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Show LA LA LA LA ———— . Lavrus; vulgaris, folio elegantiffime odriegato aureo. Boerb. Ind. The Gold-ftrip’d y=Treé; vulgé. “ Civ vulgaris, folio undulato. H.R. Par. The Common Bay-Tree, with waved Leaves, and Male Flowers. ft 5. Laurus 3 vulgaris folio undulato, femina. Boerb. Ind. The Berry-beating Bay-Tree, with waved Leaves. 6. Laurus; tenuifolia. Tab. Icon. Mas. The Narrow-leav’d Bay, with Male Flowers. 7. Lawrus tenuifolia, Femina. Boerb. Ind. The Narrow-leav’d Berry-bearing Bay-Tree. 8. Laurus; Jatiori folio. Lugd. Mas. The Broad-leav’d Bay-Tree, with Male Flowers. 9. Laurus; latifolia, Femina. Boerb. Ind. The Broad-leav’d Berry-bearing Bay-Tree. 10. Laurus; Indica. Hort. Farnef. Ald. The Broad-leay’d Indian Bay-Tree, commonly éall’d Wild Cinnamon. The firft and fecondSorts are old Inhabitants of the Englifo Gardens; and as they are Vafieties obtained from the faid Seeds, fo they are promifcuoufly cultivated, and are not to bé diftinguifhed afunder until they have produc’d Flowers. Thefe Plants are propagated either from Seeds, or by laying down the tender Branches, Which will take Root in one Year’s Time, and may then be taken off, and tranfplanted either into a Nurfery, or the Places where they ate defign’d to remain. But if you Would propagate them from Seeds, you muft father them from the Trees in Fanuary, (at Which Time they commonly are ripe), and preferve them in Sand until the Beginning of March, when you muft prepare a Bed of light dry Earth, which fhould befituated in a warm Place where the Plants may be defendedfrom the North and Eaft Winds: This Bed muft be levell’d exaétly even, and then draw fome finall Furrows crofs it at about eight Inches Diftance, and an Inch deep, into which you fhould drop the Seeds about two Inches afunder, then cover them with Earth; and if the Seafon fhould prove very dry, you mutt often refrefh them with Water. In about two Months Time the young Plantswill ap- pear above-ground, when you muft carefully clear them from Weeds; and in dry Weather if yourefrefh them with Water, it will greatly promote their Growth: In thefe Beds they fhould continue two Years, by which Time they will be large enough to tranfplant ; you mutt therefore make choice of a warm dry Spot of Ground, which fhould be well dug and cleans’d from Weeds and Roots of Trees, €c. and laid even; then mark out the Lines three Feet diftant from each other ; and having taken up the Plants carefully with a Ball of Earth to their Roots, you muft plant them exactly ftrait in the Rows, at eighteen Inches afunder, obferving to water them well, as alfo to lay fome Mulch upon bid ~, sore om ths Ground, near the Stems, Prelerve the Ground from dryine too faft. The bet Seafon for Reidovian’ Trees is in April. § PUR Eien hes these Pril, Jatt before they begin to During the Time thefe Plants remain in the Nurfery, you muft obferve to keep them clear from Weeds, digging the Ground be- tween the Rows every Springs as alfo to faften the Shoots of the Plants to ftrait Stakes, to prevent their growing crooked and unfightly ; and alfo obferve to prune offthe Under-fhoots, to make them advanc e in Height: But I can by no means recomm end the fheering of thefe Plants into conical or pyramidal Figures, (as is the general Practice), for the fame Reafon as I gave for the Laurel, viz. that the Leaves being large, are cut in Pieces, whereby the Plants are render’d very unfightly ; but rather, that they thould be improved, fo as to make large Trees, to which theyare naturally difpos’d to grow, could we prevent the Sheers from perpetually gnawing them. Thefe Trees are very proper to plant upon the warmSides of dry Hills, where they may be protected from the fevere Blafts of the North and Eaft Winds; in whichSituations I havefeen fome ofthefe Trees upward of thirty Feet in Height, which is a plain Indication of their large Growth, But I knowit will be objected, that thefe Trees are often deftroy’d by hard Winters, and fo are improper to make large Plantations of in England. That they have been fometimes kill’d by fevere Winters, I can’t deny : butif they are brought up thus hardily, as has been direéted, and not fheer’d, I dare affirm they will refift the fevereft Cold of our Climate, when grown to a moderate Age, provided they are planted in a dry Soil, in whichtho’ their Leaves fhould be entirely fhrivell’d b extreme Cold, yet, if permitted to re in in the fucundifturb’d, they will fhoot ceeding Summer, as I have more than once experienc’d. And in the hard Winter, Anno 1728, when moft of the Bay-Trees feem’dto be deftroy’d which grew abroad, and many People were fo inconfiderate as to dig them and throw them away, it was obfervable, that all thofe which were permitted to ftand, did and fhoot out again in the fucceeding Summer, recover’d their ufual Verdure. Which tho caution every Perfon, not to be over-hi J in condemning Trees to the Fire, but to wait for the Succefs of a whole Seafon, before they : are pull’d up. Bay-Leaves dry’d and reduc’d to Powder, as much as will cover an Half-Crown, drank in a Glafs of White- Wine, arefaid fel to fail of curing an Ague: Thef alfo ufed in divers Sauces in the Kitchen, 4 ’ the Berries are often ufed in Medicine. The Gold-ftrip’d Bay is much more tence! fon than the common Sort ; for which it muft be planted in Pots, and ho Winter with Oranges, Myrtles, & be plac’d fo as to have as much f mild Weather as poffible, and will requi u be frequently water’d. propagated by Layers, or by Buddir the Common Bay: but you mu it into very rich Earth, whicl ee to grow vigoroufly, whereby it will quite plain; but, on the contrary, let it have a frefh light fandy Soil, in which it will very well preferve its beautiful Stripe. The 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and gth Sorts are commonly preferv’d in Pots or Tubs, and plac’d in the Green-houfe with Oranges, Mpyriles, &c. But I dare fay, either of thefe Sorts will thrive in the open Air, if planted in awarm dry Soil, and defended from the North and Eaft Winds; but efpecially the Broadleav’d Sort, which, I have experienc’d, will endure more Cold than the Common Bay. But as they are lefs common, fo they are generally preferv’d with more Care; tho? they may either of them be prop: ted in as great Plenty as the common Sort, either by Layers, or Seeds; for they will bear great Plenty of Berries, provided they are not kept fheer’d; and thefe Berries will rife full as well, and, many times, out-grow the Common Bay, as I have frequently obferv’d: fo that why we have not thefe Trees in as great Plenty as the common Sort, is only owing to their not being propagated and planted abroad ; moft People imagining, becaufe they have been tate their Growth; and when the Plants are come up, you fhould remove the Pots into another moderate Hot-bed, to forward them, where they fhould remain until the Beginning of Fune, when you muft harden them by degrees, to endure the open Air, into which they fhould be remov’d about the Middle of that Month, obierving to place the Pots ina well-fhelter’d Situation, and in dry Weather you muft often refrefh them with Water. The Beginning of Oécber you muft remove the Pots into the Green-houfe, placing them near the Windows, that the Plants may have as much free Air as poflible in mild Weather; and obferve that they do not fuffer with Drought, for they will require to be frequently refreth’d with Water. In April following you muft take the Plants out of the Pots, preferving the Earth to their Roots, and put each into a feparate Pot fill’d with the before-mention’d frefh light Earth: Then plunge them into a moderate Hotbed for a Month or fix Wecks, to haften their taken Root; which done, you muft harden them again, and expofe them to the hitherto treated with great Care, that there- open Air, as before: And in Winter they fore they will not endure the Cold. Whichis a great Miftake ; for, we have found, by. re- mutt be hous’d again, obferving the Direétions peated Trials which have been made within a few Years paft, that many of thofe Plants which had been nurs’d up in Green-houfes, with great Care (whereby their Roots were confin’d, and the Plants circumfcrib’d 4nd ftarv’d in their Growth) whenplanted abroad, have made great Progrefs, and defy’d the moft fevere Cold of our Climateto injure them: Whichis a great Encouragement to proceedin our Trials of this Kind; fiance, by this Method, we may naturalize a great Variety of valuable Trees and Plants to our Country, which may hereafter be found of great Benefit. Nor fhould we be difcourag’d, if, in the firft Attempt, we fhould not fucceed fo well as we might with; for, by feveral Effays, we may overcome the Difficulty; and then the Pleafure of having Denizen’d any Exotick Trees, will fufficiently compenfate the Trouble, fince hereby eftablifh living Monuments ofPraife. The Indian Bay is too tender to endure our Cold Winters abroad as yet: Though I doubt not but that when thefe Plants are very ftrong and woody, and fome Care taken in their firft Expofure, they, may be brought to thrive in the open Air; obtain’d, which, if once fo as to have Seeds produc’d in England, the Off-fpring will be better inured fo our Climate. And if this Plant can be once well naturalized, fo as to grow as in the varmer Parts of Europe, it will be one of the before given. After five or fix Years thus managing them, (till obferving every Year to let them continue longer out of the Houfe in Autumn, than the preceding), you fhould in April plant fome of them into the full Ground, in a warm well-thelter’d Situation, that they may have good Rooting in the Ground before the Winter comes on: And in Autumn you mutt lay a little Mulch upon the Surface of the Ground, to prevent the Froft from penetrating to their Roots. But if the Winter following thould prove fevere, you fhould twift a Band of Hay or Straw round their Stems, which will be of great Service to protect them from Cold: And after they have endured two or three Winters abroad, they will be pretty much out of Danger; for tho’ a very hard Winter may afterwards kill fome of their Branches, yet they will fhoot again the following Summer. LAURUS ALEXANDRINA ; Rufcus. LAURUS TINUS; vide Tinus. LAWN, is a great Plain in a Park, or a {pacious Plain adjoining toa noble Seat. As to the Dimenfions of it, it fhould be as large as the Ground will permit; but never lefs, if poffible, than fifty Acres. f As to the Situation of a Lawa, it will be beft to be in the Front of the Hounfe, and eft Ever-greens, for Shade and Beauty, rer obtain’d; for it is naturally a very owing Tree, and the Leaves are d, and of a fhining green Colour, ch renders it very agreeable. Plant is propagated by Seeds, (which ly procur’d from Portugal, where thefe growin great Plenty ; they fhould to lie open to the neighbouring Country, and into Pots fill’d with frefh light Earth, Afternoon’: For if the beft Room of the Houfe front the Lawn, as it alwaysfhould do, lung’dinto a gentle Hot-bed, to facili- the Afternoon being the moft ufual Time for not pent up with Trees. Beit If the Houfe front the Za/, it will be moft convenient, becaufe the Roomswill be fhaded in the Afternoon, and fo the Objects to be view’d from the Honfe will be much beau- tify’d by the Sun’s fhining upon them in the People |
