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2. Carpinus filth ex luteo <va- 

 riegatis. The llnp'd Hornbeam. 



3. Carpinus feu oflrya, ulmo fi?ni- 

 /iSy fr4ttu racemofo, lupulo Jimilis. 

 C. B. The Hop Hornbeam. 



4. Carpinus Virginzana fie re fc ens. 

 Pluk. The Virginian flowering Horn- 

 beam. 



5. Carpinus Orient alls, folio mi- 

 nori, fruttu bre<vi. Cor. lnjl. Ealt- 

 ern Hornbeam, with a fmaller Leaf, 

 and a fhort Fruit. 



The firft of thefe Trees hath been 

 often cultivated in the Nurieries, to 

 make Hedges for WilderneiTes and 

 Orangeries ; but of late it hath not 

 been To much ufed for that Purpofe, 

 the decay'd Leaves cf the Tree con- 

 tinuing on all theWinter, as do thofe 

 of the Oak, rendering them very un- 

 fightly in a Pleafu re-garden ; which, 

 together with the perpetual Litter 

 their Leaves make, have a'moll 

 brought them into Difufe for this 

 Work, unlefs in large WilderneiTes, 

 where the Hedges are traiu'd up to 

 a great Height ; for which Purpofe 

 there is no Tree more ufeful, it be- 

 ing a very tonille Plant, and may be 

 kept thick from the Bottom to the 

 Height of e : ghteen or twenty Feet ; 

 and will refill the Violence of ltrong 

 Winds the bell of any of the deci- 

 duous Trees, and is of fpeedy 

 Growth. The Timber of this Tree 

 is very tough and flexible, and is of 

 excellent Ufe to the Turners ; as 

 alfo for making Mill-cogs, Heads of 

 Beetles, &c. and is very good Fire- 

 wood. 



Thefe Trees may be rais'd from 

 the Seeds, which Ihould be fown 

 early in the Autumn in a fhady Si- 

 tuation ; where they will remain in 

 the Ground umil Spring, and often 

 till the fecond Year, before they ap- 

 pear ; for which Reafon it is gene- 

 rally propagated by Layers, which 

 is the moll expeditious Method : the 



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Layers mould be laid in Autumn, 

 and will have taken fufticient Root 

 to be tranfplanted the Autumn fol- 

 lowing : at which time they mould 

 be tranfplanted into a Nurfery for 

 two or three Years ; where, if they 

 are defignM for Hedges, their Un- 

 der-branches ihould not be taken off", 

 but the Trees train'd flat for that 

 Purpofe. Thefe Trees are very pro- 

 per to make Hedges round the Quar- 

 ters of Exotic Trees and Shrubs ; 

 their Leaves abiding till the Spring 

 before they fall off, will greatly 

 fence off the cold Winds from the 

 Quarters ; and what Leaves fall away 

 in Autumn, lliould be fuffer'd to re- 

 main upon the Surface of the Ground 

 until Spring ; which will keep the 

 Froft from penetrating fo deep into 

 the Ground, as it would, were the 

 Ground intirely bare. 



This Tree will grow upon cold 

 barren expos'd Hills, and in fuch Si- 

 tuations as few other Trees will ; fo 

 that it may be cultivated to great 

 Advantage in fuch Places. 



The Hop Hornbeam Iheds its 

 Leaves in Winter, with the Elm, 

 and other deciduous Trees. This 

 Tree, though but lately much known 

 in England, yet is very common in 

 Germany , growing promifcuoufly 

 with the common Sort. This is 

 much preferable to the common Sort 

 for Hedges in a Pleafure-garden, up- 

 on the account of its quitting its 

 Leaves with other Trees ; and there- 

 by doth not make fo much Litter in 

 the Spring as the other, and will cut 

 full as well. 



The Virginian flowering Horn- 

 beam is ftill lefs common than the 

 laft, and only to be feen in curious 

 Gardens : it is equally as hardy as 

 the other, and may be increased by 

 Layers. 



This Sort will grow to the Height 

 of thirty Feet, or more ; and is of 

 quicker 



