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Show PH nary Winters in the open Air, provided they are planted in a dry Soil, and have a warm Situation ; and are rarely injured by Cold, unlefs in a very fevere Froft. They are propagated by Cuttings in this Country; for their Seeds do feldom ripen weil in England, except in very warm drySeafons. The beft time to plant thefe Cuttings is in May, that they mayhave good Roots before Winter: They fhould be planted in a Bed of frefh light Earth, and fhaded from the Sun until they have taken Root; after which, theywill require no farther Care, but onlyto keep them clear from Weeds until the following Spring, when they may be removed to the Places where they are defign’d to be continu’d. The beft Seafon for tranfplanting them is in March, before they begin to fhoot, obferving to preferve a Ball of Earth to the Root of each Plant, as alfo to water em until they have taken Root: And in order to form them into a regular Shape, they fhould be ftak’d, and their Stems kept conftantlyfaften’d thereto, until theyarrive at the Height youdefign ’em ; then you may fuffer their Branches to fhoot out on every Side, to make a handfome Head in order to which, you fhould prune off fuch Branches as grow irregular to either Side, which muft always be perform’d in Summer; for if they are wounded in Winter, the Cold does often injure the Plants, byentering the Wounds The Soil in which they are placed fhould not be dung’d, for that caufes them to grow too faft, wherebytheir Shoots are too replete with Moifture, and’ fo lef capable to endure theCold; whereas if they are planted upon a dry, barren, rocky Soil, they are feldom injured by Cold, which is the Cafe of moft of the fame Clafs of Plants with Lip-flowers. The other Sorts are all of them propagated by parting of their Roots, which fhould be done in the Spring of the Year, obferving to preferve a leading Bud to each Off-fet: Thefe fhould alfo be placed in a dry, rocky, or gravellySoil, in which theywill thrive much better than if planted in ‘a richer Ground, and will endure the Cold of our ordinary Winters extremely weil in the openAir. Thefe are Plants of no great Beauty, but are preferved in the Gardens of thofe who are fond of Variety. A Zea made with the Leaves ofthefe Plants, is accounted very good for fore Throats. The Species are; t. Poyroracca; & ana, majori fructy, #, American ghtfhade, with large Fruit, commonly call'd Virginian Poke or Porke Phyfick. 2, Purtoracca ; Americana, minori fruda, Journ, American Nightfhade, with leffer Q and expand in of a Rofe ; out of whofe Centre rifes the Pointal, which afterwards becomes a foft Fruit, or almoft globular Berry full of Seeds, placed orvicularly: To which fhould be added, that the lower = e wers and Fruit are produced on @ Bunch like Currants, w PIMPINELLA. [This Plant is called Pimpinella for Bipinelia, becaufe its Leaves : by Pairs, and are it is alfo called Sanguihes Blood] Burnet. are ; Fruit. The firft of thefe Plants is very commonin Virginia, New-England, and Maryland, where the Inhabitants take a fpoonful or twoof the Juice of the Root, asa familiar Purge: The Berries thereof are full of a purple Juice, of one Leaf. rin, and quamous Cones ; that the Le g its, to the Center, a 4. C.B.P. which gives a fine Tincture to Paper, from whence it hath the Name; but it will not abide long. It may be propagated by fowing the Seeds in the Spring upon a Bedoflight rich Earth; and when they come up, theyfhould betranfplanted into a Bed ofrich dry Earth about two Feet afunder; for they growto be very large, efpecially if the Soil be good. When they have taken Root, theywill require no farther Care but only to clear ’em from Weeds, andin the Autumn theywill produce their Flowers and Fruit: but when the Froft comes on, it will cut down the Tops of thefe Plants, which conftantly decay in Winter ; but their Roots will abide in the Ground, and come up again the fucceeding Spring. ‘There is no great Beauty in this Plant; but, for Variety, a few of them may be placed in the Borders of large Gardens, fince they require but little Culture. é The Sort with leffer Fruit is tenderer than the former, and requires to be placed in an artificial Heat in Winter, otherwife they will not endure theCold of onr Winters in Ex The manured S.C. B. P. The Pinafter netimes but one Cell, ells, which ar PIMPINELLA 3 fanguiforba, minor C.B.P. Common or leffer Burnet. 2, PIMPINELLA ; fanguifor) P. Gr Burnet. 3. PIMPINELLA ; major, prealta, a lata, Sabauda. Bocc. Muf. Great rigid ta Burnet, with auriculate S 4. PIMPINELLA; maxima, Canac Gr Canada Burnet. There are fome other Species of are preferved in curious Bot e Scotch Firr. foliis American Leaves coming out by T and many Cones growing ina Clufter, commonly called The Clufter P 5 for Variety: But thofe here \ I have obferved in the and Man nent of thefe fame as for Firrs, is fully fet down adjoining to that Article, for which the Reader is defired to turn back to Abies. PISTACHIA; vide Terebinthus. Thisis alfo propagated from the Seeds, whic y fhould be fown upon a moderate Hot-bed in the Spring ; and when the Plants come up, they fhould be tranfplanted each into a feparate {mall Pot fill’d with light frefh Earth, and plung’d into another moderate Hot-bed to bring them forward ; but when theyhave acquired fome Strength, they fhould be inured to bear the open Air by Degrees, into whl h they may be removed in uly, obferving to fhift them into larger Pots, as their Roots os require, and place them where they may De fhelter’d from ftrong Winds. is er, Pifa, that this where nty; others defell, becaufeifthis Plant 1, it will fall to the Ground. ] feys are ; papil: ee,Poi rifes the In this Situation they may remain ‘till the Beginning of September, whentheyfhould pe remov'd into the Stove, placing them — they may have a temperate Warmth ; ane during the Winter Seafon youfhould frequen y PHY TOLACCA: [This Plantis fo call’d, refrefh them with Water, but they mult not of anv a Plant, and Lacca, a Colour, becaufe have it in too great Quantities. ae! a Red Colour like Lacca is made thereof. ] Thefe Plants will grow to be three Hee American Night-thade. high, and may be train’d up with ee The Charaéfers are; Stems and Heads; theywill continue three Lhe Flower confits of feveral Leaves, which four Years, if carefully preferv'd, and cont ced in @ circular Ore PILOSELLA ; vide Hieracium. to produce Bunches of {mall {carlet Be throughout the whole Year ; which afior pleafing Variety, amoneft other Exoticks Winter, when few otherthings are in Beau : The Berries thereof are full of a be red Juice, which will ftain Paper extre fine, but will not continue. pik rik greater Garden Pea with um. 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