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Show Sl the Bowels. Thefe Pods are directed by the College of Phyficians to enter fome medicinal Preparations, for which Purpofe they are often brought from Abroad. : In England the Tree is preferved by fuch as delight in Exotick Plants, as a Curiofity : The Leaves do always continue green, and being different in Shape from moft other Plants, do afford an agreeable Variety, when intermix’d with Oranges, Myrtles, &c. in the Green-houfe. Thefe Plants are propagated from Seeds, which, when brought over ftrefh in the Pods, fhould be fown in the Sprig upon a moderate Hot-bed, and when the Plants are come up, they fhould be carefully tranfplanted, each into rich rate ’em a feparate fmall Pot, filled with light, Earth, and plunged into another modeHot-bed, obferving to water and fhade until they have taken Root; after which you muft let them have Air in proportion to the Heat of the Weather. In Fue you mutt inure them to the open Air by Degrees, and in July they fhould be removed out of the Hot-bed, aud placed in a warmSituation, where they may remain until the Beginning of Ofober, when they fhould be removed in- to the Green-houfe, placing them where they may have free Air in mild Weather, for they are pretty hardy, and do require only to be fhelter’d from hard Frofts. When the Plants have remained in Pots three or four Years, and have gotten Strength, fome of ’em may be turned out of the Pots in the Spring, and planted into the full Ground, in a warmSituation, where they will endure the Cold of our ordinary Winters very well, but muft have fome Shelter in very hard Weather. I have not ws yet feen any of thefe Trees produce Flowers, though from fome which have been planted fome Time againft Walls, it is probable there may be Flowers and Fruit in a few Years. SILIQUASTRUM: The Judas-Tree. The Charaffers are ; hath a papilionaceous Flower, whofe Wings are placed above the Standard; the Keel is compofed of two Petals; the Pointal which rifes in the Center of the Flower-cup, and is encom= paffed with the Stamina, afterwards becomes a long flat Pod, containing feveral kidneyhap’d Seeds: To which may be added, roundifo Leaves gi ig alternately on the Branches, The Species are; SitiquastRum: Ca/t. Durant. The Judasvulgé. T 2. SILIQUASTRUM; Canadenfe, Tourn. Ca- nada Judas-Tree. 3. SILIQUASTRUM; que Ceratia agreftis, mucronato folio, floribus parvis Caroliniana. Pluk. Alm.” Leaves, Carolina Judas-Tree with pointed The firft of thefe Trees is very common in the South Parts of France, Italy, and Spain, from whence it was formerl y “brought into England, and preferved as a eens, but_of late YearsCuriofity in they have 2ecn tran{planted into the open Air, where Sik they thrive very well, and produce Quantities of beautiful Flowers in the and in favourable Seafons do perfeé&Sin their Seeds extremely well. 7 a zo he fecond Sort is very common in Virejp; New-England, Car da, and mott of the Nor. thern Countries of America, where it is called Red-bud; which Name, I fuppofe, it receiv’ from the beautiful Colourof its Flower-b which when fully expanded, are of a foft, purple Colour. Thefe Flowers are produc’d in large Clufters from the old Wood ofthe Tree; and being opened before the Green Leaves come out, they make abeautiful Appearance efpecially when the Trees are old and produétive of Flowers; when manytimes the large Branches of the Tree are intirely cover'd with thefe beautiful Flowers, fo as to afford as great Pleafure as any fort of flowering Tree whatever. Thefe Flowers are common] gather’d in America, and put into their Sal. lets, to which they add a quick, poignant, agreeable Flavour; and in England they are by fome curious Perfons ufed for the fame Purpofe. The third Sort was brought from Carolina, where it grows in the Woods in great Plenty. This differs greatly in the Shape of its Leaves from the other two Sorts, and the Flowers are much fmaller. At prefent this is lefs common in the Englifh Gardens, and will not endure the Cold of our Climate fo well, be to have the young Shoots deftroy’d in very hard Winters; and if the Plants are young, fometimes they will die to the Ground. Thefe Plants maybe propagated by fowing their Seed upon a Bed of light Earth towards the latter End of March or the Beginning of April (andif you put a little hot Dung underthe Bed, it will greatly facilitate the Growth of the Seeds;) when your Seeds are fown, you fhouldfift the Earth over them about half an Inch thick; and, if the Seafon prove wet, it will be proper to cover the Bed with Mats, to preferve it from great Rains, which will burt the Seeds, andcaufe them torot. Whenthe Plants are come up, they fhould be carefully clear’d from Weeds, and in very from Row, anda Foot afunder in the Rows, which is full Room enough for them to grow two or three Years, by which Time theyfhould e tran{planted where they are defign’d to main ; for if they are too old when remov'd, feldom fucceedfo well as younger Plants. Ground between the Plants fhould be carefully kept clean from Weeds in Summer, and in the Spring fhould be well dug to loofen the Earth, that their Roots may better extend 2s every Way: You fhould alfo at fon prune off all flrong fide Branches ally if you intend to train them up for Standard Trees) that their Top Branches may not be check’d bytheir Side Shoots, which do often attract the. greateft Part of the Nour: ment from the Roots; and if their Stems are crooked, you mutt place a ftrong Stake down e Side of each Plant,tS and faften the toitin feveral Places, ic fo-as to renderit hich D on it will fo asit er, and thereb T ill be d beautiful. : When they have remain’d in this Nurfery three or four theyfhould be tranfplanted in the Spring wh main, which may be in Wildernefs Q among other flo ng Trees, obfe place them with T of the fame Growth, fo as they may not be over-! ing, which isa great Prejudice to moft Sorts of Plants. The ufual Heighth to wh thefe Trees us, mtwelve to twenty Feet, ng to the Goodnef of the Soil; tho I t rememberever to fee any of them exwhere they have enjoy’d 2s, nor do I believe arrive to near that Seed-Veffels, Hus norhave anything valuable to recommend “em, I fhall not enumerate them here. The firft Sort is very common in the J/e of Ely in Cambridg iré, and in manyother Places where the Land has been flooded with Water for many Years; but upon being drain’d,. this Plant comes up in a moft plenteous Manner, which has given Occafion for fome Perfons to imagine that it was produc’d fpontaneoufly without Seeds; but the contrary ofthis has been fully prov’d by feveral learned Gentlemen, and therefore would be needlefs to repeat here ; for the Reafon whythefe Seeds do remain good for fo many Years, when cover’d with Water, is, becaufe they abound with fo fharp an Oil, that it prevents the Water from pervading its Body, and being kept from the Air, is preferv'd from Corruption. This Sort is alfo cultivated in Gardens and Fields in divers Parts of Enelanil for the Sake ofits Seeds. ‘The Method of cultivating this Plant, is to fow the Seeds upon an open Spot of Ground (which hath been well dug or plough’d) in the Spring, and whenthe Plants are come up, they fhould be hoed, in order to deftroy the Weeds, as alfo to cut out the Plants where theyare too thick, leaving ther about ten Inches afunder (for whenthey are left too thick, they draw up weak, and the Seeds are never fo large and well nourifh’d); and if the Weeds fhould er befc the Plants have gotten, Streng bear them down, they muft be hoed a fecond Time; after which they will require no far= ther Care until the Seeds are ripe, when the Haulm fhould be cut down, and fpread uport the Ground to dry, and then the Seeds may be thrafh’d out. The fecond Sort is chiefly cultivated in Gardens for a Sallad Herbin the Y7uter Seafon The Seeds ofthis are commonly fown very kin Drills, either upon a warm Border, or in very cold Weather upon a Hot- rude, becaufeit that ufe , and the dry Weather muft be now andthen reftefh’d with Water, which will greatly promote their Growth. The Winter following, if the Weather Creffés and other {mall Sallad He are commonly fic for ufe in thre Month from fowing; for if they are la they are too ftreng to put into. Sallads, order to fave the Seeds ofthis Plant, of Ground mutt be fown with it in the. which fhould be ma as the former. be very cold, it will be proper to fhelter the Plants, by covering themeither with Mats or The third Sort may alfo be u when its very youn t which ’ dry Straw in hard Frofts, but they fhould conftantly be opened in mild Weather, other wife they will grow mouldy, and decay. fo its Strength increafes, and Dut as for Medicinal S, cultivated for Ufe in Eug/ you fhould carefully take up the Plants, being careful not to break their Roots, and plant “em in the frefh Ground as foon as pofiible, becaufe if their Roots are dried by the Air, it will greatly prejudice them. The Diftance thefe fhould. be planted mutt fro ble. This s are order’d them is juft before they begin to fhoot); them commonly they are planted two Feet, Row | is very hards hen allow’d fafficient Room,will fpread very far, and produce large Prepare a Spot ofgoodtreth Ground, totran‘ plant thefe out (for the beft Seafon to remove be proportionable to the Time they are [0 gro VS nef, which renders it very difa About the Beginning of April you fhould remain before they are again tran{planted 5 but tt a certain Bitte Gar- in ule, rd is feldom |