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Show co call’d produce many diftant horned Seed-pods, Siliqua. CORN-MARYGOLD ; vide Chryfanthemum. CORN-SALAD ; vide Valerianella. CO two firft Years, Care fhould be taken to train their Stems upright ; otherwife they are very fubjec&t to fhoot crooked, and appear unfightly; But when they are grown up toa regular Size, they fhould not be pruned, efpecially if you would have PlentyofFruit. x Thefe Trees commonlyrife with us to be CORNUS, [is fo call’d, of Cornu, Lat. a eight or ten Feet high, or more, and are proper to intermix with Trees of the fame Horn ; becaufe its Wood, or the Officle of its Fruit, is hard as a Horn. This Tree was an- Growth in fmaller Quarters of Trees and ciently dedicated to Apollo, becaufe Bows were Shrubs, where they will add to the Variety; and if they are not too much crowded with made ofit for him.] The Cornelian Cherry. other Trees, will produce large Quantities of The Charaéfers are ; The Calyx (or Flower-Cup) conjifts of four Fruit. The fourth Sort may be alfo propagated fimaltrigid Leaves, which are expanded in Form of a Crofs ; from the Centre of which are pro- by Layers; but muft have a good Soil, and duced many {mall yellowifb eed le pa a Situation which is well defended from the North and Eaft Winds, and loves to growin ifing of four Leaves, which are difpofed almo : See an Umbrella. Thefe Flowers are the Shelter of other Trees. This may be alfo fucceeded by Fruit, which are oblong, or of a rais'd from Seeds, which fhould be fown foon cylindrical Form, fomewhat like au Olive, con- after they are ripe, and fhelter’d from fevere taining a hard Stone, which is divided into two Frofts under a Frame: The fecond Spring after fowing, the Plants will come up, which Cells, each containing a fingle Seed. The Species are ; muft alfo be fereen’d from fevere Frofts while 1. Cornus ; bortenfisy mas. C. B. The young, but afterwards they will endure our hardeft Winters abroad, Cornelian-Cherry, or Male Cornel-Tree. 2. Cornus; femina. CB. The DogThe beft Seafon for tranfplanting thefe berry, or Gatten-tree. Trees, is toward the Latter-end of March, or 3. Cornus ; femina, foliis variegatis. H. L. the Beginning of April, juft before they begin The ftrip’d Dogberry-Tree. to fhoot ; obferving to fhade and waterthem 4- Cornus ; famina, Laurifolia, fruliu ni- Gf the Weather fhould prove hot and dry) gro caruleo, officulo compref{o, Virginiana. Pluk. for about a Fortnight after removing; as alfo Aim, The Virginian Dogberry-Tree. to cover the Surface of the Ground witha little 5. Cornus; mas, odorata, folio trifide, mar- Mulch, to preferve the Earth from drying gine plano, Saffafras ditta. Pluk. Al too faft: And if the Summer fhould prove Saffafras-Tree. verydry, it would be convenient to give them The firft of thefe Trees is very common in a little Water once a Weck; and after they the Englifo Gardens, being propagated for its are well rooted in the Ground, they will want Fruit; which is by many People preferv’d, little farther Care. to make Tarts: Itisalfo ufed in Medicine as The Saffafras isone of the moft difficult an Aftringent, and Cooler. ‘There is alfo an Trees to grow with us, that I know; it will Officinal Preparation of this Fruit, call’d Rob rarelylive, if kept in Pots and preferv'd in a de Cornis. The fecond Sort is very common in the Hedges in divers Parts of England, and is feldom preferv'd in Gardens.) “The Fruit of this Plant is often brought into the Markets, and fold for Buckthoru-Berries ; from which it maybe eafilydiftinguithed, if the Berries are opened to obferve how manyStones there are in each, which in this Fruit is but one, but in the Buckthornfour. The third is alfo a Variety of the fecond and is preferv’d, for its variegated Leaves in {everal curious Gardens, 3 The fourth Sort is at prefent pretty rare in England : It is brought from Virginia and Caro) a, where it grows in great Plenty. Vhefifth Sort is alfo a Native of America and is rarely found in the European Gardens, The Rootof this Tree is much ufed in Ex : dand, to make a ‘Tea which is greatly commended byfomeagainft violent Defluxions, ee and third Species are proae bite their tender Branches, Rae ices Green-houfe ; nor will it endure our open Air abroad : The beft Culture that I can prefcribe, is to removeit carefully in April into a good ftrong Soil, and in a Situation that is well defended by other Trees, both from the cold Winds and open Sun: but they muft not ftand under the Dropping of other Trees. In the Winterit will be proper to lay a little Mulch upon the Surface of the Ground round their Stems, to prevent the Froft from penctrating too deep into the Ground: but their Heads fhould by no means be cover’d ; which, tho’ practis’d by fome, yet 1 am fure doth more harm than good : In the Summer Seafon they mutt be kept clear from Weeds, €3c. Inthis Management, I have feen the moft promifing Treesof this Kind. Thefe Trees are generally brought ovet from Virginia or Carolina to curious Perfons, in both which Places they abound very much, and do propagate themfelves by their creeping Roots as alfo their Berries, which fall to the Ground, and come up in great Plenty: But ime will take fafficient with us they are not fo eafily increasd ; it may beeither i aah : ibs o a being with great Difficulty procur’d by Layers, Places where thayoe isremain. gurlery,During of in the which are commonly two Years befor they the are furnifh’d with Roots enough to artipias ani and is allo And the America (c wi s much Difficulty remov’ Berries which are brou ed with us: 5 come er of propac uD. Advance fo XY €ar é C j is V ry rare the fame x der to tl tha of them are preferv’d fo as to fucceed {t Method of fowing the Seeds, i into a Bed of frefh Seeds are ripe, in have the Morning 1 in hard frofty 1 of the Ground with 1 you may expect Gf he Plants to comeuptl good Earth foor ituation where Sun until Eleven W you 1 to fet re major Tourn. Crown Imp the fhould about open fi I Crowr your Hand fill in ti breakin e Clods, 3. Corona Imperiatts ; flore pleno, Crown Imperial, with a double Flower. Corona Imp LIs; duplic 2. Crown Imperial, with C oN ORONA ImPERIALIS C€ crown Imperial, with ; q ALIS Coaule. it Tourn. a double 3; a triple Crow 5 mult, Roots bein Car Crown Impe many Flowers, andflat Stalks. onA Impertratis ; folio v avd Crown Imperial. ONA ImpeERIALIs ; folio argenteo. Boerb. wn Imperial. Ind. Sil RONA ImpERIALIs 5 flore p Crown Imperial, with a beautiful ellow Flower. Corona Imperrarts; Ind. Crown Imperial yellow Flower. 11, Corona ImpeRtar } Crown Imperial, witt Flower. 12. Corona Imperraris; flore luteo p with a do flore luteo firiato. yellow-ftrip’d 7 Branch’d Crown Imperial. _ There are fome other Varieties of this Flower, which are preferv’d in the Gardens of Florifts: but as they are only Varia- hich are accidental, from Seeds ofthe amePlant, fo their Numbers maybe increas ’d, "y their Buds the Weather Height very faft, produce their Flowe growtall, and the§ monly windy, it will port them with Stic! broke down: Plant be gathe weakens their Roots ; ford an Increafe of Bulbs, ar two or ee Years before they flo a Thefe Roots fhould be tran{planted every third Year, by which Time they will have furnifh’d fome Off-fets of confiderable Strenst which muft be taken from the old Roots; an fuch of themas are large enough to produce Flowers, may be planted in Borders with the old Roots, but the fmall ones fhould be planted in a Nurfery-bed, where they may remain till they have Strength enough to flower; but if Uu you |