71 - HORTUS JAMAICEXSI-3. b-a-jm: 



\vere P.I.SO the twigs vvliv-)se ends were set wiih alatcd leaves, whose pinnae, were very 

 small sharp, or poinied at the end, t^-issy or striated like grass leaves, and nuiiieroirs. 

 Tiic flowers come out of a hairy or ei:h;natecl small [caf, fanquam e.v utrlcub, being 

 many, standing oa tlie ends of brr.nched footstalks alternatively, and after them follow 

 articulated pod?;,, a little crooked, hiroixte, or rough, like a half moon. I found it iu, 

 the inland parts of the island. Sloane. 



. 2. GRANDIFLOR.l. GREAT-FLOV.'ERED.- 



Stem arhojescent, flowers Very large, legumes ."iliform. 



This has been called ihoiseul pea. It jjs a^native of the East Indies, and grows in the 

 botanic garden in Liguanea. It rises six or eight fset high, with an upright woody 

 stem, sending out branches spreading a little, r!)und, pubescent. The leaves are pin- 

 nate, alternate, scattered, a foot long, leaflets from twelve to eighteen pairs. Flowers . 

 pendulous, white, very large. Legiune two feet in length^ linear, compressed, with 

 a membranaceous isthmus between the seeds, which are roundish. The seeds are 

 agreeable to doniestic birds. 



3. SESBAJf. 



Stent herbae&ous, smooth; legumes cylindric, equal-; leaflets obtuse. 

 This is a native of Egypt, and was introduced by Dr. Clarke ; it has woody stems 

 and branches, garnished with smooth leaves, composed of many blunt, opposite, pin- 

 nses. The flowers are small, of a deep yellow colour, and come out from the axils in-, 

 long spikes hanging down. The legumes smooth and taper pointed, not jointed. 



4. AQUATICA. WATERY. 



This is also a native of the East Indies", and is called the swamp pea tree ; it was in- 

 troduced by Mr. East, as well as a new species by Mr. ^V'Lles, ail of which are enumer- 

 ated in the Hortus Eastensis. 



BAUM. MELISSA. 



Cl. It. OR. 1. Didi/nc/mia gymnospermu/. Nat. or. Verticillatte. 

 This generic name is derived from a Greek word, signifying a bee, from the fond-, 

 ness of bees for this plant. 



Gen. char. The calyx is arid, flattish above, the upper lip having its dents nearly 

 of equal height ; corolla upper lip arched and bifid, the under one, with the middle 

 lobe, heart-shaped; stamina awl -shaped ; anthers small ; germen four cleft; no 

 pericnrpinm ; seeds four. There are several species, natives of Europe ; tlie most 

 useful has been introduced : 



OFFICINALIP. OFFICINAL. 



Racemes axillary, whorled ; pedicels simple. 



It has fibrous perennial roots ; many upright,, square, branchy, annual stalks ; rising 

 two or three feet high ; garnisheil with oblong, indented, opposite leaves, by pair,^, 

 two or three inches long, and half as broad ; and from the upper axillas verticillate 

 flusters of small white flowers, upon single footstalks. There is also a kind with varie- 

 gated 



