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The Characters arc, 

 Theflou:er has a jmall permanent anp dement of one leaf 

 cut into five fegmcnts at the top, 'The petal is funnel- 



fJoaped ; the tithe is cylindricaU globular at the bafe^ and 

 is cut at the brim into five parts. It has five ftamina 

 ivhiJj are a little foorter than the tuhc^ terminated by 

 e-reil fitmmits^ and a roimdiJJj gcrrnen fupporting a fJjort 

 jlyle^ crowned by a headed fiigrna. Thegermen afterward 

 'becomes a globular berry with two cells, inclofmg one ccm- 



preffed feed in each. 



This genus of plants is ranged inthe firft fefllon of 



Linnsus's 



whofe flowers have five flamina and one flylc. 



The Species are, 



1. Rauvolfia {Canefcens) fubpubefcens. Lin. Sp. Pl^ 

 303. Hairy Rauvolfia. Rauvolfia tetraphylla latifo- 

 iia. Plum. Nov. Gen. 19. Broad four-leaved Rauvolfia, 



2. Rauvolfia (A7//i^^0 g^^berrimanitidiflima. Lin. Sp. 

 303. Smooth neat Rauvolfia. Rauvolfia tetraphylla 

 ancTuftifolia. Plunri. Nov. Gen. 19. Narrotv four-leaved 



they fhould conftantly remain in the (love ; and If 

 they are continued in the bark-bed, they wiii thrive 

 much fafter than when they are placed on ftands in a 



But in the fumnicr fcafon they fliouli 

 have a large (hare of fredi air admitted to them, an^l 

 the leaves of the plants mud be now and then \vafi>cd 

 v^ich a fponge, to clear them from the filth they arc 

 apt to contract ; which, if fufirred 



dry ftove. 



retard the growth of the plants. 



fifth clafs, which includes thofc plants 



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Both thefe forts grow naturally in the warmeft parts 

 of America ; Mr. Robert Millar fent the feeds of 

 them from Carthagena in New Spain, where he ob- 

 ferved the llarubs growing in great plenty. Thefe rife 

 with feveral ligneous fialks from the foot, which grow 

 feven or eight feet high, fending out a few fmall fide 

 branches, covered with a fmooth green bark when 

 young, but as they are older their bark chtoges to a 



The leaves are placed by fours at each joint 

 round the branches ; thofe of the firft fort are tv/o 

 inches and a half long, and an inch and a half broad 

 in the middle, a little hairy, of a light green, and 

 have a few flight indentures on their edges ; the 

 leaves of the other fort are full as long, but are ^ 

 third part narrower, of a thinner fubftance, and much 

 fmoother. Thefe differences continue in the plants 

 which are railed from feeds, for I have feveral times 

 propagated them both i^rom .feeds, and ha,Ye.,£on- 

 ftantly found, the feeds produce the fame as the 



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to remain, w'Jl 

 Where due care 

 taken of them, they will thrive very faft, and th 

 fecond year will produce flowers, and continue fo n> 

 do for many years, and will perfeft their feeds in 

 England. They may alfo be propagated by cuttino-s, 

 which fhould be laid to diy for two or three dav-s* 

 before they are planted ; and then Ihould be pluno-ed 

 into a moderate hot-bed of tanners bark, obfervtn 

 to ftiade them until they have taken root, after which 

 time they may be treated as the feedling plants. 



RESEDA, Tourn. Inft. R. H. 423. tab. 238. Lin. 

 Gen. Plant. 535, Bafl:ard-rocket. 



The Characters are, 

 The empalement of the flower is of one leaf cut into fe- 

 veral fegraents almoft to the bottom^ and is pennanent. 

 The petals cf the flower are unequal, and generally trifid, 

 having a honey gland on their bafe the length of the em- 

 palement. The hon^ glands are plain, ereEl, and produced 

 from the upper fide cf the receptacle, between the fta- 

 mina and the place of the upper petal, joining with the bafe 

 of the petals, dilating from the fides. It hath fifteen cr 

 fixteen fhort ftamina, terminated by ere£l obtufe fummits ; 



■ and a gibbous germenftttiyig upon very ftjcrt ftyles, crowned 

 by a fingle ftigma. The germen afterward becomes a gib- 

 bous angular capfule of one cell, with an aperture between 

 theftyles, filled with kidney-paped feeds faft ensd to the an- 



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gles of the capfule. 

 r'This genus of plants is ranged in the third fcdion of 



Linnaeus's eleventh'clafs, which includes thofe plants 

 ^ whofe flowers have from eleven to nineteen ftamina, 



and three ftyles. „ 



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^-plants from which they were taken. The flowers are 



... prociuced on flender foot-ftalks, which arife from the 

 ;.r wings of the leaves ; they arejubulous, and globular 



' at their bafe, and are 



I.; Reseda {Vulgaris) foliis pinnatis, foliolis integris al- 

 -; ternis floribus tetragynis. Baftard-rocket with winged 

 leaves, whofe lobes are entire, placed alternate, and have 



by roundifli berries T ;. four ftyles to the flower. Refeda vulgaris. C. B. P. 100. 



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about the fize of thofe of the Privet, which turn black 1 /: Common Baftard-rocht. 



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t When they are ^ripe., Thefe plants flower moft part 

 .- cfthefummer, and the fruit ripens in autumn and 

 ■ winter; the leaves and ftalks of thefe plants have a 



milky juice, which flows out if they are broken. 

 . Thefe are propagated by feeds, which ftiould be fown 



in autumn foon after they are ripe; for if they ^ are 



: kept out of the ground till fpring, the plants rarely 



^; come up the fime year ; and this is frequently the cafe 



;.-• v,'Ith thofe feeds which are brought to England. 



£J .The feeds of thefe plants fhould be fown in pots fill- 





2. 'Reseda {Crifpa) foliis omnibus trifidis, inferioribus 

 ! pinnatis. Hort. Cliff. 213. B aft ard-rocket with all the 



;. leaves trifid, and the lower ones winged. Refeda crifpa 



Gallica. Bocc. Sic. y 7.' French curled Baftard-rocket. ' 



3. Reseda {Phyteuma) foliis integris trilobifque, calyci- 

 bus fexpartitis maximis. Hort. Cliff. 412. Baftard- 

 rocket with entire and trifid leaves, and the largeft em- 

 palement to the flower. Refeda minor vulgaris. Tourn, 

 Inft. R. H^ 41 3 . heffer common Baftard-rocket. ! '•' 



4. Reseda (C/i^^/^) floribus trigynis, tetragynifqueca- 

 td with frelli earth, ^nd plunged into a hot-bed of i- lycibus quinquepartitis, foliis pinnatis undulatis. Lin. 



/' Sp. Plant, 644. Baftard-rocket with trifid and quadrifid 

 . - flowers, whofe empalements are cut into five parts, and 

 - winged waved leaves. ' Refeda minor alba, dcnt'atis fo- 

 liis. Barrel. Icon.' §28.:; Smaller white Baftard-rocket 

 ti with indented leaves.' r ^^'-^h-^: '/Jl^X ■i>h\-}'-'':A/ -.v - 



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■Ct tanners bark ; for as they are very hard, fo they fre- 



, ' quently remain a long-time in the ground ; therefore 



. when they are in pots, they may be Ihifted from one 



f. bed , to another 'as' their heat decay's.' '_When the 



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f': plants come up^ they muft be^ frequently refrcfhed 



/ -V v/ith water, but it mufl: not be given them in large 



:;.quantities ; for as the plants are fucculent and full of 



;-:J.;;:;- amil^^ they are in danger of rotdngwith 



::^-:''- too much moi{lure..->;They{Tiould alfo have a large 



Ihafe of frefh air adrpittea to them in warm weather. 



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"t^ / and when they' are aBout two inches high, they Ihould 

 I-^l>e Iran rplan ted each into a feparate fmall pot 'filled 

 ut'withfrefli light earth, and plunged into a hot-bed 

 again, obferving to fliade then) .from the fun tintil 



:;':.; they have taken new root^ after which time they 



fliould have free air admitted to them every day, in 



-^ proportion to the warmth of the feafon. In this 



^ hot-bed the plants may remain till toward Michacl- 



mas> when they fliould be removed into the ftove, 



and plunged into the tanners bark, where they muft 



be kept wa^rro... and not have too much moifture in 

 cold weather. 



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5. Reseda {Alba) foliis pirihatis, floribiis tetragynis, ca- 

 ^^. lycibus fexpartitis. Lin, Sp. Plant. 645. Hort. Upfal. 

 r^t 149. Baftard-rocket ivitb winged leaves\'^ flowers having 

 iit four ftyles; and an empalement cut into fix parts. Refeda 

 *' :foli^is calcitrapae flore albo. Mor. Hort. R. Bl. Baf 

 '"^ tard-rocket with Star Thiftle leaves, and a white flower. 



6. Reseda {Odorata) foliis integris trilobifque, calycibus 

 florum sequantibus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 646. Baftard-- 



' rocket with entire three-lobed leaves, whofe empalement is 

 '-'' equal with the pet ah. "of the flower y commonly called fweet 

 " Refeda, 'of Mignonette d' Egypt. •' /.^- " 



Reseda '{Canefcens) fpliis fubulatis fparfis. Sauv. 



Monfp; ''4 1, Baftard-rocket with awl-fhaped leaves placed 



thinly.' Sefamoides flore albo, fohis canefcentibus. 



Tourn Inft. R. H/ 424. Baftard Sefamum with a tvhite 



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:" flower and hoary leaves. 



S: Reseda {Luteola) foliis lanceolatis integris, calycibus 

 As thefe plants are natives of very hot countries, they ^ Ivquadrifidis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 44S.' Edfttird-rocket 'xith 

 will not live In the open air in England, therefore, .^.fpear-fiaped entire leaves,' dhdquadrifidempalenm^ Lu- 



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