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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1798. Excerpt: ... lowing spring, and they will soon appear. Shelter the seedlings the first winter in a frame, or a green-house. Tutsan grows wild in woods, and will theresore do well in the shade, as among trees. Every shrub, -or plant, that will flourish in such a situation Is valuable; and a gardener's attention will be well employed to discover them, by trials, &c. The St. Johns wort, and St. Peter's wort, (allied to tutsan) may be, planted in the shade. Willow herb, as its roots run much, should some of it be potted; and as it loves moisture, may be let in the shade, and kept well watered. List of evergreen trees, some of which are considered as sorest, or timber trees. Arbor vitar, common American and Chinese, sic. Andrachne, or oriental arbutus, s. I. in. ft. in. Nov. d. Jlndromeda, or Carolina sorrel tree, s. l.su. July, m. Jlrbittus, com. and sear. fl. sing, and doub.s.l.in. Nov. Bay tree, common, doub. fl. and striped leaved, ls.su d. Box tree, br. and nar. wh. and ) el. strip. leaved, s.l.sl.c. Cedar of Libanus, Carolina and Virginity.-Ph nician, Lycian and Bermudian, s. Cork tree, see the article oak Cypress, large common upright, and male-spreading, s.--Portugal pendulous, or goa cedar, s.------the lower upright, or pyramidal fliaped, s. Fir, spruce, Norway, American sorts, &c. s. silver, (i.e. the pitch fir) and balm of gilead, s. hemlock, and variegated balm of gilead, s. Holly, several plain, and many variegated sorts, s.l.gr.b-. Dahoon, and Yapon, or S. sea tea tree, ditto Juniper, Swedish, and two Spanish sorts, s. kecedar, Virginian, (i. e. the red) &c. Laurel, com. or cherry bay, and wh.and yel.str. l.c s.su.-------Portugal, reddish wood, bright leaves, dilto Ma? Magnolia, or laurel leaved tulip tree, l.s. c. August Oak (ilex) common ...
