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4. Cheno podium amhrcfioidcS) 

 Mexicanum. "lonrn. Mexican Orach, 

 commonly called Oak of Cappadocia. 



5. Chenopodium ambrcfi'j'tdes 

 Mexicanum fruiicofu?n. Botrb. Ind. 

 Shrubby Mexican Orach. 



The'firft of thefe Sorts is very 

 common upon Dunghils, and in 

 Gardens, in molt Farts of England: 

 it is feldom cultivated, except in 

 fome Phyfic- gardens ; for the Mar- 

 kets in London are fupplied with it 

 by the Heib-women, who gather 

 it wild. 



The fecond Sort is fometimes cul- 

 tivated in Gardens 3 'tis a beautiful 

 Plant, which is naturally difpofed 

 to grow very clofe and thick, and 

 in as regular a Pyramid as if cut by 

 .Art. The Leaves are of a plcafant 

 Green : and, were it not for that, 

 at hath fo much of the Appearance 

 of a Cyprefs'tree, that at forne 

 Diftance it might be taken for the 

 fame, by good Judges : the See'ds 

 fhould be fown in Autumn ; and, 

 in the Spring when the Plants are 

 come up, they may be planted into 

 Pots of good Earth, and kept fup- 

 plied with Water in dry Weather : 

 thefe Pots may be intermixed with 

 other Plants to adorn Court-yards, 

 &C where they will appear very 

 hand feme, until their Seeds begin to 

 fwell, and grow heavy, which weigh 

 down and diiplace the Branches ; at 

 which time the Pots mould be re- 

 moved to fome abjecl Part of the 

 Garden, to maturate their Seeds ; 

 •which, if permitted to fall upon the 

 Ground, will come up the next 

 Spring ; fo that you need be at 

 no more Trouble in propagating 

 thefe Plants, but only to transplant 

 them where you intend they mould 

 grow. 



The third Sort was formerly ufed 

 in Medicine: but altho' it fttll con- 

 tinues in the Catalogue of Simples 



annexed to the London Difpenfatory 

 yet it is very feldom ufed at prefent. 

 This Plant may be propagated by 

 fowing the Seeds in an open Border 

 of good Earth in the Spring, where 

 it will perfect its Seeds in Autumn ; 

 which, if permitted to med upon 

 the Ground, will arife as the for- 

 mer. 



The fourth and fifth Sorts were 

 brought from America, where the 

 Seeds are called Worm-feed ; I fup- 

 pofe from fome Quality contained 

 in it, which deflroys Worms in the 

 Body. 



The fourth Sort is propagated by 

 fowing the Seeds in the Spring, as 

 the before-mentioned Sorts, and will 

 perfeel its Seeds in Autumn ; after 

 which, the Plant decays to the 

 Ground : but if the Root be preser- 

 ved in Shelter under an Hot-bed- 

 frame, it will put forth again the 

 fucceeding Spring ; and in moderate 

 Winters this Plant will live in the 

 open Air. 



The-hYth Sort grows to be a fmall 

 Shrub, arifing fometimes to the 

 Height of five or fix Feet, and be- 

 comes woody. This may be pro- 

 pagated by planting Cuttings in a 

 fhady Border during any of the v 

 Summer-months; which mould be 

 {haded until they have taken Root, 

 and that will be in a Month's time, 

 or lefs : then they mould be planted 

 into Pets, that they may be fheltered 

 in the Winter under a Frame, where 

 they will abide the Cold very well, 

 being fomewhat hardy, tho' they 

 will not ftand in the open Air. 

 There is no great Beauty in thefe 

 two Plants ; but they are preferved 

 in fome Gardens, for the ftrong 

 Smell of their Leaves. 



CHERRY-LAUREL. Vide Pa- 

 dus. 



CHERRY-TREE. Vide Ce- 



