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require no other Culture, but to 

 keep them clear from Weeds. 



CELTIS, The Lote or Nettle- 

 tree. 



The Cbaraclers are ; 

 The Leaves are fomevobat like 

 thqfe of the Nettle : the Flowers con- 

 Jifi of five Leaves, vjbicb are ex- 

 panded in form of a Rofe, containing 

 many Jhort Stamina, or Threads, in 

 the Bofom : the Fruit grovos fngle 

 in the Bofom of its Leaves, which is 

 a roundijb Berry. 



The Species are ; 



1. Celt is fruclu ohfeure purpu- 

 rafcente. Toum. The dark purplifh- 

 fru.ted Lote or Nettle- tree. 



2 . Ce L T I S fruclu nigricante. Town. 

 The Nettle-tree with black Fruit. 



3. Celt IS fruclu lutio ampliori. 

 The Nettle-tree with large yellow 

 Fruit. 



4. Celt is Orient alis, folio am- 

 pliore, fnagno fruclu. T. Cor. The 

 Eaftern Lote or Nettle-tree, with 

 larger Leaves and Fruit. 



5. Celt is Orient a lis minor, foliis 

 mimribui iff crajjioribus, fruclu fiavo. 

 T. Cor. Smaller Lote or Nettle- 

 tree, with fmaller and thicker Leaves, 

 and yellow Fruit. 



6. Celt is Americana, folio citri 

 fubtus aurco, fruclu rubro. Plum. 

 American Lote or Nettle- tree, with 

 a Citron leaf, and a red Fruit. 



The firit of thefe Trees was ori- 

 ginally brought from Virginia ; but 

 is found to thrive very well in our 

 Climate, thire being feveral large 

 Trees of this Kind in the Gardens of 

 curious Planters, but particularly 

 one in the Garden which formerly 

 belonged to John Trade [cant at 

 South - Lambeth, near Vauxhall in 

 Surry, and another in the Phyfc- 

 garden at Chelfea, both which are 

 large Trees, and the latter produces 

 ripe Fruit annually, from whence 

 feveral young Treee have been 



raifed. The fecond Sort, tho' a 

 Native of Europe, yet is lefs com- 

 mon in England than the former, 

 and only to be feen in fome curious 

 Collections of Trees, particularly in 

 the Gardens of the late Dr. Uvedale 

 at Enfield, where there is one large 

 Tree remaining : and of late there 

 have been fome young Plants of this 

 Kind raifed from the Seeds which 

 have been procured from Abroad : 

 this Siprt is very common in Italy, 

 Spain, and likewife in the South 

 of France : the Berries of this Sort 

 are larger than thofe of the other 

 Kinds, and are of a mining black 

 Colour : the Leaves are longer and 

 narrower than thofe of the firit Sort; 

 but, in other refpecls, very like to 

 that. 



The third Sort is probably a Na- 

 tive of America alfo : this Tree hath 

 been many Years growing in De- 

 vonjhirc, where are feveral large 

 ones, which have produced ripe 

 Seeds, .from whence the Gardens 

 near London were fupplied wich young 

 Plants. 



The fourth and fifth Sorts were 

 difcovered by Dr. loumefort in his 

 Travels, who fent their Fruits to 

 the Royal Garden at Paris ; where 

 they were raifed, and have been 

 fince diftributed to many curious 

 Gardens in Europe. Thefe two 

 Sorts are as hardy as thofe before- 

 mentioned, fo that they will endure 

 the marpeft Winters in the open 

 Air, efpecially when they have ac- 

 quired fumcierit Strength ; for many 

 of thefe Trees may fufrer by Cold, 

 when they are young, tho' afterward 

 they are capable of refilling the fe- 

 vereft Cold of this Country. 



Thefe are all of them very hardy, 

 enduring the feverell of our Winters 

 in England very well, and grow to 

 be large Trees : they may be pro- 

 pagated either from Layers, or by 



Seeds: 



