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tai, -ofrapped up in a fimbrietted 

 Membrane, which afterwards becomes 

 a Tod, opening into two Parts, in 

 sphich are contained feveral kidney- 

 Jljafd Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1 . PsEUDOACACi A J vulgms. Totim. 

 Common Virginian Acacia. 



2. Vs^vJDOhCACxA.^ Americanayla- 

 fifolia, flore rofeo Plum. 



The firft of thcfe Trees is very 

 common in England, efpecially in 

 the Gardens near London, where 

 are feveral very large old Trees, 

 which have been feveral Years 

 ftanding: But the fecond Sort is, 

 at prefent, very rare in England, 



Thefe Trees may be propagated 

 by fov^nng their Seeds in the Spring, 

 upon a Bed of light frefh Earth, 

 and when the Plants are come up, 

 they fhould be carefully clear 'd 

 from Weeds, and in very dry Wea- 

 ther, if they be refrefh'd with Wa- 

 ter, it will greatly promote their 

 Growth j in this Bed the Plants 

 Ihould remain 'till the latter End 

 of March following, at which time 

 they fhould be traniplanted out into 

 a Nurfery, m Rows, three Feet 

 afunder, and the Plants eighteen 

 Inches Diftance in the Rows, ob- 

 lerving to lay a litt .e Mulch upon the 

 Surface of the Ground about their 

 Roots, to prevent the Earth's drying 

 too faft : During the Summer Seafon 

 you fiiould carefully clear 'em from 

 Weeds, and if they produce irregu- 

 lar Branches, they fhould be prun'd 

 off, while young. The Spring fol- 

 lowing the Ground between the 

 Rows fnould be carefully dug, that 

 the Roots of the Trees may the 

 more eafily extend themielves eve- 

 ry Way J and in Summer, the Weeds 

 fiiould be conftantly hoed down, 

 to prevent their injuring the Plants. 



When the Trees have reniain'd 

 \Xi this Nurfery three Years, they 



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fhould be tranfplanted where they 

 are defign'd to grow; for if th«y 

 are permitted to remain in the Nur- 

 fery too long, they will not bear 

 tranfplanting, their Roots creeping 

 very far juft under the Surface of 

 the Earth, which, when too much 

 cut, do feldom abide long in Vi- 

 gour. 



Thefe Trees are very hardy, in 

 rcfpedi: to Cold, but they wiil not 

 endure to be expofed too much to 

 flrong Winds, which continually 

 break their brittle Branches, and 

 render 'em unfightlyj fo that ma- 

 ny People have neglected to culti- 

 vate thefe Trees on that Account j 

 but when they are intermix'd with 

 Other large growing Trees, in great 

 Wilderneiles, they make a beautiful 

 Variety, and in june they are cOr 

 vered with lari^e Bunches of Iweet- 

 fmcUing Flowers. 



Indeed, I can't recommend them 

 for planting Avenues, which was 

 the great Ufe they were formerly 

 applied to, fmce in fuch Places they 

 'vould be greatly expofed to the 

 Wind, which would caufe them to 

 have a ragged Appearance, by the 

 continual fnapping of their Bran- 

 ches : Nor are they very proper to 

 phnt in Gardens, becaufe their 

 Roots do extend to a great Di- 

 ftancCj, and emaciate the Soil; and 

 the Numbers of Suckers, which 

 they are apt to produce, render 

 them very troublefome in open 

 Gardens ; but for large Wildernefles, 

 they are very proper; where, if 

 the Soil be moift, they will grow 

 to a coniiderable Magnitude. 



I have itQxi fome of thefe Trees 

 upwards of forty Feet high, which 

 have divided at a little Diflance 

 from the Ground, into three or 

 four Branches, each ot v/hich have 

 been equil to a large Tree ; £o that 

 it fliould not be planted too near 



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