Of TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, FLOWERS, and FRUITS. Si 
as fall as poffible in full growth, and having attained 
three or four to five, fix, eight or ten feet ftature, they 
are proper for final tranfplanting in the intended plan¬ 
tations. 
Likewife by layers of the lower young {hoots, any 
particular forts may alfo be propagated: they will root 
in one feafon for planting off in autumn or lpring fol¬ 
lowing. 
Alfo by grafting or budding any defirable varieties 
upon feedling-ftocks of their refpe&ive fpecies, is a 
certain method whereby to propagate them permanent 
in their particular kinds. 
When defigned to make plantations of the Common 
Beech and Chefnut in woods, for foreft or timber-trees, 
it is advileable to plant them while of moderately 
young growth, of three or four to five or fix feet, or 
net exceeding eight or ten ; and the planting may be 
performed any time in open weather, from the fall of 
the leaf in October or November to March, in which 
fome may be planted in clofe rows of five or fix feet 
distance to admit of having fome in coppice-wood, to 
cut occafionally, when of fome advanced growth, in a 
thinning order for poles, &c. as formerly obferved, 
leaving a fufficiency of the moll promifing trees, at ten 
to fifteen feet, to grow up for timber ftandards; others 
maybe planted at once.at proper di fiances, of ten to 
fifteen feet, to remain wholly for ftandards to acquire a 
large growth before any are felled for timber; gene¬ 
rally obferving, in the advancing growth of thofe de¬ 
figned for large trees, it is advifeable to keep them to 
clean Items, by pruning up the lateral and under¬ 
branches by degrees, in order to encourage their run¬ 
ning up more expeditioufiy and ftraight. 
In planting any of thefe trees for ornament, they 
may generally be difpofed in affemblage with other 
tree kinds, in forming any large plantations in plea- 
fure-grounds, parks, groves, thickets, clumps, &c„ 
or fome planted to form Beech and Chefnut compart¬ 
ments diftindt; and in their advancing growth, prune 
up the lateral and ftraggling under-branches, and per¬ 
mitted to branch out above in full heads, or in which 
may reduce any confidera'ole irregularity that may ca- 
fually occur. 
Ficus, FIG TREE. 
Clafs and Order. 
Polygamia Trioecia, 
Many Marriages, Three Habitations ; 
Or 'with Flowers of different Sexes, as Male, Female, 
and Androgynous, upon three feparate Trees . 
THE Fi c us furnifhes but one hardy fpecies, an 
eminent fruit-tree, which affords many fine varieties of 
the fruit; is a deciduous tree of moderate growth, 
with large, palmated leaves; and with flowers male, 
female, and androgynous, on three diftinft trees, all 
wholly concealed within the common receptacle, or 
outer cover, which appears firft like a fmall, round, 
green bud, arifing from the fides of the young {hoots, 
enlarging by degrees, forming a fort of general cover, 
inclofing, in a concealed manner, numerous, minute 
chaffy florets, without petals, lining, as it were, the 
internal furface thereof, having in each male floret 
three ftamina, and the females two piftillums; and the 
faid general receptacle, or c’over, and the contained 
flowers, &c. become the fruit gradually increafing to 
a large fize, attaining maturity in autumn, full of a, 
foft pulpy fubftance, ripening, tender, delicious, and 
rich for eating, in Auguft and September ; fome round- 
ifti others top and pear-fhape, and full of large feeds, 
not always ripening in good perfection in this country 
for fowing, but the feveral varieties of the trees pro¬ 
pagate freely by fuckers, layers, and cuttings. 
Only one hardy Species of FICUS, viz. 
Ticus Carica —(Carica) or Common Fig Tree. 
A moderate deciduous tree, grov/ing ten to fifteen 
or twenty feet, producing large, long, fucculent 
{hoots—the leaves {large) palmated or hand-fhape, 
cut into three or five lobes ; and fruit-buds at the fides 
of the young {hoots in the fpring.—Native of the 
fouthem warm parts of Europe and Afia. {Rich, 
loamy, or any good garden earth.) 
Varieties. —Common Fig Tree. 
Dwarf Fig Tree. 
Many Varieties of the Fruit, viz. 
Early white Fig—a fmall, roundilh 
fruit, flatted at the top, ripening of 
a whitilh yellow colour, for eating, in 
Auguft. 
Early blue or purple Fig—a middling- 
fize, longifti, pear-{hape fruit, ripening 
of a blueifli or purple colour, for 
eating, beginning or middle of Au- 
Large common blue Fig—a large,long~ 
ifh, pear-{hape fruit, ripening of a 
dark-blueifh purple colour, for eat¬ 
ing, the end of Auguft and in Sep¬ 
tember. 
Brown IfchiaFig—alarge, Ihortilh, glo¬ 
bular fruit, ripening brown or chef¬ 
nut colour without, purple within; 
ripe beginning and middle of Auguft. 
Black Ifchia Fig—a middle-fize, {hort, 
roundi{h-top-ihape fruit, almoft black 
when ripe, but red within; ripening 
White 
