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"the leaves of the fmall white Giuva arc like ihofe of 

 the larger, but the branches of the tree are not fo an- 

 gular j the Rowers are much fmaller, and the fruit is 

 no larger than a middling Goofeberry, but when ripe 

 has a very ftrong aromatic flavour. This flowers in 

 June, and the fruit ripens in autumn. 

 Thefe plants are propagated by feeds, which mufl: be 

 procured from the countries where they naturally 

 grow ; if thefe are brought over in the entire fruir, ga- 

 . thcred full ripe, the feeds will more certainly fucceed -, 

 ■ thefe fhould be fown in pots filled with rich kitchen- 

 r'/garden earth, and plunged into a hot-bed of tanners 



• ^'■•bark, giving them water from time to time as the 

 " earth dries ; in about fix weeks the plants will appear 



• (if the feeds are good) and mufl: have free air admit- 

 -': ted to them In proportion to the warmth of the feafon ; 

 ' '■ when the plants have obtained ftrength encligh to be 



removed, they Ihould be each planted in a fmall pot, 

 filled with the like rich earth, and plunged into a frefh 

 hot-bed, fhadingthem from the fun until they have 

 taken new root ; then they ftiould have a large fiiare 

 of free air admitted to them every day in warm wea- 

 ther, to prevent their drawing up weak •, they muft 

 alfo be frequently refreflied with water in fum.mer. 



* When the plants have filled thefe fmall pots with their 

 roots, they fhould be fhaken out and their roots 



'■ pared, then put into larger pots filled with the fame 

 -' lort of earth, and plunged into the hot-bed again, 



• 'where tKey fhould remain till autumn, wH^ they 

 "^'niuft be plunged into the tan-bed in the ftove : during 



'-.^the winter they fliould have a moderate warmth, and 

 not too much water, and in fummer they will require 

 plenty of v;et, and in hot weather a great fhare of air ; 

 with this management the plants will produce flowers 

 and fruit the third year, and may be continued a long 



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Hcana fcandehs, fioribus ca^rulcis, ad zliz folior: 

 conglomeratis. Houfl:. MSS. Climbing A}7:€ricc^.r: Jut-i. 

 ter'*s Bcard^ Kvith blue jlovjcrs grcv^ir.g in clufters 



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viytgs of the leaves, 



PsoRALEA {Capitata) foliis ternatis, caule fruticofo 

 ramofifiimo, fioribus capitatis pcdunculatis alaribus. 

 Pfcraka with trifoliate leaves^ a very branching flmihhy 

 ftalk^ and fic'xers grovoing in heads ^ vohich have foot-fialks 

 p'Gceeding from th-e wings of the leaves. Barba Jovis 

 Americana frutefccns hirfuta, fioribus ca^ruleis con- 

 glomeratis. Houfl:, MSS. Shrubby^ hairy, 

 Jupiter's Beard^ with blue chflered flowers. 



A7}jerican 



6. PsoRALEA {Annua) foliis pinnatis, fpicis terminali- 



bus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 764. Pjorahawitk winged leaves 



'-" and flowers growing in fpikes terminating the branches, 



■ Barba Jovis Americana annua^^ hOmilis, ramofifllma 



fioribus c^ruleis fpicatis. Houfl:. MSS, 



LcWy very 

 annual y "American Jupiter's Beard, with blue 



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fpiked flowers.' 

 7. PsoRALEA (Humilus) foliis pinnatis, foliolis rotundi- 

 ' oribus villofis, fioribus capitatis^ alaribus terminali- 



bufque, caule fruticofo. - Pfcraka with winged leaves 

 ' ' having hairy round lobesy flowers growing in Joeads from 

 - ^"' the wings of the leaves ^ and at the end of the branches^ 

 '■' and a jhrubby ftalk.' Barba Jovis Americana, humilis 



rotundifolia & villofa, flore vario. FIoull. MSS. Low 



American Jupiter's Beard^ with a round hairy leaf and 



a variable flower, "r'*- ■ -■ 

 8.' PsoRALEA {Bittminofa) foliis omnibus ternatis, pe- 

 '^ dunculis capitatis. Hort. Upfal. 225. Pfcr^leawith 



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Prod.' 372.' Barba Jovis. Boerh. Ind. alt. 2. 40.' 



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^^-Tbe empalement cf the flower is of one leaf, cut into flve 



parts^ the lower fegments being twice the length of the 

 ^' ether. The flower is of the butterfly kind^ ithathflve 

 "petals-, the fta/tdard is roundiflj, and indented at the top. 

 ." The wings are flnallj obtufe^ and moon-fljaped \ the keel is 

 ':. fnoon-fhapedy and compofed of two petals.^" It hath nine 

 '-■ 'Jtamina joinedjogether^ and one brtfily fiaminaftandingfe' 

 ^^^araiey terminated by roundifh flrmmits^ with a linear ger- 

 ■v' men fupporting an awl-fhaped rifing ftyle^ crowned by an 



obtufe fligma. ' The germen afterward turns to a flender 



9. Psoralea {Anguftifolia) foliis ternads, foliolis ovato- 

 "" lanceolatis, Ifloribus capitatis, Pforalea with trifoliate 

 ; '.leaves having^oval fpedr-flhaped lobeSy and flowers growing 

 ' Hn heads. Trifoliiim bitumen redoleiis anguftifolium 



ac fempervireriSt'Boerh. Ind."' alt. 2:'^p_.' :^\i^Trefoil 

 - -fuelling like Bitumen^ with a narrow^^^evergreen leaf^^^ 

 10-' Psoralea (fioryltfolfa) foliis- fimplicibus ovatis. 

 ^-■Hort. Upfal. 225. Pfardlea with oval Jimple leaves. Loto 

 /affinis coryli folio. Dodart.' Acad. Scien. 4. p.' 289. 



The firil fort growl" naturally at' the Cape of Good 



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Hope,, from >vhence I have frequently received the 



CGmprcjjed pou^ inclofing one kidney -floaped feed: 

 •-'This genus of plants is ranged in the third fedlion of 

 .-^i:inn£Eus's feventeenth clafs, ■ which includes thofe 

 • plants whofe fiow.ers have ten fl:amina joined in two 



bodies. 





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i, P SDK alI jT {Pinnat a] foliis pinnatis, noribus axillari- 

 « bus. H-ort.'lJpM.iis.-^PforaleawJthw^ leavis, 



* ^-'and flowirs proceeding from thefldes of^ the f^c^Jk^:^J^^- 

 rba Jovis AfriCana, foliis ^viridibus pinnatis, ^ox^ c^e- 

 ^^ ruleo. "'Boerh, Ind. alt. 2. 0^40. Mr ic an Jupiter'' s 



• ^ Beard, with green winged leaves and a blue flower. ^- -^ 



a. Psoralea [Htrta) fouis ternatis foliolis ovatis, caule 



-'Truticofo hirfutd,"^ fioribus fpicatis Terminalibus.'' P/^- 



, y This,rifes,wit;h.a foftft^.rubby flialkfour or five 

 ..^ feet high, diviSing into feveral branches, which are 

 ri- garnifhed with deep green winged leaves, compofed 

 of three or four pair of very narrow linear lobes, 

 -terminated by an odd one, {landing upon fiiort foot- 

 fi:alks,' which-' come out without any order on* every 

 fide the branches.' The flowers fit very clofe to the 

 branches, coming out from the wings of the leaves ^ 



The fl:andard, which Js 



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they are often in clufl:ers. 



ered; and reflexed at the t6p,'*^is of a fine 



- wings are pale, and the keel white -,' thefe are fuc-" 



:-■ ceeded by fiiortpods the length of the'eftipalement,- 



X each cbhtainihg'" one kidney-ftiaped feed.' .it flowers 



'great part of furtimer, and the feeds ripen, in autumn. 



^This is eafily propagated by feedsV which Ihpuld be 



'3 fown upon a moderate hot-bed ; and when the plants 



* come up, they muft not be drav/n weak, for as they 



- are not render, fo they fhould have air and but little 



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t ayid flowers growing in fpikes terminating: the branches. 



' % Barba Jovis Am.ericana frutefcens, foliis fubrotundis, 



~^i|oribus fpicatis purpureis.^ Houftr^MSS.^ ShriMy 



'■ American Jupiter'' s Beard, with roundijh leaves and Dur- 



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3. FsoR ALi A (Procumbens)f oWk pmnatis argenteis, cau- 

 libus procumbentis, fioribus axillaribus. Pforalea with 

 >fllvery winged leaves,' trailing flalks, and flowers 'pro'ceed- 

 ; X7ig from the fides of the ftalks. ' Barbi Jovis Malaba- 

 ( rica annua, procumbens argentea, fioribus minimis 

 purpureis. Ed. Prior." Annual, trailing, fiheiy Jupi- 

 . ter'^s Beari of Malabar, with the leaft purple fiowers: ■> 

 , Psoralea (Scandens) foliis pinnatis; caule raniofo 

 fcandente^ 'fioribus' alaribus feflllibus. '^-Pforalea wJth 

 winged leaves,' a ^climbing branching flail',' and 

 Jilting elofe at the wings of the flalL- Barba Jo\ 



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When they are fit to remove, they fhould be 



planted in feparate fmall pots, filled with light earth, 



.,>hd plunged again into the bed, fhading them from 



the fun till they have taken new root; then they 



-ihould be gradually inured to the open air, into Which 



-'they fhould be i-emoved ^bout the end of May, and 



-kept abroad rill October -, then'they muft be placed 



in the"green-»houle,' and treated in the fame" way as 



other plants From the fame country: It n^ay alfo be 



■propagated by cuttirigs, 'which may be pi a filed during 



any of the fummer nibnt"K5,'C)n a bed of light earth, 



covering fhetfi' clofe with either bell or hand-glaficS;, 



Ihading them from the fun, and gently refrefhing 



them with water as the ground dries •, when they have 



taken root, they muft be hardened gradually, and then 



ted like the feed- 



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