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Thefe muft be planted intoa light I muft here obferve, that the taking off the fe zi ic erries 1e > fandy Earth, and frequently watered in hot Pulp of the Berries, which has been by fome Veather ; but during the Winter-feafon, it People directed < abfolutely neceffary before muft be given them but {paringly, for too they are planted, is a great Miftake ; for I much Moifture at that time will deftroy them. have experienced that thofe Berries which The Sort with double Flowers, which we were planted whole as they came from the have now in England, has rarely more than Tree, produc’d {tronger Plants, and came up two Rows of Leaves, (as I obferved in the fooner than thofe which were clear’d from the mine, which was formerly in England, and is Seeds in each Berry, (both whichfeldom fail to grow) yet whenthe Plantsare young, they Spanifo) {o that it is but little better than the fingle: But there is another Sort of this Fa/~ nowin the Duke of Tu/cany’s Gardens at Pi/z, which produces Flowers almoft as large asa Cinnamon Rofé, and as double, as alfo of a moft inoffenfive fweet Scent ;. but this is not in England at prefent, nor is it likely to be Mash | Hi Nil Wa a1) Hall} ida Nia The Coffee-Zree is propagated bySeeds, which fhould be fown foon after they are gather'd from the Tree ; for if they are kept but a fhort time out of the Ground, theywill not grow, which is the chief Reafonthat this Tree has not been {pread into more different Countries: for the Seeds will not keep good long enough to be fent to any diftant Place ; fo that in order to cultivate this Plant in any part of the World, it is abfolutely neceffary to have it carry’d thither growing: But as this Difficulty is now overcome, by the Quantity of thefe’T'rees there are now growing both in Europe and America, fo we may exped to be furnifh’d with them from many different Parts, but efpecially from the Caribbe Ifands, where the Trees are found to fucceed as well as in their native Place of Growth ; but whe- ther the Coffee produc’d in the Weft-Indies will prove as good as that brought from Mocha, Time will difcover: But if it fhould, it may be of great Advantage not only to the Inhabirants there, but alfo may turn to great Account in the Weft-India Trade. The manner how this Tree was firft brought into Europe, and the feveral Parts of the World to which it sve {pread, may be fully feen in Doétor is Account ofthe Coffee, puboudon Auno 1727. oreagle Plant are commonly ripe e fown in Por outs fhould a creeefre ea Jet en Earth, covering hehe a ay Inch thick with the fame . aa oP unge the Pots into a mode- rehicth than ae s Bark, obferving to ib Gta with Water ; as alfo to raife ies in the Heat of the Day, to admit freth Air; and in very y h hot Weather Ect it will be properto thade the Glaffes with ies wi Mats, for otherwife the Earth in the Pots faft, and peeveaties wi dry; too Pots will P © Vegetation of the Seeds. zi | Madi i Pulp ; and although they are commonlytwo are eafily parted andplanted into feparate Pots; which is abfolutely neceflary to be done when they are about an Inch and an half high, Whenthefe Plants are removed, great Gite fhould be taken not to break or injure their obtain'd here, fince it is not known to be Roots, as alfo to preferve the Earth to their growing in any other Part of Europe but the Roots ; nor fhould they be kept any Time out Garden at Pi/z, where it is kept under a of the Ground ; foriftheir Fibres are fugerd Guard to prevent its being ftolen away : Such to dry, they are very fubject to mould, and is the narrow Temper of the prefent Poffeffor, perifh foon after. that he will not fuffer it to be diftributed into The Soil in which I havefound thefe Plants any other Gardens ; though the Profeffor of to thrive beft, was compos'd in the following Botany to that Garden fays, it encreafes Manner ; viz, one Loadof frefhlight Earth, greatly by Layers, by which means all Europe one Load of rotten Cow-Dung, with half a might be foon fupply’d with this valuable Load of Sea-Sand: Thefe were well mix’d Plant, were it but once in the Poffeffion of together, andlaid ina Heap fix Months before any communicative Perfon. EC it was ufed; in which Space it was turned feveral times, the better to incorporate the feveral Parts. It muft alfo be obfery’d, that in tranfplanting thefe Plants, they fhould neverbe put into Pots too large, in which they feldom thrive: The young Plants, when taken out ofthe Pots in which they were fown, fhould be planted eachinto a fmall halfpenny Pot fill’d with the above-mention’d Earth, and then plung’d into a moderate Hot-bed of Tanner’s Bark, obferving to water them frequently, though they fhould not have too much given themat one Time: The Glaffes fhould alfo be raifed to admit frefh Air every Day, and in the Heat of the Dayfhould be fhaded with Mats; for if they are too much expos’d to the Sun, they will perfpire fo freely, as to have little Moifture remaining in their Leaves, wherebythey will hang and appear veryfickly, as will allo the tender Shoots, by which their Growth will be greatly retarded, As thefe Plants advance in Height, fo fhould they have a greater Proportion of frefh Air at all times when the Weather is warm, and their Waterings fhould be frequently repeated ; tho’ it muft be per- form’d with great Moderation, for too much Moifture is very fubject to rot the Roots; and when once the Roots are decay’d, it feldom happensthat thofe Plants are ever recovered, tho’ managed withall poffible Skill and Care. During the Winter-feafon thefe Plants fhould be plac’d in a Bark-ftove, that the Fibres of Os Roots may not be too much dry’d, (whic! often happens when the Pots are placd Shelves in a dry Stove) whereby the 7 P- fhoots of the Plants are often decay’d,am the Leaves are apt to turn brownandfal 1 off, which is of very ill Confequence to them;I for if once the Leaves fall intirely off, the r A are feldom recovered again fo as to be bea i tiful. This s Stove fhould be kept upto the tempeCmark’d on Mr. Fowler’s The ers) with which they thrive better than in agreat Warmth; for ifthey are kept overhot, they perfpire too freely, {fo that their Leaves will droop and change their Colour, In this Seafon they fhould be water’d frequently, but muft be given them fparingly, and the Water fhould always be plac’d in the Stove and ifin a very warm, gentle Shower of Rain, you draw offthe 'Top-glaffes of the Stove, and let them receive the Benefit thereof, it will be ofgreat Service to them: but you muft be careful not to expofe them to hard Rains, or {trong Winds, which would prove very hurtful to them. Thefe Directions, if carefully attended to, will be found fafficient to inftruét any Perfon in the Culture of this beautiful Plant; and although there may, perhaps, fomething occur to them which is not here related, yet I believe it will rarely happen, but that the Appearances, be they from what Caufe foever, may be found owing to fome Negleét or contrary Practice to this here mentioned: But before I leave this Head, I cannot help mentioning another Method in which I have pro- twenty-four Hours before it be ufed, that it may acquire a Warmth nearly equal to the Temperature of the Air in the Stove. You mutt alfo clean their Leaves frequently from Filth, which they are fubje& to contract when fhut up clofe ; as alfo many {mall Infects are harbour’d upon the Surfaces of the Leaves, which, if not carefully clean’d off, will ereatly injure the Plants. The beft Method to clean of thefe is, with a foft Woollen Cloth pagated this Plant; which is, by laying down dipt in Water, with which you mayeafily wath fome of their tender Shoots into Pots of Earth them off; but you fhould be careful not to in the Spring of the Year, flitting them at a bruife their Leaves, nor to wet them too much, Joint, (as is practifed in laying Carnations) efpecially in the Depth of Winter. obferving to refreth them frequently with WaYou fhould alfo be careful in placing them ter, and in about three Months time theywill in the Stove,not to fer them under the Branches be rooted enough to tran{fplant, when they of other Plants, nor too clofe to them, whereby fhould be gently cut from the old Plant, and their Branches mayintangle therewith, which planted into feparate Pots, managing them as will caufe them to fhed their Leaves, or at wasdirected for the Seedling Plants. leaft occafion their difcolouring ; and in the There are fome who have afferted, that Spring, when their Blofioms begin to appear, this Plant will grow from Cuttings; but of all they muft be more frequently water’d, as alfo their Leaves and Branches often clean’d, which will caufe their Leaves to look of a beautiful Green, and their Flowers to be ftrong, and their Fruit will fet the better. In the Summer they muft be continu’d in the Stove, with their Pots plung’d in Bark, Qwhich fhould not be too hot) but they muft have a great Shareoffrefh Air in warm Weather, and the Glaffes fhould be fhaded in the Heat of the Day, for they do not care to be toa much expos‘ to the direét Rays of the Sun, whichoccafions their tender Shoots and Leaves to flag and hang down, and therebyretards the Growth of the Plants: You muft alfo erve to fhift them into frefh Earth whenyou find their Roots to fhoot through the Holes at the Bottom of the Pots; but his will {carce happen oftener than twice a r, fo that 1 would advife the fhifting them y, and the beginning of Augufi, which are the propereft Seafons for this Work ; but in the doing of it, you fhould be careful to preferve the Earth to their Roots, and only to pare off the Outfide of the Ball, cutting away all mouldy or decay’d Fibres ; then put them into Pots, one Size bigger than thofe which they came out of, filling up the Pots with the before-mention’d Earth, obferving to water and fhade them, as the Heat of the Weather fha } : Andif at thefe Times you mix a v Bark in the Bed toadd a frefh Heat their rooting again, not to make the hed d alfo, in Summer-time, hes and Leaves of the g them gently with a fine g-pot all over their Heads; the different Trials which I have made, I could never obtain one Plant that way, tho’ many times the Cuttings have remained frefh for feveral Months, and fometimes have made fmall Shoots, yet upon taking them up, they have not had the leaft Appearanre of any Roots, IBERIS, or SCIATICA-CRESS ; vide Lepidium. IBISCUS, or MARSH-MALLOW;; wide Althea. ICE is a hard, tranfparent Body, formed from fome Liquor congealed orfixed. Ice is {aid to be the natural State of Water, which remains firm and not liquid, when no external Caufe aéts upon it. The true Canfé of the Congelation of Water into Ice, feems to be the Introduction of frigorifick Particles into the Pores or Interftices between the Particles of Water ; and by that means getting fo near them, as to be juft within the Spheres of one another’s Attractions, and then they muft cohere into one folid or firm Body. It may be wondered why Ice goes to the Top of the Water; for one would imagine, that being colder than flowing Water, it ought to be more condenfed, and confequently heavier : But it is to be confidered, that there are always fome BubblesofAir interfpers’d in Ice. It is certain, by the fwimming of Ice upon Water, that it is fpecifically lighter than the Water out of whichir is made byfreezing : And it is as certain, that this Lightnefs ofIce proceeds from thofe numerous Bubbles that are produc’d in it by Congelation. Water, whenit is frozen into Ice, takes up moreSpace than it did before it was congeal’d. Noon It |
