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There are feveral other Spd^s of 

 this Plant which are preierv^d in 

 curious Botanick Gardens, moll of 

 which are annual, and have little 

 Beauty in their Flowers, therefore 

 I fhall not enumerate them in this 

 Place, fince they are rarely culti- 

 vated in Flower-Gardens. 



The firfl of thefe Plants here 

 mention'd is pretty common in 

 the Gardens near London, where it 

 is preferv'd in Green-houics with 

 other Exotick Plants for the Beauty 

 of its Flowers, which are com- 

 monly continu'd throughout the 

 whole Year, making a very beau- 

 tiful Figure in the Green-houfe at 

 fuch Scaions when few other Plants 

 are in Flower. 



This Plant may be propagated 

 by planting cither Cuttings or Siips 

 during any ot the Summer Months, 

 in Pots tiird with frefh, light Earth, 

 and plac'd under a Frame, cbferving 

 to water and fliade them until they 

 have taken Root, after which they 

 may be expos'd to the open Air, 

 and when they have gotten ftrong 

 Roots, they may be each tranf- 

 planted into a ieparatc Pot tiil'd 

 with light, frefh Earth, and may 

 be plac'd amongft other hardy Exo- 

 tick Plants in the open Air in Sum.- 

 mer ; but in Winter they muft be 

 fcreen'd from fever e Froft, tho' in 

 mild Weather they fr.ould have as 

 much free Air as pofiible. 



But altho' thefe Plants are gene- 

 rally preferv'd in Pots, and plac'd 

 in a Green-houfe in Winter, yet 

 after they have acquir'd Strength, 

 they may be planted in warm, dry 

 Borders ; where, if the Soil be frefl-), 

 and not too rich, they will endure 

 the Cold of our ordinary V/inters 

 very well without any-Covering: 

 And the Plants thus treated v/iil 

 flower much better than thofe kept 

 in PotSc 



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The ftrip'd Sort is propagated as 

 the plain, and muft be treated in 

 the lame Manner, but being fome- 

 what tenderer, muft be conftantly 

 Ihelter'd in Winter, other wife it 

 will be deftroy'd in a fmall Froft. 



THISTLE ; -vide Carduus. 



THORN-APPLE i -vide Stramo- 

 nium. 



THORN, the Gbftenbury j lide 

 Mefpilus. 



T H U Y A i The Arbor Vitse, 

 vttlgo. 



The Chardciers arej 



The Leaves are ever-green, fqua- 

 fnoHs, and comprefs'd, having /mall, 

 ohlong, fquamoHs Cones growing upon 

 the Backjides, in which the Seeds are 

 contained. 



The Species arc j 



1. Thuya i TheophraJIi. C.B.P. 

 The Arbor Vitae, or Tree of Life. 



2. Thuya; Theophrajii, folio va- 

 riegato. The ftrip'd Arbor Vitae, 

 or Tree of Life. 



The firft Sort was formerly in 

 greater Efteem than at prefcnt in 

 the EnglifJj Gardens; it is commonly 

 rais'd in the Nurferies near London, 

 where their Heads are fheered into 

 a conical Figure ; but lince that 

 low Tafte of Gardening, in crowd- 

 ing vaft Quantities of clipp'd Plants 

 into Gardens, is juftly exploded, 

 thefe Trees do not meet with Co 

 good Reception as formerly : But 

 notv/ithftanding this, there may be 

 fome of them planted in Gardens 

 to great Advantage, if they are 

 placed in Wildernefles, or Clumps 

 of ever-green Trees, v/here thefe 

 fhould be planted with other Sorts 

 which are nearly of the fame 

 Growth ; and in fuch Plantations 

 the dull, heavy, green Colour of 

 thefe Leaves, will be very ufeful in 

 adding to the Luftreof thofe which 

 are ot a more lively Green, and make 

 a fine Variety. 



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