SECT. XIX. LISTS OF TREES, &C 3l9 



winter, and turned out into open ground the following 

 fummer, and fuffered to die. 



Egg plant muff have a dry foil, and warm foliation, 

 but yet plenty of water in hot weather. The bloftbm 

 is not linking, but the fruit is often as large as a fwan's 

 egg, and with common management will be as big as a 

 hen's. This plant requires, however, to be fown for- 

 ward and fhould be brought on by a third hot-bed, if it 

 might be. 



Humble plant is one of the Jcnfii'ves, the property of 

 which is to clofe its leaves, or drop them upon being 

 touched. The common fenfitive plant will grow to 

 eight ieet in nhot-houfe, (which is its proper place;] but 

 the humble plant is {presiding, and feldom reaches more 

 than a flature of two feet; for its tower growth it is 

 therefore more proper for our purpofe here. It is 

 called humble from its receding and dropping fo com- 

 pletely when touched, foot-ftalk and all, as it making a 

 bow. The humble plants are diilinguifhed from the 

 common upright growing fen (itives, as the latter only 

 clofes the leaf, without dropping the flalk. 



Ice plant trails and fp reads wide on the ground, 

 makes no {'hew in its flower, but is beautifully covered 

 with chryftal drops, mining like diamonds when the fun 

 i*-on it; or as the frozen drops of Icicles. It is not nice 

 in its culture, or weather, though it fhould not be put 

 out too young. The belt way is to plant one in a pot 

 ot fix or itxt^n inches diameter, without arty thing at 

 bottom over the hole; and keeping it in the frame till 

 it gets too big for the pot, plunge it in the ground a 

 little over the rims. Thus the plant will not be too 

 luxuriant, but yet futhciently nourilhed, (lor it has 

 imall roots) and will flower f'ooner, and ripen the feed 

 better for this treatment. 



Indian Jhot mull be fown forward, and brought on 

 by different hot-beds to blow the jame year, being 

 rather a tender hot-houfe perennial. 



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