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pendulous. It is a native of Virginia, and flowers from July to Sep- 

 tember. It is perennial. 



The second species has the roots perennial, and creeping. The 

 steins are brown, and about two feet in height. The leaves are 

 smooth, in pairs, abounding wilh a milky juice, like the Former. 

 Towards the upper part of the stem, the flowers come out from the 

 wings of the leaves, in small bunches, and are of an herbaceous while 

 colour, and small. It is admitted for the sake of variety. It flowers 

 as above; and is a native of the same place. The stems afford a 

 hempy substance. 



In the third the root is likewise perennial, and creeping. The 

 stems annual, upright, round, branched, a foot and half in height, 

 and filled with a white pith. The leaves opposite, sharpish, quite 

 entire, subsessile; the upper ones on the extreme twigs pelioled, not 

 revolute. The peduncles umbelled, and terminating. The flowers 

 small, and inodorous. The leaflets of the calyx are oblong, con- 

 cave, erect, and green. The corolla white, and longer than the ca- 

 lyx. Between the filaments there is a roundish, green gland. The 

 whole plant is smooth, and abounds with a milky juice. It is a na- 

 tive of North America, and flowers in June and July. 



The fourth species has the root perennial, and creeping. The 

 stems about two feet high. The leaves opposite and smooth. The 

 flowers grow erect, at the top of the steins in small umbels, and are 

 much larger than in the former sorts. It is a native of the islands in 

 the Adriatic sea, and flowers in July and August. 



There are varieties with purple, and with white flowers. 



In the fifth the stem is woody, five or six feet in height, dividing 

 into several branches. Leaves opposite, pelioled, smooth, quite entire. 

 The peduncles from the axils, opposite; being oppositely branched. 

 The corolla salver-shaped. The flowers are in loose bunches, small, 

 and of a purple colour; but never succeeded by pods in this coun- 

 try. It is a native of the East Indies, &c. 



The sixth species has a twining stem, by which it rises to a con- 

 siderable height. The leaves are dark green, very shining, wilh a 



