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t-o.is y but confjl of many Stamina : 

 the Ovary becomes a Seed-wrffd, con- 

 taining one Seed at the Bottom, which 

 is /hoped like a Bird's Tongue. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Fraxinus vulgaris. Park. 

 7 heat. The common Aih-tree. 



2. Fraxinus vulgaris , foliis ex 

 lutio variegatis. The flriped Am. 



3. Frax mvs folio rotundiore. C. 

 B. The Manna Am. 



4.. Fraxinus forifera hotryoides. 

 M.H.R. Blaf. The flowering Am. 



5. Fraxinus ex Nova Anglia, 

 pinnis foliorum in mucrontm produdiio- 

 ribus. Rand. New-England A(h,with 

 fharp-pointed Leaves. 



6 . Fraxinus Caroliniana , latiori 

 fruclu. Rand. Carolina Am, with 

 broad Keys. 



The firil Sort is a common Tim- 

 ber-tree growing in every Part of 

 England. 



The fecond is a Vaiiety of the 

 firft, from which it only differs in 

 having its Leaves beautifully itriped 

 with Yellow. 



The third Sort is fuppofed to be 

 the Tree from whence the true Ca- 

 labrian Manna is taken. 



The fourth Sort was raifed from 

 Seeds by Dr. Uvedale at Enfeld, 

 which were brought from Italy by 

 the late curious Botamlt Dr William 

 Sherrard, who fuppofed this was 

 different from Dr. Mori/bns Tree. 

 But by the Specimens now in Pof- 

 feflion of that worthy Encourager of 

 Botanical Studies, Sir Huns Sloane, 

 Bart, it appears to be the very fame ; 

 notwithllanding Mr. Ray fuppoks 

 Dr. A/or/'/^/'sTree to be of American 

 Growth. 



The fifth and fixth Sorts were 

 both raisM from Seeds, which came 

 from America ; but are both of them 

 very hardy. All thefe Kinds may 

 be propagated by budding them into 

 the common Am, upon which the/ 



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will all take very well-, and become 

 hardier than upon their own Stock : 

 but theie budded Trees never grow 

 fo large as thofe which are raifed 

 from Seeds, nor will the Stock and 

 Bud keep Pace in their Grow th ; fo 

 that there will be a remarkable Dif- 

 ference in the Size of the Stem, and 

 above the Place where they are bud- 

 ded ; but as few of thefe foreign 

 Kinds have yet arrived at an Age to 

 produce Seeds in Evgland, the Nur- 

 fery-gardeners have been obliged to 

 propagate thefe Sorts by Budding 

 and Grafting. 



The common Afh is propagated 

 by fovving the Keys, in Oclober or 

 November, on a Bed of frefh Earth, 

 which mould be well dug, and 

 cleans'd from Roots, and noxious 

 Weeds : a fmall Bed w ill be fufiicient 

 to raife a great Quantity of thefe 

 Trees. The Seeds mould be fown 

 pretty thick, and cover'd about half 

 an Inch thick with Earth. 



Thefe Seeds, many times, conti- 

 nue until the fecond Spring before 

 they come up ; you mould therefore 

 let the Bed remain undillurb'd, and 

 keep it clean from Weeds. When 

 your Plants come up, you muft alfo 

 keep them very clear from Weeds : 

 and if the Seafon mould prove very 

 dry, if you give them now-and- 

 then a little Water, it will greatly 

 promote their Growth : in this Bed 

 they fhould remain no longer than 

 the Autumn following, provided 

 they have grown well ; at which 

 time you fhould prepare a Nutfery, 

 which mould be well dcg,and clear ci, 

 as before ; then with your Spade 

 ioofen the Roots of the Plants before 

 you draw them up, othervvile yoi 

 will endanger the breaking of them. 

 When you have drawn them out of 

 the Ground, fhorten the downright 

 Tap-root; but do not cut off any 

 of the lareral F.bres : then having 

 prepared 



