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foliis ovato-lanceolatis acutis. 



' 'tl/i^pers. MechomcaMalabarorurn.Hort.Lugd.6SS. 

 j^iethonica cf Malabar, and the Lilium Zeylanicum 

 fopcrbum. Hort. Amft. i. p. ^9^ Superb Lily cf 



Cr^lon, 

 2 GLOitiOsA (C^rulea) 

 ' Superb Lily "^i^h oval, fpcar-JhapccU acute leaves. 

 The firlVfort grows naturally on the coaft of Malabar, 

 and alfo in Ceylon, from whence it was firft brought 

 to the c-ardens in Holland, where it has been many 

 years cultivated -, this hath a long fleihy roof of a 

 whitifli colour, and a naufeous bitter tafte, from the 

 iddle of which arifes a round weak ftalk, which 



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requires fupport to prevent its trailing on the ground. 

 The ftalks o-row to the height of eight or ten feet, 

 garniflied with leaves placed alternate on every fide, 

 which are fmooth, about eight inches long, and one 

 inch and a half broad at the bafe, growing narrower j largeft roots may be planted in twopenny pots, but 



roots are ftrong, and feme of the llalks will prod-^cc 



two or three ilowcrs, which come our from the ^vin^>s 

 of the ftalk near the top- thefe flowers make a fiiic 

 appearance in the fcovc, during thvlr continuance, 

 which is fcldom more than ccn^davs or a formiizhr. 

 In fummcr, when the phnrs arc growing, they will 

 require frequently to be watered,^ but they iv.uil nut 

 have it in too large quantities, for they are very 

 fubjeft to rot with n-iuch wet at any fealon. Thoie 

 roots which arc not taken out of the pors in winter 

 ihould be tranfplanted and parted the betnnnino- of 

 March, before they put out new fibres, or italks, 

 for they muft not be removed when they are in a 

 growing fl:atc ; the pots in which theie roots are 

 planted fliould not be too large -, for unlefs they are 

 confined, they will not put out ftrong ftalks ; the 



till v^ithin two inches of the end, which runs out in 

 a narrow point, ending with a tendril, or clafper, 

 by which it faftens to the neighbouring plants for 

 fupport. At the upper part of the ftalk the flower 

 is produced from the fide, ftanding upon a Qender 

 foot-ftalk J it is compofed of fix oblong petals, end- 

 ing with acute points, which, on their firft^ opening, 

 are of an herbaceous colour, and fpread wide open ; 



the flo\ver hanging downward as the Crown Imperial j middle indenture being extended beyond the ether, 

 and Fritillary, but afterward the petals turn quite j flower is of the butterfly kind. The ftandard is heart- 

 tack, and change to a beautiful red flame colour, 

 their acute points meeting at the top ; thefe pet;jls 



The fix ftamina 



the fmall ones will require only p^ts of about five or 

 fix inches over at the top;- 



G L Y CINE. Lin. Gen. Plant. 797. Apios. Boer. Ind. 

 alt. Knobbed-rooted Liquorice Vetch. 



The Characters are, 

 The empalement of the flczv'er is of 07ie leaf, divided 

 into tvjo lips at the fop, the upper lip being obtufe and 

 indented \ the lower lip is longer, trifld, and acute^ the 



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are finely waved on. their edges, 

 fpread out every way almoft horizontal, and are ter- 

 minated by proftrate fummits. . In the center of the 



.-flower is fituated a Vdundifli germen; fupporting an 

 inclining ftyle, crowned by a triple ftigma. This 



' plant flowers in June and July, but feldom perfefts 

 feeds in this country. The ftalks decay in autumn, 

 zxA the roots remain inactive all the winter, and the 

 new ftalks come out in March. The roots and every 



fljaped, defl.exed on the fldes, gibbous on the back, and in- 

 dented at the point. The wings are fmall, oblong, and 

 dval toward their 'end, and bend backward. The keel 

 is narrow, f.ckle-fhaped, turning upward with its point to 

 the fttindard, where it is hroadeft. It hath ten ftamina, 

 nine of which are joined in one body^ and the other ft ands 

 fmgle, terminated by ftngle fuminits. In the center is ftta- 

 ated an oblong germen fupportifig a fpiral cylindrical ftyky 

 crowned by an obtufe ftigma. The germen afterward be- 

 comes an oblong pod with two cellsy inclofing kidney-fhaped 

 feed's. 



part of this plant is very poifonous, fo fliould not be J This genus of plants is ranged in the third feftion 

 '. put in' the way of children. 



^ The feeds of the fecond fort were fent me by Monf. 

 ""'Richara, gardener to the French king at Trianon -, 



thefe were brought from Senegal by Monf. Adanfon, 

 ' -who difcovered this plant growing there naturally ; 



this IS faid to have a blue flower, but the plants v/hich 

 ■' are in~the Chelfea garden have not yet flowered. This, 

 ■ hath a climbing ftalk, which is garniflied with fmooth 



of 'Linnxus*s fcventeenth clafs, which includes the 

 plants whofe flowers have ten ftamina joined in two 

 bodies. Tournefort places the firft fort under this ge- 

 nus of Aftragalus, which is ranged in the fifth feftion 

 of his tenth clafs, which includes the herbs with a 

 butterfly flower, whofe pointal turns to a pod with 

 two cells. 



The Species zxt^ 



leaves about three inches long, and two brpad, end- I i. Glycine {Apios) fol'iis inlpari-pfihhatis ovato-lance- 



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^^ ing in acute points, but have no tendril or clafper. The 

 'ftalks as yet have not grown more than two feet high 

 ; here, but have the appearance of climbing like' the 

 • other fort. ,The leaves have a ftrong difagreeable 



fceiit on being handled, fo as to be'troublefome to the 



head if too hear, or long fmelt to. ' " 



olatis. Hort. Upfal. 227. Glycine with ovaU fpear- 

 fbaped^ winged leaves. Aftragalus tuberofus fcandens, 

 Fraxini folio: Tourn. Inft. 415. Climbing -■ subej:Dus 

 Milk Vetch with an Afh leaf\ and the Apios Ameri- 

 cana. Cornut. 200. -s^^- -■ - " ■ : '^^r?:^. : i- r i) 



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{Frutefcens) foliis impan-pinhatis caule pe- 

 As thefe plants rarely produce feeds in this coun- I ' renni. Hort. Cliff. 361. Glycine with winged leaves and 

 try, they are generally propagated by their^ roots; [ 'a perennial fialk. Phafeolpjdes frutcfcens, Qaroliniafta, 

 thofe of the firft fort creep and multiply pretty faft, I \ foliis pinnatis, floribus c^ruleis conglomeratis, Hort. 

 but the fecond hath not as vet put out any^offsets -, I -'Ane;l. tab. i/;.' Carolina Kidnes-bean-tree, with winded 



^ ^ ^ -K leaves^ and blue flowers growing in whorls. ^^ ,,..*..-..-:. 



they may increale wKen they are 'of a pfo|)ef ^g^^ Glycine {Abrus) foliis abrupto-pinnatis pihnis hu- 



Thefe roots may be taken out of the ground when | merofis bbtufis. Lin. Sp. 1025. Glycine 'with' abrupt 



winged leaves^ whofe lobes are obtufe. Orobus Ameri- 

 canos, fruftu coccineo nio-ra macula notato. Tourn. 

 . Inft. 393. Ametican Bitter Vetch with a fear let fruity 

 marked with a black fpotj commonly called wild Liquorice 

 rin the Well-Indies:\[ •■-'■■ - ' y- ' : ■ -■ • ' 



4. Glycine (Comofa) foliis terhatis hirfutis, racemis 



- iateralibus." Lin. Sp. Plant. 754. Glycine with hairy tri- 

 ■ foliate kat'CSj and flowers growing in long bunches from 



' the ftdes of the flalks. - Phafeolus Marianus fcandens, 



- floribus commofis. Pet. Mufi 453. Climbing Ki dney - 

 hean of Maryland with fpked flowers. '-■■ - ' ' - 



5. Glycine ifTomentofa) foliis terhatis tomentofis, race- 



- mis axillaribus breviflimis, leguminibus difpermis. 

 Lin.' Sp. Plant. 754. Glycine with woolly trifoliate 



' leaves, and very fkcrt fpikes of flowers proceeding from 

 the ftdes of the ftalks, with pods containing two feeds. 



' Anonis phafeoloides fcandens, floribus flavis feftilibus. 



\ Hort. Elth. 30. tab. 26. Climbing Reft-Harrow like 

 Kidnev-beany with yellow flowers fitting clcCc to the ftalks. 



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their ftalks are decayed, and preferved in fand during 



tKe winter feafon, but they muft be kept in the ftove, 



"or a warrn room, where they can receive no injury 



V from the cold J and in the fpring they muft be 



;' planted in pot's filled with light ^arth, and plunged 



• into the tan-bed in the ftove \ but others chufe to let 



the roots continue in the ground all the winter, keep- 

 ' ing the pots always in the tan-bed: ^v/here this is 

 .'praftifed, the roots. ftiould have vefy^ little water 



in tne winter •, for as they are thjen in an inactive 

 ..ftate, fo moifture at that time frequently rots the 



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Toward the latter end of March, or the beginning of 

 April, their ftalks will appear," when there fliould be 

 feme tall fticks put down by them to fupport theiti, 



^.ptherwife they will trail over the neighbourifig plants, 

 and the firft fort will faften to the plants by the ten- 

 drils, which are at the ehd of the leaves. The ftalks 



^ of this fort wUi rife ten or twelve feet high, if the 



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