be almoft hcart-ftiaped. Their confiftence is much 



tliiclcerthan thofc of the common Laurel, and their 

 colour is a fplendcnt green, with one deep midrib 

 running through their middle, and many faiall veins 

 going from thence tranfverdy to their border. The 

 tiowers are produced in fmall loofe bunches at the 

 extremity of the branches, which have feveral narrow 

 leaves intermixed wich the bunches. Thefe are fuc- 



of the fame fl^ape with thofe of the 



iv.5 



ceeded by bcrri 



fecond fort, but hirger. 



This tree is propagated by feeds as the other fpecies,^ 



and defcrvcs a place in the (love, for the beauty of 

 its evergreen leaves, which being of a thick confii- 

 tence, and of a fliining green colour, make a fine 

 appearance in the ftovc at all feafons of the year ; but 

 this hath no aromatic flavour to recommend it, as 

 hath the fecond fort, for which rcafon It Is feldom 

 noticed. I take this to be the Bay-tree, mentioned 

 by Hugl'ics, in the Hiftory of Barbadoes, which he 

 defcribes to have no flavour j for I have feen plants 



A 



, patulis. Hoft. Cliff. 158. Cafm ivith eight pair of cb- 



' long oval lobes^ the inner being the kaft^ foot-fialks "xith- 



cut glands^ ^nd a Jpreading fiipula, Caflia fylvcftris 



foetida, filiquis alatis. Plum. Cat. 18. ^IVtldJiinkin<^ 



Cafjia with winged pods. 



4. Cassia {Villofa) foliolis trijugatis, oblongo-ovatis 

 asqualibus villofis, filiquis articulatis, caule ereflo 

 arboreo. Cqffia with three pair of oblongs oval^ hairy 

 leaves^ which are equals jointed podsy and an upright 

 woody ftem. Senna fpuria arborea, villofa, foliis latlii 

 mucronatis, filiquis articulatis. Houft. MSS. 



5. Cassia {Uniflora) foliolis trijugatis, ovato-acumina- 

 tis, villofis, floribus folitariis axillaribus, filiquis erec- 

 tis. Cajfawith three pair of lobes in each leaf ^ which ari 

 ovalj pointed^ hairy ^ and ftngle flowers proceeding from 

 the fides of the fialks^ with upright pods. Senna fpuria 

 herbacea orobi Pannonici foliis rotundioribus, flore 

 parvo, filiquis ereftis. Houft. MSS. 



, 6. Cassia {Marylandica) foliis oftojugis ovato-oblongis, 

 jequalibus, glandula bafeos petiolorum. Lin. Sp. 541. 



of this fort wliich were brought from Barbadoes, fo 1 Cajfta with fmall leaves' compo fed of eight pair of oblcngy 



that I fuppofe it grows naturally there. 

 As the plants of thefe forts do not rife fo readily from 

 feeds in England, the bcft way to obtain them, is to 

 get fome perfon of flcill in America, to take up a 

 number of young plants, and plant them clofe in 

 boxes of earth, fetting them in the itiade till they have 

 taken new root -, tlien remove them into an open fi- 

 tuation, where they may have time to eftablifh their 

 roots before they arc ihipped for England j and in 

 their pafl^age they muftbe guarded from xht fpray of 



the lea, and fait water, and Ihould have very little 

 . water given tiiem j for moft of the plants which are 

 fent to England, are killed in their paflage by having 

 too much wet. If thefe directions are obferved, the 

 plants may be brought in good health to England, 

 provided they come over any time in the fummer, 

 tliat they may have time to get frefh root before the 

 cokl feafon begins ■, and when once they are well efta- 

 blifhed in their roots here, they may be prelerved 

 many years in vigour j but I have not feen many of 

 the plants in flower here as yet. 

 C A S I A. See OsYRis, ^ 



CASSIA. Lin. Gen. Plant. 461. Caffia, or Wild 



Senna. •• . 



The Characters are, - • 



^he empalement is compofed of five concave coloured leaves ; 

 the flower hath five roundiflj concave petals^which fpread 

 cpcn : it hath ten declining fiaminay three of the lower 

 are long^.the three upper are fhorter\ the fummits of the 

 three lower are large -^ arched ^ beaked-^ and feparated at 

 their points ; the three upper ftamina have very fmall fum- 

 mits \ the four fide ftamina have no beaks^ but fpread 

 from the other. In the center isfituated a long taper ger- 

 men^ having a fhort ftyle^ terminated by an obtufe ftig- 

 tna. The gcrnicn afterward becomes a long pody divided 

 ly tranfverfe partitions^ each containing one or two round- 

 ifb feeds ^ faftened to the margin of the upper valve. 

 This genus of plants is ranged in the firft feftion of 

 Linnseus's tenth clafs, intitled Decandria Monogynia, 

 the flowers haying ten ftamina and one ftyle. - — 

 The Sp£Cii-s are, 

 I. Cassia {Occidc7ttalis) foliis quinquejugis, ovato-lan- 



■ ceolatis, margine fcabris, exterioribus majoribus, 

 glandula bafeos petiolorum. Lin. Sp. Plant. 337. 

 Cajfa with leaves co7i:pofed of five pair of oval fpear- 

 fijaped lobes with rough borders^ the upper lobes being the 

 largefty and a fmall gland at the bafe of the foot -ft alk. 

 Senna occidentalis, odore opii virofo, orobi Pan- 

 nonici foliis mucronatis glabris. Hort. Amft. i. p. 51. 

 tab, 26. 



Cassia [Frutefcens) foliolis quinquejugatis ovatis gla- 

 bris, exterioribus longioribus, caule fruticofo. Caffia 



■ with leaves compofed of five pair offmooth oval lobes^ the 

 upper being the longefty and a fhrubby ftalk. Senna fpu- 

 ria Americana frutefcens, foliis mucronatis minori- 

 bus, filiquis teretibus, duplici feminum ordine fcetus. 

 Houft. MSS. ■- ' 



3. Cassia {/llata) foliolis odtojugatis, ovali-oblongis, 



interioribus minoribus; petiolis eglandulufis ftipidis 



2. 



ovaly equal lobeSy having a gland at the bafe of the foot- 

 ftalL Caffia Marylandica pinnis foliorum oblongis, 

 calyce floris reflexo. Mart. Cent. i. 2r. 



7. Cassia {Bicapfulari) foliolis trijugatis obovatis gla- 

 bris, interioribus rotundioribus minoribus, glandula 

 interjefta globofa. Hort. Cliff; 159. Caffia with three 

 pair of oval fmooth leaves^ the inner ones being 7-cundery 

 fmalkry and a globular gland placed between the leaves. 

 Caflia hexaphylla, filiqua bicapfulari. Plum. Cat. 18. 



8. Cassia {Fiftula) foliis quinquejugatis ovatis acumi- 



natis, petiolis eglandulofis. Flor. Zeyl. 149. Caffta 



with five pair of oval, pointed^ fmocth lobes ^ and foot- 



ftalks having no glmds. Caflia fiftula Alexandrina. 



C. B. P. 405, The purging Caffia of Alexandria^ or Pud- 

 ding Pipe-tree. ^ , 



9. Cassia {Bahamenfis) foliolis fexjugatlsj lanceolatk, 

 glabris, interioribus minoribus, floribiis terminatrici- 

 bus. Caffia with fix pair of fmooth fpear-fhaped lobes^ the 

 inner ones being fmallery and flowers tertkinating theftalL 

 Caflia Bahamenfis, pinnis foliorUm nnucronatis anguf- 

 tis, calyce floris non reflexo. Martyn. Cent. i. p. 21. 



ID. Cassia {Fruticofa) foliolis bijugatis, ovato-lanceola- 

 tis, glabris, floribus terminalibus, filiquis longis te- 

 retibus, caule fruticofo. Caffia with two pair of cvaly 

 fpear-fhapedy fmooth lobes ^ flowers terminating the ftalks ^ 

 long taper pods^ and a fhrubby ftalk, Caffia fruticofa 

 tetraphylla, filiquis ereftis. Houft. MSS. 



11. Cassia {Javanica) foliolis duodecemjugatis, oblon- 

 gis, obtufis, glabris, glandula nulla. Lin. Sp. Plant. 

 379' Caffta with twelve pair of fmooth lobes^ which 

 have no glands. Caflia fiftula Brafiiania. C. B. P. 403. 

 Purging Caffia of Braftly commonly called Hcrfe Caffia in 

 America. 



12. Cassia (Liguftrina) foliolis feptemjugatis, oblongo- 

 ovatis, floribus fpicatis axillaribus, filiquis recurvis. 

 Caffta with feven pair of oblong oval lobes-, and fhort fpikes 

 of flowers proceeding from the fides of the ftalks^ and re- 

 curved pods. 

 Senna with a Privet leaf. 



13. Cassia {Emarginata) foliolis trijugatis, 

 emarglnatis, caulibus pilofis, floribus folitariis 

 laribus petiolis longioribus. Caffta with three pair of 

 obtufe leaves^ indented at the top., hairy ftalks^ flowers 

 growing fingly from the fides of the ftalks upon a long foot- 

 ftalk. Senna fpuria frutefcens, foliorum pinnis lati- 

 oribus, caulibus pilofis, filiquis longiflimis pediculis 

 infidentibus. Houft. MSS. 



14. Cassia {Biflora) foliolis quadrijugatis oblongo-ova- 



tis, caulibus procumbendbus, floribus axillaribus pe- 



dunculis bifloris. Caffia with four pair of oval oblong 



leaves^ trailing ftalks .^ and flowers proceedin'^ from the 



fides of the flalks^ two growing upon each foot-ftalk. 



Senna fpuria minima, procumbens, foHoaim pinnis 

 fubrotundis, caule pubefcente. Houft*, MSS. 

 I ^. Cassia {Arlorefcens) • foliolis bijugatis oblongo- 

 ovatis, fubtus villofis, floribus corymbofis, caule 

 credo arboreo. Caffta with two pair of oblong oval 

 leaves^ hairy .on their under fide^ flowers growing in 

 round hunches., and an crc^ tree -like ftcm. Senna fpuria 



6 / iccra- 



Senna folio liguftri. Plum. Cat. 18. 



obtufis, 

 axil- 



D 



