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then tliey muft be treated in the fame v/ay as other 

 tender plants from hot countries, always keeping 

 them in the ftove or glafs-cafe, othcrwife they will 

 not flower or produce feeds in England. 

 The feventh fort grows naturally in Jamaica, from 

 whence the feeds were fent me by the late Dr. tloui- 

 toun. This i's a fhrubby plant, which rifes about 

 five feet high, and divides into feveral branches, which 

 are garniflied with trifoliate leaves which are oval, the 

 middle lobe being much larger than the other two •, 

 the ftalks are terminated by long fpikes of fmall pur- 

 ple flowers, which are fucceeded by narrow pods, 

 ' ftrait on one fide, but jointed en the other. * 



The eighth fort was fent me from La Vera Cruz by 

 the late Dr. Houftoun, who found it growing there na- 

 turally. This rifes with a fhrubby ftalk fix or feven 

 feet high, dividing into feveral branches, which are 

 garnifhed with trifoliate oval leaves, filky and white 

 on their under. fide, but of a pale green on their up- 

 per fide; the flowers come out in long narrow fpikes 

 from the wings, and at th^ end of the branches, fit- 

 ting clofe to the ftalks ; they are fmall, of a bright 

 purple colour, and are fucceeded by flat, fmooth, 

 jointed pods, about one inch long, each joint having 

 one kidney-fhaped feed. 



The two lafl forts will continue t\vo or three years, 

 if the plants are placed in the bark-ftove. They are 

 propagated by feeds, which muft be fown upon a hot- 

 bed, and the plants treated in the fame manner as 

 thofe juft before-mentioned ; and v/hen they have 

 obtained height, they faould be removed into the 



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bark-ftove, where tliey ibould conftaiitly remain, al- 

 lowing them a lar^e Ihare of air in warm weather. 

 Thcfe plants feldom flower till the fecond year, 

 when they will produce feeds which ripen in the au- 

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 The ninth fort is an annual plant, which grows na- 

 turally at La Vera Cruz,^ from whence it was knt me 

 by the late Dr. Houftoun. This feldom rifes hioi'e than 

 eight or ninejnches high, fending out feveral branches 



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froni the root, which are difflifed arid hairy*, they are 

 clofely garnifhed \Yith /mall, oval, trifoliate leaves, a 

 ' little hoary. The flowers grow if! clofe Ihort Ipikes j 

 they are purple, and have very hairy empaTeriients. 

 The tenth fort' grows naturally in Jamaica, This 

 hath lio-neous trailing; ftalks a foot and a half long, 

 fending out feveral branches oh each fide, which are 

 garniflaed with fmall, round, trifoliate leaves, of a 



{)ale green colour ; the flowers are produced in very 

 oofe fpikes at the ends of the branches; they are 

 fmall, and of a pale purplifh colour, fucceeded by 

 narrow twifted pods which are jointed, each joint be- 

 ing Toiir cornered, containing a fingle, fmajl, com- 

 prefled feed. 



The two laft forts being annual, require the fame 

 treatment as tlie fifth and fixth forts before- rhentioned, 

 with which managemeHt they will floweK and ripen 

 their leeds m this country. 



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The eleventh fort is a flirubby plant, which rifes with 

 triangular ftalks five or fix feet high, dividing into 

 feveral branches, garnifhed with hear't-Iha'ped trifo- 

 liate leaves,' ending ih acute points-, the flowers 



in very long fpikes at the end of the 

 ranches, which are or a pale purple colour, and are 



- fucceeded by narrow jointed pods which are varTouny 

 twifted ; the feeds are fmall and comprelTed. .. 



'This plant grows naturally in Jamaica, from, whence 

 the feeds were fent me bv ttielate Dr. Houftoun. 



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our years, ir tne plants are 

 treated in the fame manner direfted for the feventh 

 and eighth forts, and will perfeft feeds in this country. 

 Tfie twelfth fort is annual, the feeds of it were fent 

 nieBy the late Dr. Houftoun from Campeacliy/ This 

 hath apaniculated ftalk, which rifes about two feet 

 ^"^^^sKg^^fl^cd with heart-ftiaped trifoliate leaves; 

 the upperpart of the ftalk branches out into panicles 

 of flowers, which are of a pale purple colour ; thefe 

 are fucceeded by lunulated comprelTed pods, which 

 ftand oblique to the ftalk, each containing one com- 



hifl^ied with fingle oval 



prefTcd kidney-fhaped feed. This fort is propagated 

 by feeds, and requires the fame treatment as thc'fifth 

 and fixth forts. 



The thirteenth fort was fent me from La Vera Cruz 

 by the late Dr. Houftoun. This hath atwinino- ftalk' 

 which gets round the trees and flirubs which grow 

 near it, and climbs to the height of ten or twelve'fect: 

 garnifhed with obverfe, oval, trifoliate leaves, ftand- 

 ing upon pretty long foot-ftalks ; the flovvcrsare pro- 

 duced in very long fpikes, which are reflexed ; they 

 are of a dark purple colour, and fit clofe to the ftalk. 

 This is an abiding plant, v/hich requires a ftove to 

 prcferve it in this country, fo the plants fhould be 

 treated in the fame manner as the feventh and eighth 

 forts. 



The fourteenth fort is an annual plant, which arrows 

 natura'Tly in both Indies. The feeds of this were fent 

 me from the Havannah by the late Dr. Houftoun ; k 

 , hath trailing branches near a foot long, which are o-ar- 

 nifhed with round trifoliate leaves, a little indented at 

 the top, vei-y like in fhape to thofe of the Strawberry 

 Trefoil; the ftalks and under fide of the leaves are 

 hairy ; the flowers are produced toward the end of the 

 branches, forfietimes fingle, and at other times two at 

 a joint ; they are of a purple colour and fmall ; thefe 

 are fucceeded by pods about an inch long, which are 

 ftrait on one fide, and jointed on the other. This 

 flowers the end of July, and fomctimes perfefts feeds 

 here. 



The fifteenth fort is a low annual plant, having ilen- 

 der ftalks near a foot long, their lower part beino-o-ar- 



leaves, ftanding upon flen- 

 der foot-ftalks ; their upper part is adorned with 

 flowers, which come out by pairs above each other, 

 to the end of the ftalk ; they are but fmall, and of a 

 ' reddifli yellow colour'; tTiefe are fucceeded by jointed 

 / natrow pods, which fit clofe to the ftalk, and are 

 ficye-lhaped.". The two laft rpcntioned are annual 

 plants, which require tjae fame culture as the fifth 

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' The fixteehth fort was fent me by the late Dr. Dak, 

 from South Carolina. This hath a perennial rootjfrbm 

 which arife two or three flirubby hairy ftalks near two 

 feet high, branching out on every fide near the top, 

 gairriifhed with oVal, fpear-fhaped, trifoliate leaves, 

 which are hairy on their under fide,'^nd ftand u|)on 

 ftiort foot-ftalks ; the flowers are produced at the end 

 I of the branches in fhort fpikes ; they are of a pur- 

 plifll yellow colour, and fmall; the ftalks of this fore 

 decay every autumn, and new ones arife in the fpring. 

 It is propagated by feeds, which fhould be fown 

 upon a hot- bed in the fpring, and when the plants 

 are fit to rerhove, they ftiould be planted in feparate 

 fmall pots filled with light earth, and pl'uriged into 

 a moderate hot-bed, obferving to fnade them until they 

 have taken new root ; then they fhould have a large 

 fhare of air admitted to them in warm weather, and 

 in fummfer they may be expofed to the o'^eh^air, but 

 in the autumn they muft be placed under a frame to 

 fcreen them from froft ; the following fpring fomeof 

 thefe plants muft be ihaken out of the pots and planted 

 in a waffn border,''where, if the fummer proves warm, 

 they will flower, but thefe feldom perfeft their feeds.; 

 therefore two or three plants fhould be put into larger 

 pots, and plunged into a moderate hot-bed, which will 

 bring them early into Rower; fo that if the glafTcs 

 are kept qvef tlit'rh in bad w^eather, thefe will ri-' 



. pen their feeds irl autumn, and the roots will- 

 continue fome years, if they are fcrecned from iroit 

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The 'fevehtcenth fort was fent tne with the laft, by the 

 famegentleman,fromSouthCaroIina, This hath apcr- 

 ennial root and an annual ftalk, whichsrov/sereclabout 

 two feet hio-h, p;arniflied with long trifoliate leaves, 

 which are rounded at their bafe where they are brcaa- 

 eft, and narrowed all the v/ay to a point ; they are near 

 three inches and a half long, and half an inch broad 

 at their bafe, of a light green colour, and firiOOth; 



the two fide lobes fit pretty clofe to the ftalk^ but the 



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