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makes the meaneft Appearance of 

 all the Sorts. 



The twelve Sorts which are laft- 

 mention'd, are much tenderer than 

 the former. All of thefe (except the 

 laft) grow near the Cape of Good Hope, 

 from whence feveral of them have 

 been brought into the European 

 Gardens. Thefe Plants may alio be 

 propagated by Seeds; but as they very 

 rarely produce theirSeeds \x\Englanci y 

 they are commonly propagated by 

 laying down their Branches ; which, 

 if rightly manag'd, will take Root 

 in one Year. The belt time to lay 

 down the Branches is in the Begin- 

 ning of April : the Branches which 

 are chofen to make Layers, fhould 

 be of the former Year, or at molt but 

 two Years old : thefe mould be a 

 little twilled at the Part which is 

 laid in the Ground,which will caufe 

 them to root the fooner. In dry 

 Weather they mud be duly water'd, 

 otherwile the Shoots will harden ; 

 which will prevent their putting out 

 Roots. By the April following they 

 will be rooted, when they may be 

 cut off from the old Plants, and each 

 planted into a fmall Pot fill'd with 

 frelh Earth ; and if they are plung'd 

 into a very moderate Hot bed, it 

 will forward their taking new Root. 

 Thefe mufti)e fcreenM from the Sun 

 every Day till they are rooted ; after 

 which time they mud be enured to 

 bear the open A:r by degrees ; and 

 in the Middle of May they mould be 

 plac'd abroad in a fnelter'd Situation, 

 where they will make an agreeable 

 Variety amongft other Exotic Plants. 



Thefe Plants muft be remov'd in- 

 to the Green houfe in Autumn, and 

 plac'd where they may enjoy as much 

 free Air as pofiible in mild Weather; 

 but they mult be protected from 

 Froft. During the Winter-feafon 

 they muft be frequently refrefhed 

 with Water ; for they are pretty 

 thirlty Plants ; but in very cold Wea- 



ther it muft be given to them fparing- 

 ly. In Summer they mull be plac'd 

 abroad with Geraniums, Alaternoi- 

 des's, and other Plant' of the fame 

 Country, and treated in the fame 

 manner as hath been direct d for 

 thofe ; with which Management 

 they will thrive very well. The 

 Flowers of thefe Plants, being very 

 fmall, do not afford any great Plea- 

 fu e, but for the Angular Oddnefs 

 of the Leaves and Branches. Thefe 

 Plants deferve a Place in good 

 Green-houfes, for Variety-fake. 



The laft Sort is more tender than 

 any of the reft, as it is a Native 

 of the warmer Parts of America. This 

 was difcover'd by Father ?lumicr % 

 in fome of the Tnneh Settlements in 

 America ; and hath been obferv'd 

 growing in great Plenty, at the Ha- 

 <vannab, by the late Dr. William 

 Hou/loun, whofent the Seeds to Eng- 

 land. It was alfo found by Mr. Ro* 

 bert Millar at Campecby, who alfo 

 fent the Seeds to England; from 

 which many Plants have been raifed. 



The Seeds of this Plant ftiould be 

 fown in Pots of frelh Earth, arid 

 then plung'd into a moderate Hot- 

 bed of Tanners Bark ; obferving 

 frequently to water the Pots, to keep 

 the Earth moift, which will bring up 

 the Plants in about fix Weeks time. 

 When thefe Plants are about two 

 Inches high, they (hould be lhaken 

 out of the Seed- pot?, and each plant- 

 ed in a fmall Pot fill'd with fiefti 

 loamy Earth, and then plung'd into 

 a moderateHot-bed ofTannersBark, 

 where they muft be Ihaded from the 

 Heat of the Sun until they have ta- 

 ken new Root; after which time 

 they muft be treated in the fame 

 manner as hath been directed for 

 other Exotic Plants, which are the 

 Produce of the hotteft Countries* 



In this Hot - bed the plants may 

 remain till about Mich&elmes % whea 

 the Nights will bt^in :o be too cold 

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