Of TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, FLOWERS, and FRUITS. 
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Of the above four fpecies of Arbutus, the firfl two 
are of the fmall and moderate tree kind, growing with 
an upright item, and branchy head; and the Common 
Arbutus particularly, has generally red Ihoots : are 
both very beautiful ever-greens, and fingularly orna¬ 
mental in their numerous cluflers of flowers, in autumn, 
about September, OClober, and November, fucceedcd 
by the fruit in the famt feafon; but do not attain per¬ 
fection till autumn following, requiring a whole year 
to grow to maturity : fo that the trees, in autumn, 
being in full flower, and furniflied with young and 
ripe fruit, all at the fame time, make a remarkably 
fine appearance, and the greatefl ornaments of the fea¬ 
fon ; and the different varieties of the Common Arbutus 
difplay an entertaining diverfity, efpecially the Double 
and Scarlet-flowered kinds, more particularly the lat¬ 
ter ; and all of which, both of the fpecies and varieties, 
are moll defirable furniture to introduce in principal 
fhrubberies, in affemblage with other tree and Ihrub 
kinds, placing them confpicuoufly, or fome difpofed 
ftngiy, upon lawns and other grafs-plats; generally 
allotting them a Iheltered, warm fituation. 
The other two fpecies are dwarfilh, trailing, fhrubby 
plants, fometimes admitted in collections to increase 
the variety ; placing them towards the front of fmall 
compartments, in moill lituations; or, as in the places 
of their natural growth, they generally inhabit bog¬ 
gy, or moill, moffy ground, if they could be allotted 
fomewhat fimilar foils in gardens, or in pots placed 
in fuch fituations, the plants may prove more prof- 
perous and durable. They are propagated by fow- 
ing the feed, and by layers and cuttings of the trailing 
branches ; though they are plants rather reluClant to 
culture. 
However, for ornamental purpofcsinpleafure-grounds, 
the Common and Eaftern Arbutus have particular me¬ 
rit ; the former of which is the moll prevailing, and 
generally cultivated, as producing ipore plenty of ripe 
berries and feed, wherewith to raife the plants in 
greater abundance than the other fort: both the fpe¬ 
cies are fomewhat tender in their young growth, but 
fufficiently hardy, in their more advanced Hate, to fuc- 
ceed in the open ground in any common foil, in a Ihel¬ 
tered fituation, or in any principal compartments where 
they may enjoy the fun in winter, and if where fome¬ 
what defended from the northerly blalls, it will be the 
greater advantage. 
Thefe defirable, ornamental trees are cultivated abun¬ 
dantly in all the principal nurieries, more particularly 
the Common Arbutus, and where they may be obtained 
for planting, either in young or more advanced growth, 
from two or three, to five or fix feet. 
The bell feafon for planting the Arbutus is, princi¬ 
pally, either in autumn, about the middle or latter end 
of September, if rain has fallen abundantly, or in 
October and November; otherwife in the fpring, in 
mild weather, from February or March to the be¬ 
ginning or middle of April; and, where conveni¬ 
ent, to remove or tranfplant them, with balls of 
earth to their roots, that they may not receive much 
check by removal, will be of beneficial advantage ; 
and, in either cafe, give water at planting; efpe¬ 
cially if early in autumn, or advanced part of the 
fpring feafon. 
The Arbutus is propagated principally by feed con¬ 
tained in the berries, which, ripening in autumn, ga¬ 
ther in dry weather, and fowed, fome at that feafon, 
in a bed or pots'of light earth ; or the berries may be 
preferved in dry fand till February or March, then 
fowed ; previoully bruifing the berries to feparate the 
feed, which then fow, fome either in beds, half an 
inch deep, or wholly, or part, in pots of light earth ; 
and if in fpring the pots are placed in a hot-bed it will 
forward the germination of the feed, and the growth 
of the young plants, which give frequent waterings, 
and plenty of free air; or removed fully therein at the 
approach of fummer, to where they may be fhaded 
from the mid-day fun; and in autumn, or fpring fol¬ 
lowing, tranfplant them, fingly, in fmall pots, in order 
to move under Ihelter of a frame, the firll two or three 
winters; giving, however, the full air all that feafon, 
in mild weather, and only defended with glaffes or 
mats. Sec. in fevere froft; and when the feedling plants 
are two or three feet high, fhould be tranfplanted with 
balls of earth into the open ground ; and when of two 
or three to four or five feet, are proper for the flirub- 
bery. &c. 
Or they may be raifed by fowing in the open ground', 
in the fpring, planting fome of the young plants in 
pots as above, to have occafional protection in fevere 
weather in winter, for a year or two. 
The Eaftern Arbutus is propagated alfo by the fame 
method as above ; but, as the berries do not ripen fo plen¬ 
tifully in this country, they are obtained from the 
Levant, where the trees grow naturally in great 
abundance. 
Both thefe fpecies and the varieties are alfo propa- 
gated^ccafionally, by layers of the lower young wood, 
in autumn or fpring, and fometimes by cuttings, but 
is often two years before they make any progrels ; and. 
the cuttings feldom root freely ; or the latter may be 
forwarded in a hot-bed in the fpring : but generally 
obferve, the different varieties of the Common Arbutus 
mud be propagated either by layers or cuttings, or 
more certainly by budding or inarching them upon 
feedling flocks of that fpecies, as they will not come 
the fame in their diitinct properties when raifed from 
feed. 
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