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stalk, at the footstalks of the leaves, on long slender peduncles, in suc- 

 cession as the stalks advance in height during the summer months: 

 they have an agreeable scent, but arc of short duration, opening in 

 the morning, and lading away in the evening: the fruit is as large as 

 a middling apple, changing to a pale orange colour when ripe. It 

 grows naturally in Virginia. 



The third has a creeping root, sending up many weak stalks, 

 three or four i'cct high: the leaves are shaped like those of ivy, and 

 almost as large, but of a pale green and very thin consistence: the 

 peduncle is slender, an inch and half long: the flowers dirty yellow, 

 not larger than a sixpence when expanded. It is a native of Virgi- 

 nia and Jamaica, flowering in May and June. 



The fourth species is perennial and shrubby: the stems are round; 

 the younger ones very slightly villose, and climbing very high: the 

 stipules iire linear and acuminate: the footstalks of the leaves fur- 

 nished with two pairs of glandules: the leaves ovate, smooth, and 

 slighll}' serrated round their whole outline: the peduncles are one- 

 flowered and solitary : the flowers have an extremely agreeable 

 odour. It is a native of the West Indies, flowering from May to 

 October. 



The fifth has a thick stem, triangular, by slender tendrils thrown 

 out at every joint rising to the height of fifteen or twenty feet: at 

 each joint is one leaf, six inches long, and four broad in the middle, 

 of a lively green and thin texture, having a strong midrib, whence 

 arise several small nerves, diverging to the sides, and curving up 

 towards the top: petioles pretty long, having two small glands in the 

 middle: two large stipules encompass the petioles, peduncles and 

 tendrils at the base: the peduncles are pretty long, having also two 

 small glands in the middle: the cover of the flower is composed of 

 three soft velvety leaves, of a pale red, with some stripes of a lively 

 red colour; the petals are white, and the rays blue: the flowers be- 

 ing large make a fine appearance, but are of short duration; there is 

 however a succession for some time: the fruit is roundish, the size of 

 a large apple, yellow when ripe, having a thicker rind than any of 

 the other sorts. It grows naturally in the West Indies. 



