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5. Mimosa; fpmis horridiufculay 

 ^ fenfuiva magis, H. R. ?ar. Grea- 

 ter Seniitive (or HumbJe Plant) 

 with very fharp Thorns. 



4. Mimosa 5 laiifolia, Siculis in 

 orbem glomeratis. Tour?}. Broad- 

 leav'd or Common Humble Plant. 



y. Mimosa; fpuria de Pernam- 

 ifucq, diSia MimofO' Italica. Zan. 

 The Slothful Seniitive Plant; vulgo. 



6. Mimosa; frutefcens (^ fpinofa, 

 tenui AcaciA folio, Jdiculis plurimis 

 villq/is^ in- capitulum congejiis. Houfl. 

 Prickly Shrubby Seniitive Plant, 

 with narrow Acacia Leaves, ha- 

 ving many hairy Pods, coik'6led 

 into a Head. 



7. Mimosa; herbacea procumbens 

 C^ fpimfa, caule angulofo, Jiliquis 

 quaJrivalvibus. Houfl. Trailing 

 Prickly Seniitive Plant, with an- 

 gular Stalks and Pods, opening in 

 four Cells, 



8. Mimosa; aquatic/^ herbacea 

 procumbe?2s, ?wn fpinofa, fiore luteo 

 fleno. Houfl. Water Trailing Senii- 

 tive Plant, without Spines, having 

 a full yellow Flower. 



There are fome other Species of 

 this Plant which grow in the 

 warm Parts of America, but thole 

 here mention'd, are what I have 

 obierv'd in the Engliflj Gardens. 



The firft Sort is commonly 

 known by the Name of Senfai've 

 TUnty to diftinguifh it from the 

 others, which are generally call'd 

 Humble Plants, becaufe upon being 

 touch'd, the Pedicle of their Leaves 

 falls downward, whereas the Leaves 

 of the other Sort are only con- 

 trafted upon the Touch. 



Thefe Plants are all propagated 

 from Seeds, which muft be Ibwn 

 upon a Hot-bed early in the Spring j 

 and when the Plants come up, 

 they muft be traniplanced into 

 fmall Pots fill'd with light rich 

 Earth, and plung'd into a frefh 



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Hot-bed, obferving to water and 

 fhade them until they have taken 

 Root : After which you muft of^ 

 ten refrefli 'em with Water, and 

 let 'em have Air in Proportion to 

 the Warmth of the Seafon, always 

 obferving to keep the Bed in a 

 good Temper for fleat, as alio to 

 cover the GlalTes every Night with 

 Mats, which will greatly facilitate 

 their Growth. 



With this Management, in about 

 a Month's time, the Plants will 

 have greatly advanced, and their 

 Roots will fill the Pots j therefore 

 you muft remove them into larger 

 Pots, by fliakin^ them out of thofe 

 they are in, together with the 

 Earth, which fhould be prelerv'd 

 to their Roots; and (after having 

 pared off the Roots which were 

 matted round the Outlide of the 

 Ball of Earth) you muft place the 

 Plants into the larger Pots, filling 

 them up with the like rich Earthj 

 then plunge them into the Hot- 

 bed, obferving to water them well 

 until they have taken Root ; and 

 if you fee the Plants inclinable to 

 droop, when the Sun fnines warm 

 upon the GlalTes, you muft fhade 

 them until they have recovered 

 and are able to endure the Heat. 



You muft alfo obferve to give 

 them a greater Share of Air, as "he 

 Sea ion advances in Warmth, but 

 you muft never expoie them to 

 the open Air, which will noc on- 

 ly retard their Growth, but alfo 

 deftroy the fenlitive Quality; fo 

 that I have feen fome Plants oic 

 thefe Kinds, which after having 

 been expos'd to the open Air a 

 few Days, have intirely loft their 

 Motion. 



The firft of thefe Sorts, if duly 



water'd and preferv'd in a kindly 



Warmth, will grow, in the Com- 



pafs of one Seafon, to the Height 



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