p. b dole) 
FRUTEX Spinofus Buxi foluis, plurimis fimul nafcentibuss 
Jiore tetrapetaloide, pendulo, fordide flavo, tubo longiffimos fructu 
vali croceo, femina parva continente. 
CATESBAAT. Lycium Catefben, Authore D. a 
Calix. Perianthium quadridentatum, minimum, acutum, 
Corolla. Monopetala, infundibuli-formis : Tubus omniam shee reclus; fuperne 
enfim crafior. Laimbus femiquadrifidus, latus, erecto-planus. 
Stamina, Filamenta quatuor, intra collum tubi enata, Anthere, oblonge eretta, 
corolla fere longiores. 
Piftillum. ee fubrotundum, infra receptaculum floris. Stylus fliformis, longitu 
e corolle. Stigma fimplex. 
Pericarpium. Baia Ovalis, corowata, unilocularts. 
emina. Plara, angulata. 
Se TEN EAR the Town of Naffaw, in Providence, one 
as of the Bihan Wands I faw two of thefe 
s growing, which were all I ever ; 
~ the largeft of them was r inches 
hick, and twelve or fourteen feet in heigh 
Bye, the B was {mooth, of a enith ruffet 
eg col and the wood feemingly tough and 
hard. The leaves ore @ like thofe of Box, but ple they 
grow in clufters round the ftalks, by intervals of an inch fpace, 
more or lefs: from every clufter fhoot forth two es pliant 
pine e flowers are tubulous, of a yellow colour, about 
fix inches long, hanging pendulous ete are monopetalous, 
being very fmall at the calix, and vide at the mouth, in form 
able tartne our, ani ems as if it was capable 
of being improved by cultivation, but is little known. In the 
year 1726, there were feveral young Plants of it raifed by 
nany, to whom I diftributed feeds, that I brought from Pro- que j avois diff urs de amis 
vidence; but none were fo fuccefsful in raifing it, as Mr. Powers, mats perf ne ah plus beureux que Monfieur Powers, ee = 
a fkilful and curious gardener, at Mr. Blathwait’s, of yee x Fardinier de anes re it de Der mae és 
near siecbte oe raifed a Plant which produced many fair and Bat 3 car i a une de ces 5, gui produifit ee 
loffoms ; fome {pecimens of which he fent tomy friend belles e grandes fleurs, <. ont il e enya see échantillons 2 mon 
Me io CHiN in the year 1734. ami Monsieur Collinfon, en Pannée 1734. 
‘PAPILIO caudatus Carolinianus; fufcus, firiis pallefcentibus; linea & maculis 
anguinets fubtus ornatus, Pet. Muf. p. 50. N° 508. 
HE back of a Aa) ae is black, as . oa ground of Sie ae 4 ale dos noir, de méme que le fond de fes quatre 
aile 
the four win white lifts crofs the upper wings 2 plufieurs rae Sa traver “ft nt obliquement fes ailes 
obliquely ; two under wings ikewife si white lifts Aes les deux ailes de deffous ont pareillement deux r 
extending downwards : they have befides four white {pots, with  dlanches, qui sétendent vers le bas: elles ont en outre quatre taches 
one red and a blue {pot in each wing; the under fide of the — blanches, une rouge, & une bleue fur chaque aile: le deffous des 
ngs 
poe befides fieials site lines, has two red, and three blue in outre plufieurs lignes oF anches, a trots taches bleues, €3 deus 
{pot rouges. 
N. B. Zt is not oe thes a meee cn a Plant N.B. Ce reft pas fans repugnance, que je donne ici la de- 
but nd : 
with my own an {cription d’une Plante, qui porte mon nom; mais le refpect 
A eee Fae ue ore fe Dr. I *% ae que je dois, & les obligations qu mon ami le 
en, who was pleafed fome years fince to honour me, Doéteur F. F. Gronove de Leide, qui me fit Vhonneur, 
ih undsforoedy, with the title be genus, obliges me fans que je le méritaffe, de faire porter mon nom 4 cette 
not to fuppr efs it Plante, m‘obligent 4 ne la pas fupprimer. 
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