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ftrftchei out a ccr.jldtrahlc length kyond the ale or whgs. 

 end is rcundcd at the top : it hath three long funder fta- 



mma^ ^^bich arefjuatedin the upper lit>^ tcrininated by 



cUon? flat fummits 



It hath a /tender Jlyle^ -which ts porter 



zvhiih are faftened in their middle 



and lieprcjlrate. 



croiv7:ed by three cylindrical jtigmas 



than the jlamina. 



which join the fummits^ and are included in the upper lip. 

 Thegermen^ zvhich is fttuated below the flower^ becomes 

 en cblcng capfule -xith three cells^ filled -a;ith conprejfed 



This genus of plants is ranged in the firfl: lection of 

 Linnseus's third clafs, inticled Triandria Monogynia, 

 the flowers having three ftamina and one ilyle, but 

 he has joined it to the Antholyza, making it only a 

 fpecies of that genus j whereas by the form and 

 charaftcrs of the flower, it fiiould be feparated from 

 that, there being full as great difference between the 

 flowers of this and thofe of the Antholyza, as is be- 

 tween thofe and the Gladiolus ; for the flowers of 



which are extended to chat lengtli ; tho two wings are 

 alfo narrow at their bale, but are enlarged upward in 

 the fame manner, ending in concave obtule points 

 which are compreiied together, and cover the fta- 

 mina and fl:yle. This flower is of a beauiiful fuft 

 fcarlet colour, fo makes a fine appearance, about the 

 latter end of April or beginning' of May, which is 

 tlie feafon of its fiovveung. Afier the flowers decav 

 the germen becomes an oval fmoorii capfule, opcniiicy 

 in three cells, v/hich are filled with flat bordered 

 feeds. 



This plant is too tender to thrive in the open dr la 

 England, fo the roots mufi: be planted in pots filled 

 with light earth, and may remain in the open air till 

 Ofcober, when they muft be removed into flaelter, 

 either into an airy glafs-cafe, or placed under a 

 hot- bed frame, where the leaves will keep growing 

 all winter, and in the fpring the ftaiks arife and 

 flower. During the winter L'alon, the plants will re- 



Cunonia have no carina or under lip, but thofe of qtiire a little water when the weather is mild, once a 



the Antholyza have, in which one of the fliamina is week, but it mufl: not be given in great quantities, 



included, which is feparated from the other two, efpecially in cold weather ; in the fpring they fliould 



which are fituated in the upper lip ; but in this all be watered oftener ; and when the flowers are pafl:. 



three are of equal length, and fituated in the hollow 

 of the upper lip. The two wings of this are fliort, 

 whereas thofe of Antholyza are long, fo that I think 

 they fliould be feparated. 



We have but one Species of this genus at prefent 



in the Englifh gardens, which is ' \V ^^' ■ a 

 Cunonia {Antholyza) floribus feflilibus, fpathis maximis. 

 Buttn. Cun. 211. tab. i. Cunonia with flowers fitting 

 clofe to theflalky and vtry large fpatha or fljeaths. Dr. 

 Linnaeus titles it Antholyza fl:aminibus omnibus ad- 

 fcendentibiis. Sp. Plant. ^7- Antholyza with all the 

 Jlamina afcending. 



There is a plant of this kind figured in Cornutus's 

 book of Canada plants, under the title of Gladiolus 

 ^thiopicus, flore Coccineo, p. 78. but by his figure 

 and defcription, it appears to be a different fpecies 

 from this, his flowers having muchfmaller fpathae or 

 - iheaths, nor does the fl:alks of his rife near fo high 

 as this \ there are alfo fome other differences between 



them. 



The feeds of this plant I received from the Cape of 

 Good Hope, where it grows naturally, which fuc- 

 ceeded fo well in the Chelfea garden, as to produce 

 a great number of plants, which flowered well the 

 third feafon after they appeared, and have' continued 

 to produce flowers, and perfedb their feeds evely year 

 lince. ' . 



This hath a compreflTed bulbous root, fomewhat like 

 that of Corn Flag, covered with a brown fkin ; from 

 this arife feveral narrow fword-fhaped leaves, about 

 nine inches long, and a quarter of an inch broad in 

 the middle, terminating in acute points ; thefe have 

 one longitudinal midrib which is prominent, and 

 two longitudinal veins running parallel on each fide ; 

 they are of a fea-green colour, and appear in autumn, 

 growing in length all the winter; in fpring thefl:alk 

 arifes from betw^een the leaves, which is round, 

 ftrong, and jointed; at each joint is fituated a fingle 

 leaf, which almoft embraces the ftalk for near three 

 inches from the bafe, then by the curvature of the 

 ftalk it is feparated, fl:anding ere6t: the ftaiks rife 

 > near a foot and a half high, which is generally curved 

 two oppofite ways; the upper part of the ftalk is 

 terminated by a loofe fpike of flowers, coming out of 

 large fpath^ or flieaths, compofed of two oblong con- 

 cave leaves, terminating in acute points : thele are 

 at their firft appearance placed imbricatim over each 

 other, but as the ftalk increafes in length, fo thefe 

 are feparated ; from between thefe two leaves comes 

 out the flower, each having a flender Saffron-co- 

 loured tube near half an inch long, which is then 

 enlarged where the petal is divided, and the upper 

 fegment is extended two inches in length, bein^ 

 arched over the ftamina and ftyle. This is narrow 

 as far as to the extent of the wings, but above them 

 is enlarged and fpread open half an inch in length, 



and is concave, covering the fummits and ftigmas 



the pots fliould be removed into the open air to per- 

 fe6l their feeds, which will ripen the latter end of 

 June, foon after which the ftaiks will decay t® the 

 root, which will remain inaftive till September. 

 When the ftaiks are decayed, the roots may be taken 

 out of the ground, and kept in a dry room till the 

 end of Auguft, when they fliould be planted again. 

 This plant is eafily propagated by offsets, which it 

 fends out in great plenty, or by fowing of the feeds, 

 which fliould be fown in pots about the middle of 

 Auguft, and placed in a fituation where they may 

 enjoy the morning fun, and in dry weather ihould be 

 gently watered ; in September the pots may be re- 

 moved to a warmer fituation, and in Odtober they 

 muft be placed under a frame, where they may be 

 protefted from froft and hard rains, but in mild 

 weather enjoy the free air. The plants will appear 

 in 06tober, and continue growing all the winter, and 

 in June their leaves will decay ; then they may be 

 taken up, and four or five roots may be planted 

 in each pot, till they have grown another year, 

 when they may be each put into a feparatc pot. 

 Thefe feedling plants miift be flieltered in the fame 

 manner as the old roots in winter, and the third year 

 they will flower. 

 CUPRESSUS. Lin. Gen. Plant. 958. Tourn. Inft. 

 R. H. 587. tab. 358. Cyprefs [takes its name either 

 . of xuw, to bring forth> and TrapKr®^, becaule it pro- 

 duces equal branches on both fides ; or of Cypariffus, 

 a certain infant whom the poets feign to have been 

 transformed intoa Cyprefs-tree.] The Cyprefs-tree, 

 .. ,The Characters are. 



It hath male and female flowers growing at diftances on 

 the fame plant ;. the male flowers are formed into oval 

 katkins^ in which the flowers are placed thinly ^ among 

 feveral roundifh fcales^ each having a fingle flower. "Thefe 

 have no petals nor ftamina^ but have four fummits which 

 adhere to the bottom of the fcales. The female flowers 

 are formed in a roundift) cone^ each containing eight or 



' Jen flowers \ the fcales of the cones are oppofite^ each 

 having a fingle flower^ thefe have no petals \ the germen 

 is fear ce vifible^ but under each fc ale there are many punc- 

 tures or fpotSy and a 'concave truncated apex inflead of a 

 flyle ; this afterward becomes a globular cone^ opening in 



- angular target-fl^aped fcales.^ under which are fituated 



angular feeds. 



This genus of plants is ranged in the ninth fedion 

 of Linnasus's twenty-firft clafs, intitled Moncecia 

 Monadelphia; the plants of this feftion have male and 

 female flowers on the fame plant, and the male flow- 

 ers are joined in one bdoy. 

 The Species are, ■ 

 I. CupREssus(6'm^^-z;/r^«j)foriisimbricatis, ramiscrec- 



tioribus. Cyprefs with imbricated leaves^ and upright 

 branches. Cupreffus meta in faftigium convoluta qua 

 fi^mina. Plinii. Dod. Pempt. 856. Female or common 



upright Cyprefs. 



4 0. 



2. Cv- 



