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3. Hippocastanum <vu/gare, 

 lis ex alio -variegatis. The wilite- 

 >tch*d Horfe -cheftnut. 

 I have here enumerated the two 

 ped-leav'd Kinds, which have 

 m by Accident obtained ; but thefe 

 ; only occafioned by a Weaknefs 

 the Trees; for when either of 

 ife are budded or grafted upon 

 )cks of the plain-leavM Kind, if 

 ;y take kindly, and moot freely, 

 ly will become plain : indeed, the 

 -ipes in the Leaves of the Tree 

 ve more the Appearance of a Dif- 

 nper, than in any other Sort of 

 •ee ; fo it is nGt worthy of being 

 Dpagated. 



In the Horfe -cheftnut there feem 

 :be two or three Varieties differing 

 the Breadth of their Leaves, and 

 1 Colour of their Flowers, one of 

 uch hath its Flowers remarkably 

 »tted with Red and Yellow, fo as 

 m be feen at a great Diftance, and 

 fomewhat later in flowering. 

 uThefe Trees were greatly in 

 ihion fome Years ago ; when the 

 tenues to Houfes, and other (hady 

 alks, were commonly planted with 

 !.m : but there are few Sorts of 

 tees more unfit for this Purpofe ; 

 ;:aufe their regular pyramidal 

 lowth is obftru&td, when they 

 nd near each other ; fo that the 



inches will interfere on each fide 

 ''the Lines ; by which they will 

 prevented flowering : and as thefe 

 ■aves begin to decay by the End 

 tju/j, they make a very bad Ap- 

 j: .ranee after that time; and by 

 t ir Leaves falling, they occafion a 

 ft ter for near three Months ; upon 

 tfe Accounts, this Tree hai been 

 i« efteemed of late Years. 



3ut although it is not fo proper 

 f planting of Avenues, as many 

 ■pier Trees, yet it mould not be 

 ■ oily excluded from Gardens ; 

 ■Here, if they are properly difricfed, 



they have a very good Effect, efpe^ 

 cially during their Continuance in 

 Flower. Thefe mould always be 

 planted fmgly at a Diftance from 

 each other, or from any other Treesj 

 for when they have full room to ex- 

 tend their Branches, they will form 

 a natural Parabola or Cone, fpread- 

 ing twelve Feet or more on every 

 Side ; and this, in the Compafs of 

 a few Years : and when they ftand 

 thus detach'd, every Shoot will pro- 

 duce a Spike of Flowers ; fo that 

 the whole Tree will be covered with 

 Flowers, and make a goodly Shew. 



This Tree is propagated by plant- 

 ing the Nuts early in the Spring, 

 after the manner as was directed for 

 the common Cheftnut, to whichrl 

 refer the Reader, to avoid Repeti- 

 tion : the Autumn following the 

 Plants may be tranfplanted into a 

 Nurfery, in Rows at three Feet 

 Diftance, and eighteen Inches afun- 

 der in the Rows, where they may 

 continue three Years j after which 

 time they may be tranfplanted, 

 where they are to remain : the beft 

 Seafon for tranfplanting thefe Trees 

 is in Autumn, or during any of the 

 Winter-months, when other deci- 

 duous Trees are removed ; for thir 

 Tree puts out early in the Spring. 



In tranfplanting of thefe Trees, 

 we mould never fhorten any of their 

 Branches ; but only cut off intire'^ 

 all fuch as are ill placed, or grow 

 irregular ; for thefe Trees have al- 

 ways a large turgid Bud placed at the 

 Extremity of their Branches, in 

 which is inclofed the Shoot for the 

 fucceeding Spring ; which Bud is of 

 great Service in attracting the Nou- 

 riihment, and promoting the future 

 Growth of the Tree ; and it is often 

 ob'.ervable, where their Branches are 

 fhcrtened, that there is produced a 

 glutinous Subftance, almoft of the 

 Confiftence of Turpentine, which 

 8 f often 



