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common ; yet the Seedling fhall carry theBell,and that which far 
exceeds it, be not regarded: , Which indeed 1s the Cafe of thefe - 
two Shrubs ; for were they not common, they would be valued, 
and cultivated with as much Eagernefs as any Ever-green or 
Shrub whatfoever; for, in Fat, the Furze is capable of any Form. 
required, but much finer when let grow in its own rural Man- 
ner as Nature directs. Ifthe Beauty of this Shrub, that is, its. 
fine green Leaves, which ferve for a proper Ground to caft forth 
the Beauty of its yellow Flowers, with which it abounds in all. 
Seafons of the Year, was compar’d with that of the long- 
effeem’d Yew, whofe Afpe& is melancholy, and the true Image 
of Sadnefs; ’twould not only be found to be much the finer 
Plant of the two, but more deferving the Gardener’s Care. 
For to fpeak the naked Truth, the Yew-tree 1s never better 
placed, than when planted ina Church-yard as an Emblem of 
Mortality, which is its true Reprefentation, and, in my humble 
Opinion, very improper for a delightful Garden. : . 
But to return to the Culture of thefe Plants; obferve that 
they are botli raifed from Seed fown in February or March, but 
are dificult to remove; therefore tranfplant them the Odfober 
next after Sowing, in fuch Places. where they are to-remain. 
They both make good Cover for Game ; and. the Furze makes 
a moft beautiful Hedge, wherein many Birds take great Pleafure 
to build their Nefts, which is not a fmall Ornament to either 
Garden or Wildernels. 
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Of the feveral Months of the Year, when 
Flowering Shrubs are in Bloffom, and their 
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prefents its beautiful Bloffoms in fanuary, and conti- 
nues in Bloom to the Middle of February. 
In February, the Furze opens its golden-colour’d Bloom, 
which continues till Odfober. 
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r THE firft blowing flowering Shrub is the Mezerion, which 
