clammy fubftance, of a yellowifh green co- 

 lour. The leaves, which are rather of a 

 deeper green, grow to the ftalk alternately, 

 at the diftance of about two or three inches 

 from each other. They are oblong, of a 

 fpear-ihaped-oval, and fimple 5 without pe- 

 dicles embracing the ftalk by an auriculated 

 bafe. The largeft are about twenty inches 

 long, decreafing in fize as they afcend, till 

 they are not longer than ten inches, and 

 nearly half as broad. The face of the leaves 

 is much undulated, or corrugated, not un- 

 like thofe of fpinnage when full ripe. In 

 their firft ftate, at the time they do not ex- 

 ceed five or fix inches, the leaves are ufu- 

 allyof a full green, and rather fmooth, but 

 as they increafe in fize they acquire a yel- 

 lowifh caft and become rougher. 



The ftem and branches are terminated by 

 large bunches of flowers, collefted intoclufters 

 of a delicate red, the edges, when quite blown, 

 inclining to a pale purple. The flowers 



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