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r tetraphylla arborea, filiquis compreflis, anguftis, lon- 



giffimis, pendulis. Houft. MSS. 



le. Cassia (Flexuofa) foliolis mukijugatis linearibus, 



,: iloribus folitariis axillaribus, pedunculis longiffimis. 



' Caffta with many pair of narrcw leaves^ fingk flowers 

 woceeiing from the fides oftheftalks, andvery longfoot- 

 fialks. Senna occidentalis, foliis herbae mimofae, fili- 



]. qua lingular!, floribus pediculis longioribus infiften- 



.;tibus. Sloan. Hift. Jam. 2. 51. ' ■ ^ \ 



17! Cassia {Cbamacrifta) foliolis mukijugatis linearj- 

 bus, caulibus procumbentibus, frutefcentibusj flori- 



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^ ^ glabris. Caf 



fia with many pair of fmall leaves^ which are narrow^ 

 firuhhy trailing ft alks^ large flowers growing fingly from 

 the fides oftheftalks, and fmootb pods. Senna fpuria 

 mimofae foliis, frutefcens & procumbens, floremaxi- 

 mo, filiquis glabris. Houft. MSS. • ; 

 '18. Cassia (Pentagonia) foliolis trijugatis ovatis, exte- 

 rioribus majoribus glandula fubulata inter infcriora. 

 Prod. Leyd. 46. Cajia with three pair of fmall oval 

 teavesj the upper being the largeft, and an awUJhaped 

 glandule between the. lower pair. Senna fpuria ple- 

 rumque hexaphylla filiqua pentagona alata. Houft. 



. MSS. 



19. Cassia (Racemofa) foliolis quinquejugatis, lanceo- 

 latis rigidis floribus racemofis axillaribus, filiquis 

 planis, caule fruticofo. Caflia with five pair of fpear- 

 fi)apedftiff leaves^ flowers growing in bunches from the 

 fides of theftalk^ flat pods^ and a fhruhhy ftalh 

 ' 20. Cassia {Procumbens) foliolis bijugatis ovatis, cauli- 

 bus procumbentibus, floribus folitariis axillaribus, fi- 

 liquis hirfutis. Caffia with two p^r of fmall oval leaves^ 

 trailing ftalks^ fingk flowers proceeding from the fides of 



ftalk 



Senna fpuria tetraphylla 



Houft. MSS 



{Glandulofi 



petioli pedicellata, ftipulis enfiformibus. Hoit. Upfal. 

 1 01, CaJ/ia with many pair of haves ^ and the gland on 

 the foot-ftalk refembUng an infeS^ and fword-fhaped fti- 

 fnU. Chamae chrifta pavonis Americana, filiqua mul- 

 tiplici, Breyn. Cent. 64. 



The firft fort grows naturally in moft of the iflands 

 in the Weft Indies, where it is called Stinking Weed, 

 from its unfavoury odour. This rifes with a channell- 

 ed ftalk three or four feet high, dividing into feveral 

 branches, garniftied with winged leaves placed alter- 

 nately i each of thefe is compofed of five pair of lobes 

 which are oval, fpear-ftiaped, fitting clofe to the mid- 

 rib, having rough edges, the lower pair of lobes be- 

 ing the fmalleft, the others enlarge to the top, which 



, are the biggeft ; at the bafe of the foot-ftalk is pro- 

 duced a fmall protuberance, which is called a gland -, 



'- this is differently fituated in the feveral fpecies of this 

 genus. The flowers come out from the fides of the 

 ftalks, two growing upon each foot-ftalk ; but the 

 branches are terminated by loofe fpikes of flowers, 

 which are compofed of five concave yellow petals, 

 vith ten declining ftamina, fituated round the ger- 



. men and ftyle, which becomes a fword-ftiaped flat 

 pod, having a border on each fide, and is indented 

 between each feed. 



' This is a biennial plant, which is propagated by feed 

 m plenty, in the countries where it grows naturally ; 

 but in England, the feeds muft be fown on a hot-bed 

 in the fpring, and when the plants arc fit to remove, 

 they Ihould be each planted in a feparate pot, filled 



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^bed, where they fhould be ftiaded till they have taken 

 Trelh root ; after which they ftiould have frelh air ad- 

 .'initted to them every day, in proportion to the warmth 

 of the feafon, and ftiould be frequently watered. 

 When the plants have filled the pots with their roots, 

 they Ihould be fhifted into larger ; and if they are too 

 tall to remain in the hot-bed, they muft be placed 



vir!fV" ^^^ ^^^^' ^^ ^ glafs-cafe, where they may 

 be defended from cold, but in warm weather have 

 plenty of air. With this management the plants will 

 • ; flower in Auguft, and perfed their feeds in Odober, 

 but may be prefcrved through the winter in a ftove. 



Where they will continue flowering a long time. In 



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warm fummcrs the plants may be placed m the open 



air toward the latter end of June, where they will 

 flower very well; but thck will not perfeft thcnr 

 feeds, unlefs they are.removed into the Hove in au- 

 tumn. 



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rem Jamaica bv the 



It si'owing there na- 



late Dr. Houftoun, who found 



turally. This rifes with a flirubby ftalk 'five or fix 

 feet high, fending out many branches toward the top, 

 garnifbed with winged leaves, compofed of five pair 

 of fmall oval leaves, the upper ones being ion&eil:. 

 The flowers come out from the fide of the ftalks, and 

 alfo tenninate the branches in loofe fpikes -, thefe are 

 yellow, and fliaped like thofe of the former, but are 

 fmaller ; the pods are long, 

 rows of feeds. 



taper, and contain two 



This plant may be prefcrved three or four years in 

 the ftove, and will annually flower and perfe6l the 

 feeds. It is propagated by feeds, which ftiould be 

 fown on a hot-bed in the fpring •, and the plants muft 

 be treated in the fame manner as the former fort, with 

 only this difference, that thefe, when they are too tall 

 to remain longer under the frames on the hot-bed, 

 muft be removed into the ftove, where they will often 

 flower in autumn or winter, but they feldom perfect 

 their feeds till the fecond year. 

 The third fort hath an herbaceous ftalk, which rifes 

 fivq or fix feet high, garniftied wich long winged 

 leaves, compofed of eight or ten pair of large oval 

 lobes', each being more than three inches long, and 

 one broad, rounded at the end, where they are (light- 

 ly indented. The flowers are produced in loofe fpikes 

 at the top of the ftalk, which are large, yellow, and 

 of the fame fliape with thofe of the other fpecies ^ the 

 pods are long, taper, and have four borders or wings 

 running longitudinally ; thefe contain a double row 



of angular feeds. 

 foetid odour. 



The whole plant hath a ftrong 



two 



muft be raifed from feeds as the former forts, and 

 placed in the tan-bed in the ftove, being very tender, 

 and ftiould have but little water in winter. The fe- 

 cond year the plants will flower, but they very rarely- 

 produce feeds in England. 



The fourth fort was fent me from Campeachy by the 

 late Dr. Houftoun, who found it growing there in 

 great plenty. This riles with a woody ftem to the 

 height of fourteen or fixteen feet, fending out many 

 lateral branches, garniftied with winged leaves, com- 

 pofed of three pair of oblong, oval, hairy lobes, of 

 equal fize-, the flowers come out in loofe bunches at 

 the end of the branches, which are of a pale ftraw co- 

 lour, and fmall, but fliaped like the others; the 

 pods are long, narrow, and jointed, each feed being 

 lodged in a fort of ifthmus j the feeds are oval and 

 brown. 



This may be propagated by feeds, which muft be 

 fown upon a hot-bed, and the plants afterward treated 

 as the former forts, placing them in a warm ftove, 

 where they will continue feveral years producing their 

 flowers in fummer, and in warm feafons the feeds 



will ripen. 



The fifth fort is alow herbaceous plant, feldom rif- 

 ing a foot high ; the ftalk is ungle, and garniftied 

 with winged leaves, compofed of three pair of oval 

 pointed lobes, which are hairy ; the flowers come out 

 fingle from the fide of the ftalks ; they are of a pale 

 yellow, and fmall ; thefe are fucceeded by narrow ta- 

 per pods two inches long, which grow upright. This 

 plant is annual -, the feeds muft be Ibwn on a hot-bed, 

 and the plants treated as tlic firft fort : they will flower 

 in July, and ripen their feeds in autumn. This was 

 fent me from Campeachy by the late Dr. Houftoun. 

 The fixth fort grows naturally in Maryland, from 

 whence I received the feeds. It hath a perennial root, 

 compofed of a great number of black fibres ; this 

 fends out feveral upright ftalks in the fpring, v/hich 

 rife four or five feet high, garniflied with winged * 

 leaves, compofed of nine pair of oblong fmooth lobes, 



which are equal •, toward the upper part of the ftalks 



the 



