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fort in the Levant. Thefe are abide- 

 ing Plants, which become fhrubby, 

 and, by their different Appearance?, 

 make an agreeable Variety in a 

 Garden. They may be propagated 

 by lowing their Seeds on a Eed of 

 frefh unounged Soil, in the Spring ; 

 and when the Plants come up, they 

 mufl: be kept clear from Weeds, and 

 in very dry Weather hey (ho old be 

 retiefiied with Water ; and when 

 the Plants ar<' about three or four 

 Inches high, ih*y mould be tranf- 

 planted, ic: each Sort, intoPotr, 

 ihatthey may be meker'd undor an 

 Jftot- bed-frame m Winter; and rhe 

 others into dry warm Borders of 

 poor Earth ; for in fuch Places 

 where the Plant? grow ftowly, they 

 \vi!J live through the Winter, better 

 than when they are planted in a rich 

 Soii. 



RUBUS, The Bramble, or Rafp- 

 berry- burn. 



The Ch a rati en are ; 



It hath a Flower con fifing of five 

 he av a, which are placed circularly, 

 and expand in form of aRofe: theFlow- 

 er cuf ii divided into five Parts con- 

 taing many Stamina, in the Bofom of 

 the Flower ; in the Centre of which 

 fifes the Pointaly which afterward 

 becomes the Fruity con fifing of many 

 Protuberances, and full of Juice. 

 The Species arc ; 



I . Rub us major, frutlu nigr*. J. 

 B. The common Bramble, or 

 blackberry bum. 



2- Rue us minor, frufiu cceruleo, 

 J. B, The Dewberry - bum, or 

 iefTer Bramble. 



3. Rub us vulgaris major, f rutin 

 albo. Rati Syn. The common great- 

 er Bramble-bufh, with white Fruit. 



4. Rue us vulgaris m.for, folio 

 elegant er veriegato. * The greater 

 Bramble-bu&, with a beautiful ftri- 

 j>ed Leaf. 



C. Rub US Ida us fpinofus, fruclu 

 rubra. J. B. The Rafpberry-bufh, 

 Framboife, or Hind berry. 



6. Rubus Ida us fpinofus, fruclu 

 alio. J. B. The Rafpberry-bulh, 

 with white Fruit. 



7. Rubus Idaus fpinofus, fruclu 

 ruhro ferotino. The Rafpberry-bufh, 

 with late-red Fruit. 



8. Rubus Id a us non fpinofus. J. 

 B. The Rafpberry-bufh, without 

 Thoras. 



9 Rubus Idaus, fruclu nigro, 

 Vtrgmianus Banifier. The Virgi- 

 nian Rafpberry - bum, with black 

 Fruit. 



10. Rubus odoratus.Cornut. Vir- 

 ginia* flowering Rafpberry, vulgo. 



11. Rubus Americanus, magis 

 ereStus, fpinis rarioribus,fiipite cceru- 

 leo. Pluk. Aim. The Upright Pen- 

 fyiwama Bramble, or Rafpberry - 

 bufh. 



12. Rubus Alpinus humilis . J. 

 B. Dwarf Bramble of the Alps. 



13. Rubus vulgaris, fpinis ca- 

 rens. H. R. Par. Common Bram- 

 ble, without Spines. 



14. Rubus fpinofus, foliis & fore 

 elegant er laciniatis. Inf. R. H. 

 Prickly Bramble, with Leaves and 

 Flowers elegantly jagged. 



1 5. Rubus /for* albo pleno. H. R. 

 Par. The Bramble with double 

 white Flowers. 



16. Rubus non fpinofus, fruclu 

 nigro major c, Polonicus. Barr. Icon. 

 Poland Bramble without Thorns, 

 and a larger black Fruit. 



The firH and fecond Sorts are ve- 

 ry common in Hedges, and upon 

 dry Banks, in molt Parts of England, 

 and are rarely cultivated in Gardens. 

 The third Sort was found by Mr. 

 Jacob Bobart, in an Hedge not far 

 from Oxford ; and hath fmce been 

 cultivated in feveral Gardens as a 

 Curicfitv, This does not onlv dif- 

 fer 



