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Curious in their Colle£tions of Na- 

 tural Curiofities ; and of thefe there 

 are but few to be feen in Eng- 

 land. 



As to what fome Perfons have 

 afierted of the manner how it is 

 propagated, fiom Tree to Tree, by 

 the Mijleto-Thrufljesy who eat the 

 Berries, and void the Seed in their 

 Dung, upon the Branches of Trees, 

 whereby the Seeds are ftuck there- 

 on, and take Root into the Bark, 

 and produce frefh Plants, I can by 

 no means agree to ^ fince if it were 

 only this way propagated, it would 

 always be found upon the upper 

 Part or the Sides of fuch Branches, 

 upon which the Dung can only be 

 fuppos'd to lodge i whereas it is 

 often found upon the under Side of 

 Branches, where it is almoft im- 

 poflible for thefe Birds to caft their 

 Dung : Befides, I believe the Sto- 

 machs of thefe Birds are too pow- 

 erful Digefters to fuffer any Seeds to 

 pafs intire through the Inteftines. 

 But I fhall leave this to fuch who 

 have Leifure to make Obfervations 

 in fuch Places where this Plant a- 

 bounds, and fhall add only a fhort 

 Account of the Method us'd to 

 make Birdlime, which may not be 

 improper to infert in this Place for 

 the Satisfaction of the Curious. 



The Italians make their Birdlime 

 of the Berries of Mifieto, heated 

 and mix'd with Oil, as that made 

 of Holly-barky and to make it bear 

 the Water, they add Turpentine. 



That which is commonly ufed 

 with us, is made of the Bark of 

 Holly-y which they boil for ten or 

 tv/eive Hours : and when the green 

 Coat is feparated from the other, 

 they cover it up for a Fortnight in 

 a moill Place, pounded into a tough 

 Pafte, that no Fibres of the Wood 

 be left ; then they wafh it in a run- 

 ning Stream till no MOtes appear. 



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and put it Up to ferment for four 

 or five Days, and skum it as otten 

 as any thing arifes, and then lay it 

 up for Ufe. When they ufe it, 

 they incorporate with it a third 

 Part of that Oil over the Fire. 



The Birdlime that is brought 

 from Damafcus is fuppos'd to be 

 made of Sebejiens^ their Kernels be- 

 ing frequently found in it -, but this 

 will not endure either Frofl or 

 Wet. 



The Birdlime brought from S^aH 

 is of an ill Smell, 



The Bark of our Lantone or 

 Way faring Shrub, as it is faid, will 

 make Birdlime as good as the 

 beft. 



VITEX j Agnus Callus, or the 

 Chafte Tree. 



The CharaBers are ; 



It hath a Tlo-wer confifti7ig oforti 

 Leafy which appears as if it had two 

 Lips, the Yore-part is tubulofe ; from 

 whofe Flower-cup rifes the Fointal, 

 which afterwards becomes an almofi- 

 fpherical Fruit, which is di'vided into 

 four Cells, in which are contained ob- 

 long Seeds ; to which may be added. 

 The Leaves are digitated (or finger d) 

 like thofe of Hemp. 

 The Species are ; 



I. ViTEx j foliis anguflioribusy 

 cannabis modo difpofitis. C. B. P. 

 The Chafle Tree, with narrow 

 Leaves. 



1. ViTExj latiore folio, C. B. F. 

 The Chafte Tree, with broad fer-^ 

 rated Leaves. 



3. ViTEx ; [we Agnus, flore albi- 

 do. H. R. Far. The Chafte Tree, 

 with whitifti Flowers. 



4. ViTEx ; five Agnus minor, fo- 

 liis angufiffmis . H. R. Far. The 

 IciTer Chafte Tree, with very nar- 

 row Leaves. 



The firft of thefe Plants is pretty 

 common in moft Fnglifl) Gardens, 

 where a Variety of hardy Trees arc 



preferv'd ; 



