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This genn 



nns of plants is ranged in the fccond fcfliort 

 of Linivccus^s fifth clafs, entitled Pentandria Digynia, 

 the flowers having five ftamina and two ftyfo. 

 The Species are, 



1. Apocvnum { At dr of ^mi folium) caulc reftiuiculo hcr- 

 baceo foliis ovati.s utrinque glahris cyniis terminally 

 bus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 213. Dogfhane "with an eretl her- 

 haceous Jlalk^ oval leaves^ fmooth on hoth ftdes^ and ter- 

 minated by a head of flo^joei'-s. Apocynum Canadcnfe 

 foliis androllemi majoris. Mor. Hift. 3. p. 609. 



2. Apocvn'um {Canyiabiyium) caule rcftiufculo herbaceo 

 foliis oblongis panniculis terminalibus. Lin. Sp. Plane. 



213 



flane ivith an eretl herbaceous fl. 



ftalks terminated by / 



Apocynum 



Canadenfe maximum fiore miilimo herbaceo. Pluk, 



Aim. 



3D' 



j. Ai'0CY^:uM {Venetum) caule feftiufculo herbaceo fo- 

 liis ovato-lanceolatis. Prod. Leyd. 411. Bogflmne "doith 



an upright herbaceous Jldk^ amdoval fpear-fha-pedledves. 

 Apocynum. maritimum venetum falicis folio florepur- 



Tourn. Inft. 



pureo 



ofl 



perne gkbris, tlonbus amplis pediculis longis hirlu- 

 tis caule fruticofo. Dogfhane 'With oval leaves^ "juhid 

 are fmooth dn their upper fide^ large fi^ 



fovt'flalks^ and ajhrubbyf 



Apocynum erec- 



tum fruticofum, flore luteo maximo & fpeciofifflmo. 

 Sloan. Cat. Jam. 89. 

 5. Apogyn'um {Scandens) foliis oblong 



floribus lateralibus, caule fruticofo volubili. Dogjlmne 

 'with Jliff, oblongs heart-fhaped leaves^ flovoers growing 

 en the fides of the fialk^ and a fhfubby twining Jtalk. 

 Apocynum fcandens foliis citrii filiquis maculatis. 



Plum. Cat. 2. 



fcens) caule trtdio 



1 



lanceolatb-ovalibus coroUis acUtis fauce villofis. Flor. 

 Zeyl. 1 14. Dogfbane with an upright firubbyjldk^ oval 

 fpcar-ffjaped leaves^ acute petals^ and hairy jaws. Apo- 

 cynum caule crefto arboreo foliis ovlti^ adUtis. Prod. 



Leyd. 4ti. . 



Apo^vnuM {Retlaitatum) ciule Volubili pertnJre fo- 

 liis ovatis vcnofis. Prod. Leyd. 412. Hogfbdnt ivith 



a per crjiicil twilling flalk^ tt>id otal viined leaves. ' 

 ArocyxuM [Obliqmm) caule volubili foliis bVatis ri- 

 ^idis obliquis cymis lateralibus tube floris longiflimo. 

 Dogffmne- with oval Jliff leaves which are oblique^ d twin-' 

 ing Jlalk, and flowers growing from the fide of the 

 branches, Apocynum fcandens majus folio fubi'Otun- 



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oft 



iiis ovatis nervofis cymis lateralibus flore luteo magno 

 rubo longilTim.o. Dogfbane with a climbing fhmbby ftdlk^ 

 cval-vcined leaves^ and large flozvtrs growing in bunches 

 from the fides of the ftalks^ having very Ichg tubes, 

 10. Apocvmi^m {Ccrdaturn) fohis oblongo-cordatis, mu- 

 cronatis fcflilibus floribus lateralibus, caule fcanclente. 

 I)cgfni7ie zvith oblong heart-floaped leaves^ which end in 

 a point, flowers growing at the wings of the leaves^ and 

 c climbing ft alk. Apocynum fcandens foliis oblongis 

 acuminatis floribus amplis patulus & luteis. Houft. 

 MSS. Fig. PI. num. 8. pi. 44. f. s. 



II. 



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villolis lateralibus petiolis longioribus caule fcandente. 

 I)ogfl?dne with fnooth heart-fhaped leaves^ hairy flowers 

 growing ffcm the fide of the branches^ and n climbi 

 flalk. Apocynum fcandens amplo flore villofo luteo 

 fiiiquis tumidis angulbfis. Houfl:. MSS. Fig. PI. tab. 

 44. fig. 2. 



Tlie firft fort gro\vs Naturally In North America. 

 This hath a perennial root ; the Italks rife about three 

 feet high, grow upright, and arc garniflied with fmooth 

 oval leaves, growing oppofite. Thefe, as alfo the ftalks, 

 abound with a milky juice, which flows out when they 

 are broken -, the flow^ers are white, and collefted in a 

 kind of umbel, growing at the top of the flralks. The 

 neclarii in the bottom, have a purplifli cafl ; thefe 

 flowers are feldom fucceedcd by pods which tipen 

 in Fngland, but the plant is propagated by parting 

 the roots. It is hardy, fo will thrive in the full ground, 

 but the foil fliould be light or dry, otherv/ife the roots 

 are apt to rot in winter. The bed time to part the 





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roots is in Mirch, before they begin to put out'new 

 llalks. * 



The fecond fort is a native of the fame countries a*: 

 the firil ; the roots of this fort creep far in the ground, 

 fo that when it is planted in a garden, it is apt to 

 fpread fo much as to be troublefome. The fliaiks of 

 this fort are brown, and grow about two feet liio-h, 

 garniflied with oblong fmooth leaves, fet on by 

 pairs, and abound with a milky juice as the for- 

 mer. 1 owards the upp^T part of the llalk, the flow- 

 ers come out from the wings of the leaves, collefted 

 in fmall bunches, which are of aii hetbaceous wliite 

 colouf, and fmall, fo make no great appearance, 

 therefore are feldom admitted into gardens^ except 

 for the fake of variety. This is Very hardy, dnd pro- 

 pagates too faft by. its creeping I'oots. Both thefe 

 forts flower in July, and \h autilinft theit ftalks d^cay 

 to the root. 



The tliird fort grows upon a fmall iflahd in the fea, 

 tieaf Venice, but is fuppofed to have been oHgirtally 

 brought from feme othet country. There are two 

 varieties of this, one with a purple^ and the other 

 with a White flower. The root^ of this creep pi'etty 

 much, by which it is ptopagated, for it fcarce ever 

 ■ Jjfoduces any feeds either in the gardens where it is 

 cultivated, or at Venice, where it grows without care, 

 as I have been informed by a very curious botanifl:, 

 who refided mkny years at Venice, and conllantly 

 iftnt to the fpot leveral times in the feafon, to pro- 

 cure the feeds, if there had been any pl'oduced \ but 

 he afllired me he never could find any pods form.ed 

 on the plants. The ftalks of this rife about two feet 

 high, and are garniflied with oval fmooth leaves 

 placed oppofite j the flowers grow at the top of the 

 ftalks in fmall umbels, iViaped like thofe of the former 

 forts, but ate much larger^ fo that the fort withfur- 

 Ic flowers makes a ptttvf appearance* It floWers in 

 uly and Auguft. This fort will live in the open air, 

 provided it is planted in a watm fituation and a dry 

 foil \ fot although the foil in which it grows Wild near 

 Venice, is molft, ytt! In this eouhtry tlie roAs will 

 fot in winter, when the^ »t^ irt A Wet ground. The 

 beft time to remove and plant the roots is in fpring, 

 juft before they begin to fufli 6ut new ftalks. 

 vThe foulth fot"t gfoWs hatiifally in Jamaica, in the 

 SaVdhfias, From wheiice it had tht title of Savanna 

 FloWet, by which it is chiefly known in that ifland. 

 This fort rifes thte^Of four fe^t high, having Woody 

 ftalks, which fend but ^ few lateral branches, gar- 

 niftied With oVal fmOoth lea^^.^, placed by paii-s op- 

 pofite, of a (hinirtg gteen ColouV on their upper fides, 

 but pale and veimrd undefiie'ath ; the flowers a{*e pro- 

 duced from the fides of the bfahChes, upon long foor- 

 ftalks ; there are commonly fovir or five buds at the 

 end of each, but there is feldom more thart one o^ 

 them which comes to flower, the others withering 

 foon. The flower is very large, having a long tube, 

 which fpreads open wide at the top, of ^ bright yel- 

 low, fb make a fine appearance, efpecially in the 

 places where the plahts gtow naturally, being moft 

 part of the year in flower. This plant is too tender 

 to thrive in England without the aflhl-ance of a ftove. 

 It is propagated by feeds, which muft be procured 

 from Jamaica, for the plants do not pcrfeft them in 

 England, nor are many of the feeds which are brought 

 from thence good, either from their being unfkilfully 

 gathered before they are ripe, or being put up moill, 

 for few of them have fucceeded. When the feeds are 

 obtained, they fliould be fown in pots filled with light 

 fandy earth, and plunged into a hot-bed of f^nhcrs 

 bark. If the feeds are'good, the plants Will appear 

 in a month or five weeks after, When t!iey ftiouid ht 

 treated in the fame manner as other terider plants from 

 the fame country, v/ith this difference only, to be 

 fparing in watering them, fot thefe plants which a- 

 bound with a milky juice, require very little Wet. 

 They muft be conftantly kept in the tan-bed in 

 the ftove, and as they advance in height, they will 

 require lar:ger pots/ but there muft be great care not 

 to over-ptyt riiem ; for ilnlefs their roots are confined, 

 the plants will not thrive. The fecond year the 

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