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This Shrub grows plentifully in 

 Virginia, Maryland, and Carolina, 

 from whence I have frequently re- 

 ceived the Seeds, with this Name of 

 Witch-hazel ; which I fuppofe has 

 been given to it, from the Refem- 

 blance which the Leaves of this Plant 

 have to thofe of the Hazel tree. 

 This was difcovered by Mr. Banijler 

 in Virginia, and fent to Dr. Fluke- 

 net, who has figured it with the 

 Title of Pijiacbia Virginiana nigra, 

 coryli faliis, i. e. the black Virginia 

 Piftachia nut, with Hazel - leaves : 

 but it is of late Years this Shrub 

 has been introduced into the Englifif 

 Gardens, where it thrives very well 

 in the open Air ; but with us it is 

 a low Shrub, feldom rifing above 

 three Feet high, fhooting out many 

 lateral Branches on every Side, which 

 grow horizontally, fpreaditig near 

 the Surface of the Ground. The 

 Leaves are in Shape like thofe of 

 the Hazel, having many deep Fur- 

 rows, and are blunt at their Ends. 

 The Flowers appear late in Autumn, 

 after the Leaves are fallen: thefe 

 grow in fmall Gutters, and are of 

 a yellowim Colour, but fall away 

 without producing Seed. 



This is propagated by laying down 

 the young Branches in Autumn, 

 which will take Root in one Year, 

 provided they are duly watered in 

 dry Weather : but moft of the Plants 

 which are in the Gardens, have been 

 produced from Seeds which came 

 ixom America. Thefe Seeds always 

 remain a whole Year in the Ground ; 

 fo they mould be fown in Pots, which 

 may be plunged into the Ground in 

 a fhady Part of the Garden, where 

 they may remain all the Summer, 

 and require no other Care but to 

 keep the Pots clean from Weeds, 

 and in very dry Weather to water 

 them now-and-then : in Autumn the 

 Pots may be removed to a warmer 



Situation, and plunged into th(i 

 Ground under a warm Hedge; and) 

 if the Winter mould prove very? 

 fevere, they mould have fome lighfl 



Covering thrown over the Potsj 

 which will fecure the Seeds from be-l 

 ing dellroyed. In the Spring the! 

 Plants will come up; therefore as 

 the Seafon grows warm, the PoUa 

 may be removed where they may] 

 have the morning Sun till Eleven] 

 o'clock ; and if they are duly wa*l 

 tered in dry Weather, the Plants] 

 will have made good Progrefs by] 

 Autumn ; when they Ihoulu be tranf*i 

 planted, either into fmall Pots, or; 

 into a Nurfery-bed ; where in one, 

 or at moft two Years time, they 

 will be ftrong enough to plant where 

 they are defigned to grow. 



HARMALA, Wild Syrian Rue. 4 

 The Characters are ; 



'The Leaves are produced alter- 

 nately on the Branches : the Flower 

 conjijis of five Leaves, which expand 

 in form of a Hole: the Ovary arifel 

 from the Bottom of the Calyx, and 

 becomes a roundifh Fruit, divided into 

 three Cells. 



There is but one Species of this 

 Plant at prefent known-*, which is, 



Harm ala. Dodi 'Harm el, or 

 Wild Rue 



This Plant is propagated by fow- 

 ing the Seeds in the Spring, upen a 

 moderate Hot-bed, or on a Border 

 of light Earth ; and when the Plants 

 come up, they mould be tranfplanted 

 into a Border of good light Earth, 

 at the Pittance of fix Inches from 

 each other, where they m;iy remain 

 until the fucceeding Spring, when 

 they may be removed to the Places 

 where they are to continue. The 

 lecond Summer after fowing they 

 generally produce Flowers, and, if 

 the Autumn proves favourable, will 

 perfect their Seeds. The Branches 

 die to the Stump or Head every 

 Autumn, 



