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Supporting a fender ftyle the length of the fiamina, crown- 
ed by a thick fltgtna. The germen afterward turns to a 
globular berry with one cell , inclqflng one large roundijh 
feed. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the firft fedtiort of 
Linnaeus’s fecond clafs, which contains thofe plants 
whofe flowers have two {lamina and one ftyle. 
The Species are, 
r. Phillyrea ( Latifolia ) folds ovato-lanceolatis inte- 
gerrimis. Phillyrea with oval , fpear-jhaped, entire leaves. 
Phillyrea latifolia laevis. C. B. P. 476. Broad-leaved 
fmooth Phillyrea , commonly called the true Phillyrea. 
2. Phillyrea {Media) foliis ovatis fubintegerrimis. 
Lin. Sp. ro. Phillyrea with oval leaves , which are 
almofi entire. Phillyrea folio leviter ferrato. C. B. P. 
Phillyrea with a leaf lightly fawed , called broad-leaved 
Phillyrea. 
3. Phillyrea (Spinoff) foliis cOrdato-ovatis ferratis. 
Hort. Cliff. 4. Phillyrea with oval h ear t-Jh aped leaves , 
which are fawed. , Phillyrea latifolia fpinofa. C, B. P. 
476. Broad-leaved prickly Phillyrea. 
4. Phillyrea (Ligufiri folia) foliis lanceolatis integerri- 
mis. Hort. Cliff. 4. Phillyrea with fpear-fhaped entire 
leaves. Phillyrea folio ligufiri. C. B. P. 476. Privet- 
leaved Phillyrea. 
5. Phillyrea ( Oleafolia ) foliis lanceolato-ovatis inte- 
gerrimis, fioribus confertis axillaribus. Phillyrea with 
fpear-fhaped , oval, entire leaves , and flowers growing 
in cluflers from the Jides of the branches. Phillyrea 
ols? Epheflacse folio. Pluk. Aim. 295. Phyt. tab. 310. 
fig. 3. Olive-leaved Phillyrea. 
6. Phillyrea (Angtift folia) foliis lineari-lanceolatis 
incegerrimis, fioribus confertis axillaribus. Phillyrea 
with narrow , fpear-fhaped , entire leaves , and flowers 
growing in cluflers from the fides of the branches. Phil- 
lyrea anguftifolia prima. C. B. P. 476. Firft narrow- 
leaved Phillyrea. 
7. Phillyrea ( Roflmarinifolia ) foliis linearibus integer- 
rimis. Phillyrea with very narrow entire leaves. Phil- 
lyrea anguftifolia fecunda. C. B. P. 476. Second nar- 
row-leaved Phillyrea , commonly called Rofemary -leaved 
Phillyrea. 
The firft fort here mentioned is the moft common in 
the Englifh gardens, where it is known by the title of 
true Phillyrea ; fo called, to diftinguifh it from the 
Alaternus, which is called Amply Phillyrea by the 
gardeners. This rifes with a ftrong upright ftem to 
the height of eighteen or twenty feet, dividing into fe- 
veral Hies, covered with a fmooth grayifli bark, 
and garnished with oval fpear-fhaped leaves placed op- 
pofite, which are entire, firm, and of a light green, 
about an inch and a half long, and an inch broad, 
Handing upon {hort foot-ftalks. The flowers come 
out from the wings of the ftalk on each fide •, they are 
of an herbaceous white colour, and grow in fmall drif- 
ters. Thefe appear in March, but as they are fmall 
make no great appearance ; they are Fucceeded by glo- 
bular berries with one cell, inclofing a Angle feed of 
the fame form. 
The fecond fort rifes to an equal height with the 
firft, but the branches are more diffufed, and have a 
darker bark •, the leaves are oval, and of a darker 
green 5 they are more than two inches long, and al- 
moit an inch and a half broad, a little fawed on their 
edges, placed oppofite, and have Ihort foot-ftalks. 
The flowers come out from the wings of the branches, 
growing in long bunches ; they are of an herbaceous 
white colour, appear about the fame time as the for- 
mer, and are fucceeded by berries of the fame form. 
The third fort rifes with an upright ftem as high as 
the two former, fending out feveral ftrong branches 
which grow eretft, covered with a gray bark, and gar- 
mfhiedl with oval heart-fhaped leaves,' about an inch 
and a half long, and one inch broad ; they are firm, 
of a lucid green, and fawed on their edges, each 
ferratu re ending in a fpine. The flowers and feeds of 
this are like thofe of the two former forts. 
The fourth fort is of humbler growth than either of 
the former, feldom rifing more than eight or ten 
feet high ; the branches are weaker, and fpread wider. 
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and are covered with a light -brown bark, and garnifhtd 
with ftiff fpear-fhaped leaves almoft two inches long, 
and half an inch broad in the middle, drawing to a 
point at both ends ; they are of a -light green, and 
fit clofe to the branches oppofite. The flowers are 
produced in fmall cluflers at the .wings of the 
branches; they are fmall, and whiter than thofe of 
the former, appearing about the fame time, and are 
fucceeded by fmall berries which ripen in autumn. 
The fifth fort rifes about the fame height as the 
fourth 1 the branches are ftronger, and fpread out wa- 
der ; the bark is of a fighter colour ; the leaves are 
ftiff, fmooth, and entire, Handing oppofite on very 
fhort foot-ftalks ; they are of a lucid green, and ter- 
minate in a point. The flowers come out in clutters 
upon pretty long foot-ftalks, at the wings of the 
young branches ; they are fmall, white, and appear 
at the fame time with the other forts, and have round 
berries fucceeding them, which ripen in autumn. 
The fixth fort riles with, a woody ftalk ten or twelve 
feet high, fending out branches oppofite, which are 
covered with a brown bark fpotted with white, gar- 
niftied with fmooth, ftiff, narrow, fpear-fhaped leaves, 
which are entire, fitting clofe to the branches •, they are 
about an inch and a half long, and half an inch broad 
in the middle, drawing to a point at both ends, of a 
light green, and point upward. The flowers come 
out in large clutters at each joint of the branches, 
to which they fit clofe like the whorled flowers, al- 
moft furrounding the ftalk ; thefe are fmall, white, 
and appear at the fame time as the former, and are 
fucceeded by fmall berries, which ripen in autumn. 
The feventh fort is of humbler growth than either of 
the former, feldom rifing more than four or five 
feet high, fending out. -{tender branches oppofite, 
which are fparfedly difpoied •, the leaves are of a dark 
green, ftiff, and entire ; they are about an inch long, 
and not more than one eighth of an inch broad, fit- 
ting clofe to the branches. The flowers are fmall, 
white, and grow in clutters from the fide of the 
branches. The berries of this fort are very fmall, and 
rarely ripen in England. 
Thefe plants all grow naturally in the fouth of France, 
Spain, and Italy, but are hardy enough to thrive in 
the open air in England, and are never injured ex- 
cept the winters are very fevere, which fometimes 
caufes their leaves to fall, and kills a few of the 
weaker branches, but thefe are repaired by new- {hoots 
the following fummer ; fo that there are but few of 
the evergreen-trees which are hardier than thefe, or 
that deferve more to be cultivated for' pleafure. 
Formerly thefe were either planted againft walls, to 
which they were trained to cover them ; or if they 
were placed as ftandards, their branches were {beared 
either into balls or pyramids, like moft of the ever- 
green-trees ; fo that when the former old tafte of lay- 
ing out gardens was exploded, the evergreens were 
generally banifhed ; and for fome years there were but 
few forts cultivated, whereby feveral valuable kinds 
of evergreen-trees were almoft entirely loft in Eng- 
land, and have been with difficulty retrieved firree ; 
for in the manner which the evergreen-trees and fhrubs 
are now difpofed in gardens, they have a very fine ef- 
fect, efpecially during the winter feafon, when the 
other trees are deftitute of leaves. • 
There are fome other forts mentioned to grow natu- 
rally in Spain and Italy, but yhofe here mentioned 
are all that I have feen growing in the Englifh gar- 
dens ; and feveral of thefe have been fuppofed only 
accidental varieties, which have- been produced from 
feeds ; but I am more inclined to believe they are 
fpecificaily different, fori have raffed moft of thefe 
from feeds which were fent me from Italy, where the 
forts were carefully gathered diftind, and have never 
yet found therm vary from the kinds the feeds were 
taken; lb that. I imagine thofe. feeds from which two 
or three kinds have been raffed, were gathered from 
different plants without care. 
The three firft forts are very proper to intermix with 
other evergreen- trees of the fame growth, to form 
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