oe- HORTUS JAM-AICENSI3. pnat. 



PERIWINKLE. VINCA. 



Cr.. 5, OR.l. P^nlandriamonog-ynia. Nat. Oii.Contort<e. - 



This name is derived from iimo, to vanquish, as this plant., by creeping, subdue? 

 other plants. 



Gi N. . ciiar. Calyx a five-parted, erect, permanent, perianth ; corolla one-petaled, 

 salver-shaped ; tube longer than the calyx, cylindrtc-below, wider above, marked 

 with five lines, the mouth a pentagon ; border horizontal, five-parted; segments 

 fastened to the apex of the tube, wider outwards, and obliquely truncate; the 

 stamens five filaments, very -lion, n Se-xed and retro flexed; anthers membrara 

 ceo us, obtuse, erect, curved-ipj fariniferoos on both sides at the edge; the pistil 

 lias two roundish germs, with two roundish little bodies lying bv their si-les; style 

 one, common to both, length of the stamens ; stigma capitate, concave, placed 

 on. a fiat ring ; pericarp, two long, round, follicles, acuminate, erect, one-valvedj 

 openirjg longitudinally ; seeds numerous, oblong, cylindric, grooved, naked. 



ROSEA. ROSE. 



Stem siiffrutescent, erect; flowers in pairs, sessHe ; leaves ovate-oblong ; pe- 

 tioles two-toothed at the base* 



Stem upright, branching, three o.r four feet high, when young succulent, jointed, 

 purple ; but as the plant advances, the lower parts become woody. The branches have 

 the joints very close, are covered with a smooth purple hark, and have oblong, ovate, 

 entire, leaves, smooth, and succulent, sitting pretty close to the branches. Flowers 

 axillary, solitary, on very shqtt. peduncles; tube long and slender; brim spreading 

 open, flat, divided into five broad obtuse segments, reflexed at their points. The. 

 upper surface of the petal is of a bright crimson colour, and the- under side pale flesh 

 colour There is also a white variety, both very ornamental plants. They were intro- 

 duced from the East Indies, and thrive well in Jamaica. The red kind, indeed, may 

 be found wild about the streets of Kingston and Spanish. Town, and in many other partis 

 of the island. 



PETER'S WORT. ASCYRUM. 



C-t.. 13, ok. t. Polyadelpkia pvlj/aadria. Nat. or. Rotacete. 



This generic name is derived from a Greek word, signifying a soft plant. 



Gen. char. Calyx a four-leaved perianth, the cuter leaflets opposite, very minute, 

 linear; the inner heart-shaped, large, flat, erect; all permaJient ; corolla four 

 ovate pettds ; the outer opposite, very large, lac inner less; stamens numerous 

 lilanienis, bristle-shaped, slightly united at the base in fonr parts ; anthers rtund- 

 ish ; the pistil has an oblong germ ; style scarcely any ;. stigma simple ; the peri- 

 carp an oblong capsule, acuminate, one-celled, two-val\ T ed, inclosed in the larger 

 leaves of the calyx ; seeds numerous, small, roundish, fixed to the edge of the 

 waiyes. One species is a native of Jamaica. 



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