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tained in the Frames, they fhould 

 be removed into the Bark-ftove ; 

 where, during the Summer-months, 

 they fhould have a large Share of 

 free Air : but in Winter they rauft 

 be kept very clofe. With this Ma- 

 nagement the Plants will be very 

 ftrong, and produce their Flowers 

 every Seafon. Thefe Plants may 

 alfo be increafed by planting their 

 Cuttings in the Spring, before they 

 put out, in Pots filled with frefh 

 light Earth, and plunged into an 

 Hot-bed of Tanners Bark ; obferv- 

 ing to water and lhade them until 

 they have taken Root ; after which 

 they muft be managed as hath been 

 directed for the Seedling-plants. 



BRUSCUS. Vide Rufcus. 



BRYONIA, Bryony. 

 The Characlers are; 



// hath a climbijig Stalk vjith 

 Spines : the Leaves are like thofe of 

 the Vine : the Flowers conjiji of one 

 M*eaf 9 which is expanded at the Top, 

 and divided into five Parts ; and, 

 in the Female Plants, are fucceeded 

 by round Berries growing on Fcot- 

 Jialks : the Flowers of the Male Plants 

 have five Apices in each ; but are 

 harren. 



The Species are ; 



1. Bryonia afpera Jive alba, 

 laccis rubn's. C. B. The common 

 white Bryony. 



2. Bryonia Africana glabra , 

 foliis in profundas lacinias divijls, 

 Jlore luteo. Olden. Smooth African 

 Bryony, with deep-cut Leaves, and 

 yellow Flowers. 



3. Bryonia Americana, olivee 

 fruclu rubro. Plum. Cat. Amtrican 

 Bryony, with a red olive -fhap'd 

 Fruit. 



4. Bryonia Africana, fruclu 

 <variegato. Hort. Elth. African 

 Bryony, with a variegated Fruit. 



5 . Bryonia Aficana laciniata, 

 tuberofa radice t jloribus herbaceis. 



Par. "Bat. African cut-leav'd Bryony, 

 with a tuberofe Root, and herba- 

 ceous Flowers. 



The firft. Sort grows upon dry 

 Banks, under Hedges, in many Parts 

 of England; but may be cultivated 

 in a Garden, for Ufe, by fowing 

 the Berries in the Spring of theYear, 

 in a dry poor Soil; where they will, 

 in two Years time, grow to be large 

 Roots, provided they are not too 

 thick. The Roots of this Plant 

 have been formerly, by Impoftors, 

 brought into an human Shape, and 

 carried about the Country, and 

 l]iewn for Mandrakes to the com- 

 mon People, who were eafily im- 

 pofed on by their Credulity ; and 

 thefe got good Livings thereby. 

 The Method which thefe People 

 praclis'd, was, to find a young thrive- 

 ing Bryony-plant ; then they opened 

 the Earth, all round the Plant, being 

 careful not to difturb the lower Fi- 

 bres ; and, being prepar'd with fuch 

 a Mould, as is ufed by the People 

 who make Platter-figures, they fixed 

 the Mould clofe to the Root, faften- 

 ing it with Wire, to keep it in its 

 proper Situation ; then they filled 

 the Earth about the Root, leaving 

 it to grow to the Shape of the Mould, 

 which in one Summer it will do : 

 fo that if this be done in March, by 

 September it will have the Shape. 

 The Leaves of this Plant are alfo 

 often imposed on the People in the 

 Markec for Mandrake -leaves, altho* 

 there is no Refemblance between 

 them, nor any Agreement in Qua- 

 lity. 



The fecond and fifth Sorts are 

 perennial Plants, their Roots remain- 

 ing feveral Years ; but their Branches 

 decay every Winter. Thefe Roots 

 muft be planted in Pots filled with 

 freih light Earth, and in Winter 

 mull be placed in the Green-houfe, 

 to protect the,m from Froft, ana 



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