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extend themfelves eacli Way: but 

 be careful not to cut or bruiie their 

 Roots, which is injurious to all young 

 Trees ; and never dig the Ground 

 in Summer, when the Earth is hot 

 and dry ; which, by letting in the 

 Rays of the Sun to the Roots, is often 

 the Deiiru&ion of young Trees. 



This Tree will grow to a consi- 

 derable Stature, though the Soil be 

 ilony and barren, as alfo upon the 

 Declivities of Hills, and chalky 

 Mountains, where they will refill the 

 Winds better than molt other Trees ; 

 but then the Nurferies for the young; 

 Plants ought to be upon the fame 

 Soil ; for if they are railed in a 

 good Soil, and a warm Expofure, 

 and afterwards transplanted iiuo a 

 bleak barren Situation, they feldom 

 thrive, which holds true in mod 

 other Trees : therefore I would ad- 

 vile the IVurfery to be made upon 

 the fame Soil where the Plantation is 

 intended : but of this 1 {hall fay more 

 under the Article of Nurftry. 



The Tree is very proper to form 

 large Hedges to fur round Planta- 

 tions, or large Wildernefs-quarters j 

 and may be kept in a regular Fi- 

 gure, if (heared twice a Year, Spe- 

 cially if they Pnoot Krong ; in which 

 Cafe, if they are negleeled but a Sea- 

 son or two, it will be difficult to re- 

 duce them again. The Shade of 

 this Tree is very injurious to moll 

 Sorts of Plants which grow near it; 

 but is generally believed to be very 

 falubrious to human Bodies. 



The Timber is of <rreat Ufe to 

 Turners for making Trenchers, 

 * Dime?, Trays, Buckets; and like- 

 wife to the joiner for Stools, Bed- 

 fieads, Coffers, &c. The Matt is 

 very good to fat Swine and Deer ; it 

 alio affords a fweet Oil, and hath in 

 fome .Famines fupported Men with 

 Bread. 



This Tree delights in a chalky or 



llony Ground, where it generally 

 gro ws very faft ; and the Bark of 

 the Trees, in fuch Land, is clear and 

 fmooth ; and although the Timber 

 is not fo valuable, as that of many 

 other Trees, yet as it will thrive on 

 fuch Soils, and in fuch Situations, 

 where few better Trees will grow, 

 the Planting of them fhould be en- 

 couraged ; efpecially as the Trees 

 afford an agreeable Shade ; and the 

 Leaves make a fine Appearance in 

 Summer, and continue green as long 

 in Autumn as any of the deciduous 

 Trees : therefore in Parks, and other 

 Plantations for Pleafure, this Tree 

 deferves to be cultivated among thofe 

 of the firlr. Clafs ; efpecially where 

 the Soil is adapted to it. 



The two Sorts with variegated 

 Leaves may be propagated by bud- 

 ding or grafting them upon the com- 

 mon Beach, obferving not to plant 

 them in a good Earth ; which will 

 caufe the Buds or Cyons to moot vi- 

 gorously, whereby the Leaves will 

 become plain; which often happens 

 to molt variegated Plants. 



FE ATHERFEW or FEAVER- 

 FEW. Vide Matricaria. 



FENEL. Vide Foeniculum. 



FENEL - FLOWER. Vide 

 gel! a. 



FERRUM EQUINUM, Horfe- 

 fhoe-vetch. 



The Characters are ; 

 It hath a papilionaceous Flower, 

 which is fucceeded by a fiat Pod, di- 

 jlingttijhcd into Joints refembling an 

 Half- moon, or an Horfejboe, contain' 

 ing Seeds of the fame Form. 

 The Species are ; 



1 . Ferrum E qu i n u m filiqua Jin- 

 gulari. C. B. Horfelhoe- vetch with 

 a iingle Pod. 



2. FjrrumEquinum fil'qua mul- 

 tiplici. C. B. Horfelhoe- vetch with 

 many Pods. 



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