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Edges flightly fawed. The Flowers 

 are produc'd in fmall Umbels, at 

 the Extremity of the Branches, 

 which are white. Thefe are fuc- 

 ceeded by foft fuccalent Berries, 

 which, when ripe, are of a dark-pur- 

 ple Colour. 



It is very hardy, fo endures the 

 Cold of our Winters very well, and 

 grows in any Soil ; but muft not be 

 too much exposed to ftrong Winds, 

 which are apt to fplit down the 

 Branches, and render the Shrubs ve- 

 ry unfightly. This may be propa- 

 gated by laying down the Branches, 

 in the fame manner as hath been di- 

 rected for the common Sort. 



The fourth Sort has much the Ap- 

 pearance of the common Viburnum; 

 but the Leaves are larger, and are 

 very mealy on both Sides : theShoots 

 are alfo more woolly. I receiv d the 

 Seeds of this Sort from South-Caro- 

 lina, which were fent me by my late 

 Friend Dr. Thomas Dale. 



This Sort is hardy enough to live 

 in the open Air in England, if it is 

 planted in a warm-lhelter'd Situa- 

 tion. It delights in a moift light 

 Soil, in which it thrives much better 

 than upon a dry gravelly Ground ; 

 for it grows naturally upon fwampy 

 Land in America. But the beft way 

 is, not to plant thefe into the full 

 Ground, until they have obtain'd 

 Strength to refift the Cold ; fo that 

 when the Plants arerais'd fromSeeds, 

 they mould be kept in Pots, and in 

 Winter plac'd under a commonHot- 

 bed-frame ; where they mould have 

 as much free Air as pofiible in mild 

 Weather, and only be fiielter'd from 

 hard Froft. After two Years Growth 

 from Seeds, the Plants will be ftrong 

 enough to tranfplant into theGround, 

 which mould be done in the Spring 

 of the Year; making the Plants out 

 othe Pots, and preferring a Bal of 

 Earth to their Roots, which will fe- 



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cure the Plants from Hazard ; and 

 if the Spring ihould prove dry, it 

 will be proper to water them until 

 their Roots are well eflabliftVd in 

 the Ground ; after which time they 

 will require no other Care than what 

 is ufually beftow'd on other flower- 

 ing Shrubs. 



It may be propagated by laying 

 down of the Branches, in the fame 

 manner as the common Viburnum; 

 but this mould not be praclis'd until 

 the Shrubs have gotten fufficient 

 Strength ; and when the Layers are 

 laid, if the Seafon mould prove dry, 

 it will be of greatScrvice inpromote- 

 ing their taking Root, if they are du- 

 ly water'd. 



The fifth Sort is very tender.. 

 The Seeds of this Kind were fent 

 from Campechy by Mr. Robert Mil- 

 lar, who found the Plants growing, 

 in low marmyPlaces in great Plenty. 

 This Sort rifes to the Height of* 

 eight or ten Feet, and has broader 

 Leaves than the common Sort, which 

 are (while young) cover'd pretty 

 thick with a foft whiteDown ; but as 

 the Leaves grow older, their Upper-, 

 fides are greener, and lofc molt of, 

 the Down. The young Branches 

 are alfo very woolly ; but as thefe 

 grow older, it falls off. The Flow- 

 ers are produc'd from the Wings of 

 the Leaves in large Bunches, which 

 are white; but the Apices or Sum- 

 mits are of a red Colour, which, at, 

 a fmall Diftance, appear like Stripes 

 in the Flowers. After the Flowers 

 are decayed, theFruit appears vvhitei 

 when ripe, turns black. 



This Plant may be propagated by 

 Seeds, which mould be fown on an 

 Hot-bed early in the Spring ; and 

 when the Plants are come up, and 

 fit to tranfplant, they mould be each 

 planted into a feparate fmall Pot 

 filPd with light rich Earth, and then 

 plungM into an Hot- bed of Tanners 



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