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wcclly en their under ftde^ fitting clofe to the ftalks^ with 

 (pikes of flotvers growing in clufters at the ends of the 

 branches. Adhatoda arborea, foliis oblongis, fubtus 

 villofis, floribus fplcatis albis. Houft. Tree-Adhatoda 

 wtb oblong leaves, hairy on their under fide, and fpikes 

 of white flowers. - 



JusTiciA {Ecbolimn) arborea, foliis lanceolato ovatis, 

 brafteis ovacis deciduis mucronatis, corollary m galea 



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reflexa. Flor. Zeyl. 17. Tree-Jujiiciawith fpear-Jhaped 

 oval leaves, oval-pointed braSJea 

 refiexed helmet to the fiovi'ers, Adhatoda Ipica longiffi 

 xna, fiore refiexo. Burman. Zeyl. 7. tab. 4. f. i. Ad- 

 hatoda with a very long fpike, and a refiexed flower. 

 The firft fort was difcovered growing naturally at La 

 Vera Cruz, by the late Dr. Houftoun, who fent the 

 feeds to England ; this rifes with a fhrubby brittle 

 ftalk five or lix feet high, fending out many branches, 

 which are garnifhed with oblong oval leaves, two 

 inches lon^, and one inch broad, which are hairy and 

 placed oppofite ; from the wings of the leaves come 



. out the fpikes of flowers, which are reflexed like a 

 fcorpion's tail. The flowers are large, of a carmine 

 colour, and ranged on one fide of the fpike ; thefe 

 are fucceeded by fhort pods about half an inch long. 

 The fecond fort was difcovered by the fame gentle- 

 man, in the fame country \ this is an annual plant 

 with an upright ftalk, having fix angles, which rifes 

 two or three feet high, dividing into many branches, 

 o-arnifhed with oval leaves placed oppofite, an inch 

 and a half long, arid one inch broad ; they are fmooth, 

 as are alfo the ftalks. At each jpjnt come out clufters 

 of fmall wedge- Ihaped leaves, which are, by Dr. Lin- 

 naeus termed braftese, and long before the ftalks de- 

 cay, moft of the larger leaves fall off, fo there are 



./. only thefe fmall leaves reniaining. The flowers are pro- 

 ' duced in fmall fpikes at the fide of the branches, 



-r. lifting very clofe among the leaves; they are of a 



: beautiful carmine colour, and have but one petal, 

 which has two lips. The upper lip is arched, bending 



>t/bver the lower, which is alfo a little reflexed, but 



- both are entire. The flowers are fucceeded by IJiort 

 wedge-Ihaped capfules, opening lengthways, incloling 



V ''two fmall oval feeds, ' " ' ' ; ' 



.* The third fort was difcovered by the fame gentleman 



./ atCampeachyi this rife^ with a hairy fhrubby ftalk 



four or five feet high, dividing into feveral branches,' 



• . garailh^d.Wthpyal, fpear-fhaped, hairy leaves, four 



r, inches long, and two inches and a half broad, .ftandina: 



; . upon Toot-ftalks which are above an mch long, placed 

 :: oppofite, ' At the bafe of the foot-ftalks come out a 

 ;/; clufter of fmall heart-fhaped leaves, ending in acute 

 ■ . 5)oints, >vhich 4j:e termed bradleae. The flo;wers come 

 : -out in loofe clufters .f]:pm the yings.of ;he ft^lks^ to- 



- >ward the end of the branches j they are of ^a pale red 

 colour, and fhaped like thofe of the former fort. r^:"i 



CJLiThcfe plants are propagated by feeds^ which fhould 

 be fown early jri the fphfig, in fmall pots filled with 

 -,h frcfh ligljt,^rth, ^^d plunged into a moderate /hot- 

 ,'ii:' bed of t^Dpers bafjc, qbferving to water the earth 

 .■r^ gently as it appears dry: -..The feeds of thefe plants 

 ^vujjrequently he a year m the ground,^ /o that the pots 

 ' muft not be difturbed, if the .plants 'do not come up 

 the fanjcyearj buT: in the%inter fhquld be kept in 



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v.?,trelh hot-bee), which _wilX taring up the plants if the 

 ii'^feeds weVe'good. When. the plants begin to appear. 



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I'the glafles of the hot-bed fhould be raifed every day, 



t when, the weather is warm, to admit frefh air to them: 



fhe plants muft alfo be frequently watered in warni 



>veather'j ^bpt wgtef Ao giyen ^n large 



t^uandties while_ttie^]j,nts are young, becaule j:hey 



• .are, then very tender, and /ubjed: to rot at the bottom 



of theirftems, with much moifture. r--^f r:..^ ,. ' 



en |he plants are about two inches, high, they 



fhould .be carefully taken up, and each tranfplanted 



into a feparatejmall^ppt. filled with frelh light earth, 



and then plunged into the hot- bed again, being careful 



to .^:ater ami fhadc them until they have taken new 



root i after which tirne they fhould have air admitted 



^9 WWi every day, in prppbftlch ;to\t6e warmth of 



the feafon, and fliould be duly watered every two of 

 three days in hot weather. 



As the plants advance in their growth, they fhould 

 be fliifced into larger pots, for if their roots are toc^ 

 much confined, the plants will not make any confide- 

 rable progrefs; but they {hould not be over potted, 

 for that will be of worfe confcquence than the other; 

 becaufe when they are phnted in very large pots, they 

 will ftarve and decay, without producing any flowers. 

 'They are too tender to endure the open air in this 

 country, therefore they fliould always remain in the 

 hot-bed, being careful to let them have a due pro- 

 portion of air in hot weather ; and the annual fort 

 fhould be brought forward as faft as poflible in the 

 fpring, that the plants may flower early, otherwife 

 they v/ill not produce good feeds in England. 

 The firft and third forts fliould remain in the hot-lDed 

 during the fummer feafon (provided there is room 

 under the glafl^es, without being fcorched ;) but at 

 Michaelmas they fhould be removed into the ftove, 

 and plunged into the barfc-bed, where they muft- re- 

 main during the winter feafon, obferving to keep 

 them warm, as alfo to water them gently once or tv^ice 

 a week, according as they ftiall require. The following 

 fummer thefe plants will flower, and abide feveral 

 years, but they rarely produce good feeds in Europe. 

 The foyrth fort grows naturally in the ifland of Cey- 

 lon, but has been long in the Englidi gardens, where 

 it is commonly known at prefent by the title of Ma* 

 labarNut; but was formerly called Beetle Nut, and 

 was by fome fuppofed to be the tree of which the 

 Chinefe chew the leaves and nuts : this, though a 

 native of fo warm a country, is hardy enough to live 

 in a good green-houfe in England, without any ar- 

 tificial heat. It rifes here with a ftrong woody ftalk^ 

 to the height of twelve or fourteen feet, fending cue 

 ma.ny fpreading branches, which are garniflied 'with 

 /pear-fhaped oval leaves more than fix inches long, 

 and three inches broad, placed oppofite. The flowers 

 are produced on fhort fpikes at the end of the 

 branches, which are white, with fome dark fpots; 

 thefe appear in July, but are not fucceeded by any 

 feeds in England. 

 This fort may be propagated by cuttings, which, if 

 - {planted in pots in June or July, and plunged into a 

 -oVeiy moderate hot-'beJ, will take i:oot; but they muft 

 f.ibejeyqry (^ay fcreenedfrom the fun, and if the ektefnal 

 tgir is exciuded from them, they wUi fucceed better 

 '.than when it 13 admitted to themr' It may alfo be 

 ^;jpropagated by laymg down their young branches, 

 'which will taTce'root in the tubs or pots in one year; 

 then the young plants* fhould be put each into a fe- 

 parate pot, filled with foft loamy earth, and placed 

 jn^the fhade till they have taken new root, when they 

 ^ may be placed in a fheltered fituatibii during the 

 ■ lummer, but in winter they muft be houfe'd, and 



-^treated in th^ fame way as Qrange-tree's,' with only, 

 ^this difference^ that^^ljefe require n^ore .\vatpr. . ■? 



•: ; pThe fifth,fprt grows natursilly; in India ; this rifes with 



vja fhrubby ildk from three to four feet high, fending 



out brancheTon every fide from the 1)OttomV lo'as to 



;;f/orm a kind of pyramid; thefe are covered 'with a 



;r..white bark, and garnifhed yvith fpear-fliaped entire 





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^ ^anding oppofite* At the bafe of the foot- ftalks come 

 • out clufters of frnallerTeavesi oT the fame fliape'and 

 ,^^ texture. The flowers come out upon fhort foot-italks 

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VwJ^ichj when ripe, caft out their feeds witH'ah elaf- 



ticity, from whence it had the title of Snap-tree, 



This is propagated by cuttings during any of the 



w.fiimmer months ; they ftiould be planted in pots filled 



/^^jvith light loamy earth, aqd plunged into a. moderate 



s hot-bed, and fhaded from the fun, and now and then 



^eently refreflied with water, and not too much air 



.V. admitted to them. In about two months the cuttings 



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