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the plants In the bark-ftove, and in the fpnng removed 

 to a gentle hot-bed, which will bring up the plants 

 foon after. When thefe are fit to remove they Ihould 

 be planted in feparate fmall pots, and plunged into 

 the hot-bed again, fhading them from the fun till they 

 have taken new root ; then they fliould have a large 

 .Ihare of free air admitted to them in warm weather, 

 and frequently refrefhed with water. 

 In the winter thefe- plants fhould be more fparingly 

 watered, efpecially thole forts whofe flalks decay; 

 and in the fummer they fliould have a large fhare of 

 free air admitted to them, with which management 

 they will thrive and flower. 

 EUPHORBIA. Lin. Gen. Plant. 536. Euphor- 

 bium.Boer. Ind. alt. i. 258. Tithymalus. Tourn. Inft. 

 R.H. 85. tab. 18. The Burning Thorny Plant. 

 This plant was named Euphorbia by King Juba, the 

 father of Ptolemy, who governed both the Maurita- 

 nias ; whofe phyfician was named Euphorbus, and his 

 brother Antonius Mufa is faid to have healed Au- 



guftus with this plant. 

 The Characters are. 



fwelling^ roughy and divided 

 ^he flower hath four or fi' 



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the receptacle ; they are longer than the petals^ and are 

 terminated by globular fummits. In the center isfituated 

 n three-cornered germen^ fupporting three bifid ftyles^ 

 crowned by obtufe ftigmas, Thegermen afterward becomes 

 * c roundifh capfule with three cells^ each containing one 



roiindifJo feed. 



This genus of plants is ranged in the third feftion 

 of Linn^eus's eleventh clafs, which includes the plants 

 whofe flowers have twelve fl:amina and three ftyles. 

 To this genus he has added the Tithymalus and Ti- 

 thymaloides of Tournefort and others. The difference 

 between the Euphorbium and Tithymalus, cohfifls 

 more in their outward form, than in the characters 

 of either Slower or fruit, fo may be properly enough 

 joined together; but the flower of Tithymaloides 

 being very different in its form, fliould be feparated 

 * from them, therefore I Ihall place them under the 

 title of Tithymalus ^ and as the number of Tithymali 

 is very great, many of which are common weeds, 

 I fhall feleft only the more rare or ufeful kinds to 

 enumerate here. 

 The Species are, 



1, Euphorbia {Jntiquorum) aculeata triangularis fub- 

 nuda articulata, ramis patentibus. Lin. Hort. Cliff. 

 196. Euphorbia with triangular jointed flalks which are 

 nakedy and have fpines and fpreading branches. Euphor- 

 bium verum antiquorum. Hort. Amft. i. p. 23. 

 Prickly triangular-pointed Euphorbia, with fpreading 

 branches^ commonly called the true Euphorbium of the 

 ancients. - , ■ . - ' ... 



2. Euphorbia (Canarienfls) aculeata nuda fubquadan- 

 gularis, aculeis geminatis. Hort. CliflT. 196. Euphor- 



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naked flalks^ which have ft 

 Euphorbium tetragonum & pentagonum fpi- 



nofum Canarinum. Boerh. Ind. alt. i, 258. Canary 

 Euphorbium with four or Jive angles which have fpines, 



3. Euphorbia (Trigonum) aculeata nuda triangularis 

 articulata, ramis ereftis. Thorny-Jointed triangular Eu- 



■ phorbia with upright naked branches, Euphorbium tri- 

 gonum & tetragonum fpinofum, ramis comprelfis. 

 D'Ifnard. A6t. Par. 1720. Prickly Euphorbium having 



' three and four angles with comprejfed branches, 



4. Euphorbia {Officinarum) aculeata nuda multangu- 

 • laris, aculeis geminatis. Lin. Hort. Cliff. 196. Thorny 



■ Euphorbia having many angles and fpines growing by 

 pairs. Euphorbium cerei effigie caulibus cralTioribus, 

 fpinis validioribus armatum. Hort. Amft. i. p. 21. 



Torch-fhaped Eiiphorbiiimy with thick flalks anned with 

 ' ftrbng fpines.- 



5. Euphorbia {Neriifolia) aculeata feminuda, angulis 

 oblique tuberculatis. Lin. Hort. Cliff. 196. Thorny 

 half -naked Euphorbia vnth oblique tubercular angles, com- 

 monly called the Oleander-leaved Euphorbiura. Euphor- 

 bium angulofum, foliis neril latioribus. Boerh. Ind. 



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alt. I. 258. Angular Enphorlium, with broad Okanl^ 

 leaves^ 

 6. Euphorbia {Heptagona) aculeata nuda, feptcm-an 

 gularis, fpinis folitariis fubulatis florifcris. Lin. Ho 

 Cliff. 196. Naked fept angular thcrny Euphorbia^ nfj.jfj 

 fingle awl-fljaped fpines^ producing flowers at their ■ 



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mities. Euphorbium heptagonuni, fpinis lonojf 

 lis in apicc fruffiferis. Boerh. Ind. alt. i. 25S. £; 



phorbium with f even angles and very long fpines, beariv 



fruit at their tops, 



7. Euphorbia {Caput Meduf^) inermis tuberculis im 

 bricatis, foliolo lineari inftru6lis. Lin. Plort. Cliff 

 197. Euphorbia without thorns, clofely covered with tu 

 bercles lying over each other like tiles^ and narrow leaves 

 commonly called Medufcis Head, Euphorbium Afrurn* 

 caule crafTo fquamofo, ramis in capitis Meduf^ fpe! 

 ciem cin6to. Boerh. Ind. alt. 258. African Euphorhimi 

 with a thick fcaly flalk, and branches difpofed like Me- 

 dufa^s head, 



8. Euphorbia {Ma-millaris) aculeata nuda, angulis tu- - 

 berofis, fpinis interftinftis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 451. Naked 

 prickly Euphorbia, with tuberous angles having fpines 

 growing between them. Euphorbium polyaonum acu- 

 leis longioribus ex tubcrculorum internodiis pro- 

 deuntibus. D'Ifnard. Aft. Par. 1720. Euphcrhimnwiih 

 many angles, and long fpines growing out from hetv;een 

 the knots. 



9. Euphorbia (Cereiformis) aculeata nuda, multano-u- 

 laris, fpinis folitariis fubulatis. Prod. Leyd. lor. 

 Naked thorny Euphorbia with many angles, and fmk 

 awl-fhaped fpines. Euphorbium cerei effigie, caulibus 

 gracilioribus. Boerh. Ind. alt, 1. 258. Euphorhium 

 with the appearance of Torch Thiflle, and aflenderftalk, 



10. Euphorbia {FruMus Pini) inermis imbricata tuber- 

 culis foliolo lineari inftruftis. Hort. Cliff. 197. iw- 

 bricated Euphorbia without fpines, having tubercles fur- 

 nifhed with very narrow leaves, Euphorbium Afrum, 

 facie frudlus pini. Boerh. Ind. alt. i.'258. African 

 Euphorbium with the appearance of Pine fruit, ccmmcnij 

 called Little Medufcis Head, 



11. Euphorbia {Patula) inermis, ramis patulis fimpli- 

 cibus teretibus, foliolis linearibus inftruftis. Euphor- 

 bia without fpines, having Jingle fpreading branches which 

 are taper, terminated with very narrow leaves. 



12. Euphorbia {Procumbens) inermis ramis teretibus 

 procumbentibus tuberculis quadragonis. Euphorhia 

 without fpines, having trailing branches with quadrangu- 

 lar tubercles. 



13. Euphorbia {Inermis) inermis, ramis plurimis pro- 

 cumbentibus, fquamofis, foliolis deciduis. E/r^i^orfo 

 without fpines, having many trailing branches which an 

 fcaly, and deciduous leaves. ^ . 



14. Euphorbia (Tiruaculii) inermis fruticofa fubnuda fi- . 

 liformis erefta, ramis patulis 'determinate confertis. 

 Lin. Hort. Cliff, 197. Shrubby ere^ Euphorbia without 

 fpines, and flender fpreading branches terminating in 

 cluflers, commonly called Indian-tree Spurge. Tithymalus 

 Indicus frutefcens. Hort. Amft. 1. p- 27. Indian 

 fhrubby Spurge, , , 



15. Euphorbia {Viminalis) inermis fruticofa nuda fili- 

 formis volubilis, cicatricibus oppofitis. Hort. Cliff. 

 197. Shrubby naked Euphorbia without fpines, and flender 

 twining branches, commonly called Indian Climbing Spurge. 

 Tithymalus Indicus vimineuspenitusaphyllos. Indian 

 Spurge with flender branches, entirely without leaves, 



16. Euphorbia (Mauritanica) inermis fruticofa feminu- 

 da filiformis flaccida, foliis alternis. Lin^ Hort. Cliff 



- 197. Naked fhrubby Euphorbia without fpines, taper 

 flaccid branches, and leaves placed alternately, Tithy- 

 malus aphyllus Mauritania. Hort. Elth. 384. Mauri- 



tanian Spwge without leaves, 



17. Euphorbia {Cotinifolia) foliis oppofitis fubcordatis 



petiolatis emarginatis integerrimis, caule fruncofo. 

 Lin. Sp. Plant. 453. Euphorbia with heart-fhaped leasees 

 placed oppofite upon foot-flalks^ which are indented at th^ 

 top, entire, and aprubby flalk. Tithymalus arboreu^ 

 Americanus cotini folio. Hort. Amft. 1. p. 29. Tret 

 American Spurge with a Venice Sumach leaf. 



18. Euphorbia {JLathyris) umbella quadrifida, dicno- 

 toma, fuliis oppofitis integerrimis. Lin. Sp. Pl^^'^r 



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