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Seeds, the Difference hath conti- 

 nued ; however this may be in the 

 natural Place of their Growth, the 

 Inhabitants of thofe Countries can 

 belt inform us. 



Thefe Trees are Natives of Vir- 

 ginia y New-England, Maryland, and 

 Carolina ; as alio of moll Places on 

 the Northern Continent of America ; 

 but to what Size they there grow, I 

 cannot fay : in England there are 

 none of thefe Trees above feven or 

 eight Feet at prefent ; the largeit I 

 have yet feen, are growing in the 

 curious Gardens of his Grace the 

 Duke of Argyll at Whit ten near 

 Hounjlo-w : thefe have produced 

 plenty of Flowers for fome Years 

 pad ; but as yet they have not pre- 

 ceded any Seeds. 



They are propagated by Seeds 

 (which mult be procured from 

 abroad) : thefe Seeds may be fown 

 on a Bed of light Earth, as foon as 

 they arrive ; for they generally re- 

 main a Year in the Ground, fo that 

 the following Summer the Bed m'uft 

 be kept clear from Weeds ; and in 

 hot dry Weather, if the Bed is fha- 

 ded from the Sun in the Middle of 

 the Day, 2. ad duly wfctereU, there 

 will be a much greater Certainty of 

 the Seeds growing than if thefe are 

 neglected. 



The firft Year, when the Plants 

 come up, it will be n ceiTary to re- 

 peat the Covering in hot dry Wea- 

 ther, efpecially while the Plants are 

 young; at which time they arc often 

 deftroyed by being too much cxr 

 pofed : nor Ihould the Watering be 

 neglected ; for as thefe Plants na- 

 turally grow on moid Ground, fo 

 when they are *not duly watered in 

 dry Weather, the young Plants will 

 languifh and decay. 



The next Autumn, when the 

 Leaves begin to drop, the young 

 Plants may be tranfplantcd into Ncr- 



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kry-beds, which ihould be a little 

 defended from the cold Winds; and 

 if the Soil is moilt, they will fuc- 

 ceed much better than indryGround; 

 but where it happens otherwife, it 

 will be abfolutely neceflary to water 

 them in dry Weather, otherwife 

 there will be great Danger of the 

 Plants dying in the Middle of the 

 Summer, which has been the Cafe 

 in many Gardens where thefe Planti 

 were raifed. 



In thefe Nurfery-beds the Plants 

 may remain a Year or two (accord- 

 ing to the ProgreYs they may have 

 made, or the Diltance they were 

 planted \ ; then they may be taken 

 up in Oaobrr, and traniplanted 

 where they are to remain for good : 

 although I have mentioned but one 

 SeaTon for tranfplanting them, yet 

 this may alfo be performed in the 

 Spring, efpecially if the Ground is 

 moilt into which they are removed, 

 or that the Plants are duly watered, 

 if the Spring Ihould prove dry ; 

 otherwife there will be more Hazard 

 of their growing when removed in 

 the Spring. 



Thefe Plants make a pretty Va- 

 riety among other hardy Trees and 

 Shrubs, being extreme hardy in re- 

 fpeft to Cold ; but they delight in 

 a moilt light Soil, where they will; 

 grow very fait, and their Leaves 

 will be larger, than in dry Land. 

 CERASUS, The Cherry tree. 



The Characters are; 

 It hath large Jkining Leaves : the. 

 Fruit grcnus on long Pedicles ( or Foot?, 

 Jialks J, and is roundijh, or heart- 

 Jhaped : the Stone f s Jbort, tumid, am 

 roundijb. 



The Species are ; 



1. Cerasus fativa, fruclurotundo 

 rubro & hcido. Fcurn. The common 

 Red or Garden Cherry. 



2. Cera s us fativa, fruftu ma- 

 joru Foiun. Large Spani/h Cherry.' 



3. Cb- 



