Chap. V. of Gardening, \^ 



gives them the Name of Ever-Greens. Thefe that follow 

 are fuch as are ordinarily made ufe of in Gardens. ' 



The Yew is one of the fineft Ever-Greens i it grows as r<;H».rw 

 tall or as low as you pleafe,- and, in a word may be 

 brought to any Form, by clipping. Its Wood is v£ry hard 

 Its Branches very full of Leaves, of a deep Green' 

 and extremely pleafant to the Eye. It is fit for Pa- 

 hfades, as alfo for garnifliing the Borders of Parterres. 'Tis 

 pretended that its Shade is very dangerous and ^unwhole- * Fatafeeiv 

 lome. It bears a Seed which is very long a railing and is fub 

 multiplied alfo by Layers. 



• '^",xr^'''f'' or Pitch-Tree, is pretty much like the Yew vu,a. 

 in Its Wood and its Leaf, but it flioots up much higher and 

 does not grow fo handforae, nor fo thick of Branches as 

 the Yew does. It is proper only in Woods, and in great 

 double Walks, where 'tis planted between the detached 

 Trees They make no ufe of it now-a-days in Parterres • 

 becaule it grows too high, and is very fubjed to be unfur! 

 niihed at Foot. The Picea bears a Seed which is not fo \on^ 

 a coming out of the Ground, as that'of the Yew. ^ 



T he Fir-Tree is one of thofe that rife the higheftand 'f/,-rr.. 

 ftraiteft of any; its Timber is white of Colour, and li^^ht ' 

 but very ftiff, which makes it ufed for Mafts of Slups* 

 Boards are likewife made of it, xvhich ferve for abundance 

 of Purpofes : Its Leaves are much like thofe of the Yew • 

 it IS fit only for Woods andForefts, and efpecially for hilly 

 Places. It bears a fcaly Fruit of a piramidal Figure call'd 

 xhe Fir-Apple, which contains the Seed. ' 



The Pine is a Tree very different from the Fir, though Pine-tree. 

 many People confound one with the other. It Ihoots up 

 very high, and pretty upright. It puts out abundance oT 

 Branches which are very full of Leaves above, and quite na- ' 

 ked below. Its Timber is reddifli and heavy, and its Leaves 

 are narrow, long, and prickly; its Bark inclines to a black 

 and IS very rough. It produces a rofinous Gum with 

 which they make Pitch and Tar for Shipping. ThisVree ' 

 as well as the Fir, loves Mountainous Places. Its Fruit is" 

 call d the Pme-Apple, in which the Seed lies. 



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