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Befides, Is it not much more rea- 

 fonable to fuppofe, that Virgil would 

 rather draw his Comparifon from the 

 Flowers and Fruit of the fame Plant, 

 when he is warning the Youth not to 

 truft to his Beauty, than to mention 

 two different Plants, as has been ge- 

 nerally fuppofed ? for here are the 

 white Flowers of the Privet appear- 

 ing early in the Spring, which is an 

 Allufion to Youth; but thefe are of 

 (hort Duration, foon falling away ; 

 whereas the Berries, which may be 

 applied to mature Age, are of long 

 Continuance, and are gathered for 

 Ufe. 



Thefe Plants areeafily propagted 

 by laying down their tender Shoots 

 in Autumn, which in one Year's 

 time will be rooted enough to tranf- 

 plant ; when they may be removed 

 to the Places where they are defign- 

 ed to remain, or planted in a Nur- 

 fery for two or three. Years ; where 

 they may be trained for the Purpofes 

 defign'd. 



They are alfo propagated by Suck- 

 ers, which thefe Plants fend forth in 

 great Plenty : but thefe are too apt 

 to put out a great Number of Suck- 

 ers from their Roots ; fo are not ea- 

 iily kept within Bounds ; nor do the 

 Plants rife fo high, as thofe which 

 are propagated by Layers ; there- 

 fore this Method mould be pre- 

 ferred. 



Formerly thefe Plants were great- 

 ly in Ufe for Hedges ; but fmce fo 

 many others of greater Beauty have 

 been introduced, which are much 

 preferable to thefe for fuch Purpofes, 

 they have been intirely rejected, the 

 Trouble in keeping them in Order 

 being very great ; nor are the 

 Hedges made with them ever fo 

 thick and handfome, as thofe made 

 with divers other Plants. 



The two variegated Kinds are 

 pretty Varieties among!* other ftri- 



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ped Shrubs. Thefe may be propa- 

 gated by budding, or inarching them 

 upon the plain Sort, as alfo by lay- 

 ing down their Branches ; but as 

 they feldom moot fo fait, as to pro- 

 duce many Branches proper for Lay- 

 ers, the other Method is chiefly u^d, 

 The fdver ltriped Sort is fomewhae 

 tenderer than the plain ; but will 

 endure the open Air, if planted in a 

 dry Soil, and in a warm Situation ; 

 but if either of the variegated Kinds 

 be planted in a moift rich Soil, they 

 are fubject to become plain from 

 their vigorous Growth. 

 LILAC, The Pipe-tree. 



The Characters are ; 

 The flowers con f ft of or.c Leaf, am 

 funnel-faped, but divided at Tcp into 

 f-ve Stgmcnts, and are co Heeled into 

 oblong fpecious Spikes: the Flowers 

 are fuccccded by comprefs^d Pods, which 

 are fcarce an Inch long, and are di- 

 vided into two Cells, in which are 

 contained broad flat Seeds, which are 

 comprefs^d on their Edges. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Lilac Matthioli. The com- 

 mon blue Lilac, or Pipe tree. 



2. Lilac fare albc. Tcurn. The 

 white Lilac, or Pipe-tree. 



3. Lilac fare faturate purpurea 

 Tourn. The deep-purple Lilac, or 

 Pipe-tree. 



4. Li lac fare albo, foliis ex lutea 

 <variegatis. Cat. Plant, Hort. The 

 yellow-blotch'd Lilac. 



5. Lilac fare albo, foliis ex albo 

 variegatis. Cat. Plant. Hort. The 

 white-blotch'd Lilac. 



6. Lilac folio ligujiri. Town. 

 Lilac with Privet leaves, falfly call- 

 ed the P erf an Jafmine. 



7. LiLaC laciniato folio. Tcurn. 

 Lilac with cut Leaves, falfly called 

 the cut-leav'd Perfian Jafmine. 



8. Lilac folio liguftri, fore klhd. 

 The privet-leav'd Lilac, or Perf.-.n 

 Jafmine, with a white Flower. 



