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little more Care taken of them than 

 to keep them clear from Weeds, and 

 to divett, them of their Runners every 

 Autumn ; for it is the old Plants 

 only which produce Fruit, and thofe 

 feldom, except in very itrong Land ; 

 for in the Clays I have feen Plenty 

 of this Fruit, which were very large, 

 and well flavoured. 



FRANGULA, Berry - bearing 

 Alder. 



The Characters are ; 

 // hath roundifj Leaves, fomewhat 

 like thofe of the Alder-tree ; hut 

 fmaller : the Flower confijis of five 

 Leaves, which expand in form of a 

 Rofe : the Flowers are fucceeded by 

 fmall round Berries, in each of which 

 are contained two fmall fiat Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1. Frangula, five Al nus, nigra 

 baccifera. Park. Theat. Black berry- 

 bearing Alder. 



2. Francula rugofiorc iff am- 

 fhore folio. Tourn. Berry - bearing 

 Alder, with a larger and rougher 

 Leaf. 



3. Frangula montana pu,v:ila 

 faxatiiis, folio fubrotundo. lourn. 



Low Mountain rocky berry-bearing 

 Alder, with a round Leaf. 



4. Frangula montana pumila 

 faxatiiis, folio oblongo. Tourn. Low 

 Mountain rocky berry-bearing Al- 

 der, with an oblong Leaf. 



The firft Sort is very common in 

 moiit Woods in divers Parts of Eng- 

 land, and is rarely cultivated in Gar- 

 dens, except for Variety : it feldom 

 grows above fourteen or fixteen Feet 

 in Height, and is not very regular 

 in its Growth ; fo that as it is a Plant 

 of no great Beauty, it lefs deierves 

 a Place in curious Gardens. It may 

 be propagated by Layers, or from 

 Suckers, which arife from the Foot 

 of old Plants ; and mult be planted 

 in a moiit Soil, and a ihady Situa- 

 tion, whc.e i: will thrive exceed- 

 ingly. 



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The fecond Sort is lefs common 

 than the former in England ; but 

 may be propagated in the fame man- 

 ner as hath been directed for that 

 Sort, and requires a moift Situation: 

 this is much like the former in its 

 Growth, and may be admitted for 

 Variety. 



The third and fourth Sorts are of 

 humble Growth, feldom rifing above 

 two Feet high : thefe grow on the 

 Pyrenean Mountains, and are feldom 

 preferved unlefs in Botanic Gardens, 

 for Variety : they may be increafed 

 by laying down their Branches ; but 

 mu ft have a ftrong Soil, fomewhat* 

 drier than what has been directed for 

 the two former. 



The Fruit of the firft Sort is often 

 brought into the Markets of London, 

 and fold for Buckthorn-berries ; of 

 which Cheat, all fuch as make Syrup 

 of Euckthorn lhould be particularly 

 careful : they may be ealily diftin- 

 guilhed by breaking the Berries, and 

 obferving how many Seeds are con- 

 tained in each ; the Berries of this 

 Tree having but two, and thofe of 

 Buckthorn generally four Seeds in 

 each Berry. 



FRAXINELLA, Baftard or . 

 White Dittany. 



The Characters are ; 



// hath a perennial Root : the 

 Leaves are pennated like thofe of the 

 Jlfli : the F/ovjers covfifi of many 

 Leaves, and are of an anomalous Fi- 

 gure, four of tbefe Petals growing on 

 the Upper-fide, and one or more on the 

 Und.r-fide of the Flower ; in tb* 

 Centre cf which are produced nine or 

 ten crooked Stamina or Threads : each 

 Flower is fucceeded by many Pods, 

 which are turnd back like a Ranfs 

 Horn, and open in two Parts, emit- 

 ting fcveral large hard black Jhining 

 Seeds. 



The Species are; 



1. F.iaxinella. Cluf, White 

 BaiUrd 



