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CATESBZA SPINOSA. THORNY CATESBA&A, 
or Lity-THOoRN. ; 
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Clafs and Order. 
TETRANDRIA MonocyNIA. 
Generic Charaéer. 
Cor. 1-petala, infundibuliformis, longiffima, fupera. Stamina 
intra faucem. Bacca polyfperma. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
CATESBEA Spinofa. Linn. Syft. Veyetab. ed. 14. Murr. p- 
152. Sp. Pl. p.159- Ait. Hort. Kew. p. 159+ 
Frutex {pinofus, buxi foliis plurimis fimul nafcentibus, flor€ 
tetrapetaloide pendulo fordide flavo, tubo longiffimo, fruétu | 
ovali croceo femina parva continente. Cased. Carol. 2+ | 
p- 100. t. 100. | 
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_ Of this genus there is only one fpecies defcribed by 
authors, and which Lixnzus has named in honour of our 
countryman Marx Carzssy, Author of the Natural Hillory 
of Carolina. : aoa 
*« This fhrub was difcovered by Mr. CatesByYs near | 
*“* Naffau-town, in the Ifland of Providence, where he fav | 
** two of them growing, which were all he ever faw; from ff 
“ thefe he gathered the feeds and brought them to England. 
“ It is propagated by feeds, which muft be procured from | 
the country where it naturally grows. If the entire fruit” | 
are brought over in fand, the feeds will be better preferveds 
the feeds muft be fown in {mall pots filled with light fandy 
earth, and plunged into a moderate hot-bed of Tanner ® 
. bark. If the feeds are good, the plants will app 
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