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This Plant crows wild on the Pjh 

 renean Moui t uns, and is feparat- 

 ed from the Chama?cerafus, by 

 Dr. Tournefort on account of the 

 Shape of its Flower, which differs To 

 little from the Flowers of thofe 

 Plants, that it doth not deferve to be 

 removed from them ; fince the Fruit 

 agrees perfectly with thofe of that 

 Genus. 



It grows about three or four Feet 

 high, and divides into many Branches, 

 after the fame manner as the other 

 Upright Honey tuckles ; the Flowers, 

 arefmall, and come out but Iparfedly 

 on the Branches, fo do not make any 

 great Appearance. The ufual Time 

 of its flowering is in February, about 

 the fame time as the Mezerecn ; 

 wherefore it may be admitted to have 

 a Place in Gardens, amonglt other 

 hardy Exotic Shrubs, in order to 

 make a Variety. This Plant may 

 be propagated by Cuttings, which 

 mould be planted at Michaelmas on 

 a fhady Border, and in a llrong 

 loamy Soil ; where, if they are duly 

 watered in dry Weather, and kept 

 clear from Weeds, they will make 

 good Roots by the following Mi- 

 chaelmas, when they may be re- 

 moved to the Places where they are 

 defigiVd to remain, which ihould be 

 in a Itrong loamy Soil, and in a 

 co 1 fhady Situation. For if thefe 

 Plants are planted on a light dry 

 Soil, and in an open Situation, they 

 will not live through one Summer, 

 un'efs they are plentifully watered 

 in dry Weather ; and, even with this 

 Care, they will make but little Pro- 

 grefs. 



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Y^W-tree. Taxus. 



YUCCA, The Indian Yucca, W- 



The Cbarafters are ; 

 It hath the Appearance of an Aloe, 

 the Leaves ending in a Jharp Point, 

 but will grow in the Habit of a Tree : 

 the Flower conffs of one Leaf, which 

 is btll-Jhaped, cut into fx Segments, 

 and naked : thefe are produced on long 

 Spikes : the Ovary, which is in the 

 Centre of the Flower, afterward be- 

 comes a tricapfular Fruit, as in the 

 Aloe. 



The Species are ; 



1. Yucca folis aloes. C.B.P. 

 The common Yucca. 



2. Yucca foliis filamentofts.Moriff. 

 Yucca with Threads growing from 

 the Leaves. 



3. Yucca Caroliniana arborefcens 

 angufifolia, marginikus WtX ferratis. 

 The narrow-leav'd Carolina Yucca, 

 with Leaves fcarcely ferrated on the 

 Edges. 



The firft of thefe Plants is pretty 

 hardy, ajid, when grown ftrong, will 

 endure the Cold of our ordinary 

 Winters in the open Air very well ; 

 provided it be planted in a dry Soil. 

 This Sort (eldom rifes with a Stem 

 above three Feet high, which is gar- 

 niflfd with Leaves almoft to the 

 Ground. The Leaves of this are 

 broad, and of a dark-green Colour, 

 ending in a marp black Spine. This 

 Sort frequently produces its Spikes 

 of Flowers, which grow very fpar- 

 fedly on the Stalks, and the Spike 

 of this Sort branches out on every 

 Side to a conhderableDirlance; which 

 renders it lefs beautiful than the 

 Flowers of the other Kinds. 



The third Sort is not fo hardy as 

 the two other, fo mult be houfed in 

 Winter; for they will not live thro* 

 the Winter in the open Air. This 

 Sort will rife with a Stem five or fix 

 Feet high ; the Leaves are narrower, 

 ftiffer, and of a paler Green, than 



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