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The Species are ; 



1. Lycium fcliis ex lanceolato 

 obuerfe o<vatis. Lin. Box-thorn, or 

 Ballard Jafmine with oblong Leaves, 

 and a white Bark. 



2. Lycium foliis linearibus. Lin. 

 Hort. Cliff. Box thorn, or Baftard 

 Jafmine, with Rofmary-leaves. 



3. Lycium acu Latum kumile, fo- 

 liis linearibus, fruelu croceo majore. 

 Dwarf prickly Box-thorn, or Ballard 

 Jafmine, with narrow Leaves. 



The nnt Sort grows wild in the 

 South of France y in Spain and Italy, 

 where it rifes wiih many irregular 

 Stem?, to the Height of twelve or 

 fourteen Feet ; fending out many 

 long rambling Branches without 

 Order, ib as to form Thickets in 

 the fame manner as the Black-thorn 

 or Sloe does in England. This Sort 

 hath been ufually preferved in Grecn- 

 houfes in this Country ; but of late 

 it has been planted in the open Air, 

 and is found to be hardy enough to 

 refill the Cold of our ordinary Win- 

 ters in the open Air, being rarely 

 injured but by fevere Froit ; and if 

 the Branches are killed, the Roots 

 will put out frefh the following 

 Summer. There is little Beauty in 

 this Shrub; fo it is chiefly preferved 

 for the fake of Variety : it may be 

 propagated by laying down the 

 Branches, which in one Year will 

 take Root,- or, if Cuttings are planted 

 in the Spring, on a fhady Border, 

 they will fGcn take Root, fo that it 

 may be propagated with Eafe. 



The fecond Sort is fuppofed to be 

 a Native of Africa ; but has been 

 found growing wild in the King- 

 dom at Valencia in Spain : this is al- 

 fo preferved in Green-houfes, being 

 fomewhat tenderer than the former 

 Sort; yet in wild Winters it has re- 

 mained abroad, in warm fi tuations, 

 without Injury. This Sort grows 

 to the Height of fourteen cr fixteen 



Feet, having flender crooked Brancn - 

 es, which are armed with ftrong 

 Thorns, and garnifhed with narrow 

 Leaves coming out in Clutters; 

 which abide green throughout the 

 Year : the Flowers are produced the 

 whole Length of the Branches at 

 every Joint, on long flender Foot- 

 ftalks, being crooked, and in Shape 

 of an Horn : thefe are of a dark- 

 purple Colour, and are fucceeded 

 by Berries, which, when ripe, are 

 of a faint yellow Colour. 



It may be propagated by Cuttings, 

 Layers, or from Seeds, which are 

 often ripened well in England, efpe- 

 cially if the Plants are houfed in 

 Winter; for the Fruit is feldom 

 ripe, until late in Autumn; fo that 

 the Froit often deftroys thofe which 

 are expofed in the open Air. As 

 this Sort produces its Flowers for 

 feveral Months fuccefiively in Sum- 

 mer, it may merit a Place in thofe 

 Gardens, where Perfcns are Lovers 

 of Variety. 



The third Sort is much like the 

 fecond to Appearance ; but it is of 

 humbler Growth, feldom rifmg more 

 than feven ov eight Feet high : the 

 Leaves are broader, the Flowers 

 larger, as are the Berries a'lfo, which 

 are of a SaiTron-colour when ripe : 

 this is hardier than either of the for- 

 mer Sorts, and will thrive very well 

 in the open Air in England, if it is 

 planted in a warm Situation : it may 

 be propagated in the fame manner 

 as the other Sorts. 



LYCOPERSICON, Love-apples, 

 Wolf's-peach, or Tomatas. 

 The Characlers are ; 

 hath a Flower conffeing of one 

 Leaf which expands in a circular 

 Order, as doth that of the Night- 

 Jhade : the Style afterward becomes a 

 roundijh joft fiefay Fruit which is di- 

 vided into feveral Cells, wherein are 

 contain d many fat Seeds. 



