leaves are little more than one incli long, and tiiree 1 terminate the brandies •, each of thefe I^:ead.s certain 

 quarters broad at their bale, and are crenated on their I fevcn or eight fiowers, whole petals extend much he- 

 edges. The flowers ftand upon long flendcr fbot-_ 

 fta'lks which a rife from the wings of the ftalk, two of 



light 



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theni generally coming out at each leaf-, they are of a 

 pale yellow colour, and appear at the fame time with 



the former. 



The thirteentli fort has many trailing ftalks, which 

 divide into (lender branches, covered with a 

 brown bark, and garniQied wicli fmall, oblong, oval 

 leaves fawed on their edges, and hairy on their under 

 fide, (landing upon fliort foot-ftaiks. The flowers 

 ..re produced'^in fmall clufters fitting clofe at the end 

 of the branches •, they are fmall, of a bright fcarlet 

 colour, and are fucceeded by feeds having two ftiff 

 briftly teeth. This flowers about the fame time as 



the former. 



Tlie fourteenth fort hath fmooth round fl:alks which 



rife three feet high, fending out long (lender branches. 

 The leaves are fmooth, heart-fliaped, of a light green 

 colour, and ftand upon long foot-fl:alks ; the lower 

 leaves are near three inches long, and almoft two 

 broad at their bafe, fawed on their edges, and ending 

 in acute points. The flowers fliand upon very long 

 foot-fl:alks, arifing from the wings of the ftalks fmgly, 

 they are fmall, and of a whitifh yellow colour, appear- 

 ing at the fame time with the former. • 

 The fifteenth fort fends out feveral fl:alks from the 

 root, which fpread flat on the ground, fending out 

 feveral fhort fide branches 



ten inches long, and are garni(hed with oval fatteny 

 leaves fawed on their edsres, and have fliort foot- 

 flralks ; 



the fl:alks grow nine or 



their edges, and 

 the flowers come out fingly at the wings of 

 the fl:alk3, fitting very clofe thereto ; they are fmall, 

 of a yellow colour, and appear at the fame time with 

 the former, and are fucceeded by feeds which have 

 no teeth. '■ -''-■'■ ' 



The fixteenth fort has a ligneous fl;alk with a purplifli 

 bark, rifinor two feet high, ^ fending out feveral 



yond their empalcments. The flowers are of a pale 

 fulphur colour when they firft; open, but afterward 

 fade to an almoft white ^ their empalcments arc 

 fmooth, but are terminated by five hairy points wliioh 

 ftand ereft. The flov/ers being paft, the germen fwcils 

 to alhort roundifli capfule fitting in the empalement 

 of the flower, having five cells, each containino- one an- 

 gular feed^ having three fharp teeth which are burrv 

 and ftick to the clothes of tliofe who rub ai^ainft tliem 

 when ripe. ^ . 



The nineteenth fort was dlfcovercd by the late Dr. 

 Houftoun, growing naturally in Jamaica; this rifcs 

 with a flirubby ftalk fevcn or eight feet high, fendino- 

 out feveral very flender branches, extendincr to two 

 feet or more in length, and bending downward at their 

 ends ; they are garniftied at each joint (which are two 

 inches afunder) by one large hearc-lhaped leaf, ftand- 

 ing upon a pretty long foot-ftalk ^ they are above four 

 inches long, and two inches and a half broad near 

 their bafe, fawed on their edges, and run out to a 

 long (harp point, having many ftrong veins which 

 rife from the midrib, and diverge toward their bor- 

 ders ; tliey are of a light green on their upper furfacc, 

 and pale on their under. The flowers grow in cluf- 

 ters at tlte wings of the ftalks ^ thofe on the lower 

 part of the branches are formed in clofe obtufe fpikcs 

 about an inch in length, but on the upper part of the 

 branches they are in globular heads which are placed 

 ■nearer together, and have no leaves under them, the 

 branches being terminated by one of thefe heads. 

 The empalcments of tlie flowers end v/ith five acute 

 hairy points ; the flowers are fmall, and when they 

 firft open are white, but afterward they fade to a brown- 

 :.ifh colour. When thefe are paft, the gernien becomes 

 ; ;a roundifli capfule with five cells, fitting in the cm- 

 . palement of the flower, each cell having one angular 

 , feed with two teeth. ' 





branches from the lower part. The leaves are pretty Thefe, plants are moft of them annual in England^ 

 thick, and almoft heart-lhaped,' ending with obtufe but fome of them are of longer duration in their na- 



they are crenated on their edges, and woolly | tive countries, and might be fo here, if they were 



- placed in a warm ftove in winter ; but as moft of them 



" pomts ; 



on their under fide; tTiey are an inch and a half long, 

 ^ ;: and tKfee qua;rters broad near their bafe, ftanding up- 

 ' " on pretty long foot-ftalks, and have many veins which 

 ■ arife from the midrib, and diverge to the borders. 

 The flowers are of a pale yellow colour, and are ga- 

 thered in clufters fitting clofe at the wings of the ftalk; 

 their empalcments are hairy, and cut into many acute 

 fegments at the top. This flowers at the fame time 

 with the former, and the feeds have two teeth at their 



points; 



The feventeenth fort has a ligneous ftalk which rifes 

 ■ four feet high, covered over with brown hairs, fending 



parts 



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out a few long flender branches, tl 

 ^ which are garnifhed with' oval leaves an, inch and a 

 half long, and three quarters broad'-, they are flight- 

 ly fawed on their edges, have many longitudinal 

 veins, and are downy on their' under fide. ,-The up- 

 per part of the branches are deftitute of leaves more 

 Uhan afoot in lefigtTi, and from their fides come out 

 foot-ftalks twb inches long, fuftaining feveral fmall 

 '^yellow flowers in clufters, having hairy empalcments, 

 -•ivhich are cdt at the top into feveral acute fegments. 

 This fort flowers at the fame time with the former. 

 -^The eighteenth fort was difcovered by the late Dr. 

 "William Houftoun, growing naturally at La Vera 

 Cruz "in New Spain ; this rifes with a ftrong' flirubby 

 - ftalk fix or feven feet high, covered with a rough 

 ' Brown bark, and fends out feveral ligneous liranches 

 ' * from the fide, which are hairy, and garnifliSd with 

 Ip^eir-fhaped leaves ftanding upon long foot-ftalks ; 

 ■ they are fix inches long, and two broad in the middle, 

 ending in acute points, and are unequally fawed, on 

 their edges, fome of the indentures being large and 

 deep, others are fmall and (hallow, and do not ex- 

 tend fo far from' the border. The upper furface of 

 the leaves are of'a cjark green, and their under is of a 

 pale or light green colour.^ : The fiowers are colleded 



.:.perfe6t their feeds the fame year, if the plants are 

 brought forward in the fpring, few perfons have room 



■ in their ftoves to "receive thefe plants, as there are To 



. many perennial exotic plants at prefent in the Eng- 



lifli gardens, which require a warm ftove to preferve 



them. 



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naked foot- 



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-They are propagated by feeds, which fliould be fown 



• upon a moderate hot-bed the beginning of Aprils 



and when the plants are come up fit to remove, they 



ftiould be tranfplanted to another hot-bed, planting 



. them four inches diftance every "way ; they muft be 



fliaded from the fun till they have taken new root, 



' and then they muft have a large ftiare of free air ad* 



':' mitted to them, when the weather is mild,, to pre- 



. .yerit ' their drawing up weak; they will aiiu require 



r. water pretty frequently. ..If the plants thrive vvel]» 



:;. they will have ftrength enough to be fit to tranfpl-int 



i in the open air ; for which purpofe they fhouki be 



gradually hardened, and the beginning of June they 



•' • may be taken up with, balls of earth to their toots, 



..and planted in a wartn fheltered part of the garden, 



at about three feet diftance, obferving to Ihade and 



•. water them until they have taken , new root ; after 



which they will require ho other care but to keep them 



clean from weeds. In July the plants will begin to 



flower, and there will be a continued fuccelTion ct 



flowers until the frofl; comes on. If the fealon proves 



warm, they will ripen their feeds very well in ay.i^unini 



^ut left thefe fhould mifcarry by the unfavonrabiencls 



of the feafon, it may be proper to put one plant ot 



each fort in pots filled with light kitclua-giirden earth, 



. placing them in the fhade till ti: -y have taken nev/ 



root, and then they may be removed to a warm htua- 



tion, where they will thrive very well in a g^odlc^^- 



: Ion -, but if the fummer proves cold, they Ibould ^s 



laced in a dry airy glafs-cafe, where they n.a/ be 



ept warm, which will ripen their feeds.. .. ..' ?.; _ 



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