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Show be feen by divers Trees ¥ re now growine in E nd, fome of which are upwardof snty Feet high, and have refifted feveral e Winters w it Injury: But thefe s are not of fo quick a Growth here, as in a more temperate Climate ; for in their native Country they will grow to be large enough for Ship-timber in twenty Years, from Seed (as I have been credibly informed by feveral Perfons who have lived there many Years): However, when they have been fome time naturalized to our Country, there is no doubt but they will thrive much better than at prefent, efpecially when the Trees here proce Berries, for the young Plants raifed there- from will be much hardier than thofe procured from foreign Seeds, asis evident in many other Kinds, ThefePlants are propagated by Seeds in the fame Manner as the former, with only this Difference, that thefe fhould be fown in Pots or Tubs of Earth, that they may be removed into Shelter in the Winter-time, otherwife the young Plants are often hurt by hard Frofts ; but they will require no more Care than only ed under a common Hot-bed Frame, Glaffes may be conftantly kept offin ther, when they can’t have too much and only covered in hard Frofts. do conftantly remain in the til the fecond Year before they come fore the Earth in the Pots fhould not b’d, andin the Summer-time they fhould d in the Shade, to prevent the Earth fromdrying toofaft, and in very dry Weather they fhould be often watered; but do not give too much Water to themat once, which would rot the¢ S. The 8 following when the young Plants they muft be carefully clear’d from eeds; in dry Weather refrefh’d with Water ; but fhould ftand during the Summer- feafon, in a Place defendedfromftrong Winds, in Winter muft be placed into Shelter, they may be covered in hard frofty but muft have open Air when the is mild: In April following you tranfplant them each into a fingle nenny Pot fill’d with frefh, light Earth, being careful to raife them up with a Ball of Earth to their Roots, and when they are planted, you fhould water them to fettle the Earth to their Roots, then place the Potsin a warm Situation, where they may be defended from Sun and Wind; ‘but if you will beftow a moderate Hot-bedto plunge the Pots upon, it will greatly promote their taking new Root ; however, youmuft carefully defend them from the great Heat of the Sun, whichis injurious to them when frefh removed; but whenthey have taken Root, you may expofe them by degrees to the open Air: If you fuffer ut fh | nto g following Pots a Size ger, taking away fome of the Earth from Out-fide of the Ball, and adding fome frefh, which will promote their Growth, and fo contin € to manage them as was before directed, until you plant them out in the Places where they are defigned to remain} which fhould not be done till they are three or four Years old, by which time they will be {trong enoughto bear the Cold. The Reafon for my direéting thefe Plants to be preferved in Pots until they are planted out for good, is, becaufe they are difficult to tranfplant, and being tenderwill require fome Shelter while young; and whoever obferves the Methodhere laid down, will find the Plants fo managed to gain two Years Growthin Six, from thofe rais’d in the open Air, and will be in lefs Danger of being deftroy’d; andas the Trouble and Expence of raifing them this round er you fhould again remove thefe ants into Shelter, or elfe plunge their Pots into the Ground under a warm Hedge, where tivated in Gardens. The Athes of this Plant 16. Kermra; Indica, Goffypii folio, acet are ufed in the Making of Glafs, fapore capfula feminalis albidis. Indian Ketmia A KATKIN is an Aggregate of Summits, hanging down in Form of a Rope, or Cat’s Tail, as in the Sa/low, Hafel, Birch, &c. and is call’d in Latin Julus. KETMIA [isa Syriack word, of (op, which fignifies a Plant with a Rofy Flower: It iscommonly call’d Althea Arbore/cens.] The Charaéfers are ; The Flower is compos’d of one intive Leaf, whith expands in the Formof thofe of the common Mallow : The Fruit is oble ng, and divided into feveral Cells, in each of which are contain’d The Timber of this Tree is of a redifh Colour, and very fweet, and is commonly known in England by the Name of Cedar Wood, thoughthere are divers Sorts of Wood called by that Name, which come from very different Trees, efpecially in the We/ where there are feveral Trees of vaftly d ferent Appearances which have that Appella tions it is this Sort of Wood which is ufed for Penfils, as alfo to wainfcot Rooms, and make Stair-Cafes, it enduring longer found than moft other Sorts of Timber ; wl haps, may be owing to fome extreme bitter Tafte in the Refin, with which the Tree abounds; forit is very remarkable, that the Worms do not eat the Bottoms ofthe Vellels built with this Wood, as they dothofe bu with Oak; fo that the Veffels built with C are much preferable to thofe built with other Sort of Timber, for the Ufe ofthe Weft India Seas ; but they are not fit for Ships of War, the Wood being fo brittle as to fplit to Pieces with a Cannon Ball; but when we” polifh’d and neatly fitted up in Wainfcot, it appears very handfome, and will be toune® valuable Timberin England. _——<—_—_———— a five-corner’d, long, flender, eatable Fruit, recurv’d at the Top, commonly call’d, in the Weft-Indies, Long Okra. 19. Kermra; veficaria vulgaris. Tourn, deeply-cut ftrip’d Flowers, 5. Kermta; Syrorum, foliis ex albo eleganter variegatis. Cat. Plaut. Hort. Lond. Alea frutex with ftrip’d Leaves. 6. Kermra; Sinenfis, fruétu fubrotundo, flore fimplici. Tourn. China Rofe ; vuilgé. 4. Kermra; sSinenfis, frudtu f{ubrotundo, flore pleno. Tourn. Double China Rofe, commonlycall'din the Weft-Indies, Martinico Rofe, 8. Kerra; Virginienfis, folio inferioré ulmi, fuperiori aceris. Boerb. Ind. Virginian Cetmia with under-Leaves like the Elm, and upper-Leaveslike Maple. 9. Kermra , Carolinienfis, folio Ribefii, flore amplo flavefcente, fundo purpureo. Carolina Ketmia with Currant Leaves, and an ample yellowith Flower with a purple Bottom. to. Kerm1a; Carolinienfis, folio oblongo magis ” 0, flore amplo purpureo. Caro- lina Ketmia with a long fharp-pointed Leaf, and an ample purple Flower. 11, Kermra ; Americana, folio papaya flore magno flavefcente, fundo purpureo, fructu ereclo pyramidali, bexagono, femine rotundulo, Japore fatuo. Boerb, Ind. American Ketmia with a papaw Leaf, and a large yellowifh Flower with a purple Bottom, an hexagonal pyramidal Pod growing upright, and roundifh Seeds, ,12. Kerra ; Indica, vitis folio ampliore, Le urn. Leaf. Indian Ketmia with an ample Vine 13. Kerra; Zigyptiaca, femine mofchato. Egyptian Ketmia with Seeds {melling Xe Musk, commonly call’d, in the We/t-Indies, Indian Ketmia with rough-fin- in falt Marfhes near the Sea, but is ne 18. Kermra; Indica, folio ficus, frultu pentagono recurvo efculento gZractliore & fongiore. India Ketmia with a Fig-Leaf, and Boerb. Sermra ; Indica, aculeata, foliis di- This isa Plant which grows very CO™ commonly call’d, in the WeftzIndies, Okra. African usk-Seed. ALI [is an Afatick Name wh nifies a Sea Plant.] Glafs-wort. a Fig-leaf, anda pyramidal furrow’d Fruic, profundius incifis vix crenatis, frutex with white Flowers. Syrorum, floribus ex albo &8 rubro variis. Tourn. Althea frutex with in Plantations with them, obfervingto let thele be placed in a Line below thofe, fortheywill not grow fofaft with us as they do, nor dol believe they will make fuch large Timber, tho’ this is much preferable to the Timberof the other Sorts, 17. Kutta ; Brafilienfis, folio ficus, fructu pyramidato, fulcato. Tourn. Brafil Ketmia with 2. Kermra ; Syrorum, flore purpureo~violaceo, Tourn. Althea frutex with purple Flowers. 3. Kermra; Syrorum, flore albo. Boer. Ind. Thefe Plants fhould have a frefh, light, un- Sorrel, Venice Mallow, or Blidder Ketinia. 20. Kermra; veficaria, Africana. fince in afew Years the Trees will recompente dungedSoil asthe former, and maybe placed with a Cotton Leaf, and a whitith Seed-veffel, tafting like Sorrel, commonly call’d White feveral roundilb Seeds. The Species are ; 1. Kermra 5 Syrorum, quibufdam. C. B. Althea frutex with red Flowers. Way is not great, fo it is worth practifing, the Trouble. the Pots to remain plunged all the Summer, it will preferve the Earth therein from drying fo faft as it would do, if they were fet upon the ae 0 KE KE JU eTMIA ; Indica, Goffypii folio, acetofe t re. Tourn, Capfuld feminalis rubro. Indian na Cotton Leaf, whofe Fruit taftes i rel, commonly call'd, in the Weft-Indies. Indian or Red Sorrel. Tourn. African Bladder Ketmia. 21. Kerra; Africana, veficaria, foliis, Bladder Ketmia with Ind. Leaves. The five firft Sorts are very hardy Shrubs, growing to the Height of feven or eight Feet, and may be train’d up to regular Heads: Thefe are very grrat Ornaments in fmall Wildernefs Quarters, when regularly difpos’d amongft Plants of the fame Growth. They produce their Flowers in Ayguj? ; and, if the Autumn proves favourable, their Seeds will be ripe foon after Michaelmas. 'Thefe are commonly fold by the Nurfery-men, with other Flowering Shrubs, under the Name of Althea frutex: but by the modern Botanifts they are remov'd from that Genus, and call’d by the Name afKetmia, becaufe their Seeds are produc’d in Veffels; whereas thofe of Althea grow in Form ofCheefes, in the fame manneras thofe of the common Mallow. Thefe Plants are propagated by Seeds, which fhould be fown upona Bed of rich light Earth in February or March: And when they come up, they fhould be conftantly clear’d from Weeds; and in dry Weather often refrefh’d with Water, which will forward their Growth. In thefe Beds they fhould remain until the fucceeding Spring, when, in March, they muft be carefully tranfplanted into Beds of the like Soil, at about ten Inches {quare each way, obferving to water them in dry Weather, as alfo to keep them clear from Weeds: In thefe Beds they may continue two Years, by which Time theywill fpread fo as to meet each other; therefore you muft in March remove them either into the Places where they are defign’d to remain, orintoa Nurfery, allowing them three Feet Diftance Row from Row, and eighteen Inches afunder in the Rows ; being careful, in taking them up, not to break or bruife their Roots, which would endanger their Growing ; and in dry Weather give them fome Wateruntil they have taken Root ; and Jay fome Mulch uponthe Sy face ofthe Ground, to prevent its drying too faft, and be careful to cut down the Weeds between them. Thefe Plants may alfo be propagated by Layers, or Suckers taken from the Roots of RorPr old |
