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: '#ppofitc; they ftand upon rtiort nodding Toot-ftalks. 



The flowers are fmall, of a pale dirty yellow colour, 

 , having purple bottoms; thefe arefucceeded by fmall, 



fphcrical, red berries included in an oval, dark, purple 

 . bladder. It flowers in June and July, but uniefs the 



feafon proves warm, there are no berries fucceeding 



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^. This may be propagated by feeds in the fame way as 



the Ufl:-m^ntioned, and the plants require the fame 

 *, treatment, but are not fo hardy, therefore they rriufl: 

 ". be kept in a moderate ftove in winter ; but in the 

 :. middle of fummer, they fhould be placed in the open 



air in a flidtered fituation for about three months ; 



for if they are conflrantly kept in the ftove, they will 

 ; * draw upVeak,fo will not flower. It may alfo be pro- 

 l. pi^atM by cuttings, which, if planted in pots during 



tile fpring and fummer months, and plunged into a 



• gentle warmth, will take root freely, a<kt ^ may be 



:. tJrcated in the fame way as is before directed for the 



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S The ninth fort is an annual plant, ^hich grows natu- 

 :^ rally in Virginia. This branches out very wide clofe 

 1 tb the ground, and the branches frequently lie upon 

 . jt; they are angular and full of joints, dividing again 

 into fmaller branches, and are garnifhed' with hairy 

 U vifcous leaved, which are almoft heart-lhaped, ftahd- 

 ' ing upon pretty long foqt-ftalks -, they are about 

 Vi three inches long and almoft two broad, having feve- 

 -' ral acute indentures ot\ their edges. The ftowers are 

 „ p/odUdeddnthefideof the branches upon fhort,flen- 

 -■ der, Aoddirtg foot-ftalks; they are of an herbaceous 1 -^ lour, dividing into feveral branches which are angu- 



With a very branching hairy flalk. The leaves arcovaf, 

 acute-pointed, and indented like a law on their edges; 

 the flowers arc fmall, and of a pale yellow colour; 

 the fruit is round, as large as a Cherry, and of ayel- 

 lowifti green when ripe. 



The fourteenth fort was dlfcovered at LaVera Cruz by 

 the fame gentleman •, this is an annual plant, with an 

 ujpright branching ftalk near two feet high, garnilhed 

 with oval leaves, indented on their edges like a faw. 

 They have long^foot-fl.alksV and change to a purplilh 

 colour in the autumn. The flowers are fmall and 

 white, ftanding upon very long foot-fl:alks, and are 

 fpcceeded by large berries almofc'as large, and of the 

 fliape of Heart-Cherries, of a yellowilh green, with 

 fome purple ftripes. ■'■'''* " - -' 



■ The fifteenth fort was found by the fame gentleman, 

 growing naturally in the fame country ; this is"^ an an- 

 nual plant, withafmooth, ereft, bfahchirig ftalk near 



. three feet high, garnifhed with oval, foear-fhaped, 

 vifcous leaves, ftanding on long foot-ftalks:v The 



• flowers are of a pale yellow, and fmall 5 tliefe are' 

 fucceeded by large heart- ihaped fruit, of ap^le yellow 



^ when ripe. The five laft mentioned forts are propa- 

 gated by feeds in tRe"" fame manner as the eleventh,- 



^ and the plants require the fame treatment. ' '• ' 

 The fixteenth fort grows naturally in Peru,- from 



* whence the younger de JufFieu ferit the feeds. This 



'Ts^fi' annual plant, rifing with a ftron^, herbaceous, 



■ ■ angular ftalk four or five feet high, of a putplifh co- 



Vcllow colour with dark bottoms ; thefe ^ire fuc- 



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.. iriclofing berfifcs i5 large as common Cherries, which 

 ' ^e yellowifli when ripe. - -This fort flowers In June 

 -. and July,* and the berries ripen in the autiimni • - 

 ^ If the fceds^ of this fort are permitted to fcatter, the 

 " |)Mt's wilU come u^ in the fpring, and require no 

 ' Other care but to thin them, and keep them clean 

 ' from weeds ; or if the feeds are fown in the fpring 

 - ^n a common border, the plants will rife very well, 

 and need no other care. 



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r.-The tenth fort is alfo an annual plant, which grows 

 ; naturally in the iflands of the Weft-Indies ; this rifes 

 Ifrith in upright branching ftalk from two to three 

 feet high.'- The branches are fmooth, angular, and 

 garnifhed with fpear-fliaped leaves ending in acute 



1 points, which " ^\ " * ' '' \. 

 *: fiowefs come our toward the end of the branches up- 

 • on'lhort flender foot -ftalk s; they are very fmall, of 

 ■Idirty white colour, and are fucceeded by berries the 

 ;■ fize of common Cherries,' co\rered with an Angular 

 , bladder; they are of a yellowiih colour when riper 

 This fort is propagated by feeds, which ftiould be fown 



Iar,rand fpread out wide on every fidej thefe are gar- 



niflicd with oblong leaves which are Heeply finuated 



-'* on their fidesj and are of ii^deep green. ^ The foot- 



ftalks of the fl^owers are fhort j the empalement of 



^ the flower *is Targe'^ bell-ftiapcd, and deejply cut inta 



■five fegmentsV the flower is large, "of the bpbri bell- 



■ fhape, of a light blue colour, and is fucceeded by 

 'berries about the fize of common Cherries, inclofed 



iii a large fwelling bladder, having five Iharp angles. 



. It flowers in July, and the feeds ripen in the autumn,- 



which if permitted to fcatter^ the plants will come up 



^thc following Ipring-, or if the feeds are fown on a bed 



■ of rich earth in the fpring, the plants will rife eafily^ 



and may be afterward tranfplanted to the borders of 



the pleafure-garden, where they muft be allowed 



^ room, for if the ground is good, the plants will grow 

 - very'large. ^.i^—- ^' '■^^.■-"'^- - -'-^^^'^ vv^j^ ■/; i -"^-i:^ 



/^•Father Feuille, Vho firft difcovered this plant in 

 reru, and has given a figure and dcfcription of it, 

 recommends it greatly for its virtues, and fays, the 



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of urine, and gives the manner of ufihg tKem 5 which 



on a moderate * hot-bed, and when the plants come | % to bhaife four or five of the berries either in com 



up and are'a little Mvadiced, they Ihould be planted 



" Oft a frefh hot-bed to bring them forward, and treated 

 i in the fameyayas the Capficum. 



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When 



mon water, or white wine, giving it to the'pitiehtta 

 - drink, and the fuccefs is aftonifliing. 

 PHYTOLACCA. Toum.tnft. R. H. 299. tab- 

 grown ftrong,Vnd are hardened to bear the' open air, | - 154. Lin. Gen. Plant. '521/ [This plant is fo called 

 they may be tfanfptahtcd with balls of earth to their I of ^ut^i/, a plant, and Lacca, a colour, becaufc a 

 r6()t.s into a warm border, obferving to water and I ' red coloured lacca is made thereof.] Arnerican Night- 

 fcade them till they have taken root; after which h fhade. ■<-•-: ^*^ v*-' 

 they will require no other can 

 from weeds. 



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nhis is an annual plant with very branching ftalks, 

 1*^ch feldorft rife above a foot high. ' The leaves'are 



■ cfval, of a deep grceR; and have long foot- ftalks ; the 



; flowers are ftnall, white, and ftand upon, ftiort foot- 

 ^ ftalks i the berries are imall, and green when riper' 

 - The twelfth Ibrt was difcovered by the late Dr. Houf- 

 ' ttutt growing naturally at La Vera Cruz ; this is a low 



annual plant, with a very branching fpreading ftalk. 



The leaves are fpear-fliaped, downy, and have deep 



■ ihdentures on their edges, which are oppofite and re- 

 alar like a Winged leaf; the branches are fmooth and 



angular-, the flowers fmall and white; the fruit is 



fmall, and yellowifti when ripe. 



The thirteen^ fort wai§ difcovered by the late Dr. 



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^he flower bath m petals according to fome ^ or no empale- 

 ment according to others^ for the cover of the parts of ge- 

 neration being coloured^ is by the latter termed petals ; 

 iberi are five of thefe" which are roundifh^ 'cmcavt^ fpread- 

 ing aren't end permanent: It has for the moft part ten 

 Jiamina which fpread open^ and are the feme length as the 

 petals^ terminated by roundifh fummits^ and ten ccmpreffei 

 orbicular girMeti' joined together on their i^ftde^'but are 

 divided on their cntjide^ upon which jit ten voy jhort 

 ftyles which are reflexed^ and crowned^ jingle ftigmas. The 

 germen afterward turns to an orbicular defreffed lerry^ 

 with ten longitudinal deep'furrowij having ten cellsy eacbf 

 containing a Jingle fmooth feed. 



This genus of plants is ranged in the fifth fe£lion of 

 Linnajus's tenth clafs, which includes thofe plants 



whofc flowers liaVc* ten ftartiina and ten ftyles; 





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