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36. Thymel^ea Africana, tar- 

 ton- r aire fmilis, flortbus in capitulum 

 conge fas. Oldenl. African Spurge- 

 laurel, like the Tarton-raire, with 

 Flowers collected in an Head. 



37. Thymel^ea Africana,foliis 

 rufci. Oldenl. African Spurge-lau- 

 rel, with Butchers-broom-leaves. 



38. ThymEL^EA Africana fru- 

 tefcens, jafmini fore, foliis polygale*. 

 Oldenl. African fhrubby Spurge- 

 laurel, with a J afnv.ne- flower, and 

 Leaves of Milkwort. 



39. Thymel^a Capenfis, nepce 

 Tbtopbrajli foliis aculeatis, fore par- 

 'Uo purpurea. Pluk. Pbyt. Spurge- 

 laurel of the Cape of Good Hope, with 

 prickly Furz -leaves, and a fmall 

 purple Flower. 



40. Thymel^a Americana fru- 

 tefcensy rorifmarini folio, fore aibo. 

 ,Plum. Shrubby American Spurge- 

 laurel, with a Rofmary-leaf, and a 

 white Flower. 



The firft of thefe Plants is found 

 wild in Woods, and other fhady 

 Places, in divers Parts of England ; 

 but is often cultivated in Gardens 

 for Variety ; where, if it is planted 

 inWildernefi.es, or lhady Walks, it 

 will thrive very well ; and being an 

 Ever-green, and producing its Flow- 

 ers in Winter, when few other 

 Plants flower, makes it more accept- 

 able. The fecond Sort is a Variety 

 of the firft, which is preferv'd for 

 the Beauty of its Griped Leaves. 



Both thefe Plants may be propa- 

 gated by Suckers taken from the old 

 Plants, or by Layers ; which mould 

 be taken off in Autumn, and planted 

 in a ilrong Soil, and lhady Situation; 

 where, after they have taken Root, 

 they will require little farther Care; 

 but the plain Sort is as tafily propa- 

 gated by the Berries as the Meze- 

 reon. 



The feveral Sorts of Mezereon 

 are propagated by fowing their 



Seeds ; the belt Seafon for which is 

 in July, foon after they are ripe, 

 when they begin to fall from the 

 Trees. Thefe mould befown upon 

 an Eait Border, where they may have 

 only the morning Sun, and cover'd 

 about half an Inch with frefh Earth ; 

 in the Spring following fome of the 

 Plants will appear, when they muit 

 be carefully clear\i from Weeds, and 

 in dry Weather mould be often wa- 

 ter'd, which will greatly promote 

 their Growth: but as the Seeds often 

 lie in the Ground a whole Year be- 

 fore the Plants appear, the Ground 

 mould not be dillurb'd till there is no 

 Hope of more Plants coming up. In 

 this Border they may remain two 

 Years, by which time they will be 

 ftrong enough to tranfplant; when 

 there mould be a Spot of frefh 

 light Earth prepaid for them, into 

 which they mould be planted in Au- 

 tumn, in Rows two Feet Dittance, 

 and the Plants eight Inches afunder 

 in the Rows, treating them after- 

 wards in the ufual manner with 

 other Kinds of Shrubs, while in this 

 Nurfery ; and when they are large 

 enough to plant out for good, they 

 may be taken up in Autumn, with a 

 Ball of Earth to the Root of each 

 Plant, and plac'd where they are to 

 remain ; which mould be in a light 

 moift Soil, and a fhady Situation, 

 where they will thrive and flower 

 extremely well. 



There have been many of thefe 

 Plants taken out of fome Woods 

 near Ando--ver in Hampjhire ; but how 

 they came thither is not at prefent 

 known ; for this Shrub is not a Na- 

 tive of England. 



Thefe Plants are great Ornaments 

 to a Garden early in the Spring, be- 

 fore other Shrubs are in Flower ; 

 for, if theSeafon is mild, they often 

 flower in January ; but in February 

 they are always in Perfection. They 



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