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The firft and third Sorts do 

 grow wild in Yorkflnre, Dcrby/Inre, 

 WeftmoreUnd, and other Northern 

 Countries of England, as ah'b upon 

 the Alps, and other lofty Mountains 

 in feveral Parts of Europe ^ but 

 can't by Art be cultivated in Gar- 

 dens near London, fo as to thrive 

 and produce Fruit. The firft com- 

 monly grows to the Height of 

 three or four Feet, in its native 

 Places of Growth, and produces 

 great Quantities of Fruit, which 

 the poor Inhabitants of thofe Coun- 

 tries gather, and fell in the Mar- 

 kets for Tarts, &c. The third Sort 

 is a very humble Plant, leldom 

 growing much taller than the 

 Dwarf Dutch Box (which is us'd 

 for edging of Borders :) This pro- 

 duces in its native Places of Growth, 

 large Quantities ot red Fruit ; but 

 thefe will rarely grow in Gardens, 

 unlefs planted in a flrcng, cold 

 Soil, and a fhady Situation. 



The fecond Sort is very com- 

 mon upon marfliy or boggy Heaths, 

 in divers Parts of England, and 

 will grow to the Height of three 

 or four Feet in luch Places, and 

 produce great Quantities of Fruit, 

 which ripen in ^uly, and are ga- 

 thered by the poor People for the 

 fame Ufes as the firfl: Sort. 



This is alfo very difficult to cul- 

 tivate in Gardens: The only Me- 

 thod is, to take up feme Plants in 

 the Spring, from the Places of its 

 Growth, with Balls of Earth to 

 their Roots, and tranfplant theni 

 into a moift, fhady Part of the 

 Garden, where, if the Soil be not 

 too rich or warm, they will thrive 

 tolerably well, provided the Groun^ 

 is not dug or cleaned, for thele 

 Plants will grow beft on fuch Pla- 

 ces as are never cultivated. This 

 Sort is directed by the College of 

 fhyficims to be ufed in Medicine, 



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The fourth Sort is a tender 

 Plant which is preferv'd in the 

 Gardens of thofe who delight in 

 preferving Exotick Plants. This is 

 propagated by Layers, which fhould 

 be lay'd down in the Spring, ob- 

 ferving to make a little Slit in the 

 Part which is laid in the Ground 

 (in the manner as is pra£lis'd in 

 Laying of Carnations) and in dry 

 Weather they muft be frequently 

 watered, which will greatly facili- 

 tate their taking Root, and in the 

 following Spring they may be cut 

 off from the old Plants, and plant- 

 ed each into a feparate Pot, filled 

 with ftrong, frefli Earth, and pla- 

 ced upon a moderate Hot-bed 

 which will facilitate their taking 

 frefn Root; but they muft be flia- 

 ded from the Sun with Mats, and 

 frequently water'd. 



In the Summer thefe Plants may 

 be expofed in the open Air, with 

 other hardy Exotick Plants ; and in 

 Winter they muft be placed in the 

 Green-houfe, where they fliouid 

 have as much free Air as pofllble 

 in mild Weather, and muft be fre- 

 quently water'd, otherwife they 

 will not thrive. 



Thefe Plants produce their Flow- 

 ers in Winter and Spring, but do 

 rarely produce Fruit in this Coun- 

 try. 



The fifth Sort grows to a Shrub 

 of fix or feven Feet high, and 

 though a Native of America, yet 

 will endure the fevereft Cold of 

 our Climate in the open Ain It 

 may eafily be propagated by Lay- 

 ers or Suckers, which are generally 

 produced in great Plenty from the 

 Roots of the old Plants ; thefe 

 fliould be taken oft' either in Spring 

 or Autumn, and planted out a- 

 ipongft otiier Shrubs of the fame 

 Growth, where they will add to 

 the Diverlity, but there is little 



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