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Plane-tree ; from whence it hath 

 been by fomeAuthors intituled Cbry- 

 fantbetnum platani Jolio. The Flow- 

 ers are produced at the Extremity 

 of the Shoots, which are ihap'd like 

 thofe of the Sun-flower ; but bei'-g 

 (mall, do not make much Appear- 

 ance. This Sort never produces 

 any Seeds in England ; fo can only 

 be propagated by parting of the 

 Roots : but this fhould not be done 

 oftener than every third Year. The 

 beft Seafon for this, and for tranf- 

 planting of the Roots, is in Oftobtr , 

 foon after the Shoots decay. Thefe 

 - Roots mould be planted in light rich 

 Earth, and mould have a moift Situ- 

 ation, where they will thrive ex- 

 tremely well : but in dry Ground, 

 if they are not duly water'd in dry 

 Weather, they will make noPro- 

 grefs, and frequently decay in hot 

 Weather. It will endure the Win- 

 ter's Cold very well in the open 

 Air. 



If the Seeds of this Plant are pro- 

 cured from America > they mould be 

 fown on a Bed of rich Earth ; and in 

 dry Weather they fhould be watered. 

 Thefe Seeds generally remain in the 

 Ground a whole Year, before the 

 Plants appear. When the Plants 

 come up, they fhould be treated in 

 the fame manner as hath been direct- 

 ed for the old Plants. 



The fecond, third, and fourth 

 Sorts are Natives of the Country 

 about the Cape of Good Hope, in Afri- 

 ca. The fecond Sort grows to the 

 Height of fix or eight Feet, and be- 

 comes woody in the Stem. The 

 Leaves of this Sort are of an oval 

 Figure, flightly indented on the 

 Edges, and are cover'd with a white 

 Meal. This Plant feldom flowers in 

 England. 



The thud Sort grows like the fe- 

 cond ; but the Leaves are more 

 pointed, of a green Colour, and 



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deeply faw'd on the Edges : the 

 Fobtftalks of theLeaves are border'd, 

 and the Leaves are deeply vein'd. 

 This produces Tufts of yellow 

 Flowers at the Extremity of the 

 Shoots ; it flowers in the Winter 

 and Spring. 



The fourth Sort is a low flirubby 

 Plant, which feldom rifes above 

 three Feet high, and divides into 

 many Branches : the Ends of the 

 Shoots are befet with green Spines ; 

 which branch out from the Leaves, 

 which are very clammy, efpecially 

 in warm Weather, The Leaves 

 are long and narrow,and fet onwith- 

 out any Order. The Flowers are 

 produe'd Angle, at the Ends of the 

 Shoots, which are yellow, and ap- 

 pear in July and Augufl. 



Thefe three Sorts are too tender 

 to live in the open Air in England ; 

 fo are placed in the Green-houfe in 

 Oclober y and may be treated in the 

 fame manner as Myrtles, and other 

 hardy Green-houfe Plants, which re- 

 quire alargeShareofAir in mild Wea- 

 ther : and in the Beginning of May 

 the Plants may be remov'd into the 

 open Air, and placed in a fhelter'd 

 Situation during theSummer-feafon. 

 The fecond and third Sorts muft 

 have Plenty of Water, being very 

 thirfly Plants ; but the fourth Sort 

 muft have it given but moderately 

 in Winter. 



Thefe Plants are propagated by 

 Cuttings, which may be planted in 

 any of the Summer-months, upon 

 a Bed of light Earth, and fhould be 

 vvater'd and fhaded until they have 

 taken Root. Thefe may remain in 

 the Beds till they have gotten very 

 good Roots ; when they muft be 

 taken up, and planted in Pots : for 

 if they are fuffer'd to fland long, 

 they will niake flrong vigorous 

 Shoots, and will be difficult to tranf- 

 plant afterward ; efpecially the fe- 

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