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NATURAL HISTOR 



Afcyrum foiiis ovatis, caule comprejjb. L. Sp. PI. 

 Hipericoides. PJum. t. 7. 



The fhrubby Afcyrum , with flendcr edged branches. 



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Fiores Jingulares font & terminates 



Quadriphyllum 



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pofitis, petala foris fulcientibus : interioribus minimis vix 

 perfpicuis. 



Corolla Tetrapetala ; petalis fere cequalibus, ovatis, ereclo-patentibus, ad 



utrumque latus vergentibus. 

 Stamina. Filament a mimerofo tenuiaercSla, petalis breviora; antherse globofce. 



Piftillum. Germ en oblong 



Jenifer comprelfum, longitudine ft 



jlaminum; ftylus nullus ; ftigmata bina fimpl 

 Pericarpium. Capfula ovato- acuminata unilocularis bivalvis,feminibus pit 



rimis ntrique lateri affixis referta. 



This elegant little (hrubby plant is common in the cooler mountains of New L 

 guanea. It is very full of leaves and branches, and feldom rifes above three feet i 

 height : but the filaments of the flower do not feem to be joined at the bottom. 



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' the Syngenejia ; or Vegetables that have the an 

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filaments 



conne&ed together, 



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formed into a cylindric tube round the upper part of 

 the Jlyle j the filaments themfelves being feparate. 



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Of fuch as have all the Flowers hermaphrodite and fertile* 



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A C T U C A 1. Foiiis rotundatis, caule Corymbofo. L. Sp. PI 



The common Garden Lettice 



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formerly introduced to Jamaica 



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good fuccefs, in all the cooler mountains of the ifland; where the 

 frefli and damp, and the foil rich and well (haded. 



cultivated, with 

 air is generally 



CICHORIUM 1. Foiiis r a die all bus, fmbriatis, oblongis; caule ajf urgent i ra- 



mofo, pene nudo ; ramulis jtoriferis. 



Cichorium caule fimplici, foiiis integris crenatis. L. Sp. PI. & H. C. 



Succory. 



This plant is alfo cultivated in Jamaica, and thrives very well in all 

 mountains j but the tafte being fomewhat bitter, it is hardly ever ufed. It is a 

 wholefome fallet, and proves an agreeable green when boiled. 



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LEONTODON 1. Foiiis radicalibus, oblongis, obovatis, fobtus lanugimfis 



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meant s ; /capo fimplici nudo monoforo. 



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