Arbor vitae, or, The natural history of the tree of life : in prose and verse.

  • Thomas Stretzer
Date:
1741
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Credit: Arbor vitae, or, The natural history of the tree of life : in prose and verse. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    it trivcs more in feme than others, where it alfo increafes to a larger Size. The Height here in England, rarely paffes feveo, or nine Inches, and that chiefly in Kent; whereas in Ireland, it comes to far greater Dimenfions -7 is fo good, that many of the Natives intirely fublift upon it, and, when tranfplanted, have been fometimes known to raife good Houfes with Angle Plants of this Sort. As the lrijb Soil is accounted the beft, others are as remarkably bad for its Cul¬ tivation j and the leaft and worft in the World are faid to be about Harborough and the Forcfi: of Sherard. The Stem feems to be of the fenjitive Tribe, tho' herein differing from the more common Senjittves 5 that whereas they are known to fhrink and retire from even the gentleft Touch of a Lady's Hand, this rifes on the contrary, and extends itfelf when it is fo handled. In Winter it is not cafy to raife thefe Trees without a hot Bed * but in warmer Weather they Band well in the open Air. In the latter Seafon they are fubject to become weak and flaccid, and want Sup¬ port 5 for which Purpofe fome Garden¬ ers have thought of fplintring them up with
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