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they are moft of them Annuals ; 

 therefore mould either be fown 

 every Spring, or their Seeds fuf- 

 fered to fow themfelves, whereby 

 the Labour may be favcd of preferv- 

 •ing their Seeds; and the Plants 

 which arife from their Seeds in Au- 

 tumn, if they ftand the Winter, will 

 flower early the fucceeding Sum- 

 mer, and perfect their Seeds better 

 than if fown in the Spring. 



Thefe Varieties are very proper 

 for all curious Collections of Plants; 

 but are feldom preferved in Gardens 

 for Ufe or Pleafure. 

 • CHAMiEMESPILUS. VidefAe(- 

 pilus. 



CHAMLEMORUS. Vide Ru- 

 bus. 



CHAM.ENERTON. Vide Epi- 

 lobkim. 



CHAMMEPITYS. Vide Teu- 

 crium. 



CHAMiERIPHES. Vide Prima. 



CHAM^ERUBUS. Vide Rubus. 

 ' CHAMjESYCE. Vide, Tithy- 

 malus. 



CHAM^ERHODODENDRON, 

 Sweet Mountain- rofe. 



The Characlers are ; 

 // hath a tubulous Flcnver, con- 

 \fifling of one Leaf, Jhapcd fomimhat 

 like a Funnel ; from vuhofe Cup arifes 

 the Pointed, fixed like a Nail in the 

 [hinder Part of the Flower, nvbich 

 \afterv:ard beeomes an oblong Fruit, 

 I divided into five Cells, in 'which are 

 contained many very fmall Seeds. 

 The Species are ; 



I. CHAMiERHODODENDRON Al- 

 pinum g la brum. Toum. Smooth 

 Mountain-rofe of the Alps. 



z. Cham^erhododendrom Al~ 

 \pinum villofum. Town. Hairy Moun- 

 tain-rofe of the Alps. 



3. Cham^erhododendron Al- 

 tinum ferpyllifolimn. Town. Moun- 

 tain-rofe of the dips, with .a Mother- 

 of- thyme-leaf. 



4. Cham/erhododendron ln~ 

 dicum,fiore amplo coccinee. Tourn. In- 

 dian Mountain-rofe, with a large 

 fcarlet Flower. 



5. Ckam^rhododendron Ams- 

 ricanum femper-virens, floribus dilute 

 carneis purpureis mczculis notatis. 

 The American Mountain-rofe, with 

 ever-green Leaves, and flefh-colour'd 

 Flowers fpotttd with Purple. 



The firft, fecond, and third Sorts 

 grow wild on the Alps, as alfo upon 

 leveral Hills in Germany and Au- 

 firia ; but^are with great Difficulty 

 preferved in Gardens in this Coun- 

 try. The belt Method to cultivate 

 thefe Plants i?, to put - them into 

 Pots filled with frefli loamy Earth, 

 and place them in a mady Situation, 

 obferving to water them conltantly 

 in dry Weather, otherwife they will 

 foon decay ; for in their natura} Si- 

 tuation they have frequent Rains, 

 and very great Dews, whereby the 

 Ground is kept continually moift ; 

 fo that when thefe Plants are tranf- 

 planted into a drier Situation, if 

 they are not duly watered, they are 

 foon deftroyed. 



They may be propagated by lay- 

 ing down their tender Branches early 

 in Spring, which, if duly watered, 

 will take Root by the following 

 Spring ; when they mould be fepa- 

 rated from the old Plants, and tranf- 

 planted, either into Pots filled with 

 frelh loamy Earth, or into a mady 

 moid Border ; where, if they are 

 duly watered in dry Weather, they 

 will thrive, and produce their 

 Flowers; but they will not pcrfecV 

 their Seeds in this Country. 



The fourth Sort is very tender ; 

 therefore mud be placed in a warm 

 Stove in Winter, otherwife it will 

 not live in this Country. This Kind 

 may be propagated by laying down 

 the tender Branches, which will take 

 Root in one Year, provided they 

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