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2. Visnaga feu Gingidium Montis 

 Libani. Munt. Plant. Greater Tooth- 

 pick of Mount Libanus. 



The firft Sort grows plentifully in 

 the South of France, as alfo in Spain 

 and Italy. The Spaniards make ufe 

 of the Footftalks of the Umbel for 

 Tooth-picks, from whence it obtain- 

 ed this Name. This Plant is pre- 

 ferv'd in the Gardens of fome curi- 

 ous Perfons, for the fake of Variety. 

 It is an annual Plant, and perimes 

 foon after the Seeds are ripe. The 

 Seeds of this Plant mould be fown 

 early in Autumn, that the Plants- 

 may obtain Strength before the 

 Froft. Thefe will endure the Cold 

 of our Winters extremely well, pro- 

 vided the Seeds are fown on a dry 

 Soil; for thefe Plants do not very 

 well bear tranfplanting : therefore, 

 the Seeds mould be fown where the 

 Plants are defign'd to remain. In 

 the Spring the Plants mould be 

 thinn'd where they come up too 

 thick, leaving them about fix or 

 eight Inches afunder ; and if they are 

 afterward kept clear from Weeds, it 

 is all the Culture they require. In 

 June they will flower, and their 

 Seeds will ripen in Auguft. 



The fecond Sort is lefs common 

 5n England than the firft : this is 

 found on Mount Libanus, and in fe- 

 veral other mountainous Places in 

 the Eaft Country. The Umbels of 

 this Sort are much larger than of the 

 former, and the Leaves of the Plant 

 are not fo finely cut. The Seeds of 

 this Sort have been often brought in- 

 to England, from which I have raif- 

 ed the Plants, which have grown 

 very well the former Part of the Sea- 

 Ion ; but they have always decay 'd 

 foon after Midfiar.mer ; fo that I ne- 

 ver could preferve any of them to 

 flower. 



VITEX, Jgtitu Qijtui, or the 

 Chafte- tree. 



The Characters are ; 

 It hath a Flower confijling of one 

 Leaf which appears as if it had two 

 Lips : the Fore-part is tubulofe ; from 

 whofe Flower-cup rifes the Pointal, 

 which afterward becomes an almojl 

 fpherical Fruit, which is divided into 

 four Cells, in which are contained ob- 

 long Seeds : to which may be added, 

 The Leaves are digitated^ or finger d 9 

 like thofe of Hemp. 

 The Species are; 



1. VlTEX foliis anguflioribuSy can- 

 nabis modo difpofitis. C B. P. The 

 Chafte-tree with narrow Leaves. 



2. Vitex latiore folio. C. B. P. 

 The Chafte tree with broad ferrated 

 Leaves. 



3. Vitex five Agnus, /lore albido. 

 H. R. Par. The Chaite-tree, with 

 whitifh Flowers. 



4. Vitex fi-ve Agnus minor, foliis 

 angu/iitfmis. H. R. Par. The lefler 

 Chafte -tree, with very narrow 

 Leaves. 



The firft of thefe Plants is pretty 

 common- in molt of thofe Englijb 

 Gardens, where a Variety of hardy 

 Trees are preferv'd ; but the other 

 Sorts are lefs common, and only in 

 fome curious Gardens at prefent. 

 Thefe Plants are all very hardy, and 

 may be propagated by planting their 

 Cuttings early in the Spring, before 

 they moot : they require a frefh light 

 Soil, and muft be frequently refrelh- 

 ed with Water, until they have taken 

 Root ; after which they muft be care- 

 fully clear'd from Weeds, during the 

 Summer-feafon ; and if the Winter 

 prove ievere, you muft lay a little 

 Mulch upon the Surface of the 

 Ground between the Plants, to pre-* 

 vent the Froft from penetrating to 

 their Roots, which would injure 

 them while they are young : toward 

 the middle of March, if the Seafon 

 be favourable, you fhould tranfplant 

 them either into the Places whn'e 



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