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i Autumn, and frefti are produced in 

 the Spring. 



This Plant is mentioned in the 

 I Catalogue of Simples annexed to 

 I the College Difpenfatory, as a Medi- 

 Icinal Plant ; but it is rarely ufed in 

 England : nor is it a Plant of any 

 great Beauty ; fo that it is rarely 

 prefer ved in Gardens, but for the 

 lake of Variety . 



HAWTHORN. Vide Mefpilus. 

 HAZEL. Vide Corylus. 

 HEDERA, The Ivy-tree. 



The Q:arac7ers are ; 

 7/ is a prrafitic Plant, fending 

 forth Roots or Fibres from its Branches, 

 by which it is fajiened to either Trees, 

 Walls, or Pales, which are near it ; 

 and from thence receives a great Share 

 | of its Nourijhment : the Leaves are 

 | angular': the Flowers, for the mojl 

 I part, confijl of fix Leaves, and are 

 \fucceeded by round black Berries, 

 which grow in round Bunches, each 

 of which, for the mojl part, contains 

 four Seeds. 



The Species are; 



1. Hedera arborea.'CB. Com- 

 Dion Ivy. 



2. Hedera arbor ea, foliis cy?ms 

 flavefcentibus. Common Ivy, with 

 the Leaves upon the Upper- part of 

 the Shoots of a pale-yellow Co- 

 lour. 



3. Hedera communis minor, fo His 

 ex albo & viridi variis. Boerh. hid. 

 alt. The filver-ftriped Ivy. 



4. Hedera communis minor, foliis 

 ex luteo variegatis. TJie yellow 

 variegated Ivy. 



The firit of thefe Plants is very 

 common in molt Parts of England, 

 growing fometimes very large, and 

 forming a fort of Trees, and at other 

 times fattening itfelf to whatever 

 Tree, Wall, or Pale, it Hands near, 

 where it appears like a trailing 

 Plant ; which has occafioned molt 

 Botanic Writers to mention them as 

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two diftinft Plants, whereas in reality 

 they are the fame, their Difference 

 being occafioned by their different 

 Situations ; as may be often ob- 

 ferved, when the upper Branches of 

 thefe trailing Plants get above the 

 Trees or Wails to which they are 

 fattened ; then they grow more 

 woody, and form large Heads pro- 

 ducing Fruit ; whereas that Part 

 which is below, never makes any 

 Effort to produce either Flowers or 

 Fruit. ' 



Thefe Plants are eafily propa- 

 gated by their trailing Branches, 

 which fend forth Roots at every 

 Joint j which Branches, being cut 

 off, and planted, will grow in almoll 

 any Soil or Situation, and may be 

 trained up to Stems, or fuffered to 

 remain Climbers, to cover Walls, 

 Pales, &c. 



They may alfo be propagated by 

 Seeds, which mould be fown foon 

 after they are ripe : but they very 

 often remain oneYear in the Ground 

 before they appear ; which being a 

 tedious Method, molt People make 

 ufe of the former, which is very ex- 

 peditious and certain. 



The iecond Sort is a Variety of 

 the hrit, from which ,it diff«xs, in 

 having the Leaves upon the Upper- 

 part of the Branches, of a pale- 

 yellow Colour : this is propagated 

 in the fame manner as the former, 

 and may be preferved for the fake 

 of Variety. 



The third and fourth Sorts are 

 very beautiful Plants, and are often 

 planted againft Walls or Buildings, 

 where they adhere to the Bricks, 

 and grow fo clofe as to hide them 

 from the Sight : thefe alfo may be 

 trained up to regular Stems and 

 Heads, and are increafed as the for- 

 mer Sorts. 



HEDERA TERRESTRIS. Vide 

 Glechoma. 



HEDY- 



