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The Cones of this Tree are 

 brought from the Levant, which, if 

 keptintire, will preferve their Seeds 

 good for feveral Years : the time of 

 their ripening is commonly in the 

 Spring, and confequently they are 

 near one Year old before we receive 

 them ; for which they are not the 

 worfe, but rather the better, the 

 Cones having discharged a great 

 Part of their Refin by lying, and the 

 Seeds are much eafier to get out of 

 them than fuch as are frelh taken 

 from the Tree. 



The belt way to get the Seeds out 

 is, to fplit the Cones, by driying a 

 ftiarp Piece of Iron thro 1 the Centre 

 length-ways, and fo pull the Seeds 

 out with your Fingers, which you 

 will find are. fattened to a thin leafy 

 Subftance, as are thofe of the Fir- 

 tree : but before the Seeds are taken 

 out, it will be proper to put the 

 Cones in Water for twenty-four 

 Hours, which will render them eafier 

 to fplit ; fo that the Seeds may be 

 taken out with greater Safety ; for 

 there will require Care in the doing 

 of it, otherwife many of the Seeds 

 will be fpoiled ; for they are very 

 tender, and will bruife where there 

 is any Force employed to get them 

 out. 



Thefe Seeds mould be fown in 

 Boxes or Pots of light frem Earth, 

 and treated as was direeled for the 

 Firs (to which I refer the Reader) ; 

 but only mall obferve, that thefe re- 

 quire more Shade in Summer than 

 the Firs ; and the fooner they are 

 planted into the open Ground, the 

 better. 



When thefe Plants begin to moot 

 ftrong, you will generally find the 

 leading Shoot incline to one Side ; 

 therefore, if you intend to have 

 them ftrait, you muft iupport them 

 with Stakes, obferving to keep the 

 JUeader always clofe tied up 3 until 



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you have gotten them to the Heig M 

 you defign them j otherwife their 

 Branches will extend on every Sid«, 

 •and prevent their growing tall. 



Thefe Trees are by many PeopI* 

 kept in Pyramids^ and lhear T d as 

 Yews, Cfr. in which Form thef 

 lofe their greateft Beauty ; for the 

 Extenfion of the Branches are very 

 lingular in this Tree, the Ends of 

 their Shoots, for the moil part, de- 

 clining, and thereby (hewing their 

 upper Surface, which is conftandy 

 cloath'd with green Leaves in fo re- 

 gular a manner, as to appear, at 

 fome Diitance, like a green Carpet; 

 and thefe waving about with the 

 Wind, make one of the moil agree- 

 able Profpecls that can be to termi- 

 nate a Vifta, efpecially if planted <m 

 a rifing Ground. 



It is Matter of Surprize to me. 

 that this Tree hath not been more 

 cultivated in England, than at pre- 

 fent we find it; fince it would be a 

 great Ornament to barren bJe^tt 

 Mountains, where few other Truee 

 would grow ; it being a Native of 

 the coldcii Parts of Mount Ubavns % 

 where the Snow continues moft Part 

 of the Year. And from the Obser- 

 vations I have made of thefe no» 

 growing in England, I find the? 

 thrive befb on the pooreft Soil: for 

 fuch of them as have been planted 

 in a ftrong rich loamy Earth, ha*« 

 made but a poor Progrefs, in com- 

 parifon to fuch as have grown ueou 

 a ltony meagre Soil. And that title 

 Trees are of quick Growth, h evi- 

 dent from four of them now grow- 

 ing in the Phyfic-garden at C/X. ... 

 which (as I havej>een credibly in- 

 form'd) were planted there in the 

 Year 1683. an< ^ at £ " H£ ^ mc IWftfc 

 not above three Feet high j two of 

 which T;ees are at this time 

 1750.) upwards of eleven Fee: is 

 Girt, ac two Feet above ground ; 



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