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is in the open Ground, or efpeci- 

 ally in a cold Situation, is hardly 

 forward enough to cut j fo that 

 where th*is is much wanted at that 

 Seafon, it is the belt Way to make 

 a <Tentle Hot-bed in December, and 

 plant the old Roots thereon, with- 

 out parting 'em, and arch the Bed 

 over with Hoops, to cover it with 

 Mats in cold Weather, by which 

 Method the Tmfy will come up 

 in January, and be fit to cut in a 

 fliort Time after. 



The fifth Sort was brought from 

 the Cafe of Good-Hope, and is pre- 

 fervcd in the Gardens of thofe 

 who are curious in colledling exo- 

 tick Plants. This may be propaga- 

 ted by planting Cuttings or Shps, 

 during any of the Summer Months, 

 upon a Bed of light rich Earth, 

 obfcrving to water and (hade 'em 

 until they have taken Root, after 

 which they may be taken up, and 

 planted in Pots filled with light 

 frefh Earth, placing them in a fiia- 

 dy Situation until they have taken 

 new Root, and then they may be 

 expofed in an open Place, amongft 

 "other exotick Plants, until the Be- 

 ginning of October, when they 

 mufl: be removed into the Green- 

 houfe, obferving to place 'em in 

 the coo'.eft Part thereof, and as 

 near the Windows as poflible, that 

 they may enjoy the tree Air in 

 mild Weather, otherwife they will 

 draw up weak, and be liable to 

 grow mouldy, and decay. 



They mufl alio be frequently 

 watered, but in very cold Weather 

 they mufl not have too much 

 Wucer given them at each Time, 

 tho' in Summer they fhould have 

 it in Plenty. With this Manage- 

 ment (together with obferving to 

 fliift Vm into larger Pots, as they 

 fhall require it) the Piants will 

 grow large, and produce a great 



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Quantity of Flowers, which com- 

 monly appear early in the Spring, 

 and thereby greatly add to the Va- 

 riety of the Green-houfe. 



TAN or TANNERS BARK, is 

 the Bark of the Oak-tree, chopped 

 and ground into coarfe Powder, to 

 be uied in Tanning or DrefTmg of 

 Skins; after which it is of great 

 Ufe in Gardening : Firll, by its 

 Fermentation (when laid in a Body) 

 which , is always moderate, and of 

 a long Duration, which renders it 

 of great Service to Hot-beds j and 

 fecondly, after it is well rotted, it 

 becomes excellent Manure for all 

 Sorts of cold ftifF Land, upon 

 which one Load of Tan is better 

 than two of the befl rotten Dung, 

 and will continue longer m the 

 Ground. 



The Ufe of Tan for Hot-beds 

 has not been very many Years 

 known in England, and was brought 

 over firft from Holland, where it 

 had been long ufed for thofe Pur- 

 pofcs ; I have been informed that 

 it was firfl ufed in England for rai- 

 fing Orange-trees, which was about 

 the Beginning of King William's 

 Reign ; but it was difuied long af- 

 ter that, and it is within fifteen 

 or fixteen Years pafl, that it was 

 again brought into Ufe, for raifing 

 the Pine-Apple ; fince which Time 

 it has yearly grown more in Ufe 

 for Hot-beds ; and I doubt not but 

 in a few Years it will be generally 

 ufed for thofe Purpofes, where-ever 

 it can be procured eafily. 



There are commonly two or 

 three Sorts of Tan, which are 

 ground into Powder of different 

 Sizes, ibme being in very grofs 

 Pieces, and oth.ers are ground very 

 fine i thefe are different m their Ef- 

 fecls when laid to ferment, for the 

 fmall Sort will heat more violently, 

 but will iofe its Heat in a Oiort 



Time, 



