigour the fuc- 

 ceeding Summer: Nor is it worth 

 the Trouble of railing thefe Plants 

 from Seeds, where a Perfbn has 

 not the Conveniency of a good 

 Stove to forward their Growth} 

 for where this is wanting, they 

 will not grow to any tolerable Size 

 in eight or ten Years. 



Whenever thele Plants are re- 

 mov'd, (which fhould be done once 

 a Year) you muft be very careful 

 not to cut or injure their large 

 Roots, which is very hurtful to 

 them, but you Ihould clear off all 

 the fmall Fibres which are incline- 

 able to Mouldinefs ; for if thefe are 

 left on, they will, in time, decay, 

 and hinder the frefli Fibres from 

 coming out, which will greatly re- 

 tard the Grov/thof the Plants. 



The Soil in which theic Plants 

 fliouid be plac'd, muft be compos'd 

 in the following Manner, viz,, A 

 third Part of light frefli Earth taken 

 from 2 Pafture-ground j a third Part 

 Sea-fand, and the other Part rotten 

 Dung or Tanners Bark : Thefe 

 fhould be carefully mix'd, and laid in 

 a Heap three or four Months at leaft, 

 before it is us'd, but fliould be often 

 turned over to prevent the Growth 

 of Weed:;, and to fweeten the Earth. 



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