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nineteenth Sorts grow in feveral 

 Places in the Eaft and IVeJl-lniics ; 

 for by the feveral Writers they are 

 mentioned to grow in the EaJI, and 

 I have receivVl Fruit of all thefe Sorts 

 from the Weji-Jndies. 



Thefe Plants may be eafily pro- 

 duced frOm the Seeds (provided they 

 are frefh) ; which mould be fown in 

 Pots filrd with light rich Earth, and 

 plunged into an Hot-bed of Tanners 

 Bark ; which fhould be kept in a 

 moderateTemper, and the Earth fre- 

 quently refrefh'd with Water. 



When the Plants are come up, they 

 Jhould be each planted into a fepa- 

 rate fmall Pot filPd with the fame 

 light rich Earth, and plunged into 

 an Hot-bed again, obfcrving to re- 

 frefli them with Water, as alfo to 

 let them have Air in proportion to 

 the Warmth of the Seafon, and the 

 Bed in which they are placed. Du- 

 ring the Summer-time they fhould 

 remain in the fame Hot-bed ; but in 

 Jiuguft you mould let them have a 

 great Share of Air to harden them 

 againft the Approach of Winter ; 

 for if they are too much forc'd, they 

 will be fo tender as not to be pre- 

 ferv'd thro' the Winter without 

 much Difficulty, cfpecially if you 

 have not the Conveniency of a Bark 

 .flove to keep them in. 



The Beginning of Qftoher you 

 muft remove the Plants into the 

 Stove, placing them where they may 

 have a great Share of Heat (thefe 

 being fomewhat tenderer, while 

 young, than after they haveacquir'd 

 fome Strength) ; tho' indeed they 

 may be fometimes preferv'd alive in 

 a cooler Situation, yet their Progrefs 

 would be fo much retarded, as not 

 to recover their Vigour the fucceed- 

 ing Summer. Nor is it worth the 

 Trouble of raifing thefe Plants from 

 Seeds, where a Perfon has not the 

 Conveniency of a good Stove to for- 



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ward their Growth ; for where this 

 is wanting, they will not grow to 

 any tolerable Size in eight or ten 

 Years. 



Whenever thefe Plants are re- 

 moved (which mould be done once a 

 Year), you muft be very careful not 

 to cut or injure their large Roots, 

 which'is very hurtful to them ; but 

 you mould clear off all the fmall 

 Fibres which are inclinable to 

 Mouidinefs ; for if thefe are left on, 

 they will in time decay, and hinder 

 the frefh Fibres from coming out, 

 which will greatly retard the Growth 

 of the Plants. 



The Soil in which thefe Plants 

 mould be planted, muft be compofed 

 in the following manner ; <viz. A 

 third Part of frefh light Earth taken 

 from Pafture-ground ; a third Part 

 Sea-fand ; and the other Part rotten 

 Dung, or Tanners Bark : thefe 

 mould be carefully mixed, and laid 

 in an Heap three or four Months at 

 leaft before it is ufed ; but mould be 

 often turn'd over, to prevent the 

 Growth of Weeds, and to fweetert 

 the Earth. 



You mould alfo obferve to allow 

 them Pots proportionable to the 

 Sizes of the Plants; but you muft 

 never let them be too large, which 

 is of worfe Confequence than if 

 they are too fmall. During the 

 Summer-feafon they lhould be fre- 

 quently refrefhed with Water ; but 

 you muft be careful not to give it in 

 too great Quantities ; and in Win- 

 ter they muft be now-and-then re- 

 frefhed, efpecially if they are placed 

 in a warm Stove; otherwife they 

 will require very little Water at that 

 Seafon. 



Thefe Plants are moll of them 

 very flow Growers, even in their 

 native Countries, notwithftanding 

 they arrive to a great Magnitude ; 

 for it has been often obferved by fe- 



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