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leaves, which are placed circularly, 

 anil expand in form of a Rofe ; out of 

 whofe many-leavd Flower-cup rifes 

 the Point al', which afterward be- 

 tomes a membraneous Fruit , fomewhat 

 like the infiated Bladder ofFiJbes, and 

 divided into two or three Cells, con- 

 taining Seeds in form of a Skull. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Staphylodendron fyfaeflre 

 &f -vulgar e. H. L. The common 

 wild Bladder-nut. 



2. Staphylodendron Virginia- 

 mm trifoliatum. H. L. Three-leav'd 

 Virginian Bladder- nut. 



3. Staphylodendron America- 

 fium trifoliatum, foliis iucifis. Houjl. 

 Three-leav'd American Bladder-nut, 

 with cut Leaves. 



The third Sort was difcovered at 

 Campechy^by the late Dr. William 

 Houjhun, who fent the Seeds to Eng- 

 land: this Sort hath., weak flexible 

 Branches, and generally fends out 

 feveral Shoots from the Root, fo 

 forms a thick Bum: the Shoots 

 grow very irregular ; therefore the 

 Plants cannot be trained in any Or- 

 der: the Flowers are produced in 

 fmall Bunches, at the Ends of the 

 Branches, which are fucceeded by 

 compreffed Bladders, having a leafy 

 Border : the Seeds are fmall and 

 round. 



This Sort is very tender ; fo can- 

 not be preferved through the Winter 

 in England, unlefs it is placed in a 

 warm Stove : it may be propagated 

 by laying down the tender Branches, 

 which will take Root in one Year ; 

 and may then be planted into fe- 

 parate Pots, and plunged into the 

 Tan-bed in the Stove ; which will 

 promote their taking frefh Root : in 

 the Summer thefe Plants will require 

 a large Share of frem Air, when the 

 Weather is warm ; but in Winter 

 they muft be kept warm, otherwife 

 the Plants will foon perifh. 



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The firft of thefe Trees is footid 

 wild in the Woods, and other Ihady 

 Places, near Pontefracl in Yorkfiire, 

 and in fome other Northern Parts of 

 England ; but near London it is pre- 

 ferved in the Gardens of thofe who 

 are curious in collecting the various 

 Kinds of hardy Trees. 



The fecond Sort is a Native of 

 America ; but is fo hardy, as to 

 endure the fevered Cold of our Cli- 

 mate in the open Air, and produces 

 Flowers and Fruit as plentifully ia 

 England as the common wild Sort. 



Both thefe Kinds may be propa- 

 gated by lowing their Seeds early in 

 Spring, in Beds of frem light Earths 

 and when the Plants are come up, 

 they muft be carefully kept clear 

 from Weeds ; and in very dry Wea- 

 ther, if they are now-and-then re- 

 fremed with Water, it will greatly 

 promote their Growth : in thefe Beds 

 they may remain until October fol- 

 lowing ; at which time they mould 

 be carefully taken up, and planted 

 in a Nurfery, placing them in Rows 

 three Feet afunder, and the Plants 

 eighteen Inches Dilfonce in the 

 Rows. In this Nurfery they may 

 remain two or three Years ; by which 

 time it will be proper to tranfplanc 

 them out where they are to remain, 

 either in Wildernefs-quarters, or in 

 Clumps of various Trees, where they 

 will add to the Diverfity. The beil 

 Seafon for tranfplanting thefe Trees 

 is in Autumn, with other deciduous 

 Trees. 



Thefe commonly grow in England 

 to the Height of twelve or fourteen 

 Feet ; lb mould be placed with other 

 Trees of the fame Growth . 



African Bladder-nut. Vide 

 Royenia. 



Laurel - leav'd America:; 

 Bladder-nut. Vide Dodonaea. 



STAR-FLOWER. VideOt^ 

 thogalum. 



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