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managed in the fame manner as the 

 Seedlings. 



EMPETRUM, Black - berry'd 

 Heath. 



The Characters are ; 



It hath Leaves like thofe of the 

 Ihath: the Flowers are Male and Fe- 

 male, which grow in different Parts 

 of the fame Plant: the Male Flow- 

 ers have no Petals I the Female Flow- 

 ers are fucceeded by black Berries, in 

 each of which are contained three or 

 four hard Seeds. 



We have but one Species of this 

 Plant in England; which is, 



Empetrum montanum, fruttu ni- 

 gro. Town. Black-berry'd Heath, 

 Crow-berries, or Crake-berries. 



This little Shrub grows wild upon 

 the Mountains of Stafford/hire, Der- 

 by fire, and Tcrkjhire ; and is feldom 

 propagated in Gardens, unlefs for 

 Variety-fake : but it may be culti- 

 vated in mady Places,- where the Soil 

 is ftiff, in Gardens, and will thrive 

 very well ; and may- be propagated 

 by fowing the Seeds, foon after they 

 are ripe, in a moilr. fhady Place, which 

 mould be kept clear from Weeds, 

 and fuffer'd to remain undiihirbed 

 until the fecond Year, at which time 

 the Plants will come up; and the 

 Year following may be tranfplant- 

 ed where they are to remain ; and 

 will require no farther Care than to 

 clear them from Weeds, provided 

 they have a moirt Soil, otherwife 

 they will require to be frequently 

 watered ; for thefe low Shrubs com- 

 monly grow upon the Tops of wild 

 Mountains, where the Soil is gene- 

 rally peaty, and full of Bogs : the 

 Heathcocks feed much upon the Ber- 

 ries of this Plant; fo that where- 

 ever there is Plenty of thefe low 

 Shrubs, there are commonly many 

 of thefe Fowls to be found. 



ENULA CAMPANA. WHe- 

 lenium. 



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EPHEDRA, Shrubby Horfe-tail; 



Dili go. 



The Characters are ; 

 It hath an apetalous Flower 9 eon- 

 fifing of many Stamina, which are 

 for the mof part barren ; for the Em- 

 bryoes grow on different Parts of the 

 fame Plant, or on other Plants, which 

 have no confpicuous Flowers : thefe 

 Embryoes afterward become foft Ber- 

 ries, in which are contained many ob- 

 long Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1 . Ephedra maritima major, 

 Toum. Greater Sea Horfe-tail. 



2. Ephedra maritima minor. 

 Toum. LefTer Sea Horfe-tail. 



3. Ephedra five anabafis. Bellon. 

 Toum, Climbing Sea Horfe-tail. 



4. Ephedra Hifpanica arbor e- 

 fcens, tcnuijjtmis C5* denfijfimis foliis. 

 Toum. Spauifh tree-like Horfe-tail, 

 with narrow clultery Leaves. 



f. Ephedra Cretica, tenuioribus 

 Cff rarioribus fiagellis. Town. Candy 

 Horfe-tail, with narrower and fewer 

 Branches. 



6. Ephedra Oriental** procerio>* 9 

 fiagellis durioribus, & media crafft- 

 tiei. Toum. Taller Eaftern Horfe- 

 tail , with harder and thicker 

 Branches. 



The firft of thefe Plants is pretty 

 common in the Englijh Gardens; 

 but the others are at prefent pretty 

 rare in this Country ; and are only 

 cultivated in Botanic Gardens for the 

 fake of Variety ; there being little 

 Beauty in thefe Plants, nor are they 

 ufed in Medicine. 



They may be propagated by OfF- 

 fets, which they fend forth in great 

 Plenty ; for they creep under-ground 

 by their Roots, and fend forth Suck- 

 ers, which may be taken off to tranf- 

 plant in the Spring. They love a 

 pretty moift ftrong Soil, and will en- 

 dure the Cold of our ordinary Win- 

 ters very well in the open Air. The 



