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parallel chains of larger fpots of a yellow colour, decreafing gradually to-the center of the cup: 
the calix is bivalved, of a copper colour, and before it opens is fhaped like a pear. The flowers 
are fucceeded by pods twelve or fourteen inches Jong, which when ripe opett, and difplay the 
feeds, which are winged, and lie over one another like the fcales of fithes, or the feeds of an 
Apocynum. This tree was not known to the inhabitants of Carolina, till the feeds were 
brought there from the remoter parts of the country ; and though the inhabitants are little 
curious in gardening, the uncommon beauty of this tree induced them to propagate it for 
the ornament of their plantations; it is fince become naturalized to England; and did in 
Auguft 1748 produce, at Mr. Gray’s, fuch numbers of “bloffoms, that the leaves were almoft 
hid thereby. It delights in a rich moift foil, not expofed to winds; and will increafe by feeds 
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48. Bignonia Americana capreolis donata filiqua breviore. 
This plant ufually grows on the fhady banks of rivers, rifing with many fingle pliant ftems 
to the height of twenty and fometimes thirty feet, if fupported by trees and thrubs growing 
near, on which it may climb and faften its clafping tendrels, From the joints of the trailing 
ftalks fhoot forth their leaves, flowers, and tendrels; four leaves grow at every joint, placed 
by pairs on two horizontal fhort ftalks: the flowers are fet on foot-ftalks of above an inch in 
length; are monopetalous, and divided into five feétions, which refle& back, and are of a 
bright yellow within, but the outfide of the flower is of a cinnamon colour, and has within it 
four ftamina with a ftilus. The feeds are winged, and fixed to a placenta within a pod. This 
beautiful plant is a native of both Virginia and Carolina, and blows there in May; though in 
England it bloffoms not before Auguft. Thefe feeds fhould be brought over in their pods, and 
being at their arrival fown in’ a hot bed, moderately warm, will not lay long before they appear 
above ground ; they require fome care and proteétion till they have paffed the fecond winter, 
but are able afterwards to abide our open air. 
H 49. Bignonia. 
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