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11. Myrtus minor, foliis ex alio 

 tvariegatis. The ftrip'd thyme- 

 leav'd Myrtle, <vulgo. 



12. Myrtus foliis odore nucis mo- 

 [cbatcSy cauliculii rubcntibus, foliis ex 

 iuteo variegath The ftrip'd Nut- 

 meg Myrtle, <vulgo. 



13. Myrtus foliis mucronatis, 

 ex albo Cff <viridi wariegatis ', fiofculis 

 rubro-candidis. Boerb. lnd. The 

 ftrip'd thyme-leav'd Myrtle, uul- 



14. Myrtus lati folia Romana. 

 foliis ex luteo *variegatis. The 



broad-leav'd Myrtle, with ftrip'd 

 Leaves. 



There are fome other Varieties of 

 thefePlants,which are preferved in the 

 Gardens of the Curious ; but thofe 

 here mention'd are what I have ob- 

 ferv'd in the Gardens near Lon- 

 don. 



Thefe Plants may be all propaga- 

 ted from Cuttings ; the beft Seaibn 

 for which is in July, when you 

 I (hould make choice of fome of the 

 I ftraiteft and molt vigorous young 

 l Shoots, which fhould be about fix 

 I or eight Inches long ; and the Leaves 

 ' on the lowerPart muft be ftripp'd off 

 } about two Inches high, and the Part 

 I twifted which is to be placed in the 

 1 Ground : then hnvingfill'd a Parcel 

 i of Pots (in proportion to the Quan- 

 tity of Cuttings defign'd) with light 

 richEarth, you mould plant the Cut- 

 tings therein at about two Inches 

 Diftance from each other ; obferving 

 to clofe the Earth faft about them, 

 and give them fome Water to fettle it 

 to the Cuttings ; then place the Pots 

 under a common Hot-bed-frame, 

 plunging them either into fome old 

 Dung, or Tanners Bark, which will 

 prevent the Earth from drying too 

 faft : but you muft carefully {hade 

 them with Mats in the Heat of the 

 f. Day, and give them Ai«- in proportion 

 I to the Warmth of the Seafon ; not 



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forgetting to water them every twa 

 or three Days, as you mail find the 

 Earth in the Pots require it. With 

 this Management, in about a Month's 

 time, the Cuttings will be rooted, 

 and begin to fhoot : when you mull 

 inure them to the open Air by de- 

 grees, into which they fhould be re- 

 moved toward the Latter-end of 

 Auguft, placing them in a Situation 

 where they may be Iheltered from 

 cold Winds ; in which Place they 

 may remain till Oslober, when the 

 Pots fhould be removed into the 

 Green-houfe; but fhould be plac'd in 

 the cooleft Part thereof, that they 

 may have Air given to them when- 

 ever the Weather is mild ; for they 

 require only to be protected from 

 fevere Cold, except the orange-leav'd 

 and the ftrip'd Nutmeg Myrtles ; 

 which are fomevvhat tenderer than 

 the reft, and fhould have a warmer 

 Situation. 



During theWinterfeafon they muft: 

 be frequently water'd ; and, if any 

 decay'd Leaves appear,they(hould be 

 conftantly pick'd off, as alfo the Pots 

 kept clear from Weeds ; which, if 

 permitted to grow, will foon over- 

 fpread the young Plants, and deftroy 

 them. 



The March following thefe Plants 

 fhould be taken out of the Pots very 

 carefully, preferving a Ball of Earth 

 to the Roots of each of them ; and 

 every one fhould be placed into a 

 feparate fmall Pot fill'd with light 

 rich Earth, obferving to water them 

 well to fettle the Earth to their 

 Roots, and place them in the fhady 

 Part of the Green-houfe until they 

 have taken Root ; after which they 

 fhould be inured to the open Air,and 

 in May they muft be expos'd to the 

 open Air ; obferving to place them 

 near Hedges, where they may be 

 defended from ftrong Winds. 



During 



