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PRODUCTION 



Sect. XIX. 3. r. 



has thence been ufed as an argument in favour of a vegetabl 



latlon of juices. 



A fimilar fadl is alfo aflerted by Mr. Milne. He fay 



that 



it 



an 



%-*■ 



grafted 



deciduous one determines th 



retain its leaves ; this obfer' 

 ments, particularly by graft 



is 



firmed by repeated exper 



o o 



th 



laurel, 



fu 



an ever 



green, on the common cherry, cerafus ; or the ilex, an evergreen 



oak 



the common oak 



Botanical Didl. Art. Defol 



All 



^ 



thefe feem to want furth 



exper 



to 



th 



the fa6ls fo 



delivered on the authority of ingenious men 



3. To increafe the number of the flowers of fhrubs, all thofc arts 

 J applicable, which are defcribed in Se£l. XV. 2. for the produdion 



of fruit on w 

 confift. I. in 



which 



h 



th 



tree 



of 



proper age. 



bending down the viviparous branches to the h 



which renders them oviparous 



2. 



by twifl 



& 



a w 



or ty 



& 



cord 



d the viviparous branch 



3 



by wounding or cutting 



away a narrow cylinder of the bark -, 4. by tranfpl 



£> 



ofFfome of th 



5. by cutting away the central or viviparous 



branch 



6. by ingraft 



b 







III. Flowers from Roots, 



1. Many bulb-rooted flowers are defervedly in great eflimation by 

 fiorifts, as the tulip, hyacinth, lily, colchicum, crocus, fritillary, &c. 

 and of thofe many are liable to become double, which adds in gene- 

 ral fo much to their fplendour and to their duration, as narciflus, 

 hyacinth, colchicum, tulip, 



The immediate caufe of duplicature or multiplication of the pe- 

 tals of thefe flowers is probably fimilar to that of thofe above men- 

 tioned, and originates from their luxuriant growth, owing to the 



fertility 



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