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The Characters are 5 



The Flovper conjijis of five Leaves ^ 

 which are placed m a circular Onler, 

 and expand in Form of a Rofe ; from 

 whofe Flower-cup rifes the Pointal, 

 which aftervpards becomes a rotmdifly 

 or almofi Kidney-Jliap'd Vejfel, con- 

 taining one Seed of the fame Shape : 

 To vphich Marks may be added, the 

 Flowers growing in Bunches, and the 

 Leaves are either winged or have 

 three Lobes. 



The Species are; 



I. Rhusj Virginianum. C. B. P. 

 Virginian Sumach, by fome falfely 

 called, The Stag'€-horn-tree. 



z. Rhus ; tenuifolia Virginiana 

 humilis : Rhus, angujlifolium. C.B.P. 

 Fliik. Aim. Dwarf Virginian Su- 

 mach with narrow Leaves. 



5. Rhus; Africanum, trifoUatum, 

 majus foliis fubtus argenteis, acutis 

 Cr margine incifis. Fluk. Ihyt. Great 

 African ihree-ieav'd Sumach, with 

 narrow Leaves cut on their Edges, 

 and white underneath. 



4. Rhus ; Africanum, trifoliatum, 

 minus, glabrum, fplendente folio fub- 

 rotundo, integro, forte Lentifcus Afri- 

 canus triphyllos c^uorumlam% Fluk. 

 Fhyt. Leller three-leav'd African 

 Sumach, with a whole, roundifli, 

 •fhining, fmooth Leaf. 



5". Rhus; Africanum, trifoliatum 

 majus, folio fulrotundo integro, molli 

 ^ incano. Fluk. Fhyt. Greater three- 

 leav'd African Sumach, with a 

 whole, roundifh, woolly Leaf. 



The firft of thefe Plants is pretty 

 common in many Gardens near 

 London, where it endures the feve- 

 reft Cold of the Winters in the 

 open Air, and is ufually intermix'd 

 in fmall Wildernefs Quarters, a- 

 mongft other Trees of the like 

 Growth, where it affords an agree- 

 able Variety : This produces Tufts 

 of fmall Flowers in June, at the 

 Extremities of the Branches, which 



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are fucceeded by Seeds which are 

 inclos'd in red Covers, fb that the 

 whole Spikes appear of a fine red 

 Colour. Thcfe Tufts are fbmetimes 

 ufed in Dying, and the Branches of 

 the Tree are ufed for Tanning of 

 Leather, in America, where thefe 

 Trees grow in Plenty. 



This Tree will grow to be eight 

 or ten Feet high, but is very fub- 

 jcft to produce crooked, unlightly 

 Branches, fb that it can't be re- 

 duced to a regular Stem, which 

 renders it unfit to plant fingly in 

 an open Situation ; but amongft o- 

 ther Trees, where the Deformity 

 of the Stem is hid. it looks very 

 well. 



The fecond Sort is lefs common 

 than the firft, and only to be found 

 in fome very curious Gardens. 

 This is hke the firft, in moft re- 

 fped:s, but is of much fmaller 

 Growth, and the Leaves are very 

 narrow. Both thefe may be pro- 

 pagated in Plenty, from the great 

 Quantity of Suckers which they 

 produce from their Roots, which 

 being taken off in March, and 

 planted on a light fandy Soil, will, 

 in a few Years, produce Flowers. 

 They may alfb be propagated by 

 laying down of the Branches, in 

 the Spring of the Year, which will 

 take Root in the Compafs of one 

 Sealbn, and may then be taken off 

 and tranfplanted where they are to 

 remain. 



The African Sorts are all pre- 

 ferv'd in Pots or Tubs, and houfed 

 in Winter ; being too tender to 

 endure the Cold of this Climate in 

 the open Air. Thele may be pro- 

 pagated by laying down their young 

 Branches into frefh Earth, obferve- 

 ing to water them duly in dry 

 Weather, which will greatly for- 

 ward their Rooting : In one Year 

 they will be fit to tranfplant, when 



they 



