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fhey clear them from all otherWood ; 

 becaufe, when there is a Scarcity of 

 Grafs, and other Food, thefe Fruit 

 are a great Support to their large 

 Cattle. 



The other two Sorts are pretty 

 common in feveral Parts of the IVeji- 

 Indies, where they grow about ten 

 or twelve Feet high ; but are of little 

 , Ufe to the Inhabitants. 



Thefe Plants may be propagated 

 by Seed, which mould be fown early 

 ! m the Spring, in fmall Pots filled 

 i with frefli light Earth, and plunged 

 into an Hot-bed of Tanners Bark. 

 When the Plants are about three 

 Inches high, they mull be Pr.aken 

 out of the Pots, and parted carefully, 

 planting each into a feparate fmall 

 Pot filled with frefh light Earth, and 

 then plunged into the Hot-bed again, 

 being careful to fcreen them from 

 the Heat of the Sun, until they 

 have taken new Root. In this Bed 

 the Plants may remain all the Sum- 

 mer. About Michaelmas the Plants 

 mult be removed into the Stove, and 

 plunged into the Tan in a warm 

 Part of it. During the Winter- 

 feaibn they will not require fo much 

 Water as in Summer: if their Leaves 

 mould contract Filth, it mull be 

 carefully w arned off with a Sponge ; 

 for if it is fuffered to remain on 

 them, it will greatly injure the Plants. 

 Thefe Plants being very tender, they 

 jnuft conftantly remain in the Stoves, 

 giving them a good Share of frefh 

 Air in Summer ; but in Winter they 

 muft be kept very warm, otherwife 

 they will not live in this Country ; 

 but if they are carefully managed, 

 they will thrive very well, and af- 

 ford an agreeable Variety in the 

 Stove among!!, other tender Exotic 

 Plants of the fame Countries, 

 t GUIDONIA. 



This Name was given to this 

 Genus of Plants by Father Plumier, 



who difcovered them in the Weft-* 

 Indies, in Honour to two Perfons of 

 Eminence in France-, viz. Monfieur 

 Guido Fugon the King's firft Phyfician, 

 and Guidon Brofs, who was Inten- 

 dant of the Royal Garden at Paris. 

 The Charailers are; 

 The Empalement of the FIcvjer is 

 of one Leaf, and is divided into five 

 Parts : the Flower is of one Leaf, 

 ivhicb is in form of a truncated Cone, 

 having deep Furrows, and is indented 

 at the Brim : from the Centre of the 

 Empalttnent arifes the Point al, which 

 afterward turns to an oval fejhy 

 Fruit, which opens in four Parts from 

 Top to Bottom, inclofing many oblong 

 Seeds, which are fajhned to the Pla- 

 centa. 



The Species are ; 



1 . Guidon i a ulmi foliis, fore 

 rofeo. Plum. Nov. Gen. Guidonia 

 with Elm-leaves, and a rofe-colour'd 

 Flower. 



2. Gut don I a ulmi foliis, flore 

 nivco. Plum. Nov. Gen. Guidonia 

 with Elm-leaves, and a white Flower. 



3. Guidonia aurantii foliis, acu- 

 leata. Plum. Nov. Gen. Prickly 

 Guidonia, with Orange-leaves. 



4. Guidonia nucis juglandis 

 foliis, ?7i" jor. Plu7n.N0v.Gen. Greater 

 Guidonia, with Walnut-tree-leaves. 



5 . Guidonia nucis juglandis 

 foliis, minor. Plimi. Nov. Gen. Lefler 

 Guidonia, withWalnut-tree-leaves. 



Thefe Plants are all of them very 

 tender ; fo muft be placed in the 

 Bark-ilove, efpeciallv while they are 

 young, which will greatly forward 

 their Growth. Thefe may be all pro- 

 pagated by Seeds, which fhould be 

 fown in Pots filled with frelh light 

 Earth, early in the Spring, and 

 plunged into an Hot-bed of Tan- 

 ners Bark. When the Plants are 

 about three Inches high, they fhould 

 be carefully taken up, and each 

 tranfplanted into a feparate Pot, and 



