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pften occaiions the Decay of thofe 

 particular JJiauches, and fometimes 

 of thfi whole Tree 



Thefe Trees have fomething 

 very iingulai in their Growth, i. e. 

 that their v» hole Y ear's Shoot is com- 

 monly performed in three Weeks 

 time ; after which, it does no mere 

 tha;; increafe in Bulk, and become 

 more firm and uibitantial ; and all 

 the latter Part of the Summer is oc- 

 cupied in forming and ftrengthening 

 the Buds lor the next Year's Shoots. 

 There is a great Regularity in the 

 natural Growth cf thefe Trees ; 

 their Under- branches being always 

 greatly extended ; and the fucceed- 

 ing ones, decreafmg gradually to the 

 Top, form a natural obtufe Pyra- 

 mid; which Regularity is by many 

 People greatly difliked, as appear- 

 ing too much like thofe artificial Py- 

 ramids, which were formerly fo 

 much eftjemed a*»d cultivated on 

 ever- green Trees ; but are now very 

 juftly defpifed by all curious Per- 

 fons : tho' it mult be allowed, where 

 thefe Trees are rightly difpofed in 

 formi g of Clumps, &c. their coni- 

 cal Figure has a very good Effect, by 

 Tendering fuch Plantations yery 

 agreeable to the Eye at fome Di- 

 ilance, efpecially when the under 

 Parts of the Trees are hid from 

 Sight by other Trees, which fur- 

 around them. 



Thefe Trees were originally 

 brought from Cpnftantinopk into 

 Euroj>- . r l he Laurel and the Horfe- 

 chertuut were made Denizens of 

 England, at the fame time, which 

 was about the Year 1610. but a lino' 

 they are Natives of fo warm a Coun- 

 try ; yet they are now fo inur'd to 

 the Cold, as to defy the feverelt of 

 our Winters, and grow to be very 

 large Trees, and produce great Quan- 

 tities of Nuts annually ; from which 

 they may be multiplied at Pieafure, 



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The Fruit of this Tree is very bitter; 

 and of no Ufe amongfl: u< at prefent; 

 but in T urky they give them to Horfes, 

 in their Provenchr, that are troubled 

 with Coughs, or fhort-winded, in 

 both which Dillempers they are fup- 

 poled to be very good. 



HIPPOLAPATHUM. Vide La- 

 path am. 



I-IIPPOSELINUM. VideSmyt- 

 nium. 



HIRUNDINARIA. Vide Af- 

 clepiiis. 



HOLLOW-ROOT. Vide Fu- 

 maria. 



HOLLY-HOCKS. Vide Malva 

 rofea. 



HOLLY. Vide AqulfoYwrn. 



HONEYSUCKLE. Vide Capri, 

 folium. 



HOPS. Vide Lupulus. 



HORDEUM, Barley. ' 

 The Characters are ; 



It hath a thick Spike : the Calyx^ 

 Hujk, A : wn, end Flo-jutr, are like thofe. 

 of IVbcat or Rye; but the A<wns are 

 rough : the Seed is fiddling in thz 

 Middle, and, for the moft part, ends] 

 in a ~Jbarp Point, to <v:hich the Hujki 

 are clcfely united. 



Tne Species are ; 



1. Hokdeum dihicbum. G<?r.Com« 

 mon long-ear'd Barley. 



2 Horde u m polyflichum, vel hy- 

 bernum. Park. Winter or fquan 

 Barley, or Bear Barley ; by form 

 called Big 



3. Horpeum difii churn, ffica hre 

 <vicre £ff latiori, grams co>feriis 

 Rati. Sprat Barley, or Battledore Bai 

 ley. 



Thefe are the Sorts of Barle 

 which are molt commonly cultivate 

 near London ; but, behdes "thefe thre< 

 there are two other Sorts, which ar 

 cult'vated in England.; which a" 

 the Rath ripe, and Naked Barley 

 this la.11 is fometimes called Fren 

 Barley: this makes tolerable goo 



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