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Trtons and Heaths, in moll Parts of 

 England ; but as they are not fpeci- 

 iically different, they are not worthy 

 to be enumerated here, especially as 

 they are Plants which are not much 

 cultivated. 



Thefe Plants propagate themfelves 

 very plentifully by Seeds ; fo that 

 when they are eftablinYd in a Spot 

 of Ground, they foon fpread over 

 the Place : for as the Seeds ripen, 

 the Pods open with the Warmth of 

 the Sun, and the Seeds are caft out 

 with an Elafticity, to a great Di 

 flance all round, and thefe foon ve- 

 getate ; whereby the Ground is fill- 

 ed with young Plants, which are not 

 eafily detfroyed, when they are well 

 rooted in the Ground. 



Some Years ago the Seeds of this 

 Plant were fown to form Hedges 

 about Fields ; where, if the Soil was 

 light, the Plants foon became flrong 

 enough for a Fence againft Cattle : 

 but as thefe Hedges became naked 

 at the Bottom, after a few Years, and 

 fome of the Plants frequently fail'd, 

 fo that there became Gaps in the 

 Hedges ; therefore the Culture of 

 thefe Hedges has been, of lateYears, 

 little pra&is'd. But there are fome 

 Perfons who have fown the Seeds of 

 this Plant upon very poor hungry 

 gravel or fandy Land, which has 

 producM more Profit than they could 

 make of the Ground by any other 

 Crop ; efpecially in fuch Places 

 where Fuel of all Sorts is dear : for 

 this Furze is frequently ufed for 

 heating Ovens, burning of Lime and 

 Bricks, as alfo for the drying of 

 Malt : and in fome Places, where 

 there has been a Scarcity of Fuel, I 

 have known poor Lands, which 

 would not have lettfor five Shillings 

 per Acre, which have been fown 

 with Furze, produce one Pound per 

 Acre per Ann. fo that there has been 

 a conquerable Improvement made 



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by this Plant. But this is not worth 

 practifing in fuch Countries where 

 Fuel o' any Kind is cheap, or upon 

 fuch Land as will produce good 

 Grafs or Corn ; therefore it is only 

 mentiun'd here, to fliew that j.oor 

 Lands may beib manag'd, as to bring 

 an annual Profit to their Proprietors. 



Thefecond Sort is a Native of 

 the Country near the Cape of Good 

 Hope, where it ufually grows to the 

 Height of five or fix Feet ; but in 

 Europe, where it is preferv'd as a 

 Curiofity in fome Gardens, it feldom 

 is more than half that Height. It is 

 too tender to live in the open Air, 

 through the Winter, in England ; 

 therefore it is preferv'd in Green- 

 houfes, with the hardier Sort of Exo- 

 tic Plants, which do not require any 

 artificial Pleat to preferve them. 



It is propagated by Layers, which 

 are generally two Years before they 

 have fufficient Root to tranfplant ; 

 fo that thefe Plants being fomewhat 

 difficult to propagate in this Cli- 

 mate, this has render'd it lefs com- 

 mon in tc&Englifi Gardens; becaufe 

 it never produces any Seeds here,and 

 but rarely any Flowers in England: 

 but as it is an Ever-green, it is ad- 

 mitted into the Gardens of thofe 

 who are curious in Botany, for the 

 fake of Variety. 



ULMARIA, Meadow-fweet, or 

 Queen of the Meadow. 

 The Cb a rafters are ; 



It bath a Flower composed of fede- 

 ral Leaves, which are placed in a 

 circular Order, and expand in form of 

 a Rife : out of whofe Empale?nent 

 rifes the Pointal, which afterward 

 becomes a Fruit compofed of many 

 little membranaceous crooked hujks f 

 gathered into an Head, each of which 

 gent rally contains one Seed, 



The Species are ; 



i. Ulmaiua. Cluf Hif. Mea- 

 dow -fweet. 



2. Ut- 



