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Although the berries of this tree are fo very acrid, 
as to burn the mouth and throat of thofe who may 
incautioufiy taft'e them, yet the birds greedily devour 
them, as foon as they begin to ripen •, fo that unlefs 
the fhrubs are covered with nets to preferve the ber- 
ries, they will all be deftroyed before they are fit to 
gather. There is of this and the former fort, forne 
plants with variegated leaves, which fome perlbns are 
fond to have in their gardens, but the plain are much 
more beautiful. 
The third fort grows naturally in Spain, Italy, and 
the fouth of France, Where it rifes to the height of 
three or four feet, with a fingle ftalk covered with a 
light-coloured bark *, the flowers come out in clutters 
on the fides of the italics, which are of an herbaceous 
colour, fo make but little appearance •, they appear 
early in the fpring, and are fucceeded by fmall ber- 
ries which are yellowifh when ripe. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in the fouth of France, 
from whence. I received the feeds. This is a low 
fihrubby plant, which fends out feveral weak italics 
from the root, which grow about a foot long, and 
fpread about irregularly ; thefe feldom become woody 
in England, but are tough and itringy, covered with 
a light bark •, the leaves are fmall, of an oval form, 
and are very foft, white, and fhining like fattin ; 
thefe fit pretty dole to the italks ; between thefe the 
flowers come out in thick clutters from the fide of 
the italics ; they are white, and are fucceeded by 
roundifh berries having one hard feed. This flowers 
here in June, but doth not produce ripe feeds. 
The fifth fort grows on the mountains near Geneva, 
and in other parts of Italy, where it rifes about three 
feet high •, the flowers of this come out in clufters 
from the fide of the branches, early in the fpring. 
The leaves are fpear-ihaped, ending in blunt points, 
and are hoary on their under fide. The flowers are 
fucceeded by fmall roundifh berries, which turn red 
when ripe. 
The fixth fort grows naturally on the Alps, as alfo 
upon the mountains near Verona, from whence it 
was fent me •, this is a very humble fhrub, feldom 
growing more than one foot high, with ligneous (talks, 
which put out feveral fide branches ; thefe are gar- 
niihed with narrow fpear-fhaped leaves, which are 
placed round the (talks without order ; the branches 
are terminated by fmall clulters of purple flowers 
which ftand eredt, having no foot-ftalks •, the tubes 
of thefe flowers are longer and narrower than thofe of 
the Mezereon, and the mouth is cut into four acute 
parts which are eredt. Thefe flowers emit a pleafant 
odour *, they appear early in the fpring, but do not 
produce feeds here. 
The feventh fort grows naturally about Montpelier •, 
this rifes with a (hrubby ftalk about two feet high, 
dividing into many fmall branches, which are clofely 
garniflied with narrow fpear-ihaped leaves growing 
eredt, ending in acute points ; the ends of the branches 
.are terminated by panicles of flowers, which are 
much fmaller than thofe of the Mezereon, having 
fwelling tubes, which are contradled at the mouth. 
Thefe appear in June, but are not fucceeded by feeds 
here. 
The eighth fort grows naturally at the Cape of Good 
Hope*, this fhrub rifes to the height of five or fix feet, 
dividing upward into feveral branches which grow 
-eredt, and are covered with a white bark, and 
clofely garniftied with fmall narrow leaves, which 
come out on every fide of the branches without order, 
fpreading open *, the tops of the branches are termi- 
nated by woolly heads, out of which the flowers 
come in fmall clufters *, they are white, having oblong 
tubes, which are divided into four obtufe fegments 
at the mouth, which fpread open. Thefe plants do 
not produce feeds in Europe. 
The ninth fort grows naturally in many iftands in the 
Weft- Indies, it was fent me from Antigua. This 
fhrub rifes to the height of four or five feet, with a 
woody ftalk, covered with a rugged bark of an A (It 
colour j the upper part ef the branches are garnifhed 
d a p : 
with leaves about the fize, and the fame form as 
thole of Rofemary j between the leaves the flowers 
Come out in fmall bunches, upon foot-ftalks an inch 
long *, they have fhort tubes cut into four parts at the 
top, and are white ; thefe are fucceeded by fmall round 
berries, of a brown colour when they are ripe. 
The third, fourth, and feventh forts are hardy, fo 
will live through the winters in England in the open, 
air, provided they are in a dry foil and a warm fi- 
tuation. The fifth and fixth forts are as hardy as the 
common Mezereon, fo are not in danger of being 
hurt by froft in England y but they are all very dif- 
ficult to keep in gardens, becaufe neither of them 
will bear to be tranfplanted. I have feyeral times 
raifed the plants from feeds, which have fucceeded 
well in the places where they were fown, but whenever 
they were removed, they certainly died, though per- 
formed at different feafons, and" with the greateft 
care, and the fame has happened to every other per- 
fon who has raifed any of thefe plants y and forne of 
my correfpondents have allured me, they have fre- 
quently attempted to remove thefe plants from their 
natural places of growth, into their gardens, and have 
choien plants of all fizes, from the youngeft feedlings 
to the oldeft plants, yet have never fucceeded in it *, 
though they have ufed their utmoft care, and have 
performed it at different feafons. Therefore thofe 
who are defirous to have thefe plants in their gardens, 
muft procure their feeds from the countries where 
they naturally grow *, and when they arrive, they 
(hould be immediately fown where they are defigned 
to remain, which for the third, fourth, and feventh, 
forts, (hould be on a very warm dry border, where, 
if there is a foundation of lime, rubbilh., or chalk, 
under the upper furface of the ground, the plants will 
thrive better and continue much longer, than in better 
ground *, and all the culture they require, is to keep 
the place clean from weeds, for the leis the, ground is 
ftirred near their roots, the" better the plants will 
thrive y for they naturally grow on poor (hallow land, 
and out of crevices in rocks ; fo the nearer the foil 
approaches to this, the more likely the plants will be 
to fucceed. 
The fifth and fixth forts may have a cooler fituation ; 
if thefe are fown where they may have only the 
morning fun, they will thrive better than in a warmer 
fituation, and the ground near the roots of thefe 
fhould not be difturbed; therefore in the choice of the 
fituation, there (hould be regard had to this, not to 
fow them near other plants, which may require tranf- 
planting, or to have the ground dug and loofened. 
The feeds of thefe plants coming from diftant coun- 
tries, rarely arrive here time enough to fow in au- 
tumn, fo that when they are fown in the fpring, the 
plants do not appear till the fucceeding fpring ; and 
I have fometimes had the feeds remain till the fecond 
fpring in the ground, before the plants have appeared ; 
but as this may be too long for many people to leave 
the ground undifturbed, fo they had better put the 
feeds into fmall pots of earth, and bury them in the 
ground the firft fummer, and in autumn take them 
up, and fow them where they are to ftand ; by this 
method, the feeds will be forwarded to vegetate the 
following fpring. 
The fifth fort is a beautiful fweet fhrub, fo defer ves 
a place in gardens, as much as any of thofe we culti- 
vate for ornament. The firft and fecond forts are 
fometimes ufed in medicine as was before obferved, 
but being of a very cauftic nature, are feldom pre- 
fcribed ; but if proper trials were with caution made, 
it is not doubted but they may be found very ef- 
ficacious in many ftubborn diforders, for forne very 
ignorant quacks have performed great cures with 
thefe plants. The feventh fort produces the Grana 
gnitida of the (hops. 
The eighth fort grows naturally at the Cape of Good 
Hope, fo will not live abroad in winter in England, 
but requires a good green-houfe to preferve it. This 
plant is very. difficult to keep or propagate in gardens. 
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