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Smooth tree-like American Night- 

 fhade, with a rough Bay-leaf, and 

 white Flowers growing in Umbels. 



The firft Sort is now very com- 

 mon upon Dunghils, and on rich 

 cultivated Soils, in many Parts of 

 England ; where it often becomes a 

 troublefome Weed. This is the 

 Sort which the College of Phyficians 

 have directed to be us'd in Medicine, 

 under the Title of So/anum hortenfe : 

 and although it is now become a 

 very troublefome Weed in many 

 Gardens near London, yet it is not a 

 Native of this Country, but is fup- 

 pos'd to have been brought original- 

 ly from America ; from whence the 

 greater Part of the Species of this 

 Genus have been introduc'd into Eu- 

 rope. The fecond and third Sorts 

 are very near to the firft, differing 

 from it in the Colour of their Fruits, 

 and the Plants being woolly. The 

 third Sort I have received from the 

 Jfland of Barbados two or three dif- 

 ferent times ; fo I fuppofe it to be a 

 Weed of that Country. The eighth 

 Sort produces much larger Fruit 

 than either of the former, and the 

 Plantswillgrowprpportionablylarger. 



The fourth Sort is a climbing 

 woody Plant, which grows in the 

 Hedges in divers Parts of England ; 

 and is by fome planted in Gardens, 

 to cover Arbours, or fhady Walks, in 

 London, and other clofe Places, where 

 few other Plants will thrive. This 

 Plant is alfo ufed in Medicine, for 

 fome particular Preparations; but 

 the Herb-folks in the Markets often 

 fell this inftead of the Garden Night- 

 made, which is a cooling Plant, and 

 this an hot acrid one ; which ren- 

 ders it contrary to the Intention of 

 the Ointrrient, wherein Nightftiade 

 is one of the Ingredients. 



The Sort with white Flowers is a 

 Variety of the former, as alfo that 

 with variegated Leaves ; both which 

 are preferv'd by thofe who are very 



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curious in collecting the various 

 Kinds of Plants. 



Thefe may be eafily propagated 

 by laying down their Branches, or 

 by planting their Cuttings in the 

 Spring upon a moift Soil ; where 

 they will foon take Root, and may 

 afterward be tranfplanted where 

 they are to remain. 



The Amomum Plinii is propagated 

 in great Plenty, for the Beauty of 

 its large red Fruit, which is always 

 ripe in Winter ; fo that when the 

 Trees have plenty of Fruit, they 

 make a veryhandfomeAppearance in 

 aGreen-houfe, when intermix'd with 

 Orange, Myrtle, and other Exotics. 



This Plant may be propagated by 

 fovving its Seeds in a Pot of rich 

 Earth in the Spring, placing it up- 

 on a moderate Hot-bed, which will 

 greatly facilitate the Growth of the 

 Seeds : the Earth in the Pot fhould 

 be frequently watefd ; for if it is 

 kept too dry, the Seeds will not 

 grow. When the Plants are come 

 up, you fhould make a gentle Hot- 

 bed, which muft be cover d with rich 

 Earth about fix Inches thick ; in this 

 they fhould be planted about fix 

 Inches Diftance each Way, and the 

 Bed arch'd over with Hoops, Cifr. 

 and covered withMat?, to fhade them 

 from the Sun and Cold ; obferving 

 frequently to water them. 



When the Plants have acquired 

 Strength, and the Seafon becomes 

 favourable, you muft enure them to 

 bear the open Air by degrees, to 

 which they fhould be fully expo- 

 fed in June ; when alfo they 

 fhould be taken up, with a Hall 

 of Earth to the Root of each 

 Plant, and plac d feparately in Pots 

 fili'd with rich Earth; which mult 

 be fet in a fnady Situation, and fre- 

 quently water'd until they have ta- 

 ken Root ; after which they may be 

 remov'd into a more open Expolure, 



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