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planted again on Beds of light, frefli, 

 iandy Earth, about three or four 

 Inches afundcr, covering them about 

 three Inches thick with the fame 

 light Earth. The Spring following, 

 moft of thefe Plants will produce 

 Flowers, but they will not be fo 

 large and fair, as in the fuc- 

 ceed ing Years, when the Roots are 

 larger. 



They may alfo be propagated by 

 parting of their Roots i the hch 

 Time for which is in July or 

 Atigufl, when their Leaves are in- 

 tirely decay'd, for if they are rc- 

 mov'd while their Leaves remain 

 fi-efli, the Roots do commonly rotj 

 thefe Roots being fomewhat like 

 x\io£Q o^ Anemoniesy may be divided 

 into feveral Tubers or Heads, but 

 fhould not be parted too fmall, 

 •which will occalion their Flowers 

 to be very weak and but few in 

 Number ; They muft always be 

 planted in a t-refli, undung'd Soil, 

 and fliould have an open Situation j 

 nor ihould the Roots betranfplanted 

 oftener than every other Year, if 

 you delign to have them produce 

 ilrong Fiowcrs : But the Earth 

 upon the Surface of the Beds 

 il^ould be reirefn d at lead once a 

 Year, which will greatly encourage 

 the Roots. 



PUMP ION; -J-/5 Pepo. 

 P U N I C A : The Pomegranate- 

 T.ee. 



The Characiers are ; 

 The lioTccr conj.'fts of snany L^n-ves, 

 flac^d in a circular Order, which Jo 

 expmd in Form of a Rofe, whofe 

 J^ell-fJ^ap'il r::!iltfjid F!o'X<?r-ciip after- 

 wards becomes a globulur Fruity 

 hfi'vi/ig a thick, fmooth, brittle Rind, 

 f.nd IS dividoj into feveral Cells, 

 which contain oblong, hitrd Seeds, 

 {urroHnded with a foft Fulp. 

 The Species are ; 

 3, Py.'-.iCA i f^(i& malum Graneu 



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turn fert. C&fdp. The Common 

 Pomegranate. 



2. Punic A ; fru^u dulci. Tourn. 

 The Sweet Pomegranate. 



3. FuKicA i /yhejiris. Cord. Hift, 

 The Wild Pomegranate. 



4. Punic A i Jlore plena, major e. 

 Tourn, The Double-flower'd Pome- 

 granate. 



5*. PuNicA ; Americana, nana^ 

 feti humillima. Tourn, The Ame- 

 rican Dwarf Pomegranate. 



I'he firfl of thefe Trees is now 

 pretty common in the fw^////? Gar- 

 dens, where formerly it was nurled 

 up in Cafes, and preferv'd in Green- 

 houies with great Care (as was alfb 

 the Double-flowering Kindi) but 

 they are both hardy enough to refill 

 the feverell Cold of our Climate in 

 the open Air ; and if planted againfl 

 warm Walls, in a good Situation, 

 the firfl: Sort will often produce 

 Fruit, v/hich in warm Seafons will 

 ripen tolerably well : But as thele 

 Fruits do not ripen till late in the 

 Autumn, fo they are fddom well 

 taited in England; for which Reafon 

 the So;t with double Flowers is 

 commonly prcferr'd to it : The 

 Sort with fweet Fruit, as alio the 

 wild Sort, is lefs common in the 

 Fnglifl} Gardens than the former 

 two. 



Thefe Plants may be eafily pro- 

 pagated by hying down their 

 Branches in the Spring, which in 

 one Year's time will take good 

 Root j and may then be tranf- 

 planted wh'^re they are dciign'd to 

 remain. The bed Seafon for tranf- 

 plantingof thefe Trees is in Spring, 

 juft before they begin to Ihoot : 

 Tliey fhould have a flrong, rich 

 Soil, in which they flower much 

 better, and produce more Fruit 

 than if planted on a dry poor Earth. 

 But in order to obtain thefe in 

 Picnty, there Ihould be Care taken 



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