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Show 3. RHAMNUS ; {pinis objongis, cortice albo Monjfpelienfium. F. B. Buckthorn with long Spines anda white Bark of Montpelier. Pr ts 4. RHAMNUS ; 4f folio pruni Fongiori fubrotundo, flore candicante, Spinis Jougifiimis. Boerb. Ind. alt. African Buckthorn with a longer roundifh Plum. Leaf, white Flowers, and verylong Spines. 4 5. Ruamnus; Hi us, folio Buxi, minor. To Leffer Spanifh Buckthorn with a BoxLeaf. if watered in dry Weather, -will take Root before the Michaelmas following, at which Time they maybe taken off and tranfplanted into Pots, fill’d with light freth Earth, and jn W inter placed in the Green-houfe. But if the young Plants are defignedfor the full Ground, they fhould continue uponthe old ones until Spring, at which Time they maybe taken off, and tranfplanted where they are to remain. It may alfo be propagatedby planting Cuttings in May or ‘une, upon a Bed of light 6. Ruamnus ; Afer, Spinis longis, cortice albo, fruéiu caruleo. Boerb. Ind.. African frefh Earth, obferving to water and fhade *em Buckthorn with long Spines, a white Bark, andblue Fruit. . Summer Seafon they muft be keptclearfrom Weeds, and at Michaelmas they may be planted into Pots, as the Layers, orelfe permitted to remain until Spring, when they may be removed, as was direéted before. There The firft of thefe Trees is very commonin the Hedges, in divers Parts of England ; the Berries of which are order’d by the College f Pi iaus for Medicinal Ufe ; but parti- cularly for making a Syrup, which was formerly in great Ufe, but of late the Perfons who fupply the Markets with thefe Berries, have gathered feveral other Sorts of Berries, which they have either mixed with thofe of the Buckthorn, or have wholly fubftituted them in their Place; thefe are the Berries of the ula, Cornus Femina, €c. which Mixture hath fpoil’d the Syrup, and render’d it lefs efteem’d. But whoever purchafes the Buckborn Berries, maydiftinguifh whether they by opening them, and ob- until they have taken Root 3 and during the is no great Beauty in this Plant, but it is preferved in, feveral Gardens for the Sake of Variety. The fourth, fifth, and fixth Sorts are alfo preferved in feveral curious Gardens for Va- riety, but the fourth is the moft beautiful of ‘em all ; this produces vaft Quantities of pur- ple Flowers, moft part of Summer d many times ripens its Seeds in England: Thefe may all be propagated as the laft Sort, and require to be houfed in Winter, tho’ theyneed only be fhelter'd from the extream Froft, but fhould have as muchfree Air as poffible in mild Weather, and in Symmer mutt be often watered. Thefe delight ina freth light Soil, Jum of Seeds in each, for thefe have commonlyfour, whereas the u gula has but two, and the Cornus Femina and require to be often removed, becaufe but one. their Roots do greatly increafe, fo as to fill the The fecond Sort is lef common in England, Pots ina fhort Time. and only to be found in Gardens where it is cultivated for Variety. Both thefe Sorts may RHUS, [fo: takes its Name of 5 9€ propagated bylaying down their tender flow, becaufe it ftops dyfenterial Fluxes of the s, in ich, if duly water’d Belly, and Womens Courfes.} The Sumach J I ucceeding Summer, will Tree: Root in the Compafs of one Year, and The Charaéfers are ; an then be tranfplanted either where they The Flower confifts of five Leaves, which are to remain, or in fome Nurfery, to be in expand and Order, circular a in placed are trained up for a few Years, and then removed Form of a Rofe ; from whofe Flower-cup rifes to their Places of Growth. the Potntal, which afterwards becomes a if The firft Sort will grow to the Height of or almoft Kidney-foap'd Veffel, containing one hteen or twenty Feet, but being a ftrag- Seed of the fame Shape : To which Marks may Sling Grower, is feldom muchcultivated in be added, the Flowers Srowing in Bunches, ant Gardens, The fecond Sort feldom rifes above five the Leaves are either winged or have three i Feet high, and fo fhould be planted amoneft Lobes. The Species are ; ee Shrubs of the fame Growth, whereit will add 1. Ruvs; Virginianum. C.B.P. Vir nae to the Va > tho’ it has little more Beauty Sumach, by fome falfely called "The Stag’sthan the former. They may alfo be propagated by Seeds, horn-tree. Virginiana bun tenuifolia Ruus 2. which muft be fown on a Bed of frefh Earth, foonafter theyare ripe; the Spring following Rhus, anguftifolium. C. B. P. Pluk Dwarf Virginian Sumach with narrow Lea the Plants will appear, when they muft be carefully clean’d from Weeds ; the Autumn 3. Ruvus; Africanum, trifoliatum, maje folits fubtus argenteis, acutis & ma following they may be tranfplanted out, and Pluk. Phyt. Great African three- a managedas the Layers. Thethird Sort is commonly preferved in Green-honfes, in England, but is hardy enough to bear the Cold of our ordinary Winters in mach, with narrow Leaves cut ontheir E Slabrum, fplendente down the tender Branches in the Spring, which R Pluk. Phyt. Leaf. ” qu a el ha sy Weffer three-leay’d African‘ : x oe mach, with a whole, roundifh, fhining, {mooott R I g. Ruus 5 Africannm, trifoliatum majus, folto {ubrotundo integro, molli §3 incano. Pluk. Payt. Greater three-leav’d African Sumach, with a whole, roundith, woolly Leaf. The firft of thefe Plants is pretty common in many Gardens near London, where it en- dures the fevereft Cold of the Winters in the open Air, and is ufually intermix’d in {mall Wildernefs Quarters, amongft other Trees of the like Growth, where it affords an agreeable Variety: This produces Tufts of {mall Flowers in Fume, at the Extremities of the Branches, which are fucceeded by Seeds which are inclos'd in red Covers, fo that the whole Spikes appear of a fine red Colour. Thele Tufts are fometimes ufed in Dying, and the Branches of the Tree are ufed for Tanning of Leather, in America, where thefe Trees grow in Plenty. This Tree will growto be eight or ten Feet high, but is very fubject to produce crooked, unfightly Branches, {o that it can’t be reduc’d to a regular Stem, which renders it unfit to plant fingly in an open Situation ; but amonegft other Trees, where the Deformity of the Stem is hid, it looks very well The fecond Sort is lef$ common than the firft, and only to be found in fome very cutious Gardens. This is like the firft, in moft refpeéts, but is of much {maller Growth, and the Leaves are very narrow. Both thefe may be propagated in Plenty, from the great Quantity of Suckers which they produce from their Roots, which being taken ofin March, and Planted on a light fandy Soil, will, in a few Years, produce Flowers. They may alfo be Propagated by laying down of the Branch es, in the Spring of the Year, which will take Root in the Compas of one Seafon, and may then be taken off and tranfplanted where they ar€ to remain. The African Sorts are all preferv’d in Pots or Tubs, and houfed in Winter ; being too tender to endure the Cold of this Climat e the open Air. 'Thefe maybe propagated in by lying downtheir young Branches into frefh Earth, obferving to water them duly in dry Weather, which will greatly forward their Rooting : In one Year they will be fit tan{plant, when they maybe taken from to old Plants, and eachplaced in a feparat the e Pot, fil'd with freth light Earth. ‘The beft Time for tran{planting of thefe Plants is in April, obferving to water and fhade them until they have taken Root, after which they may be €xpofed with Myrtles, Oleanders, and other hardy Exoticks, during the Summer Seafon, and in Winter muft be houfed with them, bems equally as hardy, and only require to be {creened from fevere Froft, _Thefe Plants do rarely produce Flower s in England tion’d, yet as it is generally known , and has paffed under the Title of Rhus for a great Number of Years, and has not, as yet, been reduced to any other Genus of Plants Botanifts, that I know of, it may by the not be ami{s to continue its old Name, fince the Defign of this Work is not to enter into the Mimutie of Botany, but to inftr u@ how they may be cultivated in this Climate. Ruvus; Myrtifolia, Monfpeliaca. ©. B. P. The Myrtle-leav’d Sumach. This isa low, fhrubby Plant, which feldom rifes above four Feet high in this Country, and is preferved by fuch who are curiou s in colle@ting the various Sorts of Trees and Shrubs ; but there is no great Beauty in it: It maybe propagated plentifully from the Sucker s which arife from the Root, or bylaying down the tender Branches, which do eafily take Root, and maybe tranfplanted either in Offober or March, into the Place where they are to remain. It is very hardy, and may be placed amoneft other low Shrubs, in {mall Wildernefs Quarters, to add to the Variety. RIBES: The Currant-Tree. The Cha rs are; It hath uo Prickles; the Leaves are large ; the Flower confips of| placed in a circular Order. 5, which are lo expand in the Center of the Flower. Fruit, which are produce The Speciesare ; 1 Rises ; vulgaris, acidus, ruber. F. B. Commonred Currant. 2 Rises; major, frultu rubro. H. Eyft. The large Dutch red Currant. 3. Riggs ; vulgaris, acidus ferens. 7. B. Commonwl 4. Rises; que Groff ta, Sruttu albo. H. R. Par. Currant. 5. Rises; major, hortenfis, m ajore Large Dutch white frudtu carneo. Champaign Currant, vulgé. 6. Ripes; Alpinus, dulcis. 7B. Goofeberry-leav’d Currant. 4. Rises ; frudtu parvo. Merr. Pin. fma!l wild Currant, 8. Rises ; nigr: F. B. h The black Currant. The "The The 1, folio olente 9. Rupes ; vulgaris, foliis ex Iuteo varien gatis. The yellowftrip’d-leav’d Currant. 10. Rises ; vulgaris, foliis ex albo eleganter variegatis, ‘The common Currant, with Leaves beautifully variegated with Green and White. 11. Rises; frudtu albo, foliis ex albo va« riegatis. The white Currant with ftrip’d , but as they retain their Leaves all Leaves. 12. Rises; Alpinus dulcis, foliis variegatis. regular Head, fo they are preferved for the The ftrip’d Goofeberry-leay’d Currant. 13, Rises ; frucfu nigro, foliis variegatis. Diverfity of their Leaves, which adds to the The black Currant with {trip’d Leaves, arlety of a Green-houfe. 14. Rises; Americana, fructu nigro. the Winter, and may eafily be reduced toa and white underneath. 4. Ruvus ; Africanum, trifoliatun folio [ub the open Air, if planted in a dry Soil, and forte Lentifcus Africanu s triphyllos defended from cold Winds, aes This Plant may be propagated by laying se een sapshnonstSon ae RH R H The 1 hall take the Liberty of placing another American black Currant. Plant in this Place, which though very diffeThe five firft mention’d Sorts are preferv’d "ent in-its Charagters from thofe here men- in all curious Gardens for the Sake of their “B Fruits - |