Of TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, FLOWERS, and FRUITS. 
This defirable, Ibrubbv plant, dcfcrves a place in 
every garden, as an elegant climber, and: for the beauty, 
of its Angularly curious flowers, produced on the 
young lhoots of the fame year, in daily fuccefiion; 
each flower being only of one day’s duration, expand¬ 
ing about ten, eleven, or twelve o’clock, according to 
the power of the fun; often burfts open elaltically, all 
at once, continuing fully expanded till the fame time 
next day, then gradually Ihuts and decays; but fuc- 
ceeded by a conftant fupply of frefh flowers every day 
for fix weeks, efpecialiy in plants arrived to fome 
tolerable'extent of growth, and make a fine ornamental 
appearance in July, Augull, and September. 
Proper plants, for planting, may be purchafed at 
the nurferies, and planted in autumn orfpring; and 
may. be propagated plentifully by layers and cuttings 
■of the young lhoots, in the fame feafons. 
As this plant grows with very long, feeble Hems 
and lhoots, requiring fupport to elevate them from 
the ground, it ihould generally be planted again ft a 
wall, building, &c. in a warm fituation, in the fall 
fun, both that it may have greater proteftion from ri¬ 
gorous froft, which fometimes damage the young 
.lhoots; and that, by being in a warm, funny expofure, 
it flowers in the beft perfection and abundance; and 
fome may alfo be planted detached in warm Ihrubberies 
and borders, and to have fupport of ftakes; or forhe 
planted in pots, for moving therein, to adorn any 
particular compartment occafionally in fummer, while 
in flower; though, in the general part, it commonly 
flowers in the greateft perfection againft a warm 
wall. 
A plant or two, planted againft a wall, or other 
fence, will foon fpread over a large fpace, and run up 
'many feet high, if required; and to which the Items 
and branches Ihould be trained in regular order, four 
to five, or fix inches afunder, either upright, or more 
or lefs horizontally, as the allotted fpace admits. 
In its advancing growth againft walls, &c. it Ihould 
generally be continued in fome tolerable regularity, 
by occafionSl pruning, and nailing annually) that as 
it conftantly produces many, or numerous lhoots, every 
fummer, extending to confiderable length, and on 
w hich the flowers are principally produced the fame 
year, it is proper to train in a plentiful fupply of thefe 
annually, for flowering, continued moftly ?t their full 
length during the fummers growth ; or only prune 
the fuperabundant, or fuch as ate very difordcrly, or 
extend out of bounds, either fide-ways, or above; 
and in winter, about November, &c. or towards the 
l'pring, cut out the weak and fuperabundant lhoots of 
the laft fummer, and any decayed, or improper old 
wood, retaining a fupply of the ftrongeft young lhoots, 
cutting.away a proportionable part of thfc old, and 
tfc young Ihortened to a yard or more in length, ac- 
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cording to their ftrength and fituation on the plant; 
and nailed up to the w'ail regularly, the diftances be¬ 
fore mentioned. ■ ! 
Or likewife, as before intimated, fome might be 
planted in a warm, funny part of a principal Ihrubbery, 
or border, and the Hems trained up to ftakes; and alfo 
planted to run over arbours, or. fame planted in pots,‘ 
having fupport of ftakes aforefaid; and in all of 
which, being in warm fituations, they will flower in 
tolerable perfection. 
The propagation., or methods of raifing-this fpecies 
of PaJJifiora, is effected plentifully by layers a-nd cut¬ 
tings, which freely emit roots and grow; the laying- 
may be performed in autumn or fpring, chufing fome of 
the ftrongeft young lhoots, and lay them down in-the- 
earth, pruning off the weak, top part; and for cut¬ 
tings, take off, with a kr.ife, fome itrong lhoots in 
the fpring, cut into lengths of ten or twelve inches,- 
and planted in a lhady border; they will be rooted by 
next OClober, both layers and cuttings, to tranfplant- 
either in a nurfery, for a year or two, to gain ftrength, 
or fome of the.ftrongeft, to plant at once where they 
are defigned to remain. 
It is alfo fometimes raifed from feed, fowed in a bed 
or pots of light earth, in March; the plants .will come 
up the fame year; Ihelter them in winter from froft, 
and in March following tranfplant them in a warm 
fituation. 
But the propagation, by layers and cuttings, is the 
more general and cffe&ual method, whereby to obtain 
ftrong plants, the moll expeditioufly for flowering. 
Periploca, VIRGIN SILK, or Climbing Dog’s 
Bane. 
Clafs and Order, 
Pentandria Digynia, 
Five Males > fw Fannies ; 
Or Flowers ( Herm .) having five Stamina, or Males , 
and two Pijlillnms, or Female Parts. 
OF the Genus Periploca, is one hardy, under- 
Ihrubby, volubilate climber, to admit as fuch in ftirub- 
berics, and as a flowering-plant; is of extenfive growth 
in its long, flender, twining ftalks, running, by fup¬ 
port, many foet high ; garnilhed with oblong leaves, 
and monopetalous, rotated, purple flowers, in cluf- 
ters; having to each flower a five-parted cup; a co¬ 
rolla rotated, or wheel-lhape plane, divided into five 
fegments; contains five ftamina, and two ftyles; fuc- 
ceeded by two oblong, ventricofe or bellied, foliculate 
pods, furnilhed with many pappous, or downy feeds, 
feldom uled for fowing, as the plant is eafily propagated 
by layers and cuttings. 
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