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EUONYMUS, The Spindle-tree, 

 or Prick wood. 



The Characlers are ; 



7/ has four redijb Lines running 

 along the Branches, which make 

 them appear, in fome meafure, qua- 

 drangular : the Flowers, for the rnojl 

 part f confift of fur Leaves, which 

 are fucceeded by quadrangular Fruit, 

 containing four red Seeds in each. 

 The Species are; 



1 . Euonymus vulgaris, granis 

 ruhentibus. C. B. The common 

 Spindle-tree. 



2. Euonymus latifolius. C. B. 

 Broad-leavM Spindle-tree. 



3. Euonymus Virginianus, pyra- 

 Cant ha; foliis, fempervirens, capfula 

 verrucarum injiar afperata rubente. 

 Pluk. Phyt. 115. /'. 5. Virginian 

 Ever-green Spindle tree, with rough 

 warted red Seed vefiels. 



The firft of the Species is very 

 common in Hedges in divers Parts 

 of England-, where it feldom riles to 

 any confiderable Stature: but, if 

 planted amonglt other Trees in Wil- 

 dernefs-quarters, may be trained up 

 fo as to become a large handfome 

 Tree; and in the Autumn-feafon, 

 when the Fruit is ripe, makes a very 

 handfome Appearance. The Wood 

 of this Tree is ufed by the Inftru- 

 ment-makers, for Toothing of Or- 

 gans and Virginal - keys, Tooth- 

 pickers, Spindles, and to make Skew- 

 ers, iffc. The broad-leav'd Sort, 

 tho' very common in moft Parts of 

 Europe, yet is rarely to be found in 

 England, except in curious Collodi- 

 ons of Trees ai d Shrubs. Thefe two 

 Plants are very hardy, in refpeel to 

 Cold, and may be propagated either 

 by lowing the Seeds, or laying 

 down the Branches : but the rirft, 

 being a tedious Method, is feldom 

 practifed ; for the Seeds remain in 

 the Ground until the fecend Year 



before the Plants come up ; and af- 

 terwards make but little Progrefs 

 during the three or lour firft Years ; 

 whereas thofe raifed by Layers will 

 make handfome Trees in three or 

 four Years time. 



The third Sort is a Native of 

 America ; and has, but of late Years, 

 been propagated in the Nurferies. 

 This Plant is an Ever-green, and 

 will rife to the Height of fix or eight 

 Feet ; and produces Fruit in Eng- 

 land, which ripens late in the Au- 

 tumn, and will continue upon the 

 Shrubs great Part of Winter; at 

 which time, when the Plants, have 

 plenty of Fruit, intermixed with the 

 green Leaves, they make a line Ap- 

 pearance. 



If this Shrub is planted in a fliel- 

 tered Situation, it will live in the 

 open Air, and thrive very well. 

 Ir is chiefly propagated by Layers, 

 becaufe the Seeds lie in the Ground 

 a whole Year before the Plants ap- 

 pear. 



EUPATORIOPHALACRON, 

 Naked-headed Hemp-agrimony. 

 The Characters are ; 



It is a corymbiferaus Plant, 

 which in fome Species hath radiated 

 Flowers, whofe Florets are Herma- 

 phrodite, and the Hdf florets are Fe- 

 male ; but in other Species the Flower* 

 are produced in a Dijk, and are, for 

 the moj] part, Hermaphrodite : the 

 Ovaries have naked Heads, and are 

 placed on a woolly Placenta • all thefe 

 Parts are contained in a Flovjcr cup 9 

 which is divided into many Parts to 

 the Placenta. 



The Species are ; 



1. EUPATORIOPHALACRON balfa- 



?nin,-f foemina" folio, f ore albo difcoide. 

 Vaill. Naked headed Hemp-agri- 

 mony, with a Female -ball ani leaf, 

 and a white difcous Flower. 



2. EUPATORIOPHALACRON me.'l- 



H h 3 th<? 



