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Show downin the Spring, obferving to make a little Slit in the Part which is laid in the Ground (in the manner as is praétis’d in Laying of Carnations), and in dry Weather they mult be frequently water’d, which will greatly facilitate their taking Root; and in the following Spring they may be cut off from the e old Plants, and planted each into a feparat Pot, filled with ftrong, frefh Earth, and pla- ced upon a moderate Hot-bed which will facilitate their taking frefh Root; but they mutt be fhaded from the Sun with Mats, and frequently water’d. In the Summer thefe Plants may be expofed in the open Air, with other hardy Exotick Plants; and in Winter they mutt be placedin the Green-houfe, where they fhould have as much free Air as poffible in mild Weather, and muft be frequently water’d, otherwife they will not thrive. Thefe Plants produce their Flowers in Winter and Spring, but do rarely produce Fruit in this Country. The fifth Sort grows to a Shrub of fix or feven Feet high, and though a Native of America, yet will endure the fevereft Cold of our Climate in the open Air. It may eafily be propagated by Layers or Suckers, whichare generally produced in great Plenty from the Roots ofthe old Plants ; thefe fhould be taken off either in Spring or Autumn, and planted out amongft other Shrubs of the fame Growth, where they will add to the Diverfity, but there is little Beauty in them; for their Flowers (which are produced in September) are very fmall, and of a greenifh Colour, fo that unlefs a Perfon fearch for them, they may efcape the Sight, being always fituate amongft the Leaves. Thefe Flowers are fucceeded by fmall red Fruit, which ripen in Winter, after the Leaves are fallen off, fo are more vifible than ,the Flowers. This Fruit is not ufed in its native Country, it having very little Tafte, and being fo very fmall, can’t be worth the Trouble of Gathering. I fuppofe this Shrub had the Name ofSt. Pever’s-wort impos’d on it before it produced either Flowers or Fruit in England, of it wort, from from the Refemblance which the Leaves has to thofe of Afcyron, or St. Peter for in other refpects it differs widely the Characters of that Genus. VITIS SYLVESTRIS; vide Clematitis. ULMUS: The Elm-Tree. The Char _ The The LFlower ififis hap’d like a Bell, of one Leaf, which is having many Stamina. (or from the Bottom arifes ds) in the C the Pointal, Pointa ; , the which a, 1 yards become a membranaceous or leafy Ate ; Fruit,, almoft Heart-hap’d, in the Middle of which is ‘placed a Pear-fhap’d Seed-Veffel containing one Seed, for the molt part of the fc 5 : The Species are ; " 47 Ui us; vulgatiffima, folio lato feabro. Ger. mac. The common rough-leav’d Elm. Url UL Goo 2. Uumuss folio latifimo feabro. Ger. Enac. The Witch-Hazel or broad-leav’d Elm, by would cultivate thefe Trees, to allot a Piece of Ground for this Purpofe. The beft Soil for fuch a Nurfery is a frefh Hazel Loam, neither too light and dry, nor UL fome unfkilful Elm. 3. Perfens called Utmus; minor the Britith eufto fcabro. Ger. Emac. The fmall-leav nglith Elm, 4. Utmus; folio, glabro. Ger. Emac. The fmooth-leav’d or Witch-Elm. 5. Unmus; major oll: dica, angufius. magis acuminalis famarris, folio latiffime fcabro, Pluk. Alm. The Dutch Elm. 6. Utmus; minor, folio angufto fc ; wriegato. Ne The Englith Elm with beautiful ftrip’d Leaves. 7. Utmus; fol glabro eleganter variegate, The Witch-Elm with ftrip’d Leaves. 8. Utmus; minorfoliis flavefcentibus. The yellow-leav’d Elm. g. Uirmus; major Hollandica, angufts & magis acuminalis fame folio latiffimo fabro, eleganter variegato. The Dutch Elmwith ftrip’d Leaves. Thefour firft mention’d Sorts are very commonin divers Parts of Exgland, thoughit is generally believed neither of *em were originally Natives of this Country: but however that be, they have propagated themfelves by Seeds and Suckers which have arofe fromthe Roots of old Trees, in fuch Plenty, as hardly to be rooted out, where they have Jong had Poffeffion, efpecially in Hedge Rows, where there is Harbourfor their-Roots, which, when left undifturb’d, will fend forth a frefh Parcel of young Plants annually, from whence the People who fupply the Nurfery-men do gather them. The fifth Sort is equally hardy, and almoft , as common in Exgland as either of the former; this is pretty quick of Growth while young, andwill outftrip the common Lagi/h Elm tor feveral Years; but after twenty or thirty Years growth, the Englih Elmwill get the better every Year, and the Timber thereof being much preferable to that of the Dutch Elm, renders it more valuable for Planting. The Sorts with ftrip’d Leaves are preferv’d by thofe who are curious in collecting var gated Plants, but they are not worth propagating unlefs for the Sake of Variety; beir offlower Growth, and in moft People’s Judgment, lefs beautiful than the plain Sorts. Thefe Plants may be either propagated by Layers or Suckers taken from the Roots of the old Trees, the latter of which is greatly practis’d in many Places; but as thele are often cut up with very indifferent Roots, 10 they very often mifcarry, and render the Suc- over moift and heavy; this Ground fhould be well trench’d, and alittle rotten Dung bury’d of this, great Care therein ; and in doi fhould be taken to pick out all Roots ofper- sus Weeds, which if left in the Ground ld be very injurious to the Layers, and can’t afterwards be fo eafily rooted out 5 then aving laid the Ground level, the Plants muft xe planted at about eight Fee afunder each Way: The beft Seafon for this Work is in Ait , as foon as the Leaves begin to decay, that they may take Root before the dry Weather in the 5S; comes on, whereby a great Expence ofwateri em will be fav’d 5 in the Ground befor if they are well fettled fore the dry Weather, theywill require little more than to mulch their Roots, to keep the Earth from drying. Thefe Plants fhould be permitted to grow rude two Years, during which Time th Ground between fhould be carefully cleaned by this Time they every Sf and will be ftrongly rooted, and have made pretty itrong Shoots, fo that th y may b lay’d in f performing this the Ground: The man: Article of the already defcrib’d in bei I fhall forbear repeating it in this their Shadewill not be very injurious to whatever grows under them; but when thefe Trees are tranfplanted out upon Banks after this manner, the Banks fhould be well wrought andclear’d fromall other Roots, otherwife the Plants, being taken from a better Soil, will not make much Progrefs in thefe Places About Michaelmas will be a good Time for this Work, for the Reafons before affigned, but when they are planted, there fhould be fome Stak« ?d in by them, to which they fhould be , to prevent their being difplaced by the Wind; and part oftheir Heads fhould be taken off, before they are planted, which will alfo be of Ufe in preventingtheir beingeafily over-turn’d by Winds, but by no means fhould their leading Shoot be ftopp’d, nor their Branches too clofely cut off; for if > are not fome Shoots left on to draw and Sap, they will be in Danger of ghefe Trees are alfo proper to plant ata Diftance from a Gardenor Building, to break the Viol of Winds, for which Purpofe ¢ t any Tree more ufeful ; for they maybetrained up in Form of a Hedge, | ing ’em cut every Year, w hich will caufe ’em to grow very clofe and handfome, to the Heicht of forty or fifty Feet, and be a great Protection again{ft the Fury of Winds; where or other but a Garden, ~droor they fho Plants are placed, » run fuperbecaufe > Roots of When thefe Layers are well rooted, they nd to agreat ficially near the Top of the fhould be taken off, and tranfplanted ou into Width, and will i c Roots of a Nurfery, which fhould be upon a good Soil the other Trees, an f Nourifh well prepared (as before for the St vols 5 ment ; 1 fhou hey be nt ear GraPlants fhould be planted in Rows four vel or Grafs-Walks, which are defign’d to be t afunder, and two Feet diftance Plant kept ec > the Roots v run into This fhould be well in the Rows. them, and fend forth Suckers in great Plenty, n, as foon as the Leaves beg 1ere is fome Mulch la of the Ground about their r 2em from being hurt th carce Tree fo proper for and from drying Winds quired, when that Purpofe, being eafy to re eby fecure ’em from n to a confiderable Size, fo that a Perfon » is willing to have his Plantations for the Ground between in a fhort Time, may procure Trees of conftantly kept clean from t Circumference in their Trank, which they fhould be prune 1 in no Danger of fucceeding, provided »moved with Care; and thefe will nd grow again, almoft as well as , which is what few other Sorts of »y fhuld be fuch T 5 irly train’d up in a Roots, and not fuch edge-Rows (as is by 1 feldom rife with any Roots, and confequently do often cefs doubtful; whereas ; thofe which are pro4 co pagated by Layers are in no HFlazard, and Roots too always make better Roots, and come on fa this Methan the other, for which Reafons ton a maift Loam or at sus to them, elpe thod fhould be more univerfally And fince a- {mall Compafsof Ground with Stools of thefe Plants, will be fuf to furnifh a Nurfery of a confider annually, with Layers to be ‘tr it is richly worth every Perfon’s Care ; near th the neit ’ oots abov fo that they will noc |