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The Species are ; 



1. Cunila calycum lacinia fupe- 

 riore latiore ouoto trine) --vi. Lin. 

 Hort. Cliff. Ballard Horehound,with 

 the upper Segment of the Empale- 

 ment of an oval Shape, having three 

 Ribs. 



2. Cunila calycum labio fuperiore 

 trifldo, infer icre bipartito. Lin. Hort. 

 Cliff. Ballard Horehound, with the 

 Upper-lip of the Empalement trifid, 

 and the under bifid. 



3. Cunila calycibus inermibus la- 

 7iigeris. Lin. Hort. Cliff. Ballard 

 Horehound, with a fmooth woolly 

 Empalement. 



The two fir ft Sorts are low- trail- 

 ing annual Plants : the Seeds of thefe 

 may be fown in April, upon a Bed 

 of common lEarth, in an open Situa- 

 tion ; and when the Plants come up, 

 they will require no farther Care, 

 but to keep them clean from Weeds, 

 and to thin them out where they 

 grow too clofe together ; but thefe 

 do not bear tranfplanting well ; 

 therefore the Seeds fhouid be fown 

 where the Plants are to remain : thefe 

 will flower in July, and their Seeds 

 will ripen in September ; which if 

 permitted to fcatter, the Plants will 

 come up without any farther Trou- 

 ble. 



The third Sort is a biennial Plant, 

 which rifes two Feet high ; therefore 

 thefe Plants fhould not be left, fo 

 clofe, as thofe of the former Sorts ; 

 but in all other refpecls mould be 

 treated as is directed for them. 



CUPRESSUS, The Cyprefs- 

 tree. 



The Characters are ; 

 The Leases are fquamofe and flat : 

 the Male Flowers, which are fqua- 

 mofe, grow at remote Difiauces from 

 the Fruit on the fame Tree : the Fruit 

 is of a fpherical Form, and is compof'd 

 of many woody Tubercles, in which 

 arz contained hard angular Se$Qi r 



The Species are ; 



1. Cu press us met a in fafligium 

 convoluta, quse fx mina Plinii. Tourn. 

 The common Cyprefs-tree. 



2. Cupressus ramos extra fe 

 fparg^ns, quse mas Plinii. Tourn. The 

 Male fpreading Cyprefs, *vulgo. 



3. Cupressus Virginian a, foliij 

 acacise deciduis. H. L. The Virgi- 

 nian Cyprefs-tree, with Leaves like 

 the Acacia, which fall oft' in Win- 

 ter. 



4. Cupressus Luftanica pa tula, 

 fruciu minjri. Tourn. Spreading Por- 

 tugal Cyprefs, with a fmaller Fruit. 



3. Cupressus Americana, fruclu. 

 minim?. American Cyprefs, with the 

 leaft Fruit, commonly called White 

 Cedar in America. 



The rail of thefe Trees is very 

 common in moft of the old Gardens 

 in England ; but at prefent is not fo 

 much in Requell as formerly, tho* 

 it is not without its Advantages ; nor 

 fhould it be intirely rejected, as 

 many Perfons are of Opinion : for it 

 ferves to add to the Beauty of Wif- 

 derneftes, or Clumps of Ever greens. 

 It was formerly planted in Borders 

 of Pieafure-garcen?, and kept lhorn 

 into a pyramidal or conic Form ; 

 and fome People, believing them 

 fubjedt to be kill'd if they cut them, 

 tied them up with Cords into a py- 

 ramidal Figure ; which Form they 

 arc naturally difpofed to grow in : 

 but this winding them about, prer 

 ven;ed the Air from entering the in- 

 ward Parts of ihe Branches ; fo that 

 the Leaves decayed, and became un- 

 fightly, and generally retarded their 

 Growth. And fo thofe which are 

 men red, if the Operation is not per- 

 formed in the Spring, or early in 

 the Summer, are very fubjeel to be 

 injured by fharp Winds, and cutting 

 Frolts, in Winter. Wherefore, up- 

 on the Whole, I think it much bet- 

 ter to fuftcr them to grow wild as 

 D d 3 they 



