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The third fort* Is a native of the warmer parts of A- 

 merica, where it was difcovered by father Plumier, 

 who made a "drawing of it, and gave the title of Clc- 

 matitis toit, v;hich he afterward altered toBignonia, 

 when he became better acquainted with Tournefort's 

 Syftem of Botany. This rifcs with an upright ftem, 



"to the height of twelve or fourteen feet, fending out 

 many fide branches, garnilhed at every joint by two 



.long winged leaves placed oppofite ; the fma^l leaves 

 which compofe thefe, are long and fpear-Ihaped, end- 

 ing in a point, and (lightly fiwed on their edges, 

 :h leaf being compofed of fix pair, terminated by 

 an odd one. The flowers are produced in loofc pa- 

 nicles at the ends of the branches, and are fhaped 

 like thofe of the other fpecies, but fpread open more 

 at the top.' Thefe are yellow, and fucceeded by 

 compfefled pods about fix inches long, having two 

 rows of fiat winged feeds, like thofe of the other 



fpecies. ' ' ' 



I received this fort firft in 1729, from La Vera Cruz, 



in New Spain, where the late Dr. Houftoun found it 



rowing naturally in great plenty ; fince which time 



have received the feed from the ifland of Bermuda, 



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by the tirle of Candle Wood. 

 It is propagated by feeds, which mud be fown on a 

 hot-bed, and the plants afterv/ard tranfplanted into 

 feparate fmall pots, filled with light frefli earth, and 

 plLinged into a frefli hot-bed to bring them forv/ard, 

 that they may obtain fl;rength before winter ; in the- 

 autumn they muft be removed into the bark-fl:ove, 



. and during the winter fiaould have but little water, 

 but in fummer they mufl: be frequently refrefhcd with 

 it, but not given in too great plenty. ^ The plants 

 fliould confl:antly remain in the bark-fl:ove, and be 

 treated in the fame manner as other tender plants 

 from thofe countries. The third year from feed 

 •theywi]] flower, but they do not produce feeds in 



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■'The fourth fort grows naturally in Virginia, and fe- 

 veral other parts of America ; this hath very (lender 

 "trailing fl:alks, wliich mufl: be fupported > in the places 

 where it naturally grows,' the branches fafl:en them- 

 felves by their tendrils to whatever plants are near 

 them, and extend to a great difl:ance. In this coun- 



' try they require tlie afliilance of a wall, and to have 

 a good afpeft, for they are impatient of much cold, 



fo ftiould be^ flickered in feverefrofl;; the branches 



are aarniflied with oblono; leaves, which are s;reen all 

 the year j thefe are often fingle at bottom, but up- 

 ward are placed by pairs oppofite at each joint ; the 

 flowers are produced at the wings of the leaves, which 

 ' are yellow, and fliaped like thofe of the Foxglove. 

 Thefe appear in Augufl:, but are not fucceeded by 

 pods in this country. This is propagated by feeds, 

 • which fliould be fown on a moderate hot-ted, and 

 treated in the fame manner as the firft: fort. When 

 thefe plants are planted in the full ground againft 

 walls, the grouha about the roots fnould be covered 

 in the autumn with fome old tanners bark to keep 

 out the frofl: in winter i and in very fevere frofl:, the 

 branches fliould be covered with mats, to prevent 

 their being deftroyed. With this management I have 

 had the plants flower very well in the Chelfea garden. 

 The fifth fort hath flender flalks like the former, 

 which require the fame fupport ; thefe are garniflied 

 with fmall oval leaves, which are entire, placed op- 

 pofite at every joint ; at the fame places come out the 

 tendrils, by which they fafl:en themfclves to the plants 

 which grow near them j thefe end in three difl:In6l 



{)arts ; the flowers come out from the wings of the 

 eaves, which are fliapcd like thofe of the former 

 fort, but are fmaflcr, and are not fucceeded by feeds 

 ia this country. This grows naturally in Carolina 

 ;and the Bahama Ifiands, but will live in the open air, 

 if it is planted againfl: a wall to a fouth afpeft, and 

 flieltered in very fevere frofl:. - It is propagated in the 



fame manner as the former fort. ' 



The fixth fort hath very weak flender branches, which 

 put out tendrils at the joints, by which they f^fl:en 

 themfclves to the neighbouring plants : at each joint 





there are' four leaves, tv/o on each fide oppoiitc ; 



thefe are oval pointed, and waved on their edges, of 

 a bright green, and continue through the year-, the 

 brandies ramble very far where they have room : the 

 flowers are large, yellovr, and are produced at tlie 

 joints of the fl:alks, but are not fucceeded by pods in 

 this country. I received this fort from La Vera Cruz, 

 in New Spain i but it thrives againft a v^arm wall in 

 the open air very well, with the fame treatment as the 

 two former forts. 



The feventh fort grows naturally in South Carolina, 

 where it fpreads over the hedges, and at the feafon 

 of flowering, perfumes the air to a great din:ance; it 

 alfo grows in fome parts of Virginia, but not in fa 

 great plenty as at Carolina. The inhabitants there 

 call it Yellow Ja(mine, I fuppofe from the fv/eet odour 



of its flowers. .' ' . ' , 



This rifes with flender fl:alks, which twift: themfclves 



round the neighbouring plants, and mount to a con- 

 fiderable height ^ the branches arc garniflied with ob- 

 long pointed leaves, which come out fingle and op- 

 pofite to each other at every joint ^ thefe remain 

 green through the year. '. The flowers come out from 

 the wings of the leaves at every joint, fometimes but 

 tv/o, at other times four at each joint; theiefland 

 ered, are trumpet-fliaped, yellow, and have a very 

 fweet fcent ; and in the countries where they naturally 

 grow, they are fucceeded by fl;ort taper pods, filled 



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with fmall Avinged feeds. 

 The plants of this fort, v/hcn young, are impatient 

 of cold, fo mufl: be flieltered in the winter until they 

 have obtained ftrength, when they fliould be planted 

 againft a warm wall, and in winter protefted from 

 froft by coverings of mats, and the ground abouc 

 their roots covered with tan. With this management 

 I have had them flower very well in the Chelfea gar- 

 den. It is propagated by feeds in the fame manjier 

 as the former forts. ',, W.i. r-^'/- 

 The eighth fort was fent me from Jamaica by the late 

 Dr. Houftoun. " This rifes" with an upright ftem near 

 twenty feet high, fending out many lateral branches, 

 covered with a white bark. The leaves come out 

 oppofite at the joints upon long foot-ftalks ; they arc 

 compofed of five oval ftiff leaves, which are joined in 

 one center at their bafe, where they are narrow, but 

 widen toward the top, where they are rounded and 

 obtufe. They are of a pale green, inclining to white 

 on their under fide -, the flowers are produced at the 

 ends of the branches four or five together, on very 

 fliort foot-ftalks ; they are narrow at bottom, but the 

 tube enlarges upward, and at the top fpreads open 

 ,wide, of a pale bluifli colour,' and fmell iwect j tlicv 

 are fucceeded by taper crooked pods about four inches 

 long, which are filled with oval comprefll'd feeds, 

 with wings of a filver colour. 



This fort is a native of the warmer parts of America, 

 therefore will not thrive in this countiy, but in aftove. 

 It is propagated by feeds, which muft be fown on a 



hot-bed, and the plants treated in the fame manner as 

 the fourth fort. 



I'he ninth fort I received from Barbadocs, by the ti- 

 tle of White Wood. This rifes with an upright ftem 

 to the height of forty feet, in the natural country of 

 its growth; and the feeds are difpcrled by mnd to 

 the neighbouring lands, where the plants come up ia 

 great plenty. This and the former fort have been 

 generally confounded, and fuppofcd to be the fame, 

 but the growing plants are extremely different ; for 

 the under leaves of this are fometimes compofed of 

 five, at other times of four oval leaves ; and on the 

 upper part of the branches, they come out fingle, 

 placed by pairs oppofite : thefe are as large as tiiofe 

 of the Bay-tree,- and of equal thicknefs, rounded at 

 their end ; each of thefe have a long foot-ftalk, whereas 

 thofe of the former join at their bafe to one center. 

 The flowers of this fort are produced fingle at the 

 wings of the leaves, which have a narrow tube near 

 two inches long, but fpread open very wide at the 

 top, where they are cut into five unequal fegments, 

 which are fringed on their borders. The flowers are 



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