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fowing the Berries, which (like thofe of common Hawthorn) will lie 
in the ground a whole year before they come Up : this Green ferveth 
with others to make an ever-green Hedge, 
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“He Staf-tree (as Mr. Parkin{on callsit) by. long ftanding in an open 
place groweth to a reafonable tall. Tree, but commonly in a 
Hedge-buth:= the Leaves, which fall-noraway in Winter, are fome- 
thing like thofe of Laurus tinds, but ofa fairer (thou h fad) green 
colour ;° it beareth on a {mall talk four or five yellowith green Flow- 
ers, which turn into {mall Berries, like black Cherries, containing a 
ftone with akernel: this Plant:is chiefly increafed by Layers, and 
the beft ufe that can be made of itis to mix with Pyracantha, for the 
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PT He ever-green Privet, or {as it iscommonly called) Alaternws, 
cud neverrifech high, buc-groweth low ina.chick Buth, full,of bran- 
ches, fet with {mall hard ever-green leaves, round, and indented 
about the edges ; the Flowers come forth at the joynts, many toge- 
ther, which are {malland white, fucceeded by fmall black Berries, 
icontaining many Seeds; by which, as, alfo by laying the, Branches, 
-this fine Plant:may eafily,be increafed, ,, Thofe that afte Hedges in 
-theirGardens, :canaot make choice of any fitter for. the purpofe chan 
this, and thé) nexe that followeth,, inrefpect. of their aptnefs to be 
formed and confined by Laths or R ods to any proportion, abiding to 
be fheared, and all che year reta'ning their incomparable verdure, 
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4° of Clufins, and from his defcription fer our by. Mr, Fobnfon : 
An: France this fine Green is niuch ufed in, Palifade, tall; eyer-green 
‘Hedges, and to adorn the Walls of Courts, ic groweth well wich 
aus, and much higher than; Alaternus ;. the Leaves longer, more cut 
‘inon the edges, and of afrefher green colour ; the Flowers are {mal}, 
many together, and ofa greenifh yellow colour, fucceeded by {mail 
‘black Berries, wherein the Seed.is contained, which fowed in odo 
ber, and defended from long hard Froftsin Winter, will come up at 
the Spring, and foon furnifh Plants to make an ever-green Hedge 
for which purpofe this and the laft are the chiefeft, except that excel- 
dent Kind called Phyllirea folio leviter ferrato, which hath deep ever- 
green leavess-lightly cut in on the edges, and thicker fee on the 
ranches 5 vigoroufly enduring the Winter, and aptly reducible in- 
foany form; but very hard tobe increafed either by Seeds or Lay- 
etsy as MrBebert (the ingenious Keeper. of the publick Garden in 
Df ted by many trials, 
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