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Show SO bythat meansfinks deeper into the Ground than Rain does, and therefore is in fome Cafes of more Benefit to planting ; for which Reafon fome lay Heaps of Snow round the Feet of their Foreft ‘Trees, efpecially in hot burning Lands ffers are ; confifts of one Leaf, which is divided into five Parts, and expands in form of a Star ; from the Flower-cup rifes the Pointal, which afterwardsbecomes a round or oval [oft fucculent Fruit, containing many flat Seeds ‘Monf. Le Clerc fays, that fome Parts of in each. are The Species are ; fometimes prevented by the Cold, and form’d I. SoLANUM 3; officinarum, acinis nigricans a Cloud which fhould turn into Rain, into a Confiftence which we call Sow ; which appears to be form’d of wateryParticles, from hence, that when it diffolves, it turns into Water ; fo that we mayeafily conceive Snow to be made ofwatery Particles, harden’d by Cold, and gather’d into Flakes, in fuch a manner, as to leave large Interftices between one which Svow is not tranfparent, as iddled together by Chance, don’t leave res between one another, and fo keep Matter of Light. when it happens that the Region of the Air under the Cloud is very cold, the tibus. C. B. P. Common Nighthhade ofthe Shops, with black Fruit, 2. SoLANUM; C.B.P. officinarum, acinis puniceis, Nightthade, with 3. SOLA 1 3 offici red Fruit, iy acinis Iuteis, C.B.P. Nighthhade, with yellow Fruit. 4 Sorar 5 feandens, feu C.B.P. Perennial climbing Nightthade, com monly call'dBitterfweer. 5. SOLANUM ; ndens, feu Dulean flore albo. C.B.P. Perennial climbing } fhade, with a white Flower. 6. Soranum; fcandens, foliis ve He Rok Perennial climbing Nightihade, with variegated Leaves. 7. Socanum ; fruticofum, bacciferum. C.B.P. ShrubbyBerry-bearing Nightihade, commonly cal’d AmomumPlinii. 8. Soranum; Guineen/e,fruciu magnoi Drops of Rain are congealed as they fall, and come down in Lumps, which are call’d Hail; and thef= Lumps are greateror lefs, according to the Bignefs of the Rain Drops of which they are form’d ; and thefe Lumps of Hail are alfo varioufly figured. Cerafi nigerrimo umbellato. Boerh Ind. N D , in a Difcourfe of the Nature of fhade from Guiney, with large Fruit, rey Parts thereofare fembling Black Cherries, which grow in an 1¢ moft Part, being, Umbel. little Rowels or Stars of 9. Soranum; /piniferum, frutefcens, {pinis perfect and tranfparent Ice ; upon each of igneis Americanum, Pluk. Ph; Shrubbyand hich Points are fet othercollateral Points, at thorny American Nightfhade, with Firee fame Angles as the main Points themfelves: colour’d Thorns. Amongft thefe there are divers other irregu10. SoLanum; /pi ” tormentolar, which are chiefly broken Points and Frag- fum. Bocce. Rar, Pi. Tl ightihade, ments of the regular ones ; others alfo, by very muchcover’d with a Wooll or Down. various Winds, {eem to have been thaw’d, and 11. Soranum 3 Americanuim, (pinofu frozen n into irregular Clufters, fo that it Melougene, fruétu mammofo. D. Lig feems as if the whol Body of Siow were one Thorny American Nightfhade, w ¢ intire Mafs of Ificles irregularlyfignr’d ; that like thofe of Mad Apple, and a Fruit fhap'd is, a Cloud of Vapours being gather’d into like an inverted Pear, commonly call'd in BarDrops, the faid Drops do forthwith defcend, badoes Batchelors Pear. and in their Defcent meeting with a freezing 12. Soranum ; pomiferum, fru Air, as they pafs through a colder Region, Africanum, fpinofum nigricans flore bor each Drop is Tozen into anIficle, foliis profunde liciniatis. H. L. Shrubby fhooting itfelf forth into feveral Points ; but African Apple-bearing Nightthade, with black ftill continuing to defcend, and meeting with Thorns, a Flower like Borage, and deeply fore intermitting Gales of warmer Air, or Jagged Leaves, commonly cal’'d Pomum by their being continually wafted to and fro, Amoris. § upon one another, fome area little 13. Soranum tuberofum , vd, blunted, and again frozen into C. B. P. Potatoes. f A lufters, or intangled fo as tofall again in 14. Soranum3 tubero[um, efculentum, jure what we call Flakes; altho’ Sow is frm Ice, albo. H.R. Par. White Potatoes. poe andthe Lightnefs of it is owing to. the Excefs ‘There are feveral other Species of this Plant, of its Surtace, in Comparifon to the Matter which are preferv’d in fome curious Botani contain’d in it; as Gold irfelf maybe extended Gardens for Variety ; but thofe here oa inSurface, till it will ride uponthe leaft Breath tion’d being the moft valuable Sorts I have of Air, obferv’d in the Euglifo Gardens, 1 fhall not SNOW-DROP;; vide Narciffo-Leucojum. enumerate the others. The firft Sort is now very common SOIL; wide Earth. Dunghils, and onrich cultivated Soils in m any Parts of England, where it often becom -aA troublefome Weed, ‘This is the Sort whit" SOLANUM ; [fo call’d of Solari, Lat. to omfort, becaufe this Plant fweet ens the Humours. | Nightfhade, upon the College of Phyficians have directed tone ufed in Medicine, underthe Title of : The fecond and third Sorts are hee near to the firft, differing from it in the Colour of their Fruits, and the Plants being woolly. The eighth Sort produces much larger Fruit than either of the former, and the Plants grow proportionably larger, All thefe Sorts are anrival Plants, which may be propagated by fowing their Seeds in March upon a Bed of light, rich Earth, ina warm Situation; and when the Plants come about fix Inches Diftance each Way, and the Bed arched over with Hoops, &c. and cover’d with Mats, to fhade them from the Sun and Cold, obferying frequently to water them. When the Plants have acquir’d Strength, and the Seafon becomes favourable , you muft inure them to bear the open Air by Degrees, to which they fhould be fully expos ’d in une, when alfo they fhould be taken up, with a Ball of Earth to the Root of each Plant, and plac’d fepatately in Pots fill’d with rich Earth , which muft be fet in a fhadySituation, and frequ ently water'd until they have taken Root ; after which they may be remov’dinto a mot spent Expofure, and placed amongft other Exoti ck Plants; but they do require a great Plent y of Water in dry Weather, without which they up, they fhould be tranfplanted out into freth Beds of rich Earth, at about fix Inches Diftance, obferving to water and fhade them until they have taken Root, as alfo to keep them clear from Weeds, and in very dry Weather they fhould be oftenrefrefh’d with Water: In thefe Beds they may remain until they have grown fo large as to meet each other, when they may be taken up, with a good Ball of feldom produ ce much Fruit. Earth to each Plant, and planted where they In Winter they muft be remov’d into the are to remain, obferving to allow ’em ar lea{t Greenhoufe , and placed in the coldeft Part of two Feet Diftance, otherwife they will {pread the Houfe, wher e they may have as muchfree over each other, or any other Plants which Air as poffib le in mild Weather, being fo hardy grow near them. This Care may be taken as many times to endure the Cold of our ordiwith a few Plants of the red and yellow- nary /iuters abroa d, when planted in a warm berry’d and Guiney Sorts for the fake of Va- Situation, fo that theyonly require to be fhelriety, but the common Sort, if permitted to ter’d from fever e Froft. {eatter its Seeds, will come up in Plenty withThefe Plants fhould be annuallyfhifted about out any Care. the latter End of Apri/, when their Roots The fourth Sort is a climbing woody Plant, fhould be pared round , cutting off all the which grows in the Hedges in divers Parts of moul dy Fibres which were next the Pot, and England, and is by fome planted in Gardens the Pots fill’d up withfre th, rich Earth, which to cover Arbours or fhady Walls in London, will ftren gthen their Flowers, and caufe them and other cloie Places, where few other Plants to produce Plent y of Fruit, which, as I faid will thrive. This Plant is alfo ufed in Medi- before, ripens in /inter, and being of the cine for fome particular Preparations ; but the Shape and Size of Cherries, are commonly Herb-folks in the Markets do often {ell this call'd Winter-Che rries by the Gardeners. inftead of the Garden Night/bade, which is a The ninth and eleventh Sorts are much cooling Plant, and this a hot, acrid one, which tenderer than the former, being brought from Tenders it contrary to the Intention of the the warm Parts of America: Thefe are alfo Ointment, wherein Night/bade is one of the propagated byfow ing their Seeds in the Spring Ingredients. upon a good Hot-bed, and when the Plants The Sort with white Flowers is a Variety are come up, they fhouldbeeachtranfplanted of the former, as is alfo that with variegated into a fepar ate {mall Pot fill’d with rich Earth, Leaves, both whichare preferv’d bythofe who and plung ’d into a frefh Hot-bed, obferving are very curious in collecting the various Kinds to water and fhade them until they have taken of Plants, Root; after which they fhould have Air and Thefe may be eafily propagated bylaying Water in Propo rtion to the Heat of the Seafon, down their Branches, or by planting their Cuttings in the Spring upon a moift Soil, where they will foon take Root, and may afterwards be tranfplanted where they are to remain. ‘he Amomum Plinii is propagated in great Plenty for the Beauty ofits large red Fruit, whichis always ripe in Winter ; fo that when the Trees have Plenty of Fruit, they make a very handfome Appearance in a Green-houfe, when intermix’d with Orange, Myrtle, and other Exotick Trees. _ This Plant may be propagated by fowing its Seeds in a Pot of rich Earth in the Spring, placing it upon a moderate Hot-bed, which will greatly facilitate the Growth of the Seeds; The Earth in the Pot fhould be frequently Water’d, for if it is kept too dry the Seeds will not grow. When the Plants are come 4p, you fhould make a gentle Hot-bed, which muft be cover’d with rich Earth about fix €s thick; in this they fhould be planted and the Bed’ in which theyare placed; and whentheir Roots have fill’d the Pots in which they were planted, (which they will do in a Month’s Time if they thrive) they muft be fhaken out, and after having gently pared off the Fibres which grewnext the Pot, they fhould be placed in Pots a Size larger, which muft be fill’d with freth, rich Earth, and plung’d into a frefh Hot-bed to bring the Plants forward, obferving to water them frequently, for they will not thrive without Plenty of Moifture in warm Weather. In Fuly thefe Plants may be inur’d to bear the open Air by degrees, into which they may be remov’d ifthe Seafon be warm ; but other- wife they muft always be preferv’d either un der Glaffes or in the Stove; and if they are plac’d in the open Air, they fhouldnot remain there longer than the Middle of Auguft, left the Nights growing cold, fhould huré them: During the Winter Seafon they muft be pres 1 N Serv'd |
