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an handfome Head \ at the Extre- 

 mity of every Branch is put forth a 

 Spike or Clufter of white Flowers, 

 which blow in July, and, during 

 their Continuance, the whole Shrub 

 feems covered with Flowers; which 

 makes a very fine Appearance, and 

 delerves a Place in every curious 

 Garden. This Sort has never yet 

 perfected Seeds in England ; but is 

 propagated by Layers, when the 

 Seeds cannot be obtained from 

 abroad. It was formerly placed in 

 the Genus of Euonymus, or Spindle- 

 irce. 



The fecond Sort is a Native of 

 ths Cape of Good Hope : this will not 

 live in the open Air in England ; 

 therefore is kept in Pots, and houfed 

 in a common Green-houfe in Win- 

 ter. This will grow to the Height 

 of fix or feven Feet, and may be 

 trained up to a regular Stem ; and, 

 as it is an Ever-green, will make a 

 pretty Variety in Winter, efpecially 

 when it comes to bear Fruit; which 

 are pretty large, and of a fine 

 red Colour ; and, ripening in 

 Winter, they make a fine Appear- 

 ance, being intermixed with the 

 green Leaves. This is propagated 

 by laying down the Side-branches, 

 which, in one Year, will have taken 

 Root. The belt Seafcn for making 

 thefe Layers is in the Month of Sep- 

 tember : it may alfo be propagated 

 "by Cuttings, which mould be planted 

 in July, and mull be fcreened from 

 the Sun in hot Weather : thefe Cut- 

 tings will be a whole Year before 

 they will have made Roots ftrong 

 enough to tranfplant. Sometimes 

 the Fruit will ripen fo well, as to 

 grow; but thefe Seeds will not come 

 up the firft Year; therefore the Pots 

 in which the Seeds are fown, mull 

 be iheltered the following Winter, 

 and plunged into a moderate Hot- 

 bed in the Spring ; which will bring 

 up the Plants. Thefe Plants may 



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be expofed in Summer, with Myr- 

 tles, and other hardy Green-houfe 

 Plants ; and may be treated in the 

 fame manner with thofe. This was 

 called Lycium iEthiopicum, &c. 



The third Sort is a Native of 

 Virginia and Carolina, from whence 

 the Seeds have been brought into 

 England. This, being a very hardy 

 Plant, will thrive in the open Air, 

 and is not injured by Froft: it hath 

 a climbing Stalk, and will twine 

 about any of the neighbouring Trees, 

 and mount to a confiderable Height. 

 It produces its Flowers from the 

 Wings of the Leaves, which are 

 produced in fmall Bunches, and are 

 of an herbaceous Colour : thefe 

 come out in June, and are fucceeded 

 by the Fruit ; which has a foft pulpy 

 Cover, of a Red or Orange-colour, 

 which opens into three Cells, each 

 having one ftony Seed. Thefe Fruit 

 are ripe in Oclober, but will con- 

 tinue a Month or fix Weeks ; during 

 which time they make an handfome 

 Appearance. This may be propa- 

 gated by laying down the Branches 

 at Micbaehnas ; which will have 

 taken Root by that time Twelve- 

 month, and may then be tranfplant- 

 ed out, where they are defigned to 

 remain : they will alfo produce 

 Suckers, which may be taken off 

 with good Roots. The Seeds of 

 this Plant will remain a whole Year 

 in the Ground ; fo that when it is 

 propagated that way, the Ground 

 mult remain undifturbed till the 

 Plants come up. When thefe Plants 

 are not planted near Trees, to which 

 they may twine, there mould be 

 large Poles fixed in the Ground by 

 them, that they may twine round, 

 to be fupported, otherwife they will 

 trail upon the Ground, and become 

 unfightly : this is called Climbing 

 Euonymus. 



The fourth and fifth Sorts are 

 Natives of die Cape of Good Hope : 



thefe 



