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The Characters arc, . 

 Th£ empalemtnt cf tke flower is permanent y of one Uof^ 

 divided tntcfive parts-i the two upper being joined. The 

 f.cwer is cf the butterfly kind ; the fiandard hath a nar- 

 row hafe the l:ngth. of the empdement^ hit is heart- 

 fljaped above \ the wings are oval, oblong-, and blunt ; 

 the keel is moon-fhaped and compreffed. It hath ten ft a- 

 fnina^ nine joined and one feparate, which ftand ereEl^ter- 

 mnated by.flngle fummits. It hath an ohkng narrow ger- 

 fnen^ fitting on an awl-fhaped ftyle^ crowned by a Jingle 

 Jtigma, The germen afterward becomes a Icng^ plain^ com- 

 freffed pcd^ which is >:ut into many parts from the under 

 feam to the upper ^ each part forming a roundifh ftnus^ 

 . fvitb cbtufe three-cornered joints conneSled to the upper 

 ' feam^ each joint being fhapedlike a horfe-Jhoe^ inclofing 



a fingUfeed, v. . . ^ ■■ * - ■ 



This genus of plants is ranged in the third feclion of 



Linnseus's feventeenth clafs, intitled Diadelphia De- 

 candria, which includes the plants with a leguminous 

 flower, haying ten ftamina joined in two bodies. 

 The Sp£cies are, 

 X. HiPPOCREPis {Uniftliquofa) leguminibus feffilibus fo- 

 litariis. Hort. Cliff. 364. Horfe-fhoe Vetch with Jingle 

 pods fitting clofe to tbeftalk, Ferrum equinum, filiqua 

 fingulari. C. B. P. 349. Horfe-fboe Vetch with a Jingle 

 pod. ' 



«-. HIPPOCREPIS {Comofa) leguminibus pcdunculatis con- 



fertis, margine exteriore repandis. Prod. Leyd. 384. 



Horfe-fboe Vetcbj with pods growing in dufters upon 



■> foot'ftalksy whcfe outer border is turned inward, Ferrum 



,. equinum Germanicum, filiquis in fummitate. C. B. 



P. 346. German Horfe-fljoe Vetch having pods on the tops 



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two or three ycar.=, provided -hey 

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HIPPOMANE. Lia. Gen. i 

 nilla. Plum. Nov. Gen. 50. 

 chineel. 



The Characters are, 

 /; hath male and female fewer s in the fame fpike ; t!-^ 

 male flozvers come cut in fmall clujlers^ from a fruill 

 cup-fnaped empalement \ thefe have nc petals \ fro:n the 

 center of each onpakinait arifes ajuigle Jhky terminated 

 by two bifldfummits. The female fcxvers have no petal 

 but an oval germen wrapped up in a three-leaved empak- 

 ment -, they have noftyle^ but are crowned hy a tripartite 

 bifid ftigma....The germen afterward becomes a round: Q3 

 fruit with a flefhy cover ^ inclcjmg a rc:tgh hard fjjcll 

 with fever al cells ^ each ijiclofing one oblcng feed. 

 This genus of plants is ranged in the ninth ieftion of 

 Linnseus's twenty-firft clafs, which includes the plants 

 with male and female flowers, which have b^ic one 

 ftamina. 



The Species are, 



1. HiPPOMANE (Ma'/ifinella) foliis ovatis ferratis. Florc, 

 CliiF. 484. Hippoma'/ie with oval flawed leaves, Man- 

 fanella pyrie facie. Plum. Nov. Gen. ^o. Manchineel 

 with the appearance of the Pear-tree, 



2. HiPPOMANE (Biglandulofa) foliis ovato-oblon^is, bafi 



glandulofis, Lin. Sp. Plant. 1451. Hippcmane viitb 



, oval oblong leaves^ which have glands at their bafe. Man- 

 fanilla lauri foliis oblongis. Plum. Nov. Gen. 50. 

 Manchineel with oblong Bay leaves. 



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|. HiPPOCREPrs {Multijiliquofa) leguminibus pcduncu- 

 latis confertis, margine altcro lobatis. Hort. Cliff. 364. 

 Horfe-fljoe Vetch with pods growing in dufters upon foot- 

 fialksy one border of which has lobe^. Ferrum,^ equi- 

 num filiqua muitiplici. C. B. P. 346. Horfefhoe Vetch 

 ■ ^ith many pods.', :^ ^ . v'^ "'^"' .. .^ ^ Vv^^^i..-^ "^ - 

 The nrft fort grows naturally in Italy and Spain. 

 This is ari annual plant, which fends from the root 

 .-., leveral trailing ftalks a foot lone, that divide upward 

 ^^^^to fmaller branches, garnilhed with winged leaves, 

 ". con^pbfed of four or five pair of harrow fmall lobes, 

 /'^^^er^pinated by an odd one, which are obtufe, and in- 

 j./^^entec( at their ends i_ from the wings of the ftalk 

 comVout fingle flowers oT the butterfly kind, which 

 are yellow, and fucceeded by fingle pods fitting clofe 

 .. to the ftalks, which are about two inches long, and 

 a third of an inch broad, bending inward like a 

 fickle, and divided into many joints Ihaped like a 

 horfe-fhoe. This flowers in June and July, and the 

 fe.qds ripen in the autumn, focn after which the plants 

 decay, ...,.,,. .. , ^ , ,. 



y The fecond fort is found growing naturally in fome 

 parts of England, upon chalky hills, particularly at 

 Hogmagog hills near /Cambridge ; this is a fmaller 

 plant than the former, and hath a perennial root, fend- 

 ing out flender trailing ftalks about fix inches long, 

 -which are garniflied with narrow winged leaves -, the 

 . .flowers grow in clufters on the top of long foot- 

 . ft^ks ; thefe are fuc^eeded by pods which are fhorter, 

 and twifted inward in roundifli curves, but h^ve ioints 

 fhaped like thofe of the fornier fort. ; ..v --.-..,.; 



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3. HiPPOMANE {Spinofa) foliis iubovatis dentato fpinofis, 

 Lin. Gen. .Plant. 1191. Hippanane with oval leaves 

 which have prickly indentures. Man^anilla aqui-folii 



foliis.' Plum. Nov. Gen. 50. Manchineel with HqIH 



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The firft fort grows naturally in all the iilands of the 

 Weft-Indies." This is a very larore tree in its native 

 lou, almoft equalhng the Oak in fize j the.y;oadis 

 niuch efteemed for making of cabinets,^- booi'-cales, 

 &c. being very durable, and taking a fine poli{h-/ic 

 is alfo faid, that the worms will not cat it : but as the, 

 trees abound with a milky cauftic luice, fo before 

 they are felled, they malce fires round their trunks to 

 burn out their juice, otherwife they who fell them, 

 would be in dangef of lofing their fight, by the juice 

 flying in their eyes ; and wherever this falls on the 

 Ikin, it will raife bhfters ; and if it comes upon linen, 

 it will immediately turn it black, and on being walhed 

 will come into holes : it is alfo dangerous "^pricing 

 of the wood after it is fawn out, for if any of the faw- 

 duft happens to get into the workmens eyes, it caules 

 inflammations, and the lofs of fight for fom 



time 



T^he third fort grows naturally in the fouth of France, 



-,.,, Qe^roj^ny, and Italy. /vThis is an annual plant, with 



-^.^trailmg ftalks greatly refembling the firft, but the 



■; flowers are produced in clufters on the top of pretty 



; long foot-ftalks -, they are ftiaped like thofe of the 



■ ^,\9ther forts, and th^ pods are jointed in like'man- 

 ^i. ner, but the joints are fixed to the oppofite border. 



jThefe plants flower in June and July, and the feeds 



■ ^/f^en in Auguft and September. .,. 



■ i,-*rhefe plants are propagated by feeds, which fhould 



fce^fown in the autumn, where the plants are defigned 

 to remain ; and when the plants come up, they muft 

 - "be kept clean from weeds, and thinned where they 

 are top clofe, which is all the culture they require. 

 The two annual forts will decay in the autumn after 

 they have peffci^ed their feeds, but the roots of the 



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to prevent which, they generally cover their faces 

 with fine lawn, during the time they are vyorkiing the 



This tree hath a fmooth brownifli bark ; the trunk 

 divides, upward into many branches, which ^rQ gar- . 

 nilhedwith oblono; leaves about three inches long, 

 and one inch and a half Ijroad, ending in acute points-, 

 ,they are flightly fawed on their edges, and are of a 

 .lucid green, ftanding on ftiort foot-ftalks. The flo\yers 

 come out in fliort fpikes at the end of the branches, 

 being of both fexesjn the f^me fpike, but having no 

 petals they make but little appearance; theTearefuc- 

 ceeded by fruit, about the fize and of the fame Ihapc 

 as the Gp^en Pippin, turning of a yellow cqjour when 

 ripe, which, has often tempted ftrapgcrs^ tomcat of 

 them to their coft, for they inflame the mou'th and 

 throat to a great degree, caufing violent pains in.tne 

 throat and ftomach, ^hich is dangerous, unlefs re- 

 medies are ty^ely.appUed,,-. ^, V,,:-, • 

 The inhabitants of America believe it is dangerous 

 to fit or he^under thefe trees, and affirm, that the j^in, 

 or dew, which falls from the leaves, will, rajfe blif- 

 ters; but it is very certain, thlt unlefs the leaves are 

 broken, and the juice of them mix v/ith the rain, it 

 wiJl do no injury. .', n^.^i 

 The fecond fort grows naturally at Carthag^na m 



New Spain, and the third at CampeacKy> fl'om which 



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