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firft, but it hath only four angles, which are com- 

 preffed, and ftand i^r alunder. This is very fubjcft 

 to put out many flioots from the fides, which ftops 

 its upright growth, fo that the plants rarely rife more 



^ than four or five feet high. This hath not flowerd 

 in England, fo far as I have been able to learn. 

 The third, fourth, fifth, fixth, feventh and eighth 

 forts grow naturally in the Britifh iflands of America, 

 from whence I received them In the year 1728. 

 Thcfe have the fame form as the firft, but differ in 

 thefize of their ftems, the number of angles, and 

 the length of their fpines, as is before exprefled in 

 ^ir titles •, but, except the eighth fort, not any of 



-them have flowered in England as yet, though there 

 are many of the plants which are more than twelve 

 or fourteen ' feet high : the eighth fort ^ hath the 

 fmalleft ftem of any of the upright forts which I have 

 yet feenj this hath generally nine obtufe angles, 

 which are armed with fhort fpines, placed at farther 



■■' diftances than thofe of the other forts, nor are the 

 channels between the angles near fo deep, ^ The 

 flowers of this are produced from the angels, in the 

 fame manner as the firfl:, but they are fmaller, and 

 the empalement is of a light green, without any 

 mixture of colour. The fruit is about the fize and 

 Ihape of a middling Bergamot Pear, having many 

 foft fpines on the Ikin ; the outfide is a pale yellow, 

 the infide very white, full of pulp, having a great 

 number of fmall black feeds lodged in k. This fort 



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nificent appearance ; for the calyx of tlie fioiver, 

 when open, is near a foot diameter ; the infide of 

 which, being of a fplendid yellow colour, appears 

 like the rays of a bright fiiar, the outfide of a dark 

 brown ^ and the petals of the flowers being of a pur<; 

 white, adds to the lufl:re ; and the vafl: ^number of 

 recurved ftamina, furrounding the fl;yle in the center 

 of the flow^er, make a fine appearance ; and add to 

 this the fine fcent of the flower, which perfumes the 

 air to a confiderable diftance : there is fcarce any plant 

 wliich deferves a place in the hot-houfe fo much as 

 this> efpecially as it is to be trained againft the wall 

 where it will not take up room. The ufual feafon 

 of its flowering is in July, and when the plants are 

 large, they will produce a great number of flowers, 

 fo that there will be a fuccefiion of them for feveral 

 nights, and many of them will open the fame night* 

 I have frequently had fix, eight, or ten flowers open 

 at the iame time upon one plant, which have made 

 a moft magnificent appearance by candle-light, but 

 hone of them have been fucceeded by any appearance 

 of fruit. 



The tenth fort produces a flower little inferior to the 

 former, as I have been informed by perfons who 

 have fecn them ; but I never had the good fortune to 

 halve any of thefe plants which have been under my 

 care flower ; nor have I heard of more than two gar- 

 dens where they have as yet flowered in England I 

 the firfl: of them was many years fince in the royal 

 gardens at Hampton Court, when there was a curious 

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whence it was fcnc to the royal garden at Paris 5 and 

 in the year 1734, I was favoured with fome cuttings 

 of it by Dr. Bernard de Juflleu, demonflirator of 

 the plants in that garden. Thefe fucceeded in the 

 Chelfea garden, and have fince been communicated 

 to mpft of the curious gardens in England. This is 

 pptfo tender as the other forts, fo may be preferved 

 in a good green-houfe, or placed under a hot-bed 

 frame in winter, and in fummer fliould be expofed 

 to the open air^ which will prevent the fhoots from 

 drawing weak, and thereby a greater number of 

 flowers will be produced-, but during the time they 

 remain in the open air, they ftiould have little water; 

 and if the feafon fliould prove wet, the plants flioiild 

 be fcreened from it, otherwife it will caufe them to ' 



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perfed its fruit, which hath very little flavour in this thofe gardens, which have fince been greatly ne- 

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Thefe forts are more impatient of cold than the firfl:, I the right honourable the Marquis of Rockingham, 

 fo require a fl:ove to preferve them in winter ; nor | at Wentworth-Hall, in Yorkfliire. Thefe are the 

 ihould they be expofed abroad in furnmer, But kept only gardens in this country where I have heard of 

 confliantly in the houfe, giving them a large fhare of J this fort having produced flowers ; although there are 



many of thefe plants in feveral gardens, which are of* 

 a confiderable age, and extend their branches to a 

 very great difl:ance. 



The ninth fort has never produced any flowers as yet 

 in England, nor have we any good figure of the 

 flower in any of the botanic books ; but I have been 

 informed by fome curious perfons who'have refided 

 in America, that the flowers are not near fo beautiful 

 as thofe of the tenth and eleventh, but the fruit is 



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greatly eflreemed by all the inhabitants. 

 The twelfth fort produces a greater number of flow- 

 ers than either of the other ; thefe are of a fine Pink 

 ^colour, both within and without ; the petals are not 

 o ftumerous, and the tube of the flower is longer 

 than thofe of the other fpecles •, and, contrary to all 

 the other forts, keep open three or four days, pro- 

 vided the weather is not too hot, or the place where 

 they ft:and kept too warm. During the continuance 

 of thefe flowers, they make a fine appearance. This 

 fort has very flender traifing branches, which require 

 to be fupported •, but thefe do not extend fo far as 

 thofe of the other fort, nor are their branches jointed 

 as thofe are, fo they cannot be trained fo far againft: 

 the walls of the houfe ; but as it produces fuch 

 beautiful flowers, and in fo great plenty, it may be 

 placed among the firfl: clafs of exotic plants. This 

 plant has produced fruit in the garden at Chelfea, 

 but it hath not as yet ripened. 



Thefe plants are all propagated by cuttings, fo that 

 if you intend to increafe the number of them, you 

 inufl: cut off the fl:ems of the upright forts at what 

 length you pleafe ; thefe fliould be laid in a dry place 

 to heal the part cut, at leafl: a fortnight or three weeks 

 before they are planted ; but if they lie a month it 

 is much the better, and they will be in left danger 

 of rotting, efpecially thofe forts which are the mofl: 



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Thefe cuttings fliould be planted in pots filled vrith 

 the mixture of earth before directed, laying fome 

 fl:ones in" the bottom of the pots to ^drain off the 

 moifl:ure; then place the pots into a gentle hot-bed 

 of tanners bark, to facilitate their routing, giving 



them once a week a gentle watering. 



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The^ ninth fort is, by the inhabitants of Barbadoes, 

 trained up againft their houfes for the fake of its 

 fruit, which is about the bignefs of a Bergamot Pear, 

 and of a moft delicious flavour. This, and alfo the 

 ■tenth, eleventh, and twelfth forts, are tender, fo 

 'tequire a warm ftove to preferve them, 'Thefe 

 ■liould be placed againft the walls of the ftove^ into 

 which they will infinuate their roots, and extend 

 themfclves to a great length ; and with a little help, 

 in fattening them to the wall in a few places, may be 

 led up about the cieling of the houfe, where they 

 ^vill appear very handfome. And the eleventh fort, 

 when arrived to a fufficient ftrength, will produce 

 'Hiany exceeding large, beautiful, fweet-fcented flow- 

 ers; but they are (like moft of the flowers of thefe 

 kinds) of very fliort duration, fcarcely continuing 

 TuU blown fix hours -, nor do the fame flowers ever 

 open again, when once clofed : they begin to open 



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 but, during their continuance, there is fcarce any 



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