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come up, they fhoulJ be carefully 

 tranfplanted, each into a feparate 

 fmall Pot, filled with light, rich 

 Earth, and plunged into another 

 moderate Hot-bed, obferving to 

 water and fliade 'em until they have 

 taken Root ^ after which you nnifl 

 let them have Air in proportion to 

 the Heat of the Weather. In June 

 you muft inure them to the open 

 Air by Degrees, and in July they 

 fliould be removed out of the Hot- 

 bed, and placed in a warm Situa- 

 tion, where they may remain untjl 

 the Beginning of O^ober, when 

 they fliould be removed into the 

 Green-houle, placing them where 

 they may liavc tree Air in mild 

 Weather, for they are pretty hardy, 

 and do require only to be Ihelrcr'd 

 from hard Frofts. When the Plants 

 have remained in Pots three or four 

 Years, and have gotten Strength, 

 fbme of 'em may be turned out Qf 

 the Pots in the Spring, and plant- 

 ed into the full Ground, in a warm 

 Situation, where they will endure 

 the Cold of our ordinary Winters 

 yery well, but muft have fbme 

 Shelter in very hard Weather. 



I have not as yet feen any 

 pf thefe Trees produce Flowers, 

 though from feme which have been 

 planted foine Time againft Walls, 

 it is probable there may be Flowers 

 and Fruit in a few Years. 



SlUQUASTRUM j The Judas- 

 Tree. 



The Chctraclers are j 



It hath a papilioTiaceous TloTver, 

 Kphofe Wings are placed alove the 

 Standard ■■, the Keel is compofed of 

 t-ppo Petjtlji the Pointal rphich rifes 

 in the Center of the Flower-cup, and 

 is encornpajfed with the Stamina, af- 

 terwards becomes a long flat Pod, 

 containpig fe-ver-d kidney'fmp'd Seeds : 

 To -xh'ich may be addeii, roundij'h 



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Leaves growing alternately on the 

 Branches. 



The Species are } 

 I. SiLiQUASTRUM i Cafl. Durante 

 The Judas-Tree i -vulgo. 



1. Si L I Q^u .A s T R u M ; Cana'denfe. 

 Totirn, Canada Judai-Tree. 



3. SiLiQUASTRUM; g-w^e Ceratio, 

 agrejiis, mucronato folio, florihus tar- 

 tis Caroliniana. Pink. Aim, Caro- 

 lina Judas-Tree with pointed 

 Leaves. 



The firft of thefe Trees is very 

 common in the South Parts of 

 Trance, Italy, and Spain, from 

 whence it was formerly brought 

 into England, and preftrved as a 

 Curiolity in Green-houfes, but of 

 late Years they have been tranfplan- 

 ted into the open Air, where they 

 thrive very well, and produce great 

 Quantities of beautiful Flowers in 

 the Spring, and in favourable Sea- 

 fbns do perfe<a their Seeds ex- 

 tremely well. 



The fecond Sort is very com- 

 mon in Virginia, New-England, Ca- 

 nada, and moft of the Northern 

 Countries of America, where it is 

 called Red ■ bud ; which Name, I 

 fuppofe, it receiv'd from the beau- 

 tiful Colour of its Flower-buds, 

 which when fully expanded, are 

 of a foft, purple Colour. Thefe 

 Flowers iire produced in large Clu- 

 fters from the old Wood of i:he 

 Tree ; and being opened before the 

 Green Leaves come out, they make 

 a beautitul Appearance, cfpecially 

 when the Trees are old and pro- 

 duftive of Flowers ; when many 

 times the large Brandies of the 

 Tree are intirely cover'd with thcie 

 bcsutiful Flowers, fo as to afford 

 as great Pleafure as any fort of 

 flowering Tree Vx^hatever. Thefe 

 Flowers are commonly gather'd in 

 America, and put into 'their Sallads, 

 to wliich ihey add a t]uick, poig- 



