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Show vi Vi rr, Vinca Aurea; Canadenfis Afterifci folio. Par. Bat. Canada Golden-Rod, with a ‘Leaflike Afterifcus. 12. Virca Aurea; Americana, ferraia, floribus ad foliorum alas, mpSates Breyn. Prod, American Golden-Rod, with ferrated Leaves and conglobated Flowers coming out from the Wings of the Leaves. 13, Virca AUREA 3 Limonii folio, pani- culd uno verfu difpofita. H.R. Par. GoldenRod, with a Sea Lavender-leaf, andthe Flowers growing upon one Side of the Stalk. alce: 14, Virca Aurea; Not Sy bra, caulibus ruber Flor. Bat. Smooth New-York cionis inftar, foliis Gt. Oxon. angi non 5 ferralis, Golden-Rod, with fiftulous Flow- ers, fomewhat like Groundfel, and narrow, fmooth Leaves. 16. Virca Aurea; Canadenfi nofis non ferratis, latioribus. E Oxon. Golden-Rod, with broad flefhyfn 17. Vinca AUREA 3 love VI therein ; whichis alfo the Reafonit is fo rarely found upon that Tree : And notwith{tanding Situation, and a dry Soil: Thefe are not fo apt to {pread at their Roots as the others, fo the great Encomiums which have been given that there will be no Difficulty ofkeeping them 4 a within Bounds. to the Mijfleto of the Oak, for its Medicinal Virtues, yet I can’t help thinking, that it is The firft Sort here mention’d is fometimes us’d in Medicine. This grows wild in moft equally good from whatever taken, nor fhady Woods in the South Parts of England ; Thefe are all perennial Plants, which dieto them produce their Flowers in Autumn, and, if the Seafon proves favourable, will ripen their Seeds ; which if fown foon after ripe, will Collections of Natural Curiofities ; and of thefe come upthe following Spring, from whence fome new Varieties may be obtain’d. the manner howit is propagated, from Tree to Tree, by the Mifleto-Thrufbes, who eat the Berries, and void the Seedin their Dung, upon _ VISCUM 3 [fo call’d, becaufe its Fruit is the Branches of Trees, whereby the Seeds are Mifleto. foliis Female Flowers, 1s nis glabris. Flor. Bat. Eew-England placed in a “ the Plant from the n-Rod, with long, fmooth Leaves. Male Flowers, and confifts of four foorter Leaves ; There are feveral other Varieties of this j ; ds become. ds , round] ry, full of Plant, which are prefery’d in fome curious this afte ubtance. ing lain Heartick Gardens; but thofe here mention’d @ glutir are the moft valuable Sorts which I have yet Soap d Seed. We have but one Species of this Plant in feen in the Englifo Gardens; the greateft Part } England, viz. Sorts brought, fince thefe Plants do propagate Viscum 3; baccis albis. C. B. P. Mifleto, with white Berries. themfelves by fhedding their Seeds, whichis likely to produce new Varieties annually ; as and is not to be cultivated in the Earth, as do moft other Sorts of Plants, fo that there may be no End to their Variety. Thefe Plants are very great Ornaments in the Borders of large Flower-Gardens, where, by their Succeffion of Flowering, they afford a very great Pleafure; for the earlieft Kinds begin to flower in une, whichare fucceeded by other Sorts until the latter End of Offober ; and their Flowers being produc’d for the moft Common This Plant is always produc’d from Seed, moft other Plants, but will always grow upon Trees ; from whence the Antients accountedit a Super-plant, moft of whomthought it was an Excrefcence on the Tree without the Seed being previoufly lodg’d there : Which Opinion is now generally confuted from a repeated Number of Experiments. That which is commonly ufed with us, is made of the Bark of Holly ; which theyboil The manner of its being propagated is this; (viz.) The Mifleto-Thrufh, which feeds upon Part on long fpecious Spikes or Panicles, do the Berries of this Plant, in Winter, when itis niake a very handfome Appearance, and are ripe, dothoften carry the Seeds from Tree to very ornamental to Flower-pots, when inter- Tree ; for the vifcous Part of the Berry, which mix’d with Flowers ofdifferent Colours, to immediately furrounds the Seed, doth fometimes faftenit to the outwardPart ofthe Bird’s place in Rooms. They are all eafily propagated by parting Beak : whichto get difengag’dof, he ftrikes € heir Roots in the Sprizg, before they begin to his Beak againft the Branches of a neighbourot, and fhould be planted in the Middle of ing Tree, and thereby leaves the Seedfticking. Borders in the Flower-Garden: by this vifcous Matter to the Bark; whichif € larger hey will growin almoft any Soil or Situation, it lights upon a fmoothPart of the Tre¢, will but will thrive beft in a light frefth Earth, and an open Expofure, tho’ fome of the hardeft of them may be plac’d under Avenues of Trees, where they will continue in Flower a long time, and look very well. The firft twelve Sorts are fomewhat hardier than the faften it felf thereto, andthe following Winter will put out and grow, and in the fame manner it may be propagated by Art ; for if the reft, and will increafe very faft by Off-fets, Berries, when full ripe, are rubbed upon the {mooth Part of the Bark of a Tree, they will adhere clofely thereto, and if not deftroy’d, will produce Plants the following Winter. which fome of them fend forth in very great Plenty, infomuch, that if they are not carefully The Trees which this Plant doth moft readily take upon, are, the 4p; the 4 dug round at leaft once in every Year, they and fome other fmooth-rind Trees; but I have will {pread over the Borders where they are planted, and deftory fuch Plants as ftand near feveral times try’d it upon the Oak, without Succefs, for the Bark of that Tree is of too them. clofe a Texture to admit the Seeds ftriking The other Sorts fhould have a warmer to allay Luft, for which the Monks were wont to ufe it in their Cloyfters ; but by the Tafte and Smell, it fhould rather be a Provocative - It is alfo call’d Salix Americana, becaufe its Leaves refemble thofe of a Willow.] Agnus Caftus, or the Chafte Tree, The Charaéfers are 5 Li hath a Flower confifting of one Leaf, which appears as if it had two Lips, the Fore-part is tubulofe ; from whofe Flower-cup rifes the Pointal, which afterwards becomes an almoft-/pherical Fruit, which is divided into four Cells, in which are contained oblong Seeds ; to which may be added, The leaves are digitated (or finger’) like thofe of Hemp. The Species are ; 1. ViTEX ; folits anguftioribus, cannabis mode difpofitis. C. B. P. narrow Leaves. The Chafte Tree, with The C. B. P. 2. VirEex; Jatiore folio. Chafte Tree, with broadferated Leaves. ftuck thereon, and take Root into the Bark, 3. Vitex; five Agnus, flore albido. H. R. and produce frefh Plants, I can by no means Par. The Chafte Tree, with whitith Flowers. agree to ; finceif it were only this way propa- 4. Vitex ; five Agnus minor, foliis anguftifgated, it would always be found uponthe upper JSimis. H. R. Par. The leffer Chafte Tree, with Part or the Sides of fuch Branches, upon which very narrow Leaves. the Dung canonly be fuppos’d to lodge; whereThe firft of thefe Plants is pretty common as it is often found upon the under Side of in moft Engli/o Gardens, where a Variety of Branches, where it is almoft impoffible for hardy Trees are preferv’d; but the other Sorts thefe Birds to caft their Dung: Befides, I are lefs common, and only in fome curious believe the Stomachs ofthefe Birds are too Gardens at prefent. Thefe Plants are all very powerful Digefters to fuffer any Seeds to pafs hardy, and may be propagated by planting intire through the Inteftines. But I fhall leave their Cuttings early in the Spring, before this to fuch who have Leifure to make Obfer- they fhoot ; they require a frefh light Soil, and vations in fuch Places where this Plant abounds, muft be frequently refrefh’d with Water, unand fhall add{only a fhort Account ofthe til they have taken Root ; after which they Method us’d to make Birdlime, which may mutt be carefully clear’d from Weeds, during not be improperto infert in this Place for the the Summer Seafon; and if the Winter proves fevere, you muft lay a little Mulch-upon the Satisfaction of the Curious. The Jtalians make their Birdlime of the Surface of the Ground between the Plants, to prevent the Froft from penetrating to their Berries of Mifleto, heated and mix’d with Oil, as that made of Holly-bark, and to make it Roots, which would injure them while they are young: Toward the Middle of March, if bear the Water, they add Turpentine. are 5 aves. of which are Natives of America, fram whence, be there are but fewto befeen in England. As to what fome Perfons have afferted of anada it is very probable, there may be many other it that whenever a Branch of an Oak-tree hath anyof thefe Plants growing uponit, it is cut off, and preferv’d by the Curious in their the Surface of the Ground every Winter, but n the fucceeding Spring: Mott of rife i Tree poflible to find this Plant Townwith it for Phyfical Ufe, do but impofe upon the World, forit is fo rarely met with, will thrive and flower very well. The Ck is it growing in any Quantity upon the Oak ; fo that thofe Perfons who pretendto furnifh the from whence the Roots may be tranfplanted into a fhady Part of the Garden, where they full of a glutinous Subftance.] Vi therein 3 3 for ten or twelve Hours: and whenthegreen Coat is feparated from the other, they cover it up for a Fortnight in a moift Place, pounded into a tough Patte, that no Fibres of the Wood be left ; then they wafh it in a running Stream till no Motes appear, and put it up to ferment for four or five Days, and {kumit as often as any thing. arifes, and then lay it up for Ufe. Whenthey ufe it, they incorporate with it a third Part of that Oil over the Fire. The Birdlime that is brought from Dam r cus is fuppos’d to be made of Sebeftens Kernels being frequently found in it; but this will not endure either Froft or Wet. The Birdlime brought from Spain is of an il Smell. The Bark of our Lantone or Way-faring Shrub, as it is faid, will make Birdlime as good as the beft. VITEX ; [fo call’d of vico, Lat. to bend, becaufe its Branches are very flexible: It is alfo cal?d Agnus Caftus, becaufe it is believ’d the Seafon be favourable, you fhould tr plant them either into the Places where are defign’d to remain, or into a Nurfery for two or three Years, to get Strength ; where they muft be prun’dup, in order to form them into regular Plants, otherwife they are very fubject to fhoot out their Branches in a itrag- gling manner. If thefe Plants are plac’d in a warm Situation, and have a kindly light Soil, they will grow to be eight or ten Feet high, and produce their Spikes of Flowers at the Extremity of every {trong Shoot in Autumn ; which although of no great Beauty, yet coming late in the Year, and having an odd Appearance, together with the Variety of their Leaves, renders them worthy of a Place in fmall Wildernefs Quarters amongft other Shrubs of the fame Growth. They may alfo be propagated by laying downtheir Branches in the Spring of the Year, (in doing of which, you muft be very careful not to break them, for their Shoots are ex tremely brittle, and very fubject to fplit off with the leaft Violence): hefe will take Root in one Year, provided they are water’d in |