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Show BO BL Parts of the Shootsand Leavesare greatly injur'd thereby. The only Method yet found out to prevent this Mifchief is, by carefully covering the Walls, either with Mats, Canvas, &c, which being faftened fo as not to be difturb’d with the Wind, and fuffered to remain on during “ I have fometimes, continues be, obfery’d a kind of hollow Clouds, full of Hail and Snow, during the Continuanceof whichthe Heat was extreme, fince by fich Condenf. * tion they were enabledto reflect much more * ftrongly : After this came a fharp Cold and then the Clouds difcharg’d their Hail a the Night, by taking them off every Day, if * great Quantity, to which fucceeded a mothe Weather permits, is the beft and fureft derate Warmth. Frozen Concave Clouds Method that hath yet been ufed in this Cafe; * therefore, by their great Reflections, prowhich altho’ it has been flighted and thought “ duce a vigorous Heat, and the fame, when of little Service by fome, yet the Reafon of refolv'd, exceffive Cold.” their being not fo ferviceable as has been exWhence (as Mr. Hales obferves) we fee, pected, was, becaufe they have not been that Blafts may be occafion’d by the Reflecrightly ufed, by fuffering the Trees to remain tions of the Clouds, as well as by the aboyetoo long covered, by which Means the younger mentioned Refraction of denfe tranfparent Branches and Leaves have been rendred too Vapours. weak to endure the open Air whenthey‘are Againft this Enemyto Fruits, €c. as hath expos'd to it, which has often proved of worfe been faid} there isno Guard to our PlantaConfequence to Trees thanif they hadremain’d tions, nor any Remedyto cure it ; but as this intirely uncovered, more frequently happens in clofe Plantations, Whereas, when the Covering before men- where the ftagnating Vapours from the tioned has been performed as it ought to be, and the plentiful Perfpirations from the Tr it has proved veryferviceable to Fruits; and are pent in for want of a free Airto diffips manytimes, when there has been almoft a and difpel them, which are often obferv’d in general Deftructionof Fruits in the neighbour- {till Weather to afcend in fo plentiful a maning Gardens, there has been a Plenty of them ner as to be feen by the naked Eye, but efpein fuch Places where they have beencovered: cially with reflecting Telefcopes, fo as to make And tho’ the Trouble may feem to fome to be a clear and diftinét Objeét become dim and very great, yet if thefe Coverings are fix’d tremulous, than in thofe that-are planted at a near the Upper-part of the Wall, and are greater Diftance, or are not furrounded with iirc to Pullies, fo as to be drawn up or Hills or Woods. This direéts us, inthe firft et down, it wi ; planting of Orchards, €c. that we fhould althe Sialic a ne low a greater Diftance between the Trees, ly repay the se Trouble. and But there is another Sort of Biobt that Ke choice of clear, healthy Situations, fometimes happens later in the Spring, viz. e Air mayfreely pafs between the Trees in April or May, whichis often very deftruc- to diffipate thofe Wapours before they are tive to Orchards and open Plantations, and formed into fuch Volumes, whereby the citagainft which we know of no Remedy. This cumambient Air will be clear and lefs fubject . what is call'd a Fire laf, which in a few to fuch Injuries, as alfo the Fruits which are ours hath not only deftroy’d the Fruit and produced in this clearer Air will be much better tafted than thofe that are furrounded metim, le ave been kill’d byit, with athick rancid Air; for as Fruits are often of tuees to be effected by Volumes in a refpiring State, fo they confequently, by anfpare ying Vapours, which among imbibing a part of thefe Vapours, are rendred the manyForms they revolve into, mayfome- crude and ill-tafted ; whichis often the Cafe times approach fo near to a Hemi/phere, or with a great part of our Fruits in Engh Hemicylinder, either pein eeeect. in their upper or lower Surfaces, as thereby to make the Beams of the Sun converge enough to fcorch the Plants or Trees they fall upon, in Proportion to the greater or leis Convergency of the Sun’s BLOODWORT; vide Lapathum in the Appendix. BONUS HENRICUS;; wide Chenopodium, Rays. BORDERS: The Ufe of thefe in a wee,Pe Boerb, ave, in his Theory of Garden is to bound and inclofe Pay terres, to mifiry, obferves, That thofe white prevent them being injur’d by walking in Clouds which appear in Summer-time, are, them: Thefe are commonly render’d very ornamental by means of the Flowers, Shrubs, €&c. that are planted in them. are fometimes Rowud. nee. eet ee B _ ; “fiometimes: ConThefe ought to be laid with a Rifing in > Polygonous, &c. Whenthe Face of the Middle, becaufe if theyare flat, they are the Heavens is covered with fach whi not agreeable to the Eye. , Clouds, Clouds, the Sun n fhini fhining among them vaatt muft As for their Breadth, five orfix Feet are often Eienobscene Hear,heleCee of Neceffity produce a vehement Heat,fince allow’d for the largeft, and four forthe leffer. aay eee oe otherwife, *USE by reflected to us; Rac and tf Thus, ae iifthe’San f the Sun be nee on Borders are of four Sorts ; and thofe are the moft commonthat are continu’d about Parterres without any Interruption, BO BO and aré * one, they will beneon * den wrought with a fharp Rifing in the Middle like an Afs’s Back, and planted with low * And: hence the Phen omena pes of GE Ite es Shrubs and Flowers Thunder, The The fecond Sort of Borders are fuch as are cutinto Compartiments at convenient Diftances by{mall Paffages ; and being alfo rais din the Middle, as before mentioned, are likewife fet off with Shrubs. "The third Sort are fuch as are laid even and flat, without Flowers, having only a Verge of Grafs in the Middle, being edg’d with two {mall Paths rak’d fmooth and fanded: Thefe are fometimes garnifh'd with flowering Shrubs and Flowersoflarge Growth, or with Vafes and Flower-pots plac’d regularly along the Middle of the Verge of Grafs. The fourth Sort are quite plain, and are only fanded, asin the Parterres of Orangery, and are filled with Cafes rang’d in a regular Order along thofe Borders which are edg’d with Box on the Sides next to the Walks, and on the other, with Verges and Grafs-work next the Parterre: Sometimes a Yewis planted between each Cafe, which makes the Bor- der appear richer, and the Parterres handfomer during the Winter Seafon. Borders are made either ftrait, circular, or in Cants, and are turn’d into Knots, Scrolls, Volutes, and other Compartiments. Florifts do alfo make Borders either along Walks or detach’d, and in thefe they raife their fineft and choiceft Flowers: ‘Thefe are frequently encompafs'd with Border-boards painted Green, which makes them look exceeding neat. But in large Parterres this is not to be expected ; wi hich if they be ftock’d with Flowers, fuceeding one another in their feveral Seafons, it is fufficient, fo that nothing appears bare and naked. It is ufual to difcontinue the Borders at the Ends next to the Houfe, that the Embroidery and Rife of the Parterre may not be hidden bythe Shrubs and flowering Plants, and that the Defign may be better judged of, ‘And fometimes there are branch’d out of it Foliage, Palm-leaves and among the Sands. Shells {porting BORRAGO ; [or Borazo, which fignifies much the fame as Courage, becaufe it is fo good a Raifer of the Spirits.] Bor- rage. The Charaéfers are ; The Leaves are broad and rough ; the Flowers confit of one Leaf, are of a Wheel-fbape, and divided into five Segments almoft to the Bottom, which end in foarp Points like a Star ; the Apices in the Middle of the Flower are fbarpointed, and adbere together ; the Seeds are 1 appear like a Viper’s Head. The Species are ; 1. Borraco; floribus caruleis. 7. B. The common Borrage, with blue Flowers, 2. Borraco ; flore pallefcente, rofeo aut fuave-rubente. Tourn. The common Borrage, with a pale Rofe-colour’d Flower. 3. Borraco ; floribus albis. F.B. The common Borrage, with a white Flower. The firft Sort is very common in all Parts of England, being often found upon Dunghils, and in publick Roads, where the Seeds have been fcattered from Gardens, but is hardly a Native Plant of our Ifland ; however, it is fo far naturalized amongft us, that where-ever it is fuffered to ftand till its Seeds are dropt upon the Ground, there will always bea plen« tiful Crop. The Seeds of this Plant may be fown in the Spring ; it will grow in almoft any Soil, but beft in that which is dry. This Plant is often ufed in the Kitchen, and for cool Tankards in Summer-time, and the Flowers are ufed in medicinal Cordials, The White and Rofe-coloured Flowers are accidental Varieties of the common Sort; but the Seeds ofeither Sort being fown feparately, will produce fome Plants of the fame kind. BOSQUETS ; are Groves, fo call’d from Bouquet, in French, i.e.a Nolegay. Thefe are {mall Con ments of Gardens, which are form’d of Trees, Shrubs, or tall large growing Plants, planted in Quarters, and are either difpos’d regularly in Rows, or ina more wild or accidental manner, according to the Fancy of the Owner: Thefe Quarters are commonlyfurrounded with ever-green Hedges, and the Entrances form’d into regula®. Portico’s with Yews, which are by far the beft, and moft tonfile T'rees for this Purpofe. In the Infide of thefe Quarters may be made fome Walks, either ftrait or winding ; which, if the Quarters are large, fhould be fix or eight Feet broad, and may be laid with Turf, and kept well mow’d androll’d, which will render the walking much eafier and pleafanter than if the Walks are only the commonEarth, which in {maller Quarters can’t be otherwile ; for if the Trees are clofe, and the Walks narrow, fo as to be fhaded and over-hung by the Trees, the Grats will not grow. Thefe Quartérs may be alfo furrounded with Hedges of Lime, Elm, Hornbeam, or Beech ; whichfhould be kept well fhear’d, and not fuffered to rife too high ; that the Heads of the Trees maybe fully feen over them, and the Stems only hid from the Sight, when in the Walks on the Outfide ofthe Quarters. Inthe planting ofthefe Bo/guets, you fhould obferve tomix the Trees, which produce their Leaves of different Shapes, and various Shades of Green, and hoaryor meally yes, fo as to afford an agreeable Pro ; befides, there are a great Varietyof d nt Fr which thefe Trees produce in Aut altho” of little or no Ufe, that we knowof, yet have a very good Effect, in affording an agreeable Variety for fome Time after the Leaves are gone ; as the Huonymus or Spin ree, the Opulus or Marfb-Elder, the Cock-Spur Hawthorn, with many other Sorts, too many to mention in this Place: But I would advife never to mix Ever-greens with deciduous Trees ; for befides the ill: Effect it hath to the Sight, (Cefpecially in Winter) they feldom thrive well together ; fo that thofe Quarters where you intend to have Ever-greens, fhould be wholly planted therewith ; and in the other Parts, mix as many Varieties of different Trees which caft their Leaves, as you can Cec conye- |