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to England, and fold in the druggifts fliops by the 

 name of Tournfole. 



The fecond fort grows naturally at La Vera Cruz in 

 New Spain, from whence the feeds were fent me by 

 the late Dr. Houftoun ; this is an annual plant, which 

 rifes about a foot hio;h •, it hath an angular ftalk j the 

 branches are naked from their divifions to the top, 

 where they are garniflied with a few oval fpear-fliaped 

 leaves, which are fav/ed on their edges; they are an 

 inch and a half long, and three quarters of an inch 

 broad, {landing on foot-ftalks one inch long. The 

 flowers are produced in clofe fliort fpikes at the end 

 of the branches, thofe on the upper part being male, 

 and tiae lower female ; they are white, and the male 

 foon falls away, but the female are fucceeded by 

 roundifli capfules, having three lobes ; thefe grow in 

 clofe clufters, they have three cells, each containing 

 one roundilh feed. It flowers in July, and the feeds 



ripen in autumn. 



The third fort Vv'as difcovered by the late Dr. Houf- 

 toun at La Vera Cruz, from whence he fent me the 

 feeds ; this is alfo an annual plant, which grows na- 

 turally in low marlhy grounds, where it hath a very 

 different appearance from what it puts on when fown 

 upon dry land ; thofe of the watery places have broad 

 flat fl:alks, and leaves three inches long, which are 

 fcarce a quarter of an inch broad; thefe are rough, 

 and but litde indented on their edges; but thofe 

 plants upon dry ground have oval leaves three inches 

 long, and upv/ards of two inches broad, which are 

 fav/ed on their edges. The flowers are produced at 

 the wings of tlie leaves, in fliort loofe fpikes, having 

 four or five lierbaceous male flowers at the top of 

 each, and three or four female flowers at'the bottom, 

 which are fucceeded by roundifli capfules v/ith three 

 lobes, covered with a prickly hufk ; thefe have three 

 cells, each inclofing a Angle feed. It flowers and feeds 

 about the fame time as the foffriefl'^ . ...^ ,.^ '^ 





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coloured bark, and divides into many flender branches 

 upward ; fome of thefe branches are terminated by 

 five or fix fmaller, which arife from the fame joint; 

 thefe are naked below, but toward their upper part 

 they are garniflied with fmooth fpear-fliaped leaves, 

 about two inches and a half long, and three quarters 

 of an inch broad, fl:anding on pretty long foot-flalks 

 without order; the flowers are produced in fnort 

 fpikes at the end of the branches, in the fame manner 

 as the former ; they are of an herbaceous colour, and 

 inclofed in large green empalements. 

 The feventh fort was fent me from Jamaica, by Mr. 

 Robert Millar ; this rifes with a flirubby fl:alk' feven 

 or eight feet high, fending out many irrco-ular 

 branches, covered with an Alh-coloured bark, and 

 garniflied with heart-fliaped leaves, near four inches 

 long, and two inches broad in their 'widefl: part, 

 ending in acute points ; they are of a light green on 

 their upper iide, but woolly on their under, llandino- 

 on flender foot-fl:alks without any order, fometimcs 

 Angle, and at others, two or three arife from the fime 

 joint. The flowers are produced in flicrt fpikes from 

 the fide of the branches ; they are of a whitifii 

 green colour, and the female flowers are fucceeded 

 ' by capfules, having three cells, each including a fingle 

 feed. 



The eighth fort grows naturally in Jamaica, from 

 whence the feeds were fent me by the late Dr. Houf- 

 toun ; this rifes with a flirubby ftalk about fix or 

 {even feet high, fending out many fide branche';, 

 which are covered with a fmooth bark, of a yellowifh 

 white colour, garniflied very clofely with narrow ftiff 

 ■■'■\ leaves near three inches long, and about one eighth 

 -'of an inch bfoad,'of a light green on their upper Iide, 

 ;-• but their under fide is the fame colour as the bark; 



The fourth fort was difcovered by the fame gentle- 



. man, at the fame place as the former ; this is an an- 



.. nual plant, which rifes with a taper herbaceous fl:alk 



. r a foot and a half high, dividing into feveral branches, 



: . garniflied with fmooth leaves, ftanding upon very 



'1- long foot-ftalks, and are for the nioft part placed op- 



-. pofite, as are alfo the branches; the lower leaves are 



divided deeply into five oblong fegments or lobes, 



and the upper into three, which are flightly fawed on 



their edges, ending in acute points. The flowers 



are produced in loofe Ipikes at the end of the 



branches, thofe on the upper part being male, and 



the lower female, they are of an herbaceous colour ; 



the female flowers are fucceeded by oblong capfules, 



having three lobes, which open in three parts, having 



three cells, each containing one oblong feed. This 



flowers and feeds at the fame time as the former 



forts. 



The fifth fort was found growing naturaUy at the 

 Havannah, by the late Dr. Houftoun, who fent me 

 the feeds ; this is an annual plant, which rarely grows 

 more than fix inches high, dividing into two or three 

 -branches ; the lower part of thefe are garniflied at 

 each joint with four leaves placed in form of a crofs, 

 two of which are three inches long, and one inch 

 broad near tlieir bafe, ending in acute points ; thefe 

 ftand oppoAtc, and the other two leaves between 

 thefe are about two inches long, and a quarter of an 

 inch broad ; they are of a light green on their upper 

 fide, and of a gray or Afli-colour on their under. I^he 

 flowers are produced in long loofe fpikes at the top 

 ■ of the ftalks, tv/o or three of thefe fpikes arifino- from 

 the fame joint ; the upper part of thefe fpikes have 

 male, and the lower female flowers, of an herbaceous 

 . colour; the female flowers are fucceeded by round 

 capfules with three cells, each containing one roundifli 

 feed. This flowers and- feeds about the fame time 

 with the former forts. 



'l^he fixth fort was difcovered by the late Dr. I^ouf- 

 toun in the ifland of Jamaica, where it grows na- 

 rurally. It rifes with a flirubby ftalk to the height 

 of fuven or eight feet, which is covered with an Afli- 



-- the midrib is furrowed on tlieir upper fide, and very 

 ■ prominent on the lower; 'the upper part of the 

 ■ brarrches divide into four or five fmaller, which arife 

 from the fame joint, and are nearly equal in their 

 length, and between thefe arife a long loofe fpike of 

 whitifti green flowers. The whole plant hath an aro- 

 matic odour when rubbed. 



roundifli capfules having three cells, each including 

 a fin 2:1 e feed. 



The feeds grow in 



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each including "a fingle 



The ninth fort grows naturally in Jamaica, from 

 whence it was fent me by the late Dr. Houftoun ; this 

 rifes with a flirubby ftalk fix or {even feet high, di- 

 viding upward into feveral branches, which are co- 

 vered with a yellowifli down, garniflied with long 

 heart-fliaped leaves, ending in acute points ; thefe 

 are two inches and a half long, and one broad in 

 their wideft part, ftanding on long foot-ftalks, co- 

 vered on both fides with a woolly down of the fame 

 colour as the branches. The flowers are produced 

 on long clofe fpikes at the end of the branches; the 

 male flowers, which are fituated on the upper part 

 of the fpikes, have white flowers of one leaf, divided 

 into five parts almoft to the bottom, and have five 

 taper ftamina, fituated in the bottom. The female 

 flowers on the lower part of the fpikes, have large 

 woolly empalements, and are fucceeded by round 

 capfules with three cells, 

 feed. 



The tenth fort rifes with a fhrubby ftalk near four 

 feet high, dividing Into many fmaller branches, which 

 have a filvery bark, and are garniflied with fniall 

 *heart-{haped leaves, about three quarters of an inch 

 long, and half as broad at their bafe, ending in acute 

 points ; thefe are woolly on both fides, but their 

 under fide is filvery, their upper fide of a yellowifh 

 green. The flowers are produced in fhort fpikes at 

 the end of the branches, which are fmall, white, and 

 have woolly empalements. The female flowers on 

 the lower part of the fpikes are fucceeded by 

 roundifli capfules with three cells, each containing 

 one feed. 



All thefe plants except the firft, are natives of warm 

 countries, fo will not thrive in England, unlefs they 

 are tenderly treated. They are all propagated by 



feeds ; thofe which are annual peifed their feeds in 



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