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''irgir'ici, from both of thtrfe counties I have received 

 he feed's •, this hath a perennird root and an annual 



like tliofe of this fort, fo that I doubt whether it 



be a diilincl fpecies. „ . ., t7 i . a 



The finh fort grov;s naturally in New Lngland^and 



fta'lk •, ic rife:> v/idi upright ftalks about a foot high -, 

 thefe have their joints pretty near each other, where 

 they are garniihed with roundilh heart-lhaped leaves, 

 fitting clofe to the ftalks •, they are fawed on their 

 edor s^ and are of a light green colour. The flowers^ 

 ar (T produced in fmall loofe panicles at the top ot 

 the ftalks •, they are v/hite, and have two fmall green 

 leaves immediately under the flowers. Thefe flowers 

 appear the latter end of June, but the feeds feldom 



ripen in England. 



The fixth fort grows naturally at La Vera Cruz m 

 America, from whence the late Dr. Houfton fent me 

 the feeds ■, this hath a fhrubby climbing ftalk, which 

 rifes to'thc height often or twelve feet, faftening itfelf 

 to any neighbouring prop for fupport, and is gar- 

 niihed with heart-fliaped leaves, placed oppofite •, 

 they are about three inches long, and one and a lialf 

 broad, of a lucid green -, the flowers come out in long 

 branching panicles, which proceed from the fide ot 

 the ftalkf, and are terminated by a branching pani- 

 cle of white flowers. This fort is tender, fo will 

 not live in this country without artificial heat. 

 The feventh fort rifes with upright ftalks three feet 

 high, garniflied with oval leaves at each joint, which 

 are placed oppofite ; they have very fhort foot- 

 ftalks, and are fawed on their edges ; from the fides 

 of the ftalks, at every joint, is produced two flender 

 branches, which ftand ered ; thefe, and the principal 

 ftalks alfo, are terminated by clufters of white 

 flowers ; they appear in Auguft and September, and 

 the ftalks decay in winter, but the root is perennial. 

 This grows naturally in Penfylvania, and other parts 

 of America. 





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The eighth fort gi'bws naturally in Virginia and Phi- 

 ladelphia -, this hath a perennial root and an annual 

 ftalk. The ftalks rife from two to three feet high ; 

 they are hairy, and garniftied with rough leaves at each 

 joint, which are from three to four inches long, and 

 about an inch broad at their bafe, gradually leflening 

 to a very acute point ; the two leaves are joined at 

 their bafe, fo the ftalks feem to grow through them *, 

 they are of a dark green, and are covered with fhort 

 hairs. The upper part of the ftalk divides into many 

 flender foot-ftalks, each fuftaining a clofe clufter of 

 white flowers. Thefe come out in July, and in warm 

 feafons the feeds will fometimes ripen in England. 

 The ninth fort grows naturally at La Vera Cruz, from 

 whence the late Dr. Houftoun fent me the feeds ; this 

 rifes with an upright ftalk near two feet high, gar- 

 niftied toward the bottom with oblong obtufe leaves, 

 which are of a thick fubftance, and crenated on their 

 edges ; the upper part of the ftalk is naked to the 

 top, where the flowers come out in a thick panicle ; 

 they are blue, and have fingle empalements. This 

 flowers late in autumn, but never ripens feeds here; the 

 root is biennial, and periflies foon after it has flowered. 

 The tenth fort was fent me by the late Dr. Houftoun 

 from La Vera Cruz, where he found it growing na- 

 turally; this hath a thick woody ftalk, which rifes 



twelve orfourteenfeethigh, fending out many branches, 

 which are channelled, and covered with a brown 



bark, garniftaed with regular heart-ftiaped leaves 

 as large as thofc ot the Mulberry-tree ; they are 

 of a light green colour, and fawed on their edges, 

 placed oppofite upon foot-ftalks, near two inches 

 long ; the upper part of the branches are terminated 

 by four or five pair of foot-ftalks, which come out 

 oppofite from the joints, and the top is terminated by 

 an odd one ; thefe fuftain branching panicles of white 

 flowers, which together forma long loofe pyramidal 

 thyrfe, and make a fine appearance, for there are no 

 leaves intermixed with the flowers, but fo far as the 

 fpike reaches the ftalks are naked. This fort has 

 flowered in the Chclfea garden, but did not produce 

 feeds. . . ^ _, , ' 



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The eleventh fort grov/s naruraiiy at La Vera Crv 

 from whence the late Dr. Houftoun fent It nic ; t*ns 

 rifes with many ftirubby ftalks near five feet hi(.'h 

 which divide into m.any flender branches, whole ySvA 

 are three or four inches aftiiider ; at each of thefe coaie 

 out two oval leaves about three quarters of an inch 

 long, and half an inch broad, ftanding upon lone 

 flender foot-ftalks -, they have feveral black ipots oa 

 their furface. The branches come out horizontal, and 

 are terminated by fmall bunches of white flower^ 

 whofe empalements are fingle, and compofed of fc! 

 ven narrow fpear-lhapcd leaves, which are divided to 



tne 



bottom. 



The twelfth fort rifes v/ith an upright round ftalk to 

 the height of three feet, fending out feveral branches 

 toward the top, w^hich come out regularly by pairs- 

 they are garniftied with leaves, placed by pairs- 

 thefe are two inches and a half long, and about 

 one third of an inch broad, having three longitudinal 

 veins ; they are of a light green colour, and entire. 

 The flov^^ers ftand upon long foot-fralks at the end of 

 the branches, fome fuftaining one, fome two, and 

 others three or four flowers ; they are white, andap^ 

 pear late in autumn. This grov/s naturally in Carolina. 

 The thirteenth fort grows naturally in Maryland ; this 

 hath a perennial root and an annual ftalk, which rifes 

 three feet high, dividing upward into many branches, 

 which are clofely garnifhed with narrow fpear-fliaped 

 leaves, which are from two to three inches long, and 

 a quarter of an inch broad, of a deep green, fittin 

 clofe to the branches :, they have three longitudina 

 veins, and their upper part iharply fawed on their edges, 

 ending in acute points. T-.e branches are termi- 

 nated by roundifh clufters of white flowers, which 

 appear in Auguft, and continue till October ; and 

 in warm feafons they are fucceeded by feeds, whi.ch 

 ripen here. 



The fourteenth fort gt-ows naturally in Jamaica, and 

 in moft of the oth^r ifiands in the Weft-Indies ; this 

 rifes with flirubby ftalks about fix or feven feet high, 

 dividing into many branches, which are g:'rniftied 

 with hcart-fhaped leaves, ending in acute poJnts, in- 

 dented on their edges, having three longitudinal veins; 

 the upper part of the branches are terminated by flen- 

 der foot-ftalks, each fuftaining a fmall clufter of white 

 flowers, included ifi oblong fcaly empalements of a 

 filvery colour. 



The fifteenth fort was fent me from La Vera Cruz 

 by the late Dr. Houftoun ; this rifes with an upright 

 branching ftalk three feet high, fending out two fide 

 branches from every joint, almoft the whole length, 

 which are terminated by loofe fpikes of red flowers, 

 as is alfo tlie principal ftalk. The leaves are heart- 

 ftiaped, rough, and arc crenated on their edges, fitting 

 clofe to the ftalks j they are of a light green, and a 

 little hoary. 



The fixteenth fort was fent me from Jamaica by the 

 late Dr. Houftoun -, this hath flender twining iialks, 

 which faften themfelves to any neighbouring fupport, 

 and rife eight or ten feet high, leading out fmall 

 branches oppofite, at moft of the upper joints. The 

 leaves on the lower part of the ftalk are heart-ihapcd, 

 ending in acute points ; the upper leaves are almolt 

 triangular, they are fmooth, and of a lucid green 5 

 the upper part of the ftalks have -ong branching fpikes 

 of white flowers, whicli are fm.ill, and fit dole to the 

 foot-ftalks. ' ' _ 



The feventeenth fort grows naturally in Penfylvania; 

 thi$ hath a perennial root, from which arife feveral 

 upright ftalks, v/hich grow to the height of feven or 

 eight t'tet, in a moift foil, or where they are fuppht:d 

 with water in dry weather, and are garniflied witti 

 oval, rough, fpear-ftiaped leaves, v/hich are a little 

 fawed on their edges ; they are placed in whorls round 

 the ftalks, fometimes feven, at other places four or 

 five of thefe ftand at each joint \ they are about three 



and two inches broad. The ftalks are 

 terminated by a loofe corymbus of purple flowers 

 which appear in Auguft and continue till Oilobcr 



inches long. 



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but are not fucceeded bv feeds in England. 



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