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13. Phillyrea Capenfs, folio 

 celajlri. Hort. Elth. Phillyrea of 

 the Cape cf Good Hope, with a StafF- 

 tree-leaf, commonly calFd by the 

 Dutch, Lipplehout. 



14. Phillyrea Americana hu- 

 milis, radice crajfa lutea, foliis acu- 

 minatis. Plum. Cat. Dwarf Ame- 

 rican Phillyrea, with a thick yellow 

 Root, and pointed Leaves. 



15. Phillyrea Americana humi- 

 lis, radice crajfa rofea, foliis rotun- 

 dioribus. Plum. Cat. Dwarf Ame- 

 rican Phillyrea, with a thick rofe- 

 colour'd Root, and rounder Leaves. 



The twelve firit-mention'd Sorts 

 are all of them Natives of the South- 

 ern Parts of France, Spain and Italy; 

 but are hardy enough to endure the 

 Cold of our Climate in the open 

 Air : they have been formerly in 

 great Requeft forHedges, and to co- 

 ver Walls: for both which Purpofes 

 they are very improper ; becaufe 

 they moot fo fail in the Spring and 

 Summer Months, that is very trou- 

 blefome to keep fuch Hedges in 

 Order : befides, all thefe Sorts with 

 broad Leaves naturally produce 

 their Branches fo far afunder, that 

 they can never be redue'd to a thick 

 handfome Hedge ; for although by 

 frequently clipping the extreme 

 Parts of the Shoots you force out 

 fome Side-branches, which render 

 it thick on the Outfide, yet the in- 

 ner Branches arc very far afunder, 

 and, being of a pliable Nature, are 

 often difplac'd by itrong Winds ; 

 or if there happen to fall much 

 Snow in Winter, fo as to lie upon 

 thefe Hedges, it often difplaces them 

 fo much as not to berecover'd again 

 in fome Years ; for which Reafors 

 theyare notfomuch inUfe forHedges 

 as they were fome Years pail ; nor 

 are they fo often planted to cover 

 Walls; for it is a very difficult 

 Talk to keep them clofe to the 



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Wall; for their Branches, being vi- 

 gorous, commonly grow to fome 

 Diilance from the Wall, and har- 

 bour all Sorts of Infects and Filth: 

 befides, their Leaves being large, 

 and growing pretty far afunder up- 

 on the Branches, they appear na- 

 ked,efpecially when they are clofely 

 dipt. 



But all thefe Sorts of Trees are 

 very proper to intermix with other 

 Ever greens, to form Clumps, Am- 

 phitheatres, or to plant round the 

 Sides of Wildernefles of ever-greea 

 Trees, where, being placed among 

 other Trees of the fame Growth, 

 they will afford a pleafing Variety. 



The three firft Sorts will grow to 

 the Height of twentyFeet, or more, 

 and may be train'd up to regular 

 Heads : but the narrow-leav'd Sorts 

 feldom rife above fourteen or fixteen 

 Feet high with us ; fo that they will 

 be of a proper Size to place in a 

 Line before the broad-leav'd Sorts, 

 where being intermix'd with Hollies, 

 Alaternus's, Arbutus's, and fome 

 other Sorts, they wiil make a beauti- 

 ful Profpea. 



The olive-leav'd Sort will alfo 

 grow to the Height of twelve or 

 fourteen Feet, and the Branches are 

 well furniuYd with Leaves ; fo that 

 it makes an exceeding good Figure, 

 when intermix'd with other ever- 

 green Trees: for the Leaves of this 

 Sort are of a beautiful fhiningGreen, 

 and the Shoots grow ere c~t ; and, be- 

 ing ftrong, are not fo liable to be 

 difplac'd as thofe of fome of the 

 other Kinds. Tne Sort with prickly 

 Leaves grows much in the fame 

 manner ; fo that thefe are to be pre- 

 ferr'd to all the other Kinds on this 

 Account. 



The box-leav'd Sort is very fcarca 

 in England. This is of humbler 

 Growth than either of the former, 

 feldom rifing above feven or eight 



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