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are produced in horizontal Circles, 

 ibmewhat refembling an Umbrella ; 

 from whence the Inhabitants of 

 thofe Countries have given it this 

 Name. The Flowers are compofed 

 of ten or eleven white Petals, which 

 hang down without any Order : the 

 Fruit is very like that of the former 

 Sort : the Leaves of this Sort drop 

 off at the Beginning of Winter. 



This Tree is as yet very rare in 

 Europe y but as it is propagated 

 from Seeds, we may hope to have 

 it in greater Plenty foon, if we can 

 obtain good Seeds from Carolina ; 

 for it is rarely met with in Virginia. 



The third Sort is alfo very rare in 

 England : there are but few of the 

 Plants at preient here; nor is it very 

 common in any of the habitable 

 Parts of America: fome of thefe 

 Trees have been difcovered by Mr. 

 JobnBartram, growing on the North 

 Branch of Sufquebannab River : the 

 Leaves of this Tree are near eight 

 Inches long, and five broad, ending 

 in a Point ; the Flowers come out 

 early in the Spring, which are com- 

 pofed of twelve white Petals, and 

 are fhaped like thofe of the fecond 

 Sort : the Fruit of this Tree is longer 

 than thofe of the other Species ; 

 but in other refpefts agrees with 

 them 



All thefe Sorts are propagated by 

 Seeds, which mufl: be procured 

 from the Places of their natural 

 Growth : thefe mould be put up in 

 Sand, and fent over to England, as 

 foon as pomble : for if they are kept 

 long out of the Ground, they very 

 rarely grow; therefore the Seeds 

 mould be fown as foon as pofiible, 

 when they arrive here. 



Some Years pall I received a good 

 Quantity of thefe Seeds from Carp- 

 Una, which I fowed in Pots as foon 

 as I received them, and plunged 

 the Pots into a moderate Hot- bed : 



and with this Management I raife 

 a great Number of Plants : but froi 

 the Seeds which have been latel 

 brought over, there have been bi 

 few Plants produced : whether th 

 Seeds were not perfectly ripe whe 

 they were gathered, or from whs 

 other Caule this has happened, 

 can't fay ; but it is certain theFaul 

 mull be in the Seeds, becaufe the 

 were difTerently fown and manage [ 

 by the feveral Perfons who receive' I 

 them ; and the Succefs was nearl I 

 alike every-where. 



There have been feveral Plant j 

 of the firft and fecond Sorts raife< 

 from Layers : but thefe do not tbrivi I 

 fo well as thofe which come fron 

 Seeds, nor will they grow to nea; 

 the Size of thofe ; fo that it is mucl 

 the bell way to procure their Seed: 

 from America, and propagate them 

 that way : when the Plants are ob- : 

 tained, there is little Difficulty in! 

 their Culture, more than that ol 

 obferving to remove them early 

 under Shelter, if there is any Ap- 

 pearance of Froft; and to fupply 

 the Plants duly with Water in the 

 Summer feafen : in Winter they 

 fhould have as much free Air as 

 polTible, in mild Weather, and be only 

 fcreened from hard Frcil. 



If the Plants make good Progrcfs, 

 they will be ftrong enough to plane 

 in the full Ground in about fix or 

 feven Years. The time for remove- 

 ing or fhifting thefe Plants is in I 

 IvUrch, before they begin to moot; 

 which may fometimes happen to be 

 too foon to turn them out of the Pots 

 into the full Ground, efpecially if 

 the Seafon proves late : but as there 

 will be no Danger in removing them 

 out of the Pots, the Bali of Earth be- 

 ing preferved to their Roots ; fo it is 

 beii to defer this till the Month of 

 April: but it will be necefiary to 

 harden thofe Plants which art- in- 

 tended 



