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alfb an Inhual plant, which rifes near two feet h\>rn. 

 branching out on every fide : the lower Icaveii arc 

 compofed of five oblong lobes Handing upon Icncr 

 foot-ftalks, but thbfe on the ftalks and branches hav^ 



but three lobes, and have Ihort foot-ftalks : the 

 main ftalk and alfo the branches, are terminated by 

 loofe fpikes of purple flowers, each fitting upon a 

 flender foot-ftalk, at the bafe of which is placed 

 fingle oval leaf. The ftalks are armed with flender 

 ftiff Ipin^Sj which are firuated jufl: under the foot- 

 ftalks of the leaves i when the flowers fade, the gcrmcn 



becomes a taper pod, two inches long, filled witli 

 round feeds. 



The eighth Ibrt grows iiiturally In Ceylon ; this is 

 an annual plant, which rifes with an" herbaceous ftalk 

 a foot and half high, garniftied with long, narrow, 

 fingle leaves, ftanding alternately on the ftalks ; from 

 the wings of the leaves come out the foor-ftalks of 

 the flower, each fuftaining a fingle yellow flower, 

 which is fucceeded by a very flender taper pod; 

 All thefe plants except the fecond and third fortSj are 

 natives of very warm countries, fo will not thrive in 

 England without artificial heat ; therefore their feeds 

 muft be fowo upon a good hot-bed in the fpring, 

 and when the plants are fit to remove, they fliould be 

 planted in feparate fmall pots, filled with frefli light 

 earth, and plunged into a frefli hpt-bed, obferving 

 to ftiade then-i until they have taken frefli root ; after 

 which they ftiould have air admitted to them everv 

 day in proportion to the warmth of the feafon, ancl 

 their waterings ftiould be frequently repeated, but 

 not given in too great plenty ; when the plants have 

 filled thefe fmall pots with their roots, theyfliould 

 be put into larger, and plunged again into a hot-bed 



^ icuuiii^ ^"t. IV, w«. x*v.^ ^.^wvx.vo, g,^.»«...v. J to bring them forwards and injuly, when they are too 



^'■; leaves, fohie of which have five, and others three I tall to remain longer in the hot-bed, they fliould be re- 



Hies with an upright ftalk about the fame height as 

 the firft, garniflied with leaves compofed of. three 

 fpear-fliaped lobes, ftanding upon fliort foot-ftalks •, 

 the flowers come out fingly from the fide of the 

 ftalks, and have four red petals, which ftand in the 

 fame form as thofe of the former fort: thefe are fuc- 

 ceeded by flender pods two inches long, which fwcU 

 in every divifion^ where each feed is lodged^ fo as to 

 appear like joints, as thofe do of the Bird's-foot Tre- 

 foil J when the feeds are ripe, the whole plant decays. 

 If the feeds of this are iown .in autumn the plants 

 will flower in June, and their feeds will ripen in Au- 

 guft, but thofe which are fown in the, fpring do not 

 flower till July ; fo that unlefs the feafon proves fa- 

 vourable, the feeds will not ripen : if the feeds of 

 this fort are permitted to fcatter, the plants will come 

 up without care, and require only to be thinned and 

 kept clean from weeds, for they will not bear ti*anf- 



planting. 



The third fort grows naturally in Portugal and Spain, 

 from whence I have received the feeds. This rifes with 

 an herbaceous.ftalk about a foot and half high, fending 

 out a few fliort fide branches, which are garniflied 

 \vith leaves compofed of three narrow lobes, ftanding 

 upon fliort foot-ftalks. The flowers come out fingly 

 from the fide of the ftalks, are of a deep red colour, 

 and are fucceeded by thick taper pods, filled with 

 round feeds. This is an annual plant, which will 

 thrive in the open' air, and requires the fame' treat- 

 ment as the former. ..>*■- v ■ - - >■ 



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The fourth fort grows naturally in the ifland of Cey- 

 lon, from whence the feeds were brought to Holland, 

 where theyfiacceeded, and the feeds were fent me by 

 the late Dr. Boerhaave ; this rifes near two feet high, 



out feveral fide branches, garniflied with 



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fown 



are 

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roundifli lobes ftanding upon fliort hairy foot-ftalks. 



The flowers come out fingly at the foot-ftalks of the 



leaves, they are of a pale yellow, and are fucceeded 



by taper pods between two and three inches long, 



cndino- in a point, which are full of rpund feeds. The 



whole^plant fweats out a vifcous clammy juice. This 



is alfo an annual pilant. ; -,; .;' , \ '/'i:\&?^ ' 



The fifth fort was fent me from Jamaica by the Jate 



Dr. Houftoun, in the year 1730. This is an annual 



•plant which rifes two feet high, fending out many 



fide branches, garniflied with leaves, with one large 



fpear-fliaped lobe in the middle, and two very fmall 



ones on the fide ; thefe fit clofe to the branches. The 



flowers come out fingly from the fide of the branches, 



upon long foot-ftalks: thefe have four large flefli- 1. the upper lip is erelf and divided inio two parts^ theloive? 



moved into an airy glafs cafe, where they may be 

 fcreened from cold and wet, but in warm weather 

 may enjoy the free. air. -With tj^is management the 

 plants will flower foon after, and perfeft their feeds 



in autumn. 



the open borders of the garden, where they 

 .. defigned to remain, for they do not require any 

 tificial warmth. - * .- '* *" 



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?/ one leaf^ which i: 

 bulous ; and angular ; , the upper Up is broad^ plain^ 

 indented in three parts -, the under is Jhort and dividu 



two, The flower is of the P'rinnina- kind^ *ffi^th f.'ktp 't^ 



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and 



coloured petals, and fix long ftamina, which ftand 

 out beyond the petals ; when the flowers fade, the 



fly le becomes a taper pod 

 bur irtches long, filled with round feeds. 

 The fixth fort was fent me from Jamaica by the 



late Dr. Houftoun, who found it growing naturally 



there in great plenty. It alfo grows naturally in I palement. 



fegmen 



lateral fpread a/under j // haih four flamina^ the two 

 lower being the longefi^ whofe outer top of their fummtts 

 form a crofs. It hath four germen^ fupporting a flender 

 ftyle with four fligma^ having four equal briftles ; theger- 

 ifterward become four feeds ^ inclofed in the hairy em- 



fi 



This genus of plants is ranged in the firft feftion of 

 Linn^us's fourteenth clafs, intitled Didynamia Gym-* 



two 



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Egypt. This rifes with a ftrong thick herbaceous 

 ftalk two feet and a half high, dividing into many 

 branches, which are garniflied with leaves compofed 



of feven long fpear-fliaped lobes, joining in a center | ftamina, and are fucceeded by naked'feeds filling in 

 at their bafe, where they fit upon a long flender foot- 

 ftalk : juft below the foot-ftalk comes out one or 

 two fliort, thick, yellow fpines, which are very fliarp. 

 The flowers come out fingly from the fide of the 

 branches, forming a long loofe fpike at their extre- 

 mities j this fpike hath fingle broad leaves, which 

 half furround the ftalks at their bafe, from the bofom 

 of which, come out the foot-ftalks of the flowers, 

 which are two inches long, each' fuftaining a large 

 flefti-coloured flower, whofe ftyle and ftamina are 

 extended two inches beyond the petals. . After the 

 , flower Js paft, the germen, which fits upon the ftyle, 

 becomes a thick taper pod five inches long,*" which 

 hangs downward, and is filled with round feeds. This 



is alfo an annual plant, which periflies foon after the 

 feeds are ripe. 



The feventn Ibrt was fent me from the Havannah in 

 the year 1731, by the late Dr. Houftoun, . This is 



the empalement. 



This plant grows naturally in Spain aad Portugal ; it 

 is annual, perifliing foon after it has ripened its feeds. 

 , It. was formerly ranged under the genus of Bugula, 

 Tournefort afterward titled it Clinopodium, iind 

 father Barrelier placed it with the Prunella, to which 

 genus it is nearly related. ,',.,- 



It is propagated by feeds, which, when ibwn in the 

 autumn the plants will come up the following fpring: 

 but the feeds which are fown in the fpring, fre- 

 quently lie in the ground till the following autumn, 

 and fometimes till the next fpring before they ve- 

 getate. When the plants come up and are fit to 

 tranfplant, a few of them'may be planted into a border 

 where they may remain to produce their flowers and 

 feeds, as they require but little, culture ; fo a few 

 plants may be allowed to have place in fmall gardens, 

 1 . where they will not take much room. ., 



CLETHRA. 



