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The fifth species rises with slender upright 

 stalks, at the top or' which grow umbels of 

 small white flowers, appearing in July, but never 

 succeeded by pods in this climate. The leaves 

 are frequentjy four together. The peduncles 

 forming an umbel are opposite to the leaves. It 

 is a native of North America. 



The sixth has declining stalks, which are 

 hairy, and eighteen inches in length. The leaves 

 are narrow. The umbels grow at the extremity 

 of the branches, are compact, and the flowers 

 of a bright orange colour. It is a native of 

 North America. 



In the seventh species the stems are a foot 

 high, hairy, round, and dusky red. The leaves al- 

 ternate, except on the upper part of the stem. 

 Below where it branches are generally two leaves, 

 and at the place of branching four: on the 

 branches themselves the leaves are again alter- 

 nate. The flowers are of a bright orange colour. 

 The tuberous roots very large. It is a native of 

 North America, and flowers from the end of 

 July to September, sometimes ripening seed in 

 this climate. 



The eighth, according to Linnaeus, is allied to 

 the thirdj butDillenius thinks that it approaches 

 very near to the Amcena, but that the stems 

 arc shorter, and commonly variegated with dusky 

 purple spots ; the leaves broader and rounder, 

 more excavated, less rigid, not shining or hoary 

 underneath, with the oblique veins deeper, so 

 as to be even grooved ; the flowers larger, 

 pale, dusky flesh-coloured, sweet-smelling, the 

 horns of the nectaries standing out and gaping 

 more. 



According to Miller, it resembles the fourth 

 sort, but the leaves are rough, and the umbels 

 of flowers more compact ; they come out on the 

 side of the stalk, are of an herbaceous colour, 

 and are not succeeded by pods in this climate. 

 It i.s a native of North America. 



In the ninth species the stem is shrubby, 

 rough with hairs, upright, as thick as the finger. 

 The leaves opposite, on very short petioles, end- 

 ing rather obtusely, but with a minute point, 

 and smooth. The peduncles from the summit 

 of the stem, umbelled, villose. The corollas are 

 white. It is a native of the Cape of Good 1 lope, 

 and Mowers in December. 



In the tenth the nectaries arc compressed 

 without a claw, instead of which are two long 

 reflex .ears. Hie follicles are inflated, and set 

 with soft prickles. It is also a native of the 

 Cape, and flowers from June to September. 



The eleventh is a native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope, and flowers here in July. 



The twelfth has the stem pubescent, branch- 

 ing at bottom. The leaves subsessile, repand. 



One umbel of yellow flowers terminates the 

 stem. Found at the Cape of Good Hope. 



The thirteenth species has the stem from a 

 foot to two or three feet in height, upright, 

 simple, or generally so, round, pubescent, and 

 milky. The leaves opposite and decussated, 

 petiolcd, acute, entire, and smooth on both sides. 

 The flowers in umbels: umbellulcs terminating, 

 or opposite to the terminating leaflet in pairs, 

 peduncled. Involucre none, but only a few 

 subulate leaflets. The peduncle the length of 

 the leave- : pedicels i shorter, one-flowered. Calyx 

 of five, lanceolate, reflex leaflets; corolla reflex. 

 Nectaries five, round the middle corpuscle, 

 ovate, ear-cowled obliquely inwards, with a 

 little horn from the nectareous base sabre- 

 shaped bent inwards. In the middle is a trun- 

 cate corpuscle, hollowed at the tip, bluntly 

 five-cornered, covered with five scales at the 

 sides, and gaping with as many chinks. Scales 

 hollowed within. Glands live, roundish, black, 

 to which are fixed above, within the scales, 

 pairs of glanduliferous pedicels, in place of 

 anthers; these glands are oblong, pellucid, 

 panduriform, and filled with prolific moisture. 

 Genus two, ovate, acuminate; styles tv/o, subu- 

 late, hid within the column; stigmas simple, and 

 obtuse. Follicles oblong, acuminate, toothless, 

 ventricose, and smooth. It is a native of South 

 America, the West-Indian Islands, and China 

 near Canton, and flowers from June to Sep- 

 tember. 



The fourteenth species is quite smooth, with 

 shining branches. The leaves petiolcd, ovate- 

 subcordate, and veined. The umbels quite 

 simple, on peduncles the length of the petiole. 

 The flowers sreenish. It is a native of Malabar, 

 Ceylon, &c^ 



The fifteenth rises to six or seven feet in 

 height. The leaves are thick; the flowers 

 white; the pods very large; the base of the 

 petiole bearded above. The nectaries do not 

 put forth awl-shaped horns, but solid converg- 

 ing plates. It flowers from July to Septem- 

 ber. 



Culture- — The method of propagating the 

 different hardy kinds, as the first eight species, 

 is by parting the roots and planting them out, 

 either in the autumn as soon as the stems decay, 

 or in theearly spring months before the new shoots 

 are protruded. They require a rather dry soil, 

 as when there is too much moisture they are apt 

 to have their roots destroyed by it in the winter 

 season. They are likewise capable of being 

 raised from seed, when it can be procured, by 

 sowing it in beds or pots of light fresh earth in the 

 spring months. With the seventh and eighth 

 species, the pots should be plunged in a hot-Tied, 

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