Volume 1

The gardeners dictionary. Containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery, as also for performing the practical parts of agriculture ... together with directions for propagating and improving from real practice and experience, all sorts of timber trees / by Philip Miller.

  • Philip Miller
Date:
1764
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Credit: The gardeners dictionary. Containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery, as also for performing the practical parts of agriculture ... together with directions for propagating and improving from real practice and experience, all sorts of timber trees / by Philip Miller. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in mild Winters they will live in the open Air, provided they are planted on a dry Soil, and in a warm Situation. The 6th, 7 th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17 th, 18th, 19th, and 20th Sorts, are all low Plants, which multiply very fall by their creeping Roots ; to that if once planted in a Garden, they will thrive fail enough. Many of thefe grow near the Sea, and fome of them very plentifully on the Britifilo Coaft, and others on the Sea Shore in France and Spain ; but they are all of them hardy, fo will live in the open Air in England ; but as they are Plants of little Beauty, are feldom admitted into Gardens, except where they are allowed a Place for the Sake of Variety. They are eafxly propagated by parting their Roots, which may be done either in Spring or Autumn ; and if they have an open Fxpofure, they will thrive in any Soil, unlefs under the Shade of Trees, where they ne¬ ver do well. The 22d and 23d Sorts are Natives, of the Cape cf Good Hope. Thefe may alfo be propagated by planting either Cuttings or Slips in any ol the Summer Months, obierving to water and fhade them until, they have ta¬ ken Root. Then they may be placed abroad, among other Exotic Plants, where they may remain till Ofto- ber, when they mull: be removed into the Green-houfe, and placed with Myrtles, and other hardy Plants, which require a large Share of free Air in mild Weather, and only want Protection from fevere Frofts. They require to be frequently watered in mild Weather, and fhould have a light frefh Soil. The 22d Sort will rife to the Height of feven. or eight Feet ; but the 23d is an humble Plant. Thefe feldom produce Seeds in Europe. There is a great Variety of the Sea Wormwoods, growing plentifully on the fait Marlhes, in divers Parts of England, which are indifferently gathered, and brought to the Markets, and fold for the Roman Worm¬ wood ; from which they differ greatly in the Colour of their Leaves, as alfo in their Tafle and Smell. By many Perfons, however, the Sea Wormwoods are prefer¬ red to the true Roman Wormwood, as having a ffronger and more grateful Scent; though the, Roman Wormwood is thought to be,!efs naufeous to the. Stomach. ABRUS. See Glycine. ABUTILON. [the Name is .Arabic], yellow Mallow. The Characters of this Genus are, It has a fihgle angular .Impalement which is- permanent, and divided into five Paris at the 'l op-. 'The Flower cc:u- Jifts of five- Petals, joined, at their Bafia. In- the Center arifie many Stamina, coalejcing at the Bottom to the Style, and forming a Sort of Column, 'which re fils upon a round Germen. After the Flower is pa ft, the Ger men turns to a round or angular Seed Vefifel, having feveral Cells opening lengthwfie, and filled with Seeds, which in fame Species are (haped like a Kidney, and in .other c .round*. The Species are, 1. Abutilon:. DoJ., The common Yellow Mallow. 2. Abutilon lndicum. J. B. Indian- YellowMallow. 3. Abutilon Carolinianum rep tans, alcece fohis, gil- vo fiore. Act. Phil. The Caroling, Ab.iiti.lon, with: Leaves like the Vervain Mallow. 4. Abutilon Americanum, ampliffimo folio, caule villofo. Plum. The large leaved American Abutilon, with woolly Stalks, 5. Abutilon Americanum, firuftu fiubroiundo dulo, e capfulis veficariis crifpis corfiato. Rand. The American Abutilon, with roundifh pendulous Fruit whofe Seed VefleL is like a fwelle.d Bladder. 6. Abutilon aIthvoider, fiore cameo, firuftu globofo, El E. Shrubby Abutilon, with the Appearance of Marfh- maliow, a Flefh-coloured Flower, and round Fruit. ^ 7. Abutilon periploca acutioris folio, fruftitfiellato. Horth. Elth. p. 4. Abutilon, with a pointed Periploca. Leal, and a harry Fruit. 8- Abutilon Americanum, folio hafiat0, fiore amplo purpureo-cceruleo, longo peiiolo inf dent e. Iloufi. American Abutilon, with a fpear-fhaped Leaf, and a, large blue Flower, with a long Foot-flalk. 9. Abutilon Americanum, fiore albido, firuftu e capjulis veficariis planis conflato, pediculo. geniculato. Martyn. American Abutilon, with a white Flower, and a plain bladder Fruit, with a jointed'Foot-flalk. 10. Abutilon Americanum, ribefiifoliis,fiore cameo, firuftu pentagon# afipero. Houfi. American Abutilon, with Currant Leaves, a ffefh-coloured Flower, and, a rough five cornered Fruit. 11. Abutilon Americanum jruteficens, folio amph cordato Jubtus lanuginofus, fioribus anrplis luteis. Iloufi. Shrubby American Abutilon, with a large, heart-fhaped, woolly Leaf, and large yellow Flowers. 12. Abutilon fruticejum aquaticum, folio cordato ficabro, fiore pallide luteo. Shrubby Aquatic Abutilon, with a rough heart-fhaped Leaf, and a pale yellow Flower. 13. Abutilon Americanumfruticcfum,foliis cordatis, fioribus parvis purpurafeentibus. Houfi. Shrubby Ameri¬ can Abutilon, with heart-fhaped Leaves, and fma.li pur- plifh Flowers. 14. Abutilon lavatera fiore, fruftu crifiato. H. E, Abutilon, with a Flower like Lavaiera, andacrefled Fruit. 13. Abu iilon arboreum, folio althcecs., firuftu villojcs, fiore maxima ex rubro fiavefeente. Houfi. Tree Abutilon, with a Marfh-mallow: Leaf, a hairy Fruit, and- a very large yejlowifh red Flower. 16. Abutilon fruteficens Ianugin0ft:n, foliis fubrotun-* dis, fiore amplo luteo paiulo. Houfi. MSS. Shrubby woolly Abutilon, with roundifh Leaves, and. a large yellow fpreading Flower. The, fir ft Sort here mentioned is an annual Plant, which, is,, hardy enough to come up in the common Ground, ar.d.will perfeCf its Seeds without any Trou¬ ble ; but will not bear tranfplaating, unlefs when the Plants . are., very young ; fo that the %:ds fhould be fown where the Plants are defigned to remain ; and if the Seeds are permitted to fall, they will come up the following. Spring without any Care. This is very conu- mon-in Virginia, and, moil of the other Parts oi Ame¬ rica ; where it is called by fome of the. Inhabitants , Marfh-mallow, becaufe the Leaves are foft arid woolly, and is ufed by them inflead of Marfh-mallow, which is not a Native of thofe Countries. There, is no great Beauty in this Sort. The, 3d. Sort grows naturally, in. Carolina, from whence the Seeds were brought by Mr. Catejby. This is a trailing Plant, whofe Branches lie on the Ground, and put out Roots at every Joint; the Flowers come out from the Wings of the Leaves, which are of a red Copper Colour, and fmaji, fo make.no great Figure.