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tern' -bearing Bay- tree, with waved 

 Leaves. 



6. Laurus tenuifoUa. Tab. Icon. 

 Mas. The narrow - leav'd Bay, 

 with Male Fowers, 



.7. Laurus tenuifoUa ftxmina. 

 Bofrh. Ind. The r.arrow-leav'd Berry - 

 bearing Bay-tree. 



8. Laurus latiori folio. Lvgd. 

 Mas. The broad-leav'd Bay-tree, 

 with Male Flowers. 



9. Laurus lati folia foemina. 

 Ind. The broad-leav'd Berry-bear- 

 ing Bay-tree. 



10. Laurits Jndica. Hort. Farnef. 

 Aid. The broad-leav'd Indian Bay- 

 tree, commonly call'u Wild Cinna- 

 mon. 



11. Laurus foliis intrp-is iff tri- 

 hbatis. Un. Hort. Mff. The Paflk- 

 fras tree. 



12. Laurus foliis ener<vibus ob- 

 werfe ovatis utrinque acutis integris 

 annuls. Lin. Hort. Cliff. The Ben- 

 jamin- tree. 



1 3. Laurus foliis ovatls utrinque 

 acuminatis trinrrnjiis nitidis, petio/is 

 /axis. Lin. Hort. Cliff. The Cam- 

 phor-tree. 



14. Laurus Americana mas, fo- 

 liis fubrctundis, fori bus in rapiiulum 

 colhais. Houjl. MSS. Male Ameri- 

 can Bay, with roundifh Leaves, and 

 Flowers collected in an Head. 



15. Laurus Am eric a?' a foemina, 

 folk: 'ubmtundis, frit j h a/bo umbel- 

 late. HouJi . MSS. Female American 

 Bay, with roundim Leaves, and 

 white Fruit growing in an Um- 

 bel. 



The firft and fecond Sorts are old 

 Inhabitants of the Engltjh Gardens ; 

 and as they are Varieties obtained 

 frcm the fame Seeds, fo they are 

 prom ifc uou fly cultivated, and are 

 riot to be diftinguiftsd afunder, until 

 :hey have produced Flowers, 



Thefe Plants are propagated either 

 from Seeds, or by hying town th« 



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tender Branches, which will take 

 Root in one Year's time, and may 

 then be taken off, and tranfplanted 

 either into a Nurfery, or the Places 

 where they are defign'd to remain. 

 Thefe Trees are often propagated 

 from Suckers, which they put out in 

 plenty from their Roots (efpecialry 

 thofe Trees which v ere produced 

 from Suckers) : but thefe never giow 

 fo large, nor are fo handfome, as 

 thofe which are raifed from the Mer- 

 ries : and as thefe are very fubject to 

 put out Suckers from their Roots, fo 

 they fpread, and nil the Ground with 

 young Plants ; whereby the princi- 

 pal Plants are ftarved, and make but 

 little Progrefs. But if you would 

 propagate them from Seeds, you 

 muft gather them from the Trees in 

 November (at which time they com- 

 monly are ripe), and preferve them 

 in Sand until the Beginning of 

 March, when you mult prepare a 

 Bed of light dry Earth, which mould 

 be fuuated in a warm Place, where 

 the Plants may be defended from the 

 North and Eaft Winds. This Bed 

 mult be levelPd exactly even, and 

 then draw lome Furrows crofs it at 

 about eight Inches Dirtance, and an 

 Inch deep, into which you fhould 

 drop the Seeds, about two Inches 

 afunder j then cover them with 

 Earth ; and if the Seafon fhould 

 prove very dry, you mult often re- 

 frefh them with Water. In abou£ 

 two Months time the young Plants 

 will appear above - ground, when 

 you mull carefully clear them from 

 'Weeds ; and in dry Weather if you 

 ref/efh them with Water, it wirl 

 greatly promote their Growth. In 

 thefe Beds they mould continue two 

 Years, by which tjme they will be 

 large enough to transplant ; yoa 

 ;nuft therefore make choice of a 

 warm dry Spot of Ground, which 

 ShouU be weH. dag, and cieais'd 



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