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Show FA EU Roots ofthe Plants as poffible, without breaking them; then having put a few Stonesin the bottom of the Pots to dr i you fhould fill the Pots about hal new Earth, andfet the Plat the Pots, mon in £ bitant of the Ey ifb Gardens, ; ABA; [of gayév, Gr. to eat, becaufe the Seed of it is very much eaten.] The much Roots; for if the Pots are ) Plants, if they don’t rot, will make b § therein. Sorts is by mar ppos’d to be the true 5 is taken fromr And I amcre ny Y teft Part of ame ir t ARTTe 1. FABA; major, re rum. Lob, Icon. The common G n-Bean. 2. FaBa; minor, feu Eq C. B. The Horfe-Bean. There are feve arieties of thefe two Sorts of Bec or Sizes but which differ either in Colour thefe are only feminal Varia- tions, fo I think itneedlefs to mention them here, fince every one whohas cultivated them, knows that they every Year vary in their o and § The parti 1 for their Culture, you’ll fee und of Bean. der a partic Genus which may be more fic for it than this to which it is at prefent fix’d. This Plant requires a lef Degree Winter, and to be oftener wa of the other Kinds, and is much e wherebyit is more commonthan the and is lefs efteem’d, ¢ reduce to any reoular igure. The eleventh Sort is one of the m FABA JEGYPTIA; vide Arum FEgyp- tiacum. FABA CRASSA; vide Anacampferos. _ FABAGO, Bean-Caper, [is fo call’d of > Lat. Beans, becaufe its Leaves refemble thole of Beans; and Capers, of Capparis] the Fruit of this Plant being like Caper. The Ch that of the produc’d by Pairs upon the nd by far the moft rare ofar and is only to be found at | two orthree very curious Gardens in £ 1, I 's 18s very difficult to prefer ve, as alfo to increal Stalks: lks grow oppopte The Cup ofthe i be Flowers al Leaves, which expand in Form e ;i for ;the Cuttings, if they are not ty Stamina or Threa dry’d before they are pl |1, will. cer- that furround the Style in the Ce ofthe Cups rot. which Style becomes a cylindrical Fruit, e firft is alfo a verybeautiful andis Plant, and Sor the moft part, five-corner'd, divided into five oe but as it is eafily propagated, Cells by intermediate Partitions, each of which will foon become more comm on in Exgalfo the third Sor t, which is ‘at common than Many of the others nd is a Plant of a wonde ful Branches coming out from > of the main Stem, and turnin g upwards, do very much refemble the Branch’d Fruit. Soil and a warmSituation: This is propagated by fowing the Seeds in the Spring, either on if the Weather fhould be y hot and dry, to fcreen the Gl in the Middle of the Day ire u tetragono, African fhrubby Bean-Caper, broader Leaves, and a four-corner’d The firft of thefe Plants is pretty hardy, and will endure the Cold of our Winters in the open Air, providedit be planted in a dry th, and preifling it down gently with y nds, to fettle the Earth clofe to the R ‘the Plants: afterwards give them a | and then remove them into th obferving, Fasacos Africana, frutefcens, folio latiori, EXCORTICATION, [Excorticatio, Lat) a Pulling or Peeling off the outward Bark off Trees. up the FA and has been an old Inha- 1. Fagaco Belgarum ; five Peplus Part Sienfium. Lugd. Be n-Caper ; vulgé. 2. Fasaco; Africana, arborefcens, Julphureo, Jruétu rotundo. Com. Rar. African T ee Bean-Caper, with a Sulphur-colour d Candlefticks in Churches : This is pretty com- Flower, and a round Fruit. Zz: Fasaco FA refemble the Petals of a Flower: T. black, and'three-corner’d. The Species are ; 1. Facopyrum ; vulgare, eveflum. Tot Common upright Buck-Wheat. 2. Facopyrum; vulgare, feandens. Tourn. Common creeping Buck- Wheat. The firft of thefe Plants is cultiva many Parts of England, and is a great a warm Border or a moderate Hot-bed ; and provement to dry barren Lands. The when the Plants are come up, they may be Seafon for fowing the Seed is in Ma planted into Pots fill’d with light fandy Earth, Buthel will fow an Acre. The Ground fhould or in warm Borders under Walls or Hedges of be plough’d anddrefs’d in the fame manneras the like Soil, for they do not care for a rich for Barley; and if the Soil is not very lean, dung’dSoil, nor a {trong or moift Earth. The it will yield a very great Increafe, as fifty or Diftance thefe Plants fhould be planted at, muft fixty Buthels upon an Acre, and is excellent not be lefs than two Feet each Way, for they Food for Hogs, Poultry, &c. The Flourof it grow to be very large, and from a ftrong is very white, and makes a very goodSort of Head: The Branches die away every Winter Pancake, if mix’d with alittle Wheat-flour. to the Head, and fhoot again the fucceeding The Straw is good Fodder for Cattle; aad Spring, and will produce great Plenty of Flow- the Grain given to Horfes amongft their Oats, ers and Fruits annually, and their Roots will will make them thrive ; but it muft be brol abide many Years, but are very apt to die if ina Mill, otherwife it is apt to pafs throug remov’dafter they are grownlarge. Cattle whole. This Plant is of no ufe at prefent in EngIt is commonly la but for the Variety of its Flowers de- is ripe, but iz is in r a Place in good Gardens. falling, nor of fufering by Wet after ic is e other two Sorts, being Natives of a ountry, will not endure the Cold of ad, but muft be prefervedin a Green-houfe: They may be propagated by fowing their Seeds upon a Hot-bed in the Spring: and when the Plants come up, they fhouldbe planted into Potsfill’d with frefh fandy Earth, and maybe expos’d during the Summer with other Green-houfe Plants; but in Winter fhould be plac’d in an airy Part ofthe Houfe, and muft not be crowded with other Plants, which will caufe them to mould and fhed their Leaves, and many times deftroy the whole Plant: They fhould alfo have frequent Refrefhings with Water, but fhould not too much ata time, for that very often deftroys thefe Plants. may alfo be increas’d by planting Cuttings in any of the Summer Months into Pots of light Earth, which fhould be plung*d into a moderate Hot-bed, to facilitate their ooting, obferving to fhade them from the nce of the Sun, as alfo to give them -t which frequently: When they are rooted, will be in about two Months after mown: It muft lie feveral Days to dry, that the Stalks (which are hard) maywither betore it is hous’d. Buck-Wheat is fometimes fown very thick, and fulfer’d to grow until it is near lowe g> and i. then plough’d in, which makes a very good Lay for Wheat or Rye: But fome People efteemit the better Wayto feed it with Cattle, efpecially Milch-Cows, which they fay, will caufe them to give a great deal of Milk, and make both the Butter and Cheefe very good. This will alfo afford Food for Cattle in the drieft time, when all other Grafs is burnt up. The fecond Sort is found wild in divers Parts of England, but is feldomcultivated for Ute, FAGUS 5 [is fo call’d of gdje, Gr. to eat, becaufe its triangular Nuts are edible, and afford good Nutriment : It is call’d in Greek agia, Of sku, of s&s, Gr. /harp, becaufe its Fruit is accuminated.] The Beech-Tree. The Chara ares It hath Leaves fomewhat refembling thofe of the Horn-beam: The Male Flowers grow to- planting, they may betranfplanted into fepagether in a round Bunch, and are produc’d at rate Pots fill’d with the fame light Earth, and remote Diftances from the Fruit on the fame fhould be expofed to the open Air by degrees, Tree: The Fruit confijts of two triangular Nuts, and afterwards may be treated as was before | for thofe rais’d from Seeds. “hefe Plants are generally preferv’d in all curious Colleétions of Plants for Variety, but of no Ufe with us at prefent. FAGOPYRUM 3 [of g2 to cat, and read-corn, becaufe an edible Grain > or of Fagus, the Beach-tree, becaufe it has triangular Seedslike thofe of the Beech.| Buck-Wheat. are 5 } Specious, growing in a Spike, Wings of the Leaves: The the Floweris divided into five Parts, and which are inclos'd in a rough hairy Rind, divided into four Parts. The Species are ; 1. Facus, Dod. The Beach-Tree. 2. Facus; foliis ex luteo variegatis. Yellow-ftrip’d Beech-Tree. The 3. Facus ; foliis ex albo variegatis. The White-ftrip’d Beech-Tree. There is but one Species of this Tree at prefent known, (except the two Varieties with ftrip’d Leaves, which are accidental) though the Planters would diftinguifh two or three Sorts ; one of which they call the MountainBeech, and, as they fay, affords a much whiter Kkk Timber |