c o 



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The fourth and fifth Sorts, vfe. 

 he red and white Filberts, are moitly 

 deemed for their Fruit being much 

 ♦veeter, and their Shells much ten- 

 ure r. 



The fixth Sort is annually brought 

 i'om Spain in great Plenty, and iold 

 ji London all the Winter-feafon ; 

 rom which Nuts there have been 

 jiany Trees raifed in the Englijb 

 gardens; but they feldom prove the 

 ame with the Nuts fo wn. 



All thefe Sorts may be propagated 

 Yy fowing their Nuts in February ; 

 Ihich, in order to preferve them 

 jood, mould be kept in Sand in a 

 poift Cellar, where the Vermin can- 

 pt come at them to deftroy them ; 

 [or mould the external Air be ex- 

 cluded from them, which would oc- 

 pion. their growing mouldy. 

 I The manner 'of fowing the Seeds 

 Being well known to every one, I 

 Seed not here mention it, efpecialiy 

 ynce it is not the fureft way to ob- 

 Efn the Sorts defired ; for they fel- 

 ;om prove fo good as the Nuts 

 which were fown, or at leait not one 

 B four of them will : and the Me- 

 aod of propagating them by Lay- 

 ers being net only the furen, but alio 

 ,ioil expeditious, is what I would 

 ^commend to every one, who would 

 'ultivate thefe Trees for the fake of 

 heir Fruits. 



, COSTUS, Zedoary. 



; The Characters are ; 



The Flower is inclcfed in a Jingle 

 Covering, and hath three Petals : it 

 j Jhaped like a Lip-fower , the lower 

 'art being broad, long, and Jprcad 

 )en at the Brim, where it is flight ly 

 !«/ into three Parts, the Upper-lip be- 

 i'g fort : Jrom the Bottom of the 

 Uower arijes the Pointal, which af- 

 rward becomes a roundiflo Pcd, hav- 

 <g three Cells, which are full oftri- 

 'Mgular Seeds. 



We have but one Species of this 

 <enus j viz. 



Costus officinarum. Dale Phar. 



This Plant grows both in the Eajf 

 and Weft - Indies, in lhady moid 

 Places ; the Roots propagate under 

 the Ground after the manner of Gin- 

 ger, or the Flower-de-luce: the 

 Stalks feldom rife above three Feet 

 high : thefe annually decay to the 

 Root ; but as there is a conllant Sue- 

 cefiion| of Stalks, the Plants are not 

 long deiUtute of them : the Flow- 

 ers are produced on the Top of the 

 Stalks, in a fcaly oblong Head,wh ch 

 are white, and lhaped fomewhat like 

 thofe of Ginger. 



This is a tender Plant ; fo muft be 

 conitant'y kept in the Bark-itove : 

 it may be eafily propagated by part • 

 ing the Roots in the Spring of the 

 Year ; and if they are allow tu room 

 in the Pots for their Roots to fprcad, 

 and are duly watered, the Plants wiil 

 thrive, and produce their Flowers 

 in Winter, which is the Seafon of 

 their Flowering: the Root of this 

 Plant was formerly much ufed in 

 Medicine, but of late it hath not 

 been fo much eftecmed. 



COTINUS, Venice Sumach. 

 The Characters are ; 



// hath round Leaves, with long 

 Footfalks : the Flowers are fmall, 

 conjijling of five Leaves, which ex- 

 pand in fa m of a Rofe ; are difpofed 

 in eapuiary Branches of very Jlendcr 

 and ft iff Filaments or Hairs, which 

 are widely diffufed after the v.anr.cr 

 of Plumes, and fpring out of the top 

 Branches : in the Centre of the Flower 

 is Jituated the Poinial, attended by 

 five minute Stamina : the Pointal af- 

 terward turns to an oval Berry, in- 

 clcf.ng one triangular Seed. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Cotinus foliis obverfe ova- 

 tis. Lin. tiort. Cliff. Venice Sumach, 

 commonly called Coccygria. 



2. Cotinus foliis obverfe cor da- 

 tis. Lin. Hort. Cliff. The Cocoa 

 Plum. The 



