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ibivcr trijid\ thefloiver is of tht hutterfiy kind^ theftan- 



dard being large and Jheart-jhaped \ the two wings are 



o'vai^ and porter than the Jlandafd\ the keel is moon- 



Jhaped^ and as long as the jlaMard. In the bottom of the 



flower is fituatcd an oblong hairy germen^ fupporting an 



arched Jlyle^ attended by tenftamina^ nine of which coa- 



lefce^ and the other is feparated from them \ after the 



flower is paft^ the germen becomes a long^ plain^ jointed 



pody which feparates at the joints^ in each of which is lodged 



one kidney-Jhaped feed;, 



The Species are, 



1. ^scHYNOMENE {Afpero) caule fcabrolegviminum ar- 



ticulis medio. Icabris. Lin. Sp. Plant. 713. Baftard 



Senfttive plant with a rough Jlalk, and a jointed pod. 



Mimofa non fpinofa major Zelanica. Breyn. Cent. 51. 



t, ^scHYNOMENE {Americana) caule herbaceo hilpido, 

 foliolis acuminatis, leguminum articulis femicordatis, 

 brafleis ciliatis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 1061. Bajlard Senft- 

 tive plant with a flinging herbaceous ftalk^ pointed leaves^ 

 and the joints of the pods heart-fhaped. Hedyfarum caule 

 hirfu'to mimofc foliis alatis, pinnis acutis minimis gra- 

 mineis. Sloan* Cat. Jam. 



^, iEscHYNOj^ENE {Ayloreo) caule tevi arboreo legu- 

 minum articulis femicordatis glabris. Prod. Leyd. 

 384. Baftard Senjitive plant with a fmooth tree-like ftalk^ 

 and fmooth jointed pods, Sefban caule firhplici glabro, 

 foliis pinnatis glabris, Monier. 



4. /EscHYNOMENE (Sefban) caule herbaceo tevi, folio- 

 lis obtufis, leguminibus cylindricis asqualibus. Lin. 

 Sp. Plant. 1 061 . Baftard Senfitive plant with a fmooth 

 ftalk, obtiife leaves y and equal cylindrical pods. Galega 



,, Egyptiaca filiquis articulatis. C. B. P. 352. 



5. ^scHYNOMENE (Pumtla) caulc herbaceo lasvi, folio- 

 lis acuminatis, leguminibus hinc ferratis medio fca- 

 bris. Lin. Sp. Plant. 1061. Baftard Senfttive plants 

 with a fmooth herbaceous ft alky pointed leaves^ and fer~ 

 rated rough pods, Hedyfarum an'puum minus Zeyla- 



. nicum mimofse foliis. Inft. R. H. 462. 



6. -ffiiscHYNOMENE {Grandtflora) caule arboreo, fforibus 

 maximis, leguminibus filiformibus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 

 1060. Baftard Senjitive plant with a tree-like ftalk^ 

 large flowers^ and Jlender pods, Galegae affinis mala- 

 barica arborefcens, filiquis friajoribus umbellatis. Rail 



Hift. 1734- . : - 



The firfl fort rifes to the height of four or five feet, 



having a fingle herbaceous Italk, which is in fome 

 parts rough, The leaves come out on every fide to- 

 ward the top, forming a fort of head j thefe are 

 compofed of a great number of fmall leaves (or pin- 

 nae) which are fmooth, and of a glaucous colour. 

 The flowers come out from between th^ leaves, two 

 or three togetlier upon long foot-ftalks; they are 

 yellow, and lliaped like tKofe of Peafe. After the 

 flower is pad, the germen beconies a flat jointed jpod, 

 ^bout four inches long, which, when ripe, parts at 

 the joints, and in each divifion is lodged a fingle kid- 

 ney-fliaped feed. , ' 



The fecond fort feldom rifes more than two feet high, 

 but fends out three or four lateral branches : thefe arc 

 clothed with narrow winged leaves, whcfe pinnas are 

 placed alternate on the midrib. The flowers come 



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arc garnifhed with fmooth leaves, compofed of many 

 blunt pinnas, fet by oppofite pairs •, the flowers, which 

 are fmall, and of a deep yellow colour, come out 

 from the wings of the leaves in long fpikes, which 

 hang downward. After the flower is paft, the germen 

 becomes a taper-pointed fmooth pod, not jointed. 

 The fifth fort riles about three feet high, with a An- 

 gle herbaceous ftalk, feldom putting out any fide 

 branches. The flowers come our from the wings of 

 the leaves, fometimes fingle, and other times two or 

 three upon each foot-fl:alk -, thefe are fmall, and of a 

 pale ydlow colour. After the flower is pafl:, the ger- 

 men becomes a long falcated pod, divided into elevenj 

 or thirteen partitions, each containing f. fingle kidney- 

 leaped feed. 



The' fixth fort rifes fix or eight feet high, with a 

 woody fl:em, fending out branches towards the top, 

 garniflied with obtufe leaves -, the flowers are large, 

 yellow, and fiicceeded by large pods, including 

 kidney-fliaped feeds'. 



, The firfl:, third, and fourth forts, will live through 

 the winter in England, if placed in a warm ft:ove ; 

 but as their fl:alks are fucculent, they mufl; be kept 

 dry' in' winter, otherwife they are very fubjeft to rot. 

 They fliould be plunged into the tan-bed, for when 

 put into a diy fl:ove, the fibres of their roots foon 

 grow dry, and their leaves hang and fade, which 

 ftiews their want of moiflrure ; but when they have 

 water given them, it caufes the tender fibres of their 

 roots to perifli, and the plants foon after decay. 

 The fifth fort is annual, therefore the feeds fliould be 

 fown early in March on a hot-bed, and the plants 

 ftiould be brought forward in the ^ring, and after- 

 wards placed in an airy glafs-cafe, or a fliove in fum- 

 mer, for if they are expofed to the open air, the feeds 

 rarely ripen in England. 

 The fi^xth fort grows to a large flirub in hot countries, 



but is with difficulty preferved through the winter in 

 this country. The plants ar'e propagated by feeds, 

 which rhuft: be fown on a hot-bed in the fpring, and 

 the plants, when fit to remove, fliould be planted in 

 pots, and brought forward on a hot-bed, then fliould 

 be plunged into the bark-bed in the fl:ove, where, if 

 they are tenderly treated, they will live through the 

 winter, and flower the fummer following. * 

 Tfiefe are all propagated by feeds, which fliould be 

 fown on a hot-bed early in the fpring, and when the 

 plants have ftrength enough to be removed, they 

 fliould be put each into a feparate fmall pot, filled 

 with light earth, and plunged into a frefli hot-bed, to 

 bring them forward ; and as they advance in their 

 growth, they fliould be fiiifted into large pots, but 

 great care fliould be taken not to over-pot them, for 

 if the pots are too large, the plants will not thrive. 

 The $rfl;, fecond, and fifth forts are annual, there- 

 fore mufl be brought forward early in the year, other- 

 wife thejr will not perfeft their feeds-, but the third, 

 fourth, and fixth forts may be preferved through the 

 winter, and will flower early the following fumm.er,and 

 their feeds will ripen iii the autumrt. The other forts 

 ufually flower in July, and their feeds ripen in October, 



out from the leaves upon branching foot-ftalks, five LS S C U L U S. Lin. Gen. 420. The Horfe Cheftnut. 



or fix together -, thefe are much lefs than thofe of the 

 firfl fort, and of a paler yellow colour. After the 

 flowers are paft:, the germen becomes a jointed pod, 

 having three or four fwelling divifions, in each of 

 which is lodged a fingle kidney-fliaped feed. 

 The third fort grows to the height of fix or feven feet, 

 . with a fingle ftem ; the leaves are fmooth, and come 

 out towards the top of the ftalk, as in the firft fort 

 they are compofed of many pinn^, placed alternate 

 on the midrib. The flowers come out from the 

 wings of the leaves, two or three together, being of 

 a copper colour, and as large as thofe of the firft fort. 

 After the flowers are paft, the germen becomes a 

 fmooth jointed pod, each divifion being half heart- 

 ftiapcd, and inclofing a fingle kidncy-ftiaped feed. 

 The fourth fort grows naturally in Egypt, and alfo 

 on the coafl of Guinea, from whence I received the 

 feeds. This hath woody ftenis and branches, which 



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^The Characters are, 

 The empalement of the flower cdnfifts of one leaf^ ftightly 

 cut into five fegments. The flower is cQmpofed of five 

 roundifh petals^ folded at their border ^ and waved \ thefe 

 are narrow at their hafe^ and are inferted in the empale- 

 ment. In the center is placed a rouHdiftj germen^ having 

 a fingle ftyle^ crowned with a pointed fligma^ at- 

 tended by feven flaminay which extend to the length of the 

 petals^ and arc declining^ crowned with upright fummits. 

 When the flower is paft, the empaleinent becoraes a thick, 

 roundifh, echinated capfule, opening into three cells, in one 

 or two of which are lodged globular feeds. 

 This genus of plant's, is, by Dr. Linnaeus; ranged in 

 his feventh clafs, entitled Heptahdria Monogynia, the 

 flower having feven ftamina and one fl:yle. 

 The Species are, 



JE'scuLiJS {Hipp oc aft aiium) floribiis lieptahHriis. Hort. 



Upfal. 52. The ioMnon Horfe Cheftnm, Hippocafta- 



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