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tcr and Spring, when they make a 

 very agreeable Appearance. 



The fourth Soft is not quite fo 

 hardy, and is later in the Seafon be- 

 fore it comes to flower ; fo that un- 

 lefs the Winter is favourable, or the 

 Plants arefhelter'd, they feldom pro- 

 duce many Flowers ; but in very 

 mil J Winters, when the Plants are 

 not injur'd, they make a fine Ap- 

 pearance; the Flowers of this Kind 

 being much larger than thofe of the 

 other Kinds. 



In this Nurfery the Plants may re- 

 main four or five Years; during 

 which time they mould be carefully 

 clearM from Weeds, and the Ground 

 dug every Spring; in doing of which 

 their Roots mould be carefully cut 

 round, to caufe them to produce 

 more Fibres, whereby they may be 

 remov'd with greater Safety, becaufe 

 the Earth will be the better fupported 

 by their Roots. The bell time to 

 tranfplant them is about the Begin- 

 ning of Oftober, as hath been di- 

 rected for Laurels, and fome other 

 Sorts of Ever-greens, that being the 

 Seafon they begin to flower. 



Thefe Shrubs are very ornamen- 

 tal, when planted in the lower Part 

 of Clumps, and other Plantations of 

 Ever-greens, if they are mix'd with 

 other Plants of the fame Growth : 

 and in thefe Plantations they will not 

 be fo liable to fufFer by Froft, be- 

 caufe their Stems will be defended by 

 the neighbouring Plants. They are 

 alfo very proper to plant round the 

 Verges of Woods, and tall Wilder- 

 nefles, by way of Border to them ; 

 where if they are interfpers'd with 

 Larch, and other Ever-greens, they 

 add greatly to the Variety of fuch 

 Plantations, efpecially in the Win- 

 ter-feafon, when the other Trees are 

 dellituce of Leaves : and in the Sum- 

 mer, when the other Trees are in 



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full Leaf, the Green of thefe being 

 of a darker Shade, make a good 

 Contrail with the others. 



There are fome who make Hedges 

 of thefe Plants ; but they are by no 

 means proper for that Purpofe, be- 

 caufe their Leaves are large, which 

 occafions their Branches to be pro- 

 duced at a farther Diftance; and 

 thefe, when cut, appear very un- 

 fightly ; befides, the Branches of 

 thefe Trees are weak ; fo are not 

 able to fupport themfelves when they 

 are cut pretty thin; fo that the 

 Winds and Snow frequently difplace 

 the Branches, and render thefe 

 Hedges very unfightly : therefore 

 I do not recommend them for this 

 Purpofe ; but rather to have them 

 grow in their natural way, without 

 any Pruning, unlefs that of reducing 

 irregular or mifplaced Shoots : thefe 

 may be fhortened, or intirely cut off, 

 according as the Plants may require; 

 and this one Pruning every Spring 

 will be fufficient to keep them con- 

 ftantlyin Order, without injuring 

 their flowering, which fnould always 

 be avoided. 



ThefixthSort has been lately intro- 

 duced into the Englijh Gardens from 

 North -America, and hath not as yet 

 produced any Flowers in this Coun- 

 try : the Seeds of this I received from 

 the late Dr. Thomas Dale from Ca- 

 rolina : the Plants which J have raif- 

 ed are fomewhat tender while young; 

 but afterward thrive very well in the 

 open Air : thefe have conftantly re- 

 tained their Leaves all the Year ; 

 but there have been fome Plants 

 brought from Maryland and Virgi- 

 nia, by the fame Title, which cad 

 their Leaves in Winter, and appear 

 to be much hardier than thofe from 

 Carolina ; though there are fome 

 Perfons, who affirm they are the 

 fame, which at prefent feems very 

 unlikely j 



