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is nearly akin to the Auricula ; but 

 the Flowers are fmalier, and of one 

 plain Colour : this Plant is with Dif- 

 ficulty preferved in Gardens, efpe- 

 cially if it is planted in open Bor- 

 ders, where the Sun in Summer is 

 very apt to deftroy it; therefore the 

 only Method by which I could ever 

 preferve it, has been by planting the 

 Plants in Pots, and placing them in 

 a fhady Situation, where they were 

 duly watered in dry Weather : in 

 this Place they conftantly remained 

 both Summer and Winter; for the 

 Cold will not deftroy them : theEarth' 

 for this Plant mould be light, and 

 not too rich ; for Dung is very in- 

 jurious to it : as this very rarely pro- 

 duces any Seeds in England, the only 

 Method to propagate it is by parting 

 the Roots Lb the fame manner as is 

 pra&ifed for Auricula's : the belt 

 time for this is about Michaelmas ; 

 foon after which the Leaves decay. 



The fecond Son is by Dr. Toume- 

 fort ranged with the Mulleins, un- 

 der the Title of V trbafcn?n humile 

 Alpinwn, boraginis folio ty fiore ; and 

 it hath been long known in the ■£;/§•- 

 iijh Gardens, by the Name of Bo- 

 rage - leav'd Auricula. This Plant 

 was formerly nurfed up and placed 

 in the Gretn-houfe in Winter, as a 

 tender Plant, whereas it will bear 

 the greateft Cold of this Country, be- 

 ing a Native of the Fyrcnean Moun- 

 tains ; fo requires the fame Culture 

 as the hrft Sort. 



CORYLU3, The Hazel or Nut- 

 tree. 



The Characlers are ; 

 It hath Male Flowers, or Catkins, 

 grovsing at remote Dijlanccs from the 

 Fruit on the fame Tree : the Nuts 

 grovo, for the moft part, in Cluflers, 

 and are clofly joined together at the 

 Bottom, each being covered with an 

 Qutiuard Hujk or Cup, ivhich opens at 



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the Top ; and when the Fruit is ripe 9 

 it falls out : the Leaves are rcundijb 

 and intire. 



The Species are ; 



I. Corylus fylveflris. C.B. The 

 wild Hazel-nut. 



z. Corylus fativa, fruclu alba 

 minor e, five vulgaris. C. B. Thej 

 fmall manured Hazel-nut. 



3. Corylus fativa, fruclu ro-\ 

 tundo maxima. C. B. The large Cob- 

 nut. 



4. Corylus fativa, fruclu ob-\ 

 longo rubente. C. B. The red Fil- 

 bert. 



5 Corylus fativa, fruslu cblong 

 rubente, pellicula alba teclo. C. £ 

 The white Filbert. 



6. Corylus Hi [panic a, frucl- 

 mrjore angulo/o. Pluk. Aim. Lar 6 

 Spunijh Nut. 



The firft of thefe Trees is com 

 man in many Woods in England, 

 from whence the Fruit is gathered in 

 plenty, and brought to the London' 

 Markets by the Country - people. 

 This l^ee is feldom planted in Gar- 

 dens (except by Perfcnv curious inj 

 Collections of Trees and Shrubs) : it r 

 delights to grow on a rrfoift ftrong 

 Soil, and may be plentifully in- 

 creas'd by Suckers from the old 

 Plants, or by laying down their 

 Branches, which, in one Year's time, 

 will take fuflicient Root for tranf- 

 planting ; and thefe will be much 

 handiomer and better-rooted Plants 

 than Suckers, and will greatly out- 

 grow them, efpecially while young. 



The fecond and third Sorts are 

 planted in Hedge-rows, :n moii 

 fhady Places in Gardens : but the 

 Fruit is much better, and in greater 

 Quantities, when they have an open 

 free Air, and are not fullered ckher 

 to grow too thick, cr be overhung 

 or crouded.with other Trees. 



