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fmaller rough Sage leaf^ which isjl 



eyfuckle 



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flower-, and an oblongs purple^ efculentfi 



ujiifolia) 



leaf^ 



lanceolatis oppofitis, floribus capitatis pedunculis lon- 

 giffiznis. Lantana with a fmootb Jlalk^ oval fpear-Jhaped 

 leaves placed oppofite^ flowers colle£led in heads^ and very 

 long foot-ftalks. ' Penclymenum reftum, falvi^ folio 

 rugoib, longo & anguftiflimo. Sloan. Cat. 164. Up- 

 right Honeyfuckk with a rough Sage leaf, which is long 



and narrow. 



1 1. Lantana {Africana) foliis alternis felTilibus, floribus 

 folicariis. Hort. Cliff. 320. Lantana with alternate leaves 



fitting clofe to theftalks^ and flowers growing fmgly. Jaf- 

 minum Africanum, illicis folio, fiore folitario ex fo- 

 liorum alls provcniente albo. Com. Plant. Ran 6. tab. 

 6. African Jafmine with an Bex leaf^ and a folitary white 



flower coming from the wing of the leaves. 



12. Lantana {Salvifolia) foliis oppofitis feffilibus, flo- 

 ribus racemofis. Liri. Sp. 875. Lantana with leaves 

 placed oppojite clofe to the ftalksy and flowers in a racemus. 

 Frutex Africanus, foliis conjugatis falyise anguftisa flo- 

 ribus hirfutis. Herm. Afr. 10. /. ; :. rief- 

 The firft fort is pretty common in thofe Englifh gar- 

 dens, where'^there are coUeftions of exotic plants 5 this 



^ grows naturally in Jamaica, and moft gf thje othqr 

 iflands in the Weft-Indies^' where it is called wild Sage, 

 5 af-e fevefal of the other forts which are not dif- 



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guiflied 



It rifes with a woody 



r ftalk five or fix feet high, fending out many branches, 



which have four angles, armed with Ihort crooked 



. fpines.. The leaves are placed oppofite; they are 



oval, fpear-fliaped, about afl inch and a half long, 



and three quarters of an inch broad, hairy, and ftand 



upon fliort foot-ftalks -, toward the end of the branches 



the flowers come out from the wings of the ft^alks, two 



foot-ftalks ariling from the fame joint, one on each 



fide ; they are near two inches long, and are ter- 



/ minated by roundifli heads of flowers, thofc which 



. are on the outfide and form the border, are firft of a 



^ bright red, or fcarlet colour \ thefe change to a deep 



purple before they falL _ Thofe flowers which are in 



' the center are of a bright yellow, but after fome time 



. fade to an Orange colour. The flowers are fucceeded 



"by roundifli berries, which, when ripe, turn black, 



. having a pulpy covering over a fingle hard feed. This 



.:^^lant iji the Weft-Indies continue! to flower moft 



/part pf,the yeirs but jn En^lan^^^ to 



.{flower in June, and continue m fuccefllon till near 



• ^ Chriftmas, and the early flowers are fucceeded by ripe 



.bleeds. -^ r- - ^^^ -'^y— v-v vvr-- v^. ■ .-,-j . — ; ^t -.- 



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Cruz, but I have fmce received then-, from Ja- 



maica. 



8. Lantana {Alba) caule inermi, foliis ovatis ferratis, 

 floribus capitacis alaribus feflilibus. Lantana with a 

 fmooth flalk^ oval f awed leaves^ and flowers growing in 

 heads proceeding from the wings of the leaves^ fluting clofe 

 to thcftalks. Camara foliis urtica^, floribus minoribus 

 albis, ex alis foliorum prodeuntibus. Houft. Camara 

 with a Nettle leaf and fmaller white flowers proceeding 

 from the wings of the leaves. 



5. Lantana {Annua) foliis quaternis, caule afpero, fpi- 

 cis oblongis. Four-leaved Lantana with a rough flalk, 

 and oblong fpikes of flowers. Periclymenum reftum hu- 

 milius, folio rugofo majore, flore purpureo, fruftu 



The third fort was fent me from La Vera Cruz, by 

 the late Dr. Houftoun •, this rifcs with aflirubby ihlk ' 

 about three feet high, dividing into feveral upric-rht 

 branches. The leaves are oblong, and lawcd on their 

 ■ edges, ftanding oppofite, on the lower pare of the 

 branches, but toward the upper part they are placed - 

 by threes round the branches. The fooc-ilalks of th 



flowers come out from the wings of the leaves ; they 

 are near three inches long, fuftaining an oblon^- fpik'e 

 of purple flowers, which come out from imbricated 

 fcales, which end in acute points. The flowers are 

 fucceeded by pretty large purple berries, l^liis flow, 

 ers at the fame time with the former forts. 

 The feeds of the fourth fort were fent me from the 

 Havanna, by the late Dr. Houftoun ^ this riles wiih 

 a fhrubby ftalk about three feet high, covered with 

 a gray bark, which is woolly. It divides into branches 

 by pairs, which are garniflied with round leaves, in- 

 dented on their edges, whofe upper furface is corru- 

 gated and rough, like thofe of Sage ■, they are placed 

 oppofite, ftanding upon fliorc foot-ftalks. At the end 

 of the branches arife the foot-ftalks of the flowers 

 which are fliort, andfuftain a globular head of purple 

 flowers ; thefe are fucceeded by pretty large purple 

 berries containing one feed. This flowers at the fame 

 time with the former forts. 



There is a variety of this with white flowers, whofe 

 leaves are not quite fo round, nor are they crcnated ' 

 on their edges ; but I fufpeft they both come from 

 the fame feeds, fo I have not enumerated it as a dif- 

 tin<51: fpecies. 



The fifth fort w^as fent me from La Vera Cruz, by 

 the late Dr. Houftoun-, this rifes with a woody 

 l?rajiching ftalk four or five feet high, garnifhed with 

 ^M oblong heart-ihaped le^v^s, which are lliwed on their 

 :v edges, and end in acute points. At the end of the 

 branches the flowers come out in round bunches, 

 <> ftanding upon flehder upright foot-ftalks, about one 

 ^ ^ jnph long. The flowers are yellow, and grow in 

 . loofer bunches or heads than thofe of tlje focmer 

 forts, but flowers at the fame time. 

 , The fixthfort rifes with a woody branching ftalk five 

 or fix feet high, covered with a dark brown bark, 

 .The branches are more divided than thofe of the 

 . other Ibrts, and are much more ligneous. The leayes 

 are two inches and a half lung, and one inch and a 

 quarter broad, deeply fawed on their edp-es, and their 

 ^ upper furface very rough, and many ol them clofely 

 fet with white prominent fpots as if ftuddf^Ui thefe 

 . are placed alternately on the branches. The flowers 

 come out from the wings of the ftalk, ftanding upon 

 pretty long foot-ftalks ; they are white, and are col- 

 lefted in fmall woolly h?ads. This flowers about the 

 fame time with the former forts. 

 The feventh fort rifes with a branching (hrubby ftalk 

 .^ : about four feet high, covered with a dark brown bark, 

 , and garniftied with fmall, oblong, oval' leaves, ending 

 An acute points_j they are an inch long, and half an 

 ;ninch broad, very rnuch veined on their upper fide, 

 ftanding alternately pretty clofe to the branches. The 

 .flowers come out at the end of the branches upon 

 ,,Jhort foot-ftalks, in clofe fmall heads ; thefe are white, 

 . an4 make byjt_ little appearance. It flowers at the 

 .^ fame time with the former. ; '■; M-. 



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<v? The eighth fort was fent me by the late Dr. Houftoun 



.The fecond fort grows .naturally in Jamaica \ this rifes 

 : .'With a flender, fmooth, fhrubby ftalk, about four feet 

 ,1 high, dividing into many fmall quadrangular branches I ■;; which rifes three or four feet high, dividing into many 



, from Campeachy; this hath a flcnJer fliriibby ftalk 



,^)vhich grow ereft, garniflied with fpear-fliaped leaves 

 ' Tabout two inches long, and one inch broad, indented 

 l^pn their edges, and hoary on their under fide, ftanding 

 ''^alternate upon fliort foot-ftalks. Toward the end of 

 ;, !he branches the foot-ftalks of the flowers arife al- 

 ternately from the wings of the leaves ; thefe are very 

 : flendei;, and fupport fmall heads of pale purple flow- 

 ers, which are fucceeded by fmall purple berries, each 

 having one feed. This flowers at the fame time with 

 the former fort. The feeds of this fort were firft fent 



me by the late"* Dr. ' Houftoun, from La Vera 



flender, fmooth, fquare branches, which are garnifhcd 



.;With fmall, oval, fawed leaves placed oppofite ; from 



.the wings of the ftalk, at every joint, come out the 



, flowers i they are fmall, white, and are coUefted in 



. clofe. heads ; th.efe come out by pairs, and fit clufc to 



the branches. This fl.owers at the fame time with the 



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former, i 



The ninth fort is annual -, this was firft fent me by 

 the late Dr. Houftoun from La Vera Cruz, but I 

 have fince received the feeds from the north fide ot 

 the iflapd of Jamaica; it_ rifes with a ftrong, upright. 



rough 



