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otherwife they are bed taken green 

 from the Plants for moft other Ufes. 



The twelfth, thirteenth, and four- 

 teenth Sorts are fomewhat tender ; 

 therefore thefe muft be planted into 

 Pots filled with freih light fandy 

 Earth ; and in Winter muft be re- 

 moved into the Confervatory, where 

 they mould be placed as near the 

 Windows as poffible, that they may 

 have a great Share of frelh Air when- 

 ever the Seafon is mild ; for if they 

 are too much drawn, they feldom 

 flower well, and make but an indif- 

 ferent Appearance : in Summer they 

 muft be expofed amongft other Exo- 

 tic Plants in fome well-fheltered Si- 

 tuation ; for they are pretty hardy, 

 and only require to be meltered from 

 the Froft, and ftrong Winds. Thefe 

 Plants muft be often refrefoecT with 

 Water, efpecially in warm Weather, 

 otherwife they will mrivel and de- 

 cay ; and they mould be tranfplant- 

 ed at leaft twice every Summer, be- 

 caufe their Roots will greatly in- 

 crease ; which, if confin'd in the Pots 

 too long, will turn mouldy, and de- 

 cay. The other Oriental Sorts are 

 hardy enough to endure the Cold of 

 our ordinary Winters in the open 

 Air, provided they are planted in a 

 dry Soil, and a warm Situation. 



Thefe Plants may alfo be propa- 

 gated by fowLig their Seeds in the 

 Spring upon a Bed of frefh Earth, 

 obferving to keep the Ground clear 

 from Weeds until the Plants are come 

 up ; when they mould be tranfplant- 

 ed into Beds of frefh Earth, and 

 treated as thofe raifed from Cuttings 

 or Slips. 



SALVIA AGRESTIS. Vide 

 Scordium. 



SAMBUCUS, The Elder- tree. 

 The Characters are ; 



The Branches are full of Pith, 

 hawing hut little Wood : the Flowers 

 are monoid ale us, divided into federal 



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Segments, and expand in form of m 

 Rofe : thefe are, for the mojl part, 

 collected into an Umbel, and are fuc~ 

 ceeded by foft fucculent Berries, haw 

 ing three Seeds in each. 

 The Species are ; 



1 . Sambucus fruelu in umbellct 

 nigro. C. B. P. Common Elder, 

 with black Berries. 



2. Sambucus frutlu in umbellct 

 wiridi. C. B. P. Common Elder, 

 with greenifh Berries. 



3. Sambucus fruflu alho. Lob* 

 The white-berried Elder. 



4. Sambucus racemofa rubra. C, 

 B. P. The mountain red-berried 

 Elder. 



5. Sambucus laciniato folio. C. 

 B. P. The Cut or Parftey-leav d 

 Elder. 



6. Sambucus vulgaris, foliis ex 

 luteo<variegatis. The blotch'd-Ieav'd 

 Elder. 



7. Sambucus humilis, fiveEhu- 

 lus. C. B. P. Dwarf Elder, or 

 Danewort. 



The firft of thefe Trees is very 

 common in the Hedges in moft Parts 

 of England ; but the fecond and third 

 Sorts are more rare : thefe are pro- 

 pagated for the fake of their Berries, 

 which are by fome Perfons ufed for 

 making Wine, and for other Pur- 

 poses. The fourth Sort is lefs com- 

 mon in England than either of the 

 former, it being only to be found in 

 fome curious Gardens at prefent. 

 The fifth and fixth Sorts are preferv'd 

 for the Variety of their Leaves, hy 

 fuch as are curious in collecting the 

 various Kinds of Trees and Shrubs. 



All thefe Sorts may be eafily pro- 

 pagated from Cuttings, or by fowing 

 their Seeds ; but the former, being 

 the moft expeditious Method, is ge- 

 nerally pra&ifed. The Time for 

 planting of their Cuttings is from 

 September to March ; in the doing of 



which, there needs no more Care 



than 



