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fame form. 



This genns of plants is ranged in the third feftion of 

 J^innseus's eiglitri genera, jntitled Oftandria Trigynia, 

 . the flowers having eight ftamina and three ftyles.^ 

 , ^ The Species are, , ' ; ' '', • ' \ ^> " 

 t. Cqccoloba (Uvifera) foliis cordato-fubrgtundis niti- 

 dis.^ Lin. Sp. 523. Sca-Jide Crape with neat ^ romdtjh^ 

 teart-Papea leaves, (juajabara racemofa, foliis CQria- 

 ceis ibbrotundls. Plurri. Nov. X3eh. ; . ■ ^ :^ ■ 



2. CoccoLOBA (Rubefcens) foliis orhiculatis pubefcen- 

 tibus. Lin, Sp. S^,l: 'Seqjlae Grape with orbicular 

 hairy leaves. ' Scotiki' ir^Or Americana, arppliffirriis 

 foliis averfa parte nervisextan tibus. Pluk. Phyt. %ii. 



3. CoccoLOBA {PunSfat'a) foliis lanceolato-ovatis.' Lin. 

 ■ Sp. 523. Sea-fide Grape with oval fpear-Jhaped leaves. 



Uvifera ^rbor Americana, fruftu aromatico punftato. 

 . Pluk. Aim.' 394. ' ' ;v '\-"f 



CoccoLOBA (Excoriato) foliis ovatis,' famis quafi e'x- 

 coftlcatis. Lin. Sp. 524. Sea-fde Grape with bbal 

 leaves^ and the branches cajiing theiT[ bark. Guajabara 

 alia racemofa, foliis oblongis. Plum. Icon. 140. f. i. 

 Called Mountain Grape. . /' ^'^'\' ''': ' 



CoccoLOBA (Tenuifolia) foliis Ci^atis membranaq^is. 

 Amcen. Acad. 5. p. 397. Se^-fd^ Grape with ovalmem- 



trandcems leaves. . '; ] ^ %W'-' ' ' ^'i ^ 



The firft fort Hfes withmany ngneous ftems tb fhe 

 . height of ten pr tw9lv;e,feet, hayirig feveral kr\ot^^ or 

 joints, covered with a gray bark : at eachjoint is fct'on 



one large, rburiflifhV *inio6th leajf, a little indenreil at 

 '^ ,the top.V'The^qp^ers^cdmeb^^^ from the foot-ilalks 

 " of the leaves, in lonff bunches like thofe of Currants ; 

 . they have no petals, but the empalement is cut into 

 ^^JBve "fegiffehts, including eight awl-lhaped ftamma, 



^;iepT3inatqd^by.^winfura afterward 



" Dccomes a fucculent berry, including an oval-pointed 



'^ould be treated in the. fame way as other tender 

 j 'exotic plants, which require to be kept conftantly in 

 i the bark-ftove. ' - - ■ . 



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 Scien. 17 13. Jafminum. Com. Cat. 

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nut, navjng one leed of the fame form. . 

 :,^.Tl\e;fecond foift (ejdpin,r'tfes fp. high as the firft, but 

 ^ '§V^^K into fev^ral lateral braacjles,, garnill^d with 

 . . Targe roundilh leaves, Tiavingleveral deep veins ; 'the 

 i iSpwqs.' and . fruit .ionie ' out ' ftoi^ the fide bf the 



branches in like manner as thofe of the firft, but are 



"larger. ^ a ■. ^ r. i ,-j^.\ ~,.v.f.,^\ .', '•'/'■ ■^ "' /'r..^^'*"' 

 The'third fort is aiowerffiruo'than eitheV of tiiefor- 



■ ,'pi?r ; 'the .leaves are oval and fpear-Ihap^d -, thfe fruit 

 ! IS fmaller, fomewhat arornatic, and fpottedj, thefe 

 proceed frorh tHe fide of t^c branches in like manner 

 . .^sthefbrmer'lbrts.' : :/:^'- "^ 



\ ...The fourth fort grows to a much larger fize tMn'iny 



.^ , of the other; the leaves of this are much larger, of 



.^ .,an o.plpng oval form, very fmooth, and of a lucid 



^^'|^^fci);.fi;9.fn J^e'^ of the leaves, the flovTefs knd 



■ ,Truit are produced, which are in form like thofe of 



, the othei; torts, but are larger. ; 



The fifth ioxX is of humbler growth' than either of the ' 



_. former; the ka^ves. are membfan'aceCus, of ah oval 



: form^ the flowers and fruit are fmaller than thofe of 



( .^ the other forts,; Thefe plants aU grow naturally in, 



.''/|^'e ^^rarm ifiahds of America;' ferhe of tlicrn on the- 



ea-fhbres, where they form very clofe, dlmpft iiApe-, 



.^^..jftetrabk thickets; the fruit of the firft fort are, fre-] 



''"'qiientty eaten by the inhabitants of the iflands,' but 



. efpecially by the negroes; ' Thofe of the '8{^ei^ forts 



^^, , are food for birds. "./: ,;^ .V^. .';.'.;. ' ',' '"'/' ^"*! : 



^\ .'/The plants of all the forts' are^ eaiily propagated by 



;^y^6ds, when' tTiey can bgob^^^^^ frefii fi'om the places 



^'Lr¥ -^^-^ natural growth (fpY npKe^jbf the forts 'have as' 



. .^yet produced either fruit or flowers in England.) 



'^' "The feeds fliould be 'fown in jfmall pots filled with 



earth from ttie kitchen-garden, and plurige3'Tnto a 



hot-bed. If the feeds are good, and Ae bed of Vf)ro- 



J)er temperature of warmth, the plants v/iU appear in 



. \ five or fix weeks after, which will be fit to tranfplant 



in abput: a month after ; when they fliould be fliaken 



■ out of the pots, feparating their roots carefoHy,'and' 



each pilanted in a feparate fmall pot filled with th& 



like earth,, plunging them into a hot-bed of tanners 



hark, being careful ^to fiiade them in the day-t?me,' 



until they have taken new root ; after v/hich they. 



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o?je petal 

 which is fmnel-Jhapedy having a narrow cylindrical 

 iubcy which is much longer than the empalement^ hut is 

 plain at the top^ where it is indented in five parts. It 

 hath five ftamina which are faftencd to the tuhCy and are 

 terminated by long fender [ummits, 'The roundif germcn 

 ftipports aftngle fiyle^ crowned by two thick refexed fig- 

 mas, • Thegermen afief'w'ard becomes an oval berry ^ con- 

 taining two hemifpherical feeds ^ plain on onefide^ and con- 

 vex on the other, : 





■ This genus of plants Js ranged in the firft fedtion of 

 • Lirin^us's fifth clafs," irititled Pentandria Monogy- 



nia, the flower having five fl;amina and one ftyle ; it 

 hath been generally included in the genus of Jaf- 

 mines ; but as the flowers of Jafmine have but two 

 ftamina, fo by Linn3EUS*s fyftem, this is feparated 

 and ranged in another clafs. ' 



We have but one Species of this genus, viz, 

 CoFFEA (Arabica.) Hort. Cliff, 59. . The Coffee-tree.' 



■ Jafmihum Arabicum Caftanese folio, flore albo odo- 

 -ratiflimo, cujus fruftus Coffea i(i officinis dicuntur no- 



■ bis. JuflT. A(ft. Par. 1713- ■ > -- ^'. '?q ,/ . 



This tree is fuppofed to be a native of Arabia Felix, 



* wh6re it was firft cultivated for ufe, and to this day, 



is^the country from whence the beft Coffee is brought 



. to Europe, though the plant is now propagated in 



rriany parts of India and America ; but the produce 



' of thofe countries being greatly inferior to that of A- 



tabia, hath occafioned its prefent difrepute in Eng- 



-'land. To that it is fcairfce worth importing ; but this 



■itlight be remedied, if the Coffee planters in the Weft 



- Indies could be prevailed on to try a few experiments, 



' which T Ihall hereafter propofe, being founded on 



^ thofe 'which have been made- m England, upon the 



bi^rries. produced here. '" But I fliall firft treat of the 



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plant, with its culture in Eiigland."C?2 ^i^ v. : . 



' This is alow tree in the native country of itis growth, 

 yhef-e It feldorri rifes 'more than fi:3tteen or eighteen 



"feet high, but in England I have not feen any above 

 ^n or twelve. The main ftem grows upright, and 



■is covered with a light brown bark j the branches are 

 produced fiorizontally and oppofite, which crofs each' 



^other at every joint, fo that every fide of the tree is 

 fttlly garnifhed with them : the lower branches being 

 ^'e longeft, the dthers gradually decreafing to the 



•top, form a fort of pyramid ; the leaves are alfo pro- 

 duced oppofite ; thefe when fully grown, arc about 

 lour' or five inches long, and one inch and a half 



'-"bfoid in the hiiddl^j, decreafing toward each end ; 



the borders are waved, and the furface is of a lucid 



reen'.' The flowers are produced in clufters at the 



afe of ^he leaves, fitting clofe to the branches; thefe 



^^are tubulous, fpread open at the top, where they are 

 '•■'jdivided into fivt parts, "and are of a pure white, with 



■^a Very grateful odour, but of fhort duration: they 

 are fucceeded by oval berries, which are firft green, 



'■^KeA'Tiilfy" ^own-,' 'they turn red, and afterwartl 

 change to black when fully ripe ; thefe have a thin 



"pulpy flcin, under which are two feeds joined, which 

 ■tire fiat on the joined fides, with a "longitudinal fur- 



■ rcJ^i' arid ccfiti^e^x on their outer fide. 

 As the Coflfee-tree is an Evergreen, it makes a beau- 

 tiful appearance at every feafon in the ftove, but par- 

 'ilcularly when it is in flower ; and alfo when the ber- 

 "'''ries are red, 'which is generally in the winter i lb that 

 'they continuealong time in that ftate, therefore ther 

 is fcarce any plant that more deferves a place in the 

 ■ftove than this. 



■ It is propagated by the berries, which muft be (o\sn^ 



foon after they are gathered from the trees, far it 



they are kept out of the- ground afliort time they will 



• ndt grow." I have frequently fent the berries abroad 



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