M F. 



M E 



Hawthorn, with long ftrongThorns, 

 commonly called Maple - leav'd 

 Haw. 



11. Mes pilus pruni folia Vitgi- 

 fiiana non Jpincj'a, fruftu nigricante. 

 Pluk. Phjt. Virginian Hawthorn, 

 with a Plum-leaf, and black Fruit. 



12. Me S P I LU S pruvi foliis, Jpinis 

 longijjimis for tibus, fuclitrubro ma- 

 gna. Clayt. Flor. Virg. American 

 Haw, with Plum-leaves, very ft rong 

 Thorns, and a large red Fruit, com- 

 monly call'd Carolina Haw, with 

 very ftrong Spines. 



13. Mes pilus Virginiana x grojfju- 

 lariiS foliis, Jp'nis longijjimis refits, 

 fruclu rot undo lutco. Virginian Haw, 

 with Gccfberry - leaves, very long 

 erect Thorns, and a round yellow 

 Fruit, commonly call'd Lord Way's 

 Haw. 



14. Mespilus inermis, fcliis ob- 

 njerje cvatis Jubtus tomentofs, pom's 

 cvatis lutcis. Smooth American Haw, 

 with oval Leaves, white underneath, 

 and egg-fliaped yellow Fruit, com- 

 monly called yellow Haw, with 

 pear-fhaped Fruit. 



15. Mespilus apii folio laciniato, 

 f rutin ex albo lutejeente mi nor i. Hart. 



Cath. The L'Azarole, with a imall 

 yellowim white Fruit. 



16. Mespilus folio laurino, m a- 

 jor, fruclu preecoci fapidiori oblongo, 

 le-viori feu tariori Jubfantia. Ho>t. 

 C.itb. Smooth oblong Medlar, with 

 large Laurel-leaves, called by the 

 Italian Gardeners Ncjpoli. 



17. Mespilus folio Jubrotundo, 

 frutiu rubra. Town. The Dwarf 

 Medlar, with red Fruit. 



18. Mespilus folio rotundiore, 

 fruclu nigra fubdulci. Town. Dwarf 

 •Medlar, with black Fruit. 



The firif of thefe Medlars was 

 formerly more common in the Gar- 

 dens and Nurferies than at preient ; 

 for fince the Dutch Medlar has been 

 introduced, it hath obtained the Pre- 



ference ; the Fruit of this hcivg 

 much larger than the old one, which, 

 has occafioned their being cultiva- 

 ted in greater Plenty. 



The ftxteenth Sort has been 

 brought into England by fome of the 

 Italian Gardeners, who annual'/ 

 bring over Orange - trees and Jaf- 

 mines : and thevhave fold thefeTrees 

 by the common Title or Nfpo/i, 

 which is applicable ro all the Spe- 

 cies of this Genus. The Fruit of 

 thi.. Tree is rather fmaller than that 

 of the Common or Nottingham Med- 

 lar ; but it hath a quicker Flavour, 

 and is earlier ripe ; fo a Plant or 

 two of them may be allowed a Place 

 in thofe Gardens where there is 

 room. 



Thefe Sorts may be propagated by 

 budding or grafting them upon the 

 Hawthorn, or the Pear-ftock, upon 

 either of .which they will take very 

 well j and may be afterward trans- 

 planted into the Fruit-garden, either 

 in Standards, or trained againft an 

 Efpalier, in both which Methods 

 they will fucceed very well ; but if 

 the larger Sort be trained on an Ef- 

 palier, the Fruit will be much lar- 

 ger : but you mull be careful, in 

 pruning, not to fhorten their bearing 

 Branches ; for the Fruit being, for 

 the molt part, produced at the Ex- 

 tremity thereof, if they are fhorten- 

 ed, it will be cut away. 



Thefe Plants will grow upon al- 

 molt any Soil ; but the Fruit will be 

 much larger upon a ft rong Soil, ra* 

 ther moili than dry ; tho' upon a 

 middling Soil they are generally 

 befr flavoured. 



Thefe Fruits are permitted to re- 

 main upon the Trees till Oclober, 

 when they will begin to fall ; at 

 which time they mutt be gathered, 

 when dry, and laid by in a dry Place, 

 until they become foft, and begin to 

 decay, which is commonly about a 

 Month 



