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4.. V^RSESiNA (Prcjlrata) foliis lanceolatis ferratis alter- 



. nis geminis felTilibus, floribus felTilibus. Verbefmnwith 



fpcar-Jhaped fawed Uaves^' and two jtawers fitting clofe to 



thebramkes. An? Verbefina foliis oppofitis lanceolatis 



ferratis, floribus alternis geminis fubfe/Tilibus. Lin. 



. , Sp. Plant. 902. Verlefina with oppofde^ fpear-Jhaped^ fazv- 



ed leaves, and double flowers 'ivhkb are placed alternate^ 



and fit dofe to the ftalk. ; • 



5. Verbesin-a (Pfeudo Jcmella) foliis lanceolatis fubfer- 



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tis, peduncuiis fiore longioribus. Flor. Zeyl. 308. 

 Verbefina with fpear-Jhaped leaves a little fazvedy and, the 

 foot 'ft alks longer. Bidcns Zeylanica, flore lutco, me- 

 liffic folio, Acmella difta. Seb. Thef i. p. 19. BUcns 

 with a yellow flower and a Baum leaf called Acmella. 

 6. Verbesina {Acmella) foliis oblongo-ovatis trinerviis 

 fubdentatis petiolatis, peduncuiis elongatis axillaribus, 

 floribus conicis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 1271. Verbefina with 

 oblong oval leaves havi:-:g three veins, and long foot-ftalks 

 from the wings cf the ftalks with conical flowers. 



Verbesina {Nodiflora) foliis ovatis ferratis, calycibus 

 oblongisfeflilibus caulinis conft;rtis laterilibus. Amosn. 

 Acad. 4. p. 290. Verbefina with oval flawed leaves^ and 

 cblovg empalements in ilufters fitting clofe to the wings of 

 the ftalks. Bidens nodiflora, foliis tetrahit. Hort. 

 Elth. 53. Bidms with a naked flower, and a Nettle kff. 



Verbesina [Mutica) foliis trifido-laciniatis ferratis, 

 caule repente. Lin. Sp. Plant. 1273. Verbefina %^ith 

 trifidy cut, flawed leaves, and a creeping fialk. Chryfan- 

 themum paluftre minimum repens, apii folio. Sloan. 



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. Verbesina {Fruticofla) foliis ovatis ferratis petiolatis, 



caule fruticofo. Lin. Sp. Plant, 1271. Shrubby Verbe- 

 fina, with oval flawed leaves upon floot-ftalks. Bidens 



frutefcens, ilicis folio, flore . luteo. Plum. Sp. 10. 



Shrubby Bidens with an evergreen Oak leafly and a yellow 



The firfl: fort grows naturally \n riiofl; of the iflands of 

 the Wefl:-Indies ; it is an annual plant, with ;in up- 

 right winged fl:alk about two feet high, from the 

 fides of which fpring out toward the top 'aftw fliort 

 branches. The leaves are oval, blunt, and waved 

 on their edges ; they are three inches and a half long, 

 and two broad, and are placed alternate -, from the 

 bafe of each leaf is extended a leafy border running 

 nlong two fides of the fl:alk/fo that it is winged the 

 whole lehgtfilT-'The flowers ftand upon long naked 

 .foot-fl:alks, arifing from the top and the wings of the 

 flalk ; they are of' a deep Orange colour, and arc 

 compofed of hermaphrodite and female florets, in- 

 cluded in one common fphericalempalemerit, and are 

 both fruitful ; thefe are fucceeded by broad, com- 

 preflTed, bordered feeds with two teeth, which ripen 

 in the empalement. This plant begins to flower in 



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this has an upright branching ftalk a foot and a half 

 high. The leaves are fpear-fliaped, about two inches 

 lono-, and three quarters broad, a little fawed on their 

 edges, fitting clofe to the fl:alk oppofite. The flowers 

 arife from the wings of the fl^lk, upon flender foot- 

 fl:alks two inches long, three, four, or more fpring- 

 ing from the fame joint ; each of thefe fuftain one 

 white radiated flower compofed of many florets, which 

 are fucceeded by oblong black feeds. It flowers at 

 the fame time with the former. . -^ 



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The third fort grows naturally in both Indies ;' this 

 • rifes with an upright branching ftalk .two or three feet 

 ■ ■ high. The leaves are oval, acute-pointed, andfmooth, 

 '.having three longitudinal veins -, they fl:and oppofite 

 . ■ upon pretty long foot-ftalks. The flowers fpring from 



the wings and ends of the branches ; they are yellow, 

 ' and ftand upon ftiort foot-ftalks. It flowers about the 



fame time with the former. . - ; 



- The fourth fort grows naturally in India; this has 



trailing ftalks which fpread on the ground ; they ex- 

 . tend two feet or more in length, and put out roots 



from their joints, fending out many fide branches. 



The kaves are two inches long, and half an inch 

 :. broad^ fmx)oth and entire. The flowers are very finall 



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ind white ; thefe fit clofe to the ftalks at the bafe of 

 the leaves. They appear at the fame time with the 

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The fifth fort grows naturally in Ceylon ; this is an 

 annual plant whofe ftalks rife two feet high, which 

 are garniflied with fpear-fhaped fawed leaves placed 

 oppofite. The flowers come out from the v/ings of 

 the ftalk upon very long foot-ftalks -, they are yel- 

 low, having ftaort rays of female florets, of the fame 

 colour. . . • 



The fixth fort is the true Acmella, which is a plant 

 greatly efteemed \h India : this grows naturally in 

 Ceylon, The ftalks rife two feet high, which are ■ 

 garniflied with oblong, oval, indented leaves placed 

 oppofite at each joint; the foot-ftalks of the flowers 

 are very long, each fupporting one yellow flower, 

 whofe rays are very fliort. This begins to flower in 

 July, and continues producing therjn n\\ the froft puts 

 a ftop to them, when the plant decays. 

 The feventh fort grows naturally in moft of the iflands 

 ' of the Weft-Indies ; it rifes with ftalks more than 

 ■ three feet high, which are garnifiied with oval fawed 

 leaves placed oppofite ; they are near two inches long, 

 and one broad ; the flowers fpring from the fides of 

 the ftalks in clufters, fiti:mg very clofe thereto, hav- 

 ing fcarce any foot-ftalks. The flowers are long, 

 compofed of feveral hermaphrodite florets which are 

 yellow ; thefe appear in July, and are fucceeded by 

 others till the froft ftops them. The feeds ripen foon 

 after the the flowers decay, and the firft froft kills the 



plants. 



The eighth fort grows* naturally in moift pjaces in 

 Jamaica, where the ftalks trail upon the ground and 

 emit roots' at their jointsj which are gafniflied with 

 trifid leaves, cut and fa>yed gn their fides, ftanding 

 oppofite. The flowers a1*efmall; thefe arife from the 

 joints' of the ftalks iii Ju^y, and the f^eds rioen in 



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The ninth fort grows naturally in the iflands or the 



Weft-Indies -, this rifes with a fhrubby ftalk feven or 

 eight feet high, garniflied with oval leaves* which are 

 deeply fawed, and cut on their borders, fomewhat 

 like thofe of the Ilex or Evergreen Oak. The flow- 

 ers are produced from the fide of the ftalks ; they are 

 yellow, and appear in July. 



Thefe plants are propagated by feeds, which fliould 

 be fown upon a moderate hot-bed in the fpring, and 

 v^hen'the plants are fit" to remove, they fjiould be 

 tranfplgnted on a frefli hot-bed to bring them For- 

 ward ; they muft be ftiaded till thcy.;.b4ye taken new 

 root, "tKf.n.tl^ey n?uft b,e treated in ,the fa.mjs way as 

 other tender annual plants, being careful nottp draw 



' them' up too weak. In Jqn.c they xnij ,b^. t^ken up 



with b^l? of earth, and planted in a warm border^ 



. where they, muft be fiiaded and watered till they have 



taken hew root, after which they will require little 



' c^r^V TJiefe will produce good feeds in autumn^ but 



Yeveralof them may be kept through the winter in a 



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f^efic'per has a permanent empatemenf cut mto Jive acute 

 'flegments'\ it has one pefaK with a fi(b^.,th^,. length ofl the 

 ^empalemmt', theiW. ^X cul into flour oval plain flegments 

 \ph}ch flpread open^ and \wVfiamina which are rfng.^ ^^t^- 

 minated by oblong flummits'^ ^ith 'acompreflfed gerpien fl^p- 



porting afiender^ Mm fiy^l^WS^^^^^^^ 

 ^h gPTIf?^^ aflterward becomes a ccmprejject heart-floaped 

 capflule mib t-Joo 'cells i ' fl^d '^i^h romdtflj feeds. ' ' \^ 

 This' genus of plants is ranged in the^.^fft feclion of 

 I^inn.^us's feconci clafs, which contains thofe plants 

 whofe flowers have two ftamin a tod one ^ ftyla- * ~ 

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(Officinalis) fpicis lateralibus pedunculatis. 



1, caule procumbemer Jvln. M^t. M( 

 with flpikes cf flowers grooving upon flo 



ftalks, and fpringing from the fides of , 

 pkced oppofite, and a trailing ftalh Ve;pAica m:^s iu- 



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