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tlje fame Growth with the former, 

 and may be intermixed therewith 

 in Wildernefs Quarters, to add to 

 the Variety i it may be propagated 

 and manag'd in the fame Manner 

 as the former. 



The third Sort is very common 

 in the Nurferies near London, where 

 it is generally known by the Name 

 of HypericH?n Frutex, and is fold a- 

 mongft other flowering Shrubs at 

 a common Rate. This may be 

 propagated by laying down the un- 

 der Branches, which will take Root 

 in the Compafs of one Year, when 

 they may be taken off and plant- 

 ed in a Nurfery tor two or three 

 Years (as hath been diredled for 

 the former) after which they may 

 be tranfplanted out where they are 

 defiga'd to remain, placing 'em 

 with the two former, being near- 

 ly of the fime Growth, where 

 they will add to the Variety. 



The two firfi Sorts do produce 

 their Flowers at the Extremity of 

 their Shoots, the firft in a long 

 Spike, and the fecond in Form of 

 an Umbel j but the third Sort pro- 

 duces its Flowers at the Joints of 

 the former Year's Wood, in Bun- 

 ches, fo that the whole Tree fecms 

 covered with white Flowers, when 

 they are blown. They all three 

 produce their Flowers in May, and 

 Ibmetimcs continue in Beauty 'till 

 June, in a cool Scafon, for which 

 they are efteemed by the Curious. 



Thefe Shrubs do require no o- 

 ther Frunins: but to cut out all the 

 dead Branches, and fuch as grow 

 irregular, and take off all their 

 Suckers every Year, for if thefe 

 are permitted to grow, they will 

 ftarve the old Plants, by drawing 

 away their Nourifliment. The 

 Ground between 'em fiiould aifo 

 be dug every Spring, to encourage 

 iheir Roots, and every third Year 



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a little rotten Dung buried therein^ 

 which will caule 'em to flower 

 very ftrong. 



The fourth Sort is a Native of 

 the Cape of Good Hope, where the 

 Inhabitants call it Budm, and efteem 

 it extremely for many medicinal 

 Purpofes, but particularly for ex- 

 pelling the Venom of Snakes. 



This Plant is at prefcnt very 

 rare in England, and I believe in 

 mod Parts of Europe, though for- 

 merly it was growing in feveral 

 curious Gardens in Holla?jd, but 

 hath been loft in that Country for 

 fome Time, 'till two Years ago it 

 was retrieved again from the Cape 

 of Good Hope, by Mr. George Clif- 

 ford of Amflerdam, a Gentleman 

 who is extremely curious in Bota- 

 ny and Gardening, from whom I 

 was furniflVd with it. 



This Plant is propagated from 

 Seeds, which fliould be fown upon 

 a moderate Hot-^bed in the Spring, 

 and when the Plants are come up, 

 they miUft be tranfplanted each in- 

 to a feparate fmall Pot, fiU'd with 

 light, frefli Earth, and plung'd into 

 a freili Hot-bed, obferving to wa- 

 ter 'em and fiiade the GlalTes in the 

 Heat of the Day, until they have 

 taken Root 5 after which they 

 fiiould have Air in proportion to 

 the Heat of the Weather, and th^ 

 Bed in which they are placed. In 

 June they fiiould be inured to the 

 open Air by Degrees, and the Be- 

 ginning of J-uly they ihould be re- 

 mo v'd out of the Hot-bed, and pla- 

 ced in a warm Situation, where 

 they may remain until the End of 

 Septetnker ; at which Time they 

 mvuft be removed into the Green- 

 houie, placing 'em in a warm P.irr, 

 but not too clofe under other 

 Plants. During the V/inter Seafon 

 they muft be now and then gently 

 refrelh.'d with Water, but they 



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