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clofeiy furround the ftalk j of a lucid green on their 
upper fide, but pale on their under. The flowers 
are produced in bunches at the end of the branches ; 
thefe have long (lender tubes, which are enlarged at 
the top, where they are cut into five almoft equal 
fegments. The outfide of the flower is of a bright 
fcarlet, and the infide yellow •, they have great ap- 
pearance of the Honeyfuckle, but are not io deeply 
divided, nor are the fegments reflexed. They have 
no odour, but for the beauty of their flowers, and 
their long continuance, together with their leaves be- 
ing evergreen, they are preferv'ed in moil curious 
gardens. 
Thefe plants fhould be planted againft walls or pales, 
to which their branches fhould be trained for fup- 
port, otherwife they will fall to the ground •, for they 
cannot be reduced to heads like many of the Honey- 
fuckles, becaufe their branches are too weak and 
rambling, and are liable to be killed in fevere win- 
ters ; therefore they fhould be planted to a warm af 
pe£t, where they will begin to flower the latter end 
of June, and there will be a fucceflion of flowers till 
the autumn. Thefe are propagated by laying down 
their young branches, which will eafily take root, and 
may be afterward treated like the Honeyfuckle. 
The fecond fort grows naturally in Jamaica ; this 
hath many (lender branches which cannot fupport 
themfelves, but trail upon any neighbouring bullies. 
They grow eight or ten feet long, are covered with a 
brown bark, and garnifhed with fpear-(haped leaves 
about two inches and a half long, and one broad in 
the middle ; of a lucid green on their upper fide, but 
pale on their under, (landing by pairs oppofite. The 
flowers come out from the fide of the branches at 
each joint ; they are ranged on each fide the foot- 
ftalk in long bunches like Currants. The bunches 
come out oppofite •, they are three or four inches 
long. The flowers are fmall, of a yellowifh green, 
and are fucceeded by fmall berries of a fnow white 
colour, from whence the plant is called Snowberry- 
bufh in America. 
The third fort grows naturally in fome of the iflands 
in the Weft-Indies ; this rifes with a fhrubby ftalk 
ten or twelve feet high, fending out many (lender 
branches, covered with a light brown bark, garnifh- 
ed with oval leaves near two inches long, and an inch 
and a quarter broad, four of them coming out at each 
joint in whorls round the ftalk ; they (land upon fhort 
foot-ftalks, and have one ftrong midrib, with feveral 
veins running from the midrib to the fides. The 
flowers come out in round bunches at the end of the 
branches ; they are of a deep coral colour on their 
outfide, but of a pale red within. This was found 
growing in Jamaica by the late Dr. Houftoun, who 
v brought it to England. 
Thefe two forts are too tender to thrive in this coun- 
try without artificial heat •, they are propagated by 
feeds, which muft be procured from the countries 
where they naturally grow, for they do not ripen feeds 
here, Thefe fhould be fown in pots, and plunged 
into a moderate hot-bed, where they may remain till 
the autumn, for the plants rarely come up the firft 
year •, fo the pots fhould be removed into the ftove 
for the winter feafon, and the following fpring placed 
on a frefh hot-bed, which will bring up the plants ; 
and when they are fit to remove, they fhould be each 
planted in a feparate fmall pot filled with light earth, 
and plunged into a frefh hot-bed, (hading them from 
the fun till they have taken new root, after which 
they muft be treated in the manner as other tender 
plants from thofe countries. As the plants obtain 
ftrength, they fhould be more hardily treated, by 
placing them abroad in a fheltered flotation for two 
months or ten weeks, in the warmeft part of the fum- 
mer, and in the winter they may be placed in a dry 
ftove, kept to a moderate temperature of warmth, 
where they will thrive, and produce their flowers in 
the autumn. 
The fourth fort is the common Dutch or German 
Honeyfuckle, which has been generally fuppofed the 
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fame with the Engltfti wild fort called Woodbine, but 
is undoubtedly a very different fpecies, for the (boots 
of this are much ftronger. The plants may be train- 
ed with #Sms, and formed into heads, which the wild 
fori cannot, their branches being too weak and trail- 
ing toi this purpofe. X ne branches of this are fmooth, 
of a purplifti colour, garnifhed with oblong oval 
Eaves truce inches long, and an inch and three quar- 
ters broad, of a lucid green on their upper fide," but 
pale on their under, , having very (hort foot-ftalks ; 
they are placed by pairs, but are not joined at their 
bafe. The flowers are produced in bunches at the end 
of the branches, each flower arifing out of a fcalv 
cover, which cover, after the flowers fade, forms an 
oval head, whole fcales lie over each other like thofe. 
outfide, and yellowifh within, of a very agreeable 
of fi(h. The flowers are of a reddilh colour on their 
odour. This fort flowers in June, July, and Au- 
guft. There are two other varieties of this fpecies, 
one is called the long blowing, and the other the late 
red Honeyfuckle. 
The fifth fort is commonly called the Italian Honey- 
suckle . of this there are two or three varieties, the 
early white Honeyfuckle is one ; this is the firft which 
flowers, always appearing in May. The branches of 
this are (lender, covered with a light green bark, and 
garnifhed with oval leaves of a thin texture, placed 
by pairs, fitting clofe to the branches, but thofe which 
are fkuated toward the end of the branches, join ac 
their bafe, fo that the ftalk feems as if it came through 
the leaves. The flowers are produced in whorled 
bunches at tne end of the blanches , they are white, 
and have a very fragrant odour, but are of (hort du- 
ration, fo that in about a fortnight they are entirely 
over ; and foon after the leaves appear as if blighted 
and fickly, making an indifferent appearance the whole 
fummer, which has rendered them lefs valued than 
the others. The other variety is the yellow Italian 
Honeyfuckle, which is the next in fucceffion to the 
white. The (hoots of this are much like thofe of the 
former, but have a darker bark ; the leaves are alfo 
of a deeper green ; the flowers are of a yellowifh red, 
and appear foon after the white ; they are not of much 
longer duration, and are fucceeded by red berries, 
containing one hard feed inclofed in a (oft pulp, which 
ripens in the autumn. 
The fixth fort is the common wild Englifh Honey- 
fuckle or Woodbine ; this grows naturally in the 
hedges in many parts of England. The branches are 
very (lender and hairy, trailing over the neighbour- 
ing bullies, and twining round the boughs of trees ; 
the leaves are oblong, hairy, and diftind, not join- 
ed at their bafe ; they are placed oppofite ; the flow- 
ers are produced in long bunches at the end of the 
branches. There are two varieties, one with white, 
and the other yellowifh red flowers. Thefe appear 
in July, and there is a fucceflion of flowers till 1 the 
autumn. 
There is alfo a variety of this with variegated leaves, 
and one with cut leaves fome what like the leaves of 
Oak, and one of thefe with variegated leaves ; but, 
as thefe are accidental varieties, I have not enumerat- 
ed them. 
The feventh fort is fuppofed to grow naturally in 
North America ; this hath ftrong branches, covered 
with a purple bark, which are garnifhed with lucid 
green leaves embracing the (talks, which continue 
their verdure all the year. The flowers are produced 
in whorled bunches at the end of the branches ; there 
are frequently two and fometimesthree of thefe bunches 
rifing one out of another ; they are of a bright red 
on their outfide, and yellow within, of a ftrong aro- 
matic flavour. This fort begins to flower in June, 
and there is a fucceflion of flowers till the froft puts a 
flop to them, fo that it is the rndft valuable of all 
the forts. 
All the forts of Honeyfuckles are propagated either 
by layers or cuttings : when they are propagated by 
layers, the young (hoots only fhould be chofen for 
that purpofe ; they fhould be layed in the autumn, 
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