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from them, rather than by the Cut- 

 tings : and as there are many Trees 

 m England, which produce the Ber- 

 ries in plenty, fo, if they are care- 

 fully guarded from the Birds, there 

 may be focn plenty of the Berries in 

 England. 



Thefe Berries mull be managed in 

 the fame way as hath been before 

 directed for the common Laurel ; and 

 if it is propagated by Cuttings, they 

 fhould be treated in the fame man- 

 ner as the common Laurel. 



This Tree delights in a gentle 

 loamy Soil, which is not too wet, 

 nor over-dry ; tho' it will grow up- 

 on almoft any Soil ; but the Plants 

 do not make fo great Progrefs, 

 nor appear fo beautiful, when plant- 

 ed in a very dry Soil, or in Ground 

 that is too wet. The time of tranf- 

 planting this is the fame as for the 

 common Laurel. 



P^ONIA, The Peony. 

 The Cbarafters are ; 



It hath a Flower compos 1 d of fede- 

 ral Leaves, which are placed orbicu- 

 larly , and expand in form of a Rofe ; 

 cut of whofe Empalement rifes the 

 Pointal, which afterward becomes a 

 Fruit, in which federal little Horns, 

 bent downward, are gather 'd, as it 

 were, into a little Head, covered 

 with Dcnvn, opening lengthwife, con- 

 taining many globulous Seeds. 

 The Species are ; 



1. P/eonia folio nigricante fplen- 

 dido, qua mas. C. B. P. The Male 

 Peony. 



2. P/eonia mas major, fore in- 

 carnate. Hcrt. Eyft. The greater 

 Male Peony, with a flefn - coloured 

 flower. 



3. P/eonia communis <vel fcemina. 

 C. B. P. The Female Peony. 



4. P/eonia faemina, fore plena 

 rubro majore. C. B. P. Female Peo- 

 ny, with a large double red Flow- 

 er 



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5. P/eonia plena for e rubro, mi- 

 nor. J. B. Peony with a lefler double 

 red Flower. 



6. P/eonia fore exalbido pleno, 

 major. C. 2. P. Greater Peony, with 

 a double whirifh Flower. 



7. P/eonia Lufitanica, fore fm- 

 plici odorato. Inf. R. H. Portugal 

 Peony, with a fingle fvveet-fcented 

 Flower. 



8. P/eonia mas, fcliorum fegmen- 

 tis ampiioribus. C. B. P. Male Peony, 

 with Leaves having broader Seg- 

 ments. 



9. P/EONIA tenuius laeiniata, fub- 

 tus pubefccns,f->re purpureo. C. B. P. 

 Pecny with narrow jagged Leaves, 

 which are downy underneath, and a 

 purple Flower. 



10. P/eonia aquilina- foliis. C. B. 

 P. Peony with a Columbine-leaf. 



I I.P/eonia fore njariegato. C. 

 B. P. Peony with a ftrip'd Flow- 

 er. 



12. P /eon 1 a folio fubtus incano, 

 fore albo <vel pallida. C. B. P. Peony 

 with Leaves hoary underneath, and 

 white or pale Flowers. 



The firft of thefe Sorts is chiefly 

 propagated for the Roots, which are 

 us'd in Medicine ; for the Flowers, 

 being fingle, do not afford near fo 

 much Pleafure as thofe with double 

 Flowers, nor will they abide near fo 

 long in Beauty. 



The fecondSort hath larger fingle 

 Flowers than the firft; but they are 

 of a paler Colour : this is preferv'd 

 by Perfons who are curious in col- 

 lecting the various Kinds of Flow- 

 ers ; but is not fo much efteem'd as 

 thofe with double Flowers. 



All the Sorts with double Flowers 

 are preferv'd in curious Gardens for 

 the Beauty of their Flowers ; which, 

 when intermix'd with other large- 

 growing Plants in the Borders of 

 large Gardens, will add to the Va- 

 riety i and the Flowers are very or- 

 namental 



