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federal Segments) rifes the Pointal, 

 which becomes a Fruit Jhafd like a 

 Bonnet, having a Shell almojl globu- 

 lar , which is divided into three Cells, 

 in each of which is contain d one 

 roundijh Seed. 



We have but one Species of this 

 Plant ; viz. 



Paliurus. Dod. Chrift's Thorn. 

 This Plant is ranged in the Genus 

 of Rhamnus by Dr. Linnaeus, who 

 has alfc joined the Frangula of 

 Tournefort, the Alaternus and Zizi- 

 fbus, to the fame Genus ; but if the 

 Fruit of thefe Plants are admitted as 

 a characterise Note in diftinguifh- 

 ing the Genera, thefe cannot be 

 brought together. 



This is by many Perfons fuppos'd 

 to be the Plant from which the 

 Crown of Thorns, which was put 

 upon the Head of our Saviour, was 

 compos'd : the Truth of which is 

 fupported by many Travellers of 

 Credit, who affirm, that it is one of 

 the moft common Shrubs in the 

 Country of Judea ; and from the 

 Pliablenefs of its Branches, which 

 may be eafily wrought into any Fi- 

 gure, it may afford a Probability. 



This Shrub grows wild in mod 

 Parts of the Levant, as alfo in Italy, 

 Spain, Portugal, and the South of 

 France, efpecially near Montpelicr, 

 from whence their Seeds may be 

 procured ; for they do not ripen in 

 Xngland. ThefeSeeds mould be fown 

 as foon as po'iTible, after they arrive, 

 in a Bed of light Earth, and the 

 Plants will come up the following 

 Spring : but when the Seeds are 

 kept out of the Ground till Spring, 

 they will not come up till the next 

 Year, and very often fail : therefore 

 it is much the beft way to fow them 

 in the Autumn. Thefe Seedling, 

 plants may be tranfplanted the fol- 

 lowing Seafon into a Nurfcry to get 



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Strength, before they are planted 

 out for good. 



It may alfo be propagated by lay- 

 ing down its tender Branches in the 

 Spring of the Year; which, if care- 

 fully fupply'd with Water in dry 

 Weather, will take Root in a Year's 

 time, and may then be taken off from 

 the old Plants, and tranfplanted w here 

 they are to remain. 



'The belt time for tranfplanting 

 this Plant is in theAutumn, foon af- 

 ter the Leaves decay, or the Begin- 

 ning of April, juft before it begins 

 to ihoot, obferving to lay fome 

 Mulch upon the Ground abont their 

 Roots to prevent them from drying, 

 as alfo to refrefli them now-and- 

 then with a little Water, until they 

 have taken frefti Root, after which 

 they will require but very little 

 Care. They are very hardy, and 

 will grow to be ten or twelve Feet 

 high, if planted in a dry Soil, and 

 a warm Situation. There is little 

 Beauty in this Plant ; but it is kept 

 in Gardens as a Curiofity. 



PALMA, The Palm-tree. 

 The Characters are ; 



It hath a fingle unbranch]d Stalk ; 

 the Leaves are difpos^d in a circular 

 Form on the Top, which when they 

 wither, or fall off with Age, new 

 ones always arife out of the middle of 

 the re?nai?iing ones ; among which, 

 certain Sheaths or Spikes break forth, 

 opening from the Bottom to the Top, 

 very full of Flowers, and Chiflert of 

 Embryoes. 



The Species are ; 



1. Palm a major. C.B.P. The 

 greater Palm, or Date-tree. 



2. Palm a minor. C. B. P. The 

 Dwarf Palm, with prickly Footftalks. 



3. Palm a Brajilienfs prunifera 9 

 folio plicatili feu fabelliformi, c au- 

 di ce fquamato. Rail Hifl. The Pal- 

 metto-tree, 



4. Palma 



