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has fifteen or Jixteen rijing Jiamina ivbicb arc aivhjfjaped-, 

 ere^i and the length of the petals^ terminated by Jingle 

 fummits ; and a rotmdfjh gerrnen fupporting a Jlyle the 

 length of the flamina^ crowned by an acute bifid Jiigma. 

 ^be germen afterward becomes a globular capfule. Jet with 

 long prickles on every fide ^ having four cells ^ each contain- 

 ing one feed^ which is convex on one fide and angular on 

 the other. 



This genus of plants is ranged in the firft feftion of 

 Linnasus's eleventh clafs, which contains thofe plants 

 v/hofe flowers have from eleven to nineteen ftamina 

 inclufive, and one ftj^le. 



There is but one Species of this genus at prefent 

 known, viz. 

 Trxvmfetta (L^/)^/;/«.) Hort. Cliff. 210. Triumfetta 

 fruftu echinato racemofo. Gen. Plant, 40. triumfetta 

 with prickly branching fruit. 



The title of this genus was given to it by Father Plu- 

 mier, in honour of John Baptift Triumfetti, doctor of 

 phyfic and philofophy at Bononla, who has publiflied 

 fome curious trafts in botany. 



This plant grows naturally in Jamaica, and moft of 

 the other iflands of the Weft-Indies ; it rifes with an 

 upright ftem to the height of fix or feven feet, which 

 becomes ligneous toward the bottom, and divides up- 

 ward into four or five branches, which are garnifhed 

 with leaves placed alternately their whole length ; 

 thefe are about two inches and a half long, and almoft 

 two inches broad toward their bafe, divided almoft in- ' 

 to three lobes toward the top, and the middle divi- 

 fion ending in an acute point ; they are veined on tlteir 

 -Under fide, are covered with a foft brown down, and 

 have feveral veins running from the midrib to the 

 fides ; their upper fide is of a yellowifti green, and a 

 little hairy ; their borders are acutely, but unequally 

 fawed, and ftand upon foot-ftalks an inch long. The 

 tranches are terminated by long fpikes of flowers, 

 which come out in clutters from the fide of the prin- 

 cipal foot-ftalk, at diftances of about an inch. The 

 flowers are fmall, the petals narrow, and of a yellow 

 colour ; thefe are fucceeded by burry capfules, fome- 

 thing like thofe of the Agrimony, but are round j 

 the prickles are longer than thofe, and are placed on 

 every fide. This plant generally flowers here in July 

 and Auguft, and in warm feafons the feeds do fome- 



times ripen in England. 



It is propagated by feeds, which muft be fown on a 

 hot-bed early in the fpring ; and when the plants are 

 come up, they Ihould be each trwifplantcd into a fe- 

 parate pot filled with light, frefli, kitchen-garden 

 earth, and plunged into a moderate hot-bed of tan- 

 ners bark ; they muft be ftiaded from the fun until 

 they have taken new root, after which time they muft 

 be treated in the fame manner as hath been direifted 

 for other tender exotic plants. During the fummer 

 feaTon the plants may remain in this hot-bed, but in 

 autumn they muft be removed into the ftove, and 

 plunged into the bark-bed, obferving to refrefli them 

 with water frequently ; but in very cold weather it 

 tnuft not be given them in too great plenty. If the 

 plants live through the winter, they will flower the 

 following fummer, fo will ripen their feeds in au- 

 tumn -, but they may be continued two or three years, 

 provided they are carefully managed. 

 TROLLIUS. Lin. Gen. Plant. 620. Helleborus. 

 Tourn.Inft.R.H, 272. Globe Ranunculus, or Locker 



Gowlans. * 



The Characters are, 

 Xhe flower has no empalement ; it has about fourteen al- 

 moft oval petals^ who fe points meet together \ it has nine 

 neEiariums^ which are narrow^ plain^ incurved^ and um- 

 iilicated^ which are perforated at their bafe^ and a great 

 TMmher of briftly ftamina^ terminated by ereEi fummits\ 

 . with numerous germina fitting clofe like a column^ having 

 mftyles^ but are crowned by pointed ftigmas. The germen 

 afterward become fo many capfules colle5lcd into an oval 



heady each containing one feed. 



This genus of plants is ranged in the feventh fedion 



of Linnaeus's thirteenth clafs, which includes thofe 



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platits whofe flowers have many male and female 

 parts. 



The Species are, 



1, Trollius {Europ^us) corollis connivcntibus, nec- 

 tariis longitudine ftaminum. Lin. Sp. Plant. 556. 

 "Trollius with the petals of the f^cwer meetings and neHa* 

 riums the length of the ftamina. Helleborus niger, ra- 

 nunculi folio, fiore globofo majure. Tourn. Inft. R. 

 H. 272. ELu'k Hellebore with a Craivfoot-lcaf^ and a 

 large globular flower^ commonly called Globeftowcr-t or 

 Locker Go^wlans, 



2. Trollius (Jfiaticus) coroUis patentibus, nedlariis 

 longitudine petalorum. Lin. Sp. Plant. 557. Trollius 

 with an open Jpreading flowcTy and neHariurns the length 

 of the petals. Helleborus aconiti folio, florc globofo 

 croceo. Amman. Ruth. 10 1. Hellebore with a JVolf s* 

 lane leaf^ and a globular Saffron-coloured flower. 



The firft fort grows naturally in the northern counties 

 in England, and in many parts of Wales. I found it 

 in great plenty growing in the park of Burrow-hall, 

 in Lancafhire ; it has a perennial, fibrous, black root, 

 from which fpring up many leaves which refemble 

 thofe of Wolf's-bane, cut into five fegments almoft 

 to the bottom ; the ftalk rifes near two feet high ; it 

 is fmooth, hollow, and branches toward the top ; each 

 branch is terminated by one large yellow flower, 

 ftiaped like thofe of Crow-foot, which has no em- 

 palement. Thefe are compofed of feveral concave pe- 

 tals, whofe points turn inward toward each other, co- 

 vering the parts of generation, fo are of a globular 

 form, whence it had the title of Globe Ranunculus. 

 It flowers the latter end of May and the beginning of 

 June, and the feeds ripen in Auguft. This plant is 

 frequently kept in gardens about London, and is 

 . eafily propagated by parting of the roots ; the beft ^ 

 time for doing this is the latter end of September, 

 when the leaves are beginning to decay. The roots 

 ihould not be divided into fniall parts, if they are ex- 

 pedted to flower ftrong the following yearj thefe 

 fliould be planted at a foot diftance from each other, 

 and require a fliady fituation and a moift foil. The 

 roots need not be removed or parted oftener than once 

 in three years, unlefs there is a defire of increafing 

 them. 



The fecond fort grows naturally in Siberia, from 

 whence it was brought to the Imperial Garden at Pe- 

 terfljurgh, and has been communicated fince to feveral 

 parts of Europe ; this differs from the firft in having 

 larger leaves, which are of a lighter green colour i 

 their fegments are fewer and larger, refembling thofe 

 of the yellow Monk's-hood. The petals of the flower 

 fpreadopen, and do not converge at their points like 

 thofe of the firft fort. The flowers, ftamina, and nec- 



It flowers 

 in May. 



This fort may be propagated and treated in the fame 

 way as the firft, out it requires a moifter foil, and 

 fliould have a fliady fituation, but not under the drip 

 of trees; it thrives beft on a north border, where the 

 foil is loamy, but not too ftifi". In fuch fituations the 

 plants will produce feeds in England, for if they are 

 in a dry foil, or much expofed to the fun, they fre- 

 quently die in fummer. I have feen this fort in the 

 moft flourifliing ftate, where thefurface of the ground 

 was covered with Mofs to keep it moift. 

 As the flowers of both thefe plants make a pretty ap- 

 pearance during their continuance, they deferve a 

 place in every good garden for the fake of variety, 

 efpecially as they will thrive in moift fliady places 

 where few better plants will live ; and by thus fuiting 

 the plants to the different foils and fituations of a 'gar- 

 den, every part may be furniflied with beauties, and 

 a n-reater variety may be preferved. 

 TR'oP^OLUM. Lin. Gen. Plant. 421. Carcla- 

 mindum. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 430. tab. 244. Indian 



Crefs. 



The Characters are. 

 The empalement of the flower isvf one leaf^ ending infi^ve 

 points ; U is ere^, fpreading^ coloured, and- falls off. 



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