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rarelv open in this c'liniatc. It i» a native of 

 Italy. 



'I'lie (it'th is upright : the stem p:»nick-(l. ra- 

 ther hoArv : the iovcr loaves piiiiiati-Muiltitid, 

 linear, hoarv : branehe> \s aiul-hke : the raeeiues 

 or spikes alternate, reearved, with the flowers 

 all directed the same \vav;.the pcdieels with 

 here and there linear, !)luntish, recurved leaves : 

 the flowers solitary and cylindrie. In tt.e t'niit- 

 in>i plant all the stems are upri-xht, and lose 

 their lioariness : the leaves on the hr.nu-hcs are 

 ver\' small, linear and undivided: the receptacle 

 naked. It is a native of Persia, and flowers 

 from September to Novc-mbcr. 



The sixth speeivs has tlvc root perennial : the 

 stem stiff", smooth, braneliina, from a foot to 

 tw o feet in hei<j;!u : the leaves pelioled and green 

 on both sides : two or thri.e peduncles from the 

 axils, pressed to tho branch : the flowers are in 

 a kind of spike, all directed the same way: ca- 

 lyxes roundish, with oblono-, smooth, imbri- 

 cate scales : florets vcllow, small : hermaphro- 

 dites twelve; fem.^les six: the seeds rrddish- 

 brown, strc.iked and naked : the receptacle is fla!,- 

 glutinous, honcveombed and naked. It is a 

 native of Siberia, and flowers in August. 



Culture. — These plants may be propagated 

 with facility in dift'ercnt ways, according to the 

 diflerent sorts. The first may be easily raised, 

 cither from the seeds sown in the antmnn, or 

 by suftering them to scatter. It may likewise 

 be increased bv parting the roofs, or from slips 

 planted out in the summer season. 



The second and third species may be increased 

 from cuttings, by planting them in shaded situa- 

 tions in the summer se;'.s<.n, water being tre- 

 quentlv given thent until they have stricken 

 root. In autumn the young plants should be 

 removed into pots, and have the protection of a 

 garden-frame during the winter. In mild win- 

 ters ihev sometimes succeed on a warm border. 



The l^ourth species i< readily increased bv slips 

 or cuttings planted out in sliady plates in the 

 early sprmg months, water being occasionally 

 given when the weather is dry till the plants 

 have taken root. In the antuinn the plants 

 should be remc od into pots, or the places 

 where tl.ev are to remain. The lifth sort may 

 be managed in the s.mie way; but should have 

 a more dry soil and sl.eltcred situation, and a 

 few plants poUcd to be placed under a frame 

 durinif the winter. 



Tlie last sort is readily propagated by its 

 creeping roots, or by planting the young shoots 

 in April or May in the same manner as in mint, 

 water beine freely given w hen the season is dry. 

 This is a hardy pereuiiial, uied in salads for its 



warm sioniachie proi>erty. The leave* may 

 likewise W t mploveil as a pickle. 



Some of ihesf plants in.iv be ni.ide use of, a* 

 beuig ornamental, in ehi.iip-- and luinliTs fur v.i- 

 riety, and the tree kinds may have a pLice in ihc 

 sireen -house. 

 " AiniCIlOKK. SeeCvvABA. 



AIMIt'lIOKK, .IKKLSAI.K.M. S... lit i.i- 



ANTIUIS. 



AIM'OCAHIH'.S, a semn comprehendin)^ 

 trees of ihe tall-growine exotic kind. 



It beloii'js ti) the cla<s aud order Mowrcia 

 .Miintindriii, and ranks in the natuial order of 

 Lrl'icw. 



The eharacliTs are : that in the male fl<iwer$ 

 there is no crdvx : the amentum is cvlindrieal, 

 all covered with florets : the corolla to each two 

 petals oblonii, concave, blunt and villose : the 

 st;vmina consist of a sin<rle lilanunt wiihin each 

 corolla, lilitorm, the kngth of the corolla : the 

 antheia obloiiir : female flowers on the same 

 tree, neither ciHyx nor corolla : the pistdliim con- 

 sists of very many germs, connected into a 

 (ilobc, hcxanirular : the st\le to each lilifonn : 

 The stiirma smule, or two, capillary and revo- 

 lute : the pcricarpimn an ovate-globular fruit, 

 compound, niuricate : the seeds for each germ 

 solitary, oblonsr, and covered with a pulpy aril, 

 placed on an ovate receptacle. 



The species are: 1. A. inciui. Bread-fruit 

 Tree ; C. A. inlcarilhria, Indian .laca Tree. 



The first is described in Cook's\'oyages, as be- 

 ins, in its native situation, a tree about the size of 

 a midJIino- oak : its leaves are frequently a toot 

 and half long, oblong, deeply siniiated like those 

 of the tiir-tree. which ihev resemble in eonsisii nee 

 and colour, and in exudmg a milky juice when 

 broken. The fruitis the size andsh;ipe of a child's 

 head, and the surface is reticulated not much 

 unlike a truffle : it is covered w'ith a thin skin, 

 and has a core about as big as the handle of a 

 small knife ; the cat.able part lies belw ecu the 

 skin and the core : it is as w hitc as snow , and 

 somewhat of the consistence of new bread. It 

 must be roa-tcd before it is eaten, being first di» 

 vided into three or four parts : its taste is in- 

 sipid, with a slight sweetne>s somewhat re- 

 semblinff that of The crumb of wheatcn bread 

 mixed w'ith .lemsalem Artichoke. It is a na- 

 tive of the South Sea Islands, and has been 

 lately introduced into the West Indies. 



It is u-eful not only fi>r food, but also for 

 clothing ; for the bark i< siripptd off" the 

 suckers, and formed into a kind of cloth. 



The principal varieties of this tree are, that in 

 which the fruit is destitute of seeds, and thai in 

 which ihev are found. Martvn obscr^•es, thai 



