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ill luaimn, which, if permitted to fcatter, will fill 

 the o-round about them with plants the following 

 years. There was formerly a cooling ointment made 

 with the leaves of this plant and hogs lard, which was 

 greatly elleemed for burns and fcalds. 

 There is a variety (if not a diftinft fpecies of this) 

 which grov/s naturally in North America; the plants 

 of this^grow more than twice the fize of the former -, 

 the leaves are fmoother, and of a lucid green, but 

 the flowers and fruit are of the fame form as thofe of 

 the other, fo may be deemed a diftinft fpecies, 

 efpecially as the difference continues in the plants 

 propagated in England. 



The fecond fort grows naturally in moft parts of A- 

 merica, for I have frequently received the feeds of it 

 from the iflands in the Wefl-Indies, and alfo from all 

 the northern parts of America. This rifes with a pur- 

 ple ftrong flalk to the height of four or five (ecu di- 

 viding into many ilrong branches, garnifhed with 

 leaves fliaped fomcwhat like thofe of the former fort, 

 but larger, and have a greater number of angles and la- 

 cing on their edges ; the flowers have longer and nar- 

 rower tubes, and are of a purple colour ; the fruit is al- 

 fo longer, and thefe differences are permanent. This is 

 equally hardy with the former, and if the feeds are per- 

 mitted to fcatter, the plants will become troublefome 

 weeds. The third fort hath a flrong ftem, which rifes 

 threefeet highland divides into many woolly branches; 

 the leaves of dfis fort are almoft entire, having only 

 two or three (light indentures on their edges ; the flow- 

 ers have long rubes, which extend beyond the bifid 

 empalement, then they fpread out very broad, where 

 the brim is divided into ten obtufe angles ; they are 

 of a pure white above, but the tubes have a tindlure 

 of green within. Thefe are fucceeded by roundifli 

 fruit, clofely covered with thorns, and are divided 



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feet high, dividing into feveral branches, which are 

 garniflied with large, fmooth, fmuated leaves, {land- 

 ing upon pretty long foot-fl:alks. The flowers are 

 produced at the divifions of the branches; thefe have 

 large fwelling tubes, which expand very broad at 

 the top, their brims being divided into ten angles 

 each ending with a long flender point. The flowers 

 are of a beautiful purple on their outfide, and a fat- 

 tiny white within ; fome of thefe are Angle, others have 

 two or three flowers {landing one within another, and 

 fome are double, having four or five petals within 

 each other of equal length, fo as to appear a full 

 flower at th© brim -, they have an agreeable odour at 

 firft, but if long fmelt to, become lefs agreeable, and 

 are narcotic. If thefe plants are brought forward up- 

 on a hot-bed in the fpring, and in June planted out 

 on a warm border of rich earth, they will flower very 

 finely in July and Augufl ; but unlefs they are co- 

 vered with gla{res, the feeds feldom ripen wellm Eng- 

 land. The fruit of this fort is round, and grows nod- 

 ding downward; the feed-velTel is thick and fiefhy, 

 as are alfo the intermediate partitions which divide 

 the cells. The outfide of the fruit is covered with 

 blunt protuberances, and the feeds are of a bright 

 brown colour when ripe. 



The feventh fort was fent me from La Vera Cruz 

 by the late Dr. Houflroun, who found it growing 

 there naturally. This rifes with a woody {lalk to the 

 height of twelve or fourteen feet, dividing into fe- 

 veral branches, v/hich are garnifhed with oblique 

 leaves fix inches long, and two inches and a half 

 broad in their broade{l part, growing narrower at each 

 end J they are oblique to the foot-flalk, which {lands 



. nearer to one fide thajn the others they are downy, 

 and fl:and upon long foot-flalks*. The flowers come 



^. out at the divifion of the branches ; thefe have a loofe 



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into four cells as the other, but the feeds of this "are ] ; . tubujar empalement hear four inches long, which 



opens at the top on Qpe fide like a fpatha or iheath, 

 within the empalement; the tube of the; flower is 

 narrow, but immediately above it fwells very large 

 for near fix inches in length, then fpreads open at the 

 brim, where it is divided into five angles, which ter- 



of a light brown colour "yvhei^ ripe. 

 This plant is not fo hardy as the others, fo the feeds 

 muft: be fown upon a gentle hot-bed in the fpring, and 

 the plants mu{l be afterward treated in the fame man- 

 ner astheMarvelof PerUj and other of the hardier 

 kinds of annual plants, and may be tranfplanted into I minate in very long points-, they are white, with 



July 



May. They will [ fome longitudinal flripes, of a pale yellov/ on their 



outfide i thefe are fucceeded by round fmooth cap- 



There is a variety of this with double flowers, but j fules, filled with kidney-fliaped feeds. 



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unlefs the plants of this are placed in a glafs-cafe, they 

 will not produce feeds in this country. 

 The fourth fort is of humbler growth, feldom rifing 

 more than afoot and a half high, fpreading out into 

 many branches, which are garnilhed with leaves 

 fomewhat like thofe of the firft fort, but arc fmaller, 

 and {land upon longer foot-ftalks ; the flowers are 

 like thofe of the firft fort, but fmaller ; the fruit is 

 round, and armed with very ftrong {harp thorns, 

 the upper being large, and converge toward each 

 other. The feeds of this are black when ripe. 

 This fort is too tender to be fown in the full ground 

 in England, fo the plants Ihould be raifed on a hot- 

 bed, and afterward tranfplanted into borders as the 

 former fort. - " " 



The fifth fort grows naturally at La Vera Cruz, from 

 whence I received the feeds. This rifes with a pur- 

 pli{h ftem three or four feet high, dividing into fe- 

 veral ftrong branches, garnifhed with oblong heart- 

 fliaped leaves. The ftalks, branches, and leaves of 

 this fort arc covered with foft hairs ; the flowers come 

 out at the divifion of the ftalks and branches, ftand- 

 ing erecl ; they are large, white, and are fucceeded 

 by oval fruit, covered with long, foft, innocent fpines, 

 opening in four cells, which are full of brown feeds. 

 This plant is annual, and fl:iould be firft raifed on a 

 moderate hot-bed, then may be tranfplanted into 

 open borders, where it will flower and perfeft its 

 feeds in the ilutumn. If thefe feeds arc permitted to 

 fcatter, the plants will rife the following fpring, and 

 if the fummer proves warm, they will flower and of- 

 ten perfcd their feeds. 



Thefixth fort grows naturally in Egypt, and alfo in 

 India. This rifes with a fine poli{hed purple ftalk four 



This tree is one of the greateft ornaments to the gar- 

 dens in Chili, where the inhabitants propagate it with 

 great care. When the flowers are fully blown, they 

 make a fine appearance, and a fingle tree will per- 

 fume the air of a large garden. * .' 

 This plant is tender, fo requires to be kept in a {love 

 in England. The feeds of this muft be procured 

 from the places where the trees naturally grow; they 

 Ihould be perfectly ripe when gathered, and carefully 

 put up, fo as that the vermin cannot get to them, for 

 they will deftroy them. Moft of the feeds which 

 were fent over by Dr. Houftoun, were devoured in 



' their paflTage by infefts, fo that but few plants were 

 raifed. There were two or three of them raifed in 

 the gardens of the late Lord Petre^ and two in the 

 Chelfea garden ; one of which came fo far as to 

 flower, but periled without producing feeds, fo that 

 at preient I believe there is not any of the plants in 

 England. . ■ • 



D AU C U S. Lin. Gen. Plant. 296. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 

 307. tab. 161. [Jaux(^, which fome derive of ialu, 

 Gr. to burn, of its Iharp and fiery power, or fervent 

 tafte.] The Carrot. 



The Characters are, 

 // hath an umhelliferous flower % the 'principal umbel ts 

 compofed of a great number of fmall ones called rajs^ 

 %vbicb are fhort^ and in clufters, "The involucrum of the 

 principal umbel is compofed of many narrczv leaves^ having 

 winged points j thefe are fcarce fo long as the umbel j thoje 

 of the rays are fhorter and fimple, The flowers have f'''^^ 

 hear t-fhaped petals which turn inward j thofe which com- 



^pofe the rays are unequal infrze^ but thofe of the difk are 

 nearly fo ; thefe have each five hairy ftamina^ ternnnated 

 by roundifh fimmits. The germen Jits under the floi^'er. 



