grow in the Hedges in great Plenty, ripe. The Leaves of this Tree re- 



This will rife to the Height of eigh- main green until December, unlefs 



teen or twenty Feet ; but generally hard Frolts happen early, to decay 



fends out a great Number or Shoots them. The Wood of this Tree is 



from the Bottom, which, if fuffer- very beautifully vein'd, for which 



ed to grow, will form a Thicket, the Inhabitants of America greatly 



and prevent the upright Growth of elleem it. 



the Tree. The Branches of this All thefe Sorts may be propagated 



Tree are generally irregular, and by laying down their young Branches 



grow very confufed ; fo that it is in Oftcber, which, in one Year, will 



rarely feen to grow handfome : but have made good Roots : or they may 



when it is mixed with other Shrubs be grafted upon each other; as alio 



in Wildernefs-quarters, it makes an upon the common Cherry-itock : but 



handfome Appearance during the thefe grafted Trees never grow to the 



Seafon of its flowering, which is Size of thofewhich are propagated by 



commonly in the Beginning of May : Seeds or Layers. But they are fei- 



at which time the whole Tree is co- dom propagated by Seeds ; becaufe 



ver'd with long Spikes of white the Birds generally eat them, unlefs 



Flowers ; but thefe have a very the Fruit are Careened from them : 



flrong Scent, which is very difagree- and as the moft expeditious Method 



able to many Perfons ; fo there fhould of railing the Piants is by Layers, fo 



not be many of them planted too that is generally ufed by the Garden- 



The fecond Sort will rife to a The common Laurel is fo well 

 greater Height than the firft, and known, as to need no Defcription ; 

 maybe trained up with a regular it being very common in every Gar- 

 ftrait Stem, to the Height of twenty den. This Tree was brought from 

 Feet, with an handfome regular Conjiantiveple about the Year 1 578. 

 Head: for the Branches of this Sort and was for many Years kept in 

 are naturally difpos'd in a regular Pots and Tubs, and preferv'd in 

 Order. The Flowers of this Sort Green-houfes in Winter : but after- 

 are produced on fhorter Spikes than ward it was planted againfl: warm 

 thole of the former Sort ; but in Walls, to preferve it ; being fre- 

 other refpefts are very like them. quently injured by fevere Froft. Af- 

 The third Sort is a Native of Ami- ter this the Plants were trained into 

 rica, from whence the Seeds have Pyramids and Globes ; and conftant- 

 been brought, and the Plants are ly kept fhear'd ; by which the broad 

 now commonly fold in the Nurferies Leaves, were generally cut in the 

 rear London. It grows plentifully Middle, which rendered the Plants 

 in the Woods in Carolina ; where the very unftghtly. Of late Years they 

 Fruit is particularly efteemed for have been more properly difpofed 

 makingCherry-brandy.ThisTree is of in G ardens, by planting them to bor-r 

 middiing Growth, and the Branches der Woodf, and the Sides of Wif- 

 generally grow very irregular : the dernefs-quarters ; for which Pur- 

 Leaves are very fmooth, and of a pofe we have but few Plants fo well 

 fhining Green : the Flowers are pro- adapted ; for it will grow under the 

 duced in long Clutters, like the Drip of Trees, in Shade or Sun ; 



near the Habitation. 



ers near London. 



former Sort ; but the Fruit is larger, 



