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hodclphia, which includes thofc plants which have I 

 male and female flowers on the fame plant, and the j 

 ftamina arc colleded in one body. 

 The Species are, 

 X. jATROPHA(A/a«//>6'/)foliispaln^atrs, lobis lanceolatis 



intcgerrimis Isevibus. Lin. 



p. Plant. 1007. Jatropha 



with hand'Jhapcd leaves^ whofe khes are fpear-fmped^ en- 

 tire^ -and fmooth. Manihot Theveti, juca & caflavi. 

 J. B. 2. 794. "The Manihot ofThevet^ and the Juca cr 



Ca£ava cf John Bauhin, 

 2. Jatropha {^Anquelcbatus) foHis quinquelobatis, lo- 

 . bis acuminatis, acute dentatis la^vibus, caule frucico- 

 fo. Jatropha with leaves ccmpofed, of five Jmooth lobes 

 ending in points, zvhich are Jharply indented en their edges ^ 

 and aflmthbyftalk. Juffievia frutefcens, non ipinoia, 

 foliis glabns & minus laciniatis. Houfl. MSS. Shrubby 

 Jiiffxevia without [pines ^ and fniooth leaves lefs divided. ^ 



aculeata, foliis quinquelobati 



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Inches bng •, the middle lobes arc finuatcd on each 

 fide near the top, but the two outer are entire.. The 

 flowers are produced in umbels at the top of the 

 ftalks, thefe are (bmf male and others fcmak* in the 



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Jatropha {Urens) 



acute incifis, caule herbaceo. Prickly Jatropha^ with 

 leaves having Jive lobes which are Jharply cut on their 



• edges, arJ an herbaceous ftalL Juffievia herbacea, fpi- 

 nofiflima, urens, foliis digitatis & laciniatis. Houft. 

 MSS. The mcft prickly flinging and herbaceous jujfievia^ 

 with jingered leaves which are jagged, 

 4. Jatropha {Herbacea) aculeata, foliis trilobis, caule 

 herbaceo. Lin. Sp. Plant. 1 007. Prickly Jatropha^ ^vith 

 leaves having three Icbes and an herbaceous ftalk, Juf- 

 fievia herbacea fpinofifllma, urens, foliis trilobatis 

 minime incifis. Houft. MSS. Prickly [ringing herbaceous 



■Jujftevia^ with leaves having three IcbeSy which are very 



Jlightly indented. . _ 



'5. Jatropha (;^/V//d?//W) foliis palmatis dentatis aculeatis. 



Hort. Cliff. 445. Jatropha with hand-paped^ indented^ 



' prickly leaves. Manihot fpinofifllma, folio vitigineo. 



Plum. Cat. 20. 'The mojl prickly Cpjfava with a Vine 



\. leaf. 



*6. Jatropha {^Aconitifolius) foliis lobatis aentatis "acu- 



\ ^ninatTs, iirentibus, caule axhoreol, Jatropha^ 'with, h- 



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hated leaves which are indented^ acute-pointed^ and flinging^ 



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fame umbel -, they are compofcd cf five roundifh pe- 

 tals v/hich f^read open ; the male flowers have their 

 ten ftamina joined together in a column, and the fe- 

 male flowers have a roundiih germen with three fur- • 

 rows in the center, fupporting three ftyjes \ two are 

 feparated at a diftance, and the third arifes between 

 them, but is not fo long ; they arc crowned by fino-]e 



. ftigmas. The germen afterward turns to a roundTlh 

 capfule with three lobes, each having a diftinfl; cell 

 containing one feed. ^ ' 



, The fecond fort was difcovered by the late Dr. Houf- 

 toun'at'the Havanna, from whence he fent the feeds. 

 This rifes with an upright^ ftalk ten or twelve fcec 

 high, which is firft green and herbaceous, but after- 

 ward becomes ligneous, fending cut a few branches 

 at the top, which are garniflied with fmooth leaves 

 com.pcfed of five oval lobes, which end in acute points* 

 the edges are alfo indented in feveral Irfegular points^ 



_■ which are acute. The flowers are produced in an 



umbel at the extremity of the ftalks, they are of an 



herbaceous white colour, and are male and female in 



'the fame umbel, as the other fort; the capfule is' 



fmooth and has three cells^" each including; a finele 



The third fort was difcovered by the late Dr. Houf- 

 ,toun, growing naturally in the fandy grpurid^^ about 

 the town of La Vera Cruz, from whence he lent the 

 feeds, which fucceeded in the Chelfea garden. This 

 hath a very thick flefliy' root,' in fhape like the white 

 Spanilh I^adifli j the italic rifes ^frqm^ one'tQ ,tw6 feet 

 'hidi, it^'is taper, herbaceous, and tranchino;, and 

 clolely armed on every Iide with long white ipines, 

 which are hot yery ftiff, but are pungenTand ftinty- 

 ' ing ; the leaved are divided into fiy^eTpbesV^the middle 



/■ bejng thejongeft. 3 jthe^ others are Iho^^^ 

 ^r'.anda tree-li%ejl^l£ .Jilfllevia arborea, minus fpinofa, T" next being about an inch' ftiorter, but the two outer 



US albis umbellatis, foliis aconiti urentibus. 



, \Houft. MSS. Tree- Juffievia which is lefs prickly ^^ with 

 ^ white fibers' growing in urnbels^['and Jiinging leaves /ike 



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\^\yATKOPH A {Multifida) foliis multipartitis lasvibus, fti- 

 X- pulls' fetaceis 'multifldis. Hort.' Clifi^. 445/ Jatropha 

 ^.N^ with fmcoth leaves divided intp^ niahy pahs^' 'and brijlly 

 , -fiipuU with many points. Ricinoides arbor Americana, 

 .jolio multihdo. 656, Tree American Bajlard Rtctnus 

 with a many 'pointed leafy commonly called French Phytic 



.Nut in America. 



. ,: are not more than halt the length of the middle ; thefe 

 are deeply jaggecT on both fides, and are waved on 



their ^edges'; all the veins of the leaves are clofely 

 .armed with flinging fpines,^ fo that it is dangerous 

 handliner them ; for all the intermediate parts' of thft 



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.8. Jatropha (C^rr^j-) fofiis cordatis angulatis. Hort. 



Cliff. 445. Jatropha with angular heart-fhaped leaves. 

 . . Ricinoides Americana goflypii folio. Tourn. Inft? ^56. 

 - .. ^American Baftdrd Ricinus with a Cotton leafy ^commonly 



called Phyfic Nut in America. " ' ^ ' '" * 



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ij^'^^^J^^^^yStaphjffagrifolia) foliis quinqueparutis, lo- 

 ,.bis oyatis fntegns, * fetis" glandulofis ramofis.VFIor.^ 

 Leyd. Prod. 202. Jatropha with leaves divided into five 

 parfSy the lobes whereof ar^o^at and entire^ and branching 

 brifiles ariftng from the glands ^ ;^^^^ Americana 



jftaphyfa^riae folio. Tourh. Infl:. ()^6. American Baft ard 

 ^'^RicinuSy with a Sfavefacre leaf commonly called Belly- 

 acb Weed m Ammca. 



. leaves have imall Itinging Ipines like thole of the 

 ^.r NeVtle, but'tKey 'do not appear fo vifiblel^Af the end 

 ,^ "of the brapcbQs.the fl.6Wers are pfoStiCed iri^ umbels; 

 n.''they are white, and have empalements clofely armed 

 ^.with the fame Ipines as the ftalks and leaves: there 

 "^are male and female' flowers'in'the fame umbel; the 



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The firfl: fort here mentioned, is the common CaflTada 

 * 1 .. or Caffava, which is cultivated for food in the warm 

 , .^. parts of America, where, after the juice is exprefled 

 :^._^^^ but oFthe foot (which Jias a poifonous quality) it is 



.,,;; ground into a^ kind .of Jjpur, and made up in cakes 



. t or puddings, ana \s ciieefncd a wholefome food. * -="' 



-v. This riles with a Inrubby Icalk iix or feven feet high, 



■ ■.^.'gafnifhed,. with fmooth leave?,* ftanding upon lono- 



i. .'^ foot-ftalks alte'rnately^^they ■^rl'Xb^^ of fiven 



,, .Jobes, which are ioined at their bafe in one 'ceSteK 



where they are narrow, but increafe in their breadth 



•tiirwithiri an'Trich anH'aValf of theT^^ where they 



"dimlmffi :t6'a^ the.^ three middle lobes 



are abouf fix jnchei Jong, and twp^broad li>"their 



Lroadcft' part; 'the 'two next arc'about an inch fliofter' 



-^auci the two outfide lobes are not more than thre^* 



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■ are fucceedfed by tricapfulaT'veflels, 



- containing three feeds.- • ^' - .v . * 

 ...The fourth fort rif^s with an herbaceous^ ftalk a^^ 

 ^;^a foot high, dividing into two or three ^ranches, which 



- are garnilhed with leaves ftanding alternate upofi long 

 ""*f66t-ftalks • they are compofed of three oblong lobes 



-Vhich arejlightly finiiated on their edges, ending in 

 "acute points 5 the whole plant is clofely armed with 



long, briftly,^ ftinging fpines.'-T^The'flowers grow in 

 ^/Jah umbel at the end of the branches; tlfey are fmall, 

 * "of a dirty white colour, and are male and/emale in 

 -the fame umbel : the female flower^ are fucceeded by 

 ' oval capfules with three lobes, which are 

 !. ,with the fame Ipines as" the plant; thefe have three 

 cells, "each containing a finale feed. This plant is. 



annual ^^-^' ■ '^ .5>-^. 



i .The^^Jfth fort was found growing naturally at Car- 

 ■:::thagena in 'New Spain, by the late Mr. Robert Millar, 



-jwho fent the feeds to England, which fucceeded in 

 j":J^veral curious gardens.^This hatKa thick, fwelling, 

 ."■pcThy root, from which arifes an herbaceous ftalk as 

 '"'bio; as a man's thumb, which is four or five feet high, 



"and divides into feveral branches; thefe are very 

 .i clofely armed with long brown fpines -"^ t^e foot-ftalk$ 

 "of the leaves are fix'orTeveq inches 1oiie>' 'which are 



• alfo armed with fpines, but not fo clofely, nor are the 

 ■" fpines fo long as thofe o'n'the ftalk and branches ; the 





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