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Irhe Species are j 



1. Plumbago J quornndam. Cluf, 

 Biji. Lead-wortj or Tooth-wort. 



2. Plumbago J Americans, Bet a 

 folio ampliori. Plum. American Lead- 

 wort, with a broad Beet-leaf. 



The firft ot thefe Sorts grows 

 about Naples, in Sicily, and the Sou- 

 thern Parts of France, but is hardy 

 enough to endure the Cold of oiir 

 Climate in the open Ground, pro- 

 vided it be planted in a warm dry 

 Soil. This is propagated by parting 

 of the Roots in the Spring before 

 they llioot : In doing of which, you 

 {hould be very cateful to prefcrve a 

 Head to each Slip, otherwife they 

 will not grow. They fliould be 

 J)lanted in a warm Situation, and a 

 dry Soil, about two Feet afunder, 

 and water'd until they take Rootj 

 after which they will require no 

 farther Care, but tcj clear thertl 

 from Weeds, and fupport their 

 Branches from being broken by 

 the Wind. They commonly rife 

 about three Feet high, but, unlefs 

 the Autumn be very favourable, 

 they ftfldom flower in this Coun- 

 try. The Root of this Plant is 

 fometimes us'd in Medicine. 



The fecond is preferv'd by fuch 

 as are curious in collecting Exotick 

 Plants. This may be propagated in 

 the fame manner as the former, 

 as alfo from Seeds, which fhould 

 be fown upon a Hot-bed in the 

 Spring -, and when the Plants come 

 up, they may be treated in the 

 manner directed for Amaranth's j 

 to which the Reader is dclir'd to 

 turn, to avoid Repetition. Thefe 

 Plants muft be plac'd in the Stove 

 in Winter, where they may have a 

 moderate Degree ot Warmth, and 

 fhould frequently be refrelli'd with 

 Water. The fecond Year they will 

 produce Flowers in the Autumn, 

 and if the SeafoU be warm, thg 



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Seeds will riperl. This Plant grovl^s 

 plentifully in Jamaica and the C^= 

 ribbee lilands,- and from the Name 

 given it by Dr. Boerhaffv^y it dotla 

 alio grow in Ceylon, 



POINCIANA ; Barbados Flovver^ 

 Fence, or Spanifli CarnatioriSo 

 The characters are j 



The Flower conjljls of feverai 

 Leaves, "which are plac'd in a circ/i' 

 lar Order; in the Center of which 

 arifes a Number of crooked Stamina j 

 the Fointal which arifes fror?i a quin^ 

 quefid Flower- cup, becomes a long^ 

 broad, fiat Pod, opening into two 

 Parts, and fill'd with broad, flat, 

 roundiJJj Seeds, each of which is 

 lodg'd in a feparate Cell, which HtB 

 divided by a thin Partition, 



We have but tvvo Species of this 

 Plant ; which are, 



1. PoiNciANAj fioi'e fUlcherrimdi 

 Tourn. Barbados Flower-Fence, with 

 a fair Flower. 



2. PbiNclANA -y fiore luted. Houji, 

 Flower-Fence with a yellow Flower^ 



The firfl Sort is very cornrfioa 

 in the Caribbee Iflands, where it is 

 planted for a Fence to divide Fields, 

 and is greatly efteem'd for the Beauty 

 of its Flowers, which are produced 

 on long Spikes in vaft QuantitieSi 

 The Leaves of this Plant are alfb us'd 

 inftead of Sena, to purge withal. 



This was carry'd from Cape Verd 

 Iflands to Berbados, as is related by 

 Ligon, and hath £nce been diiper* 

 fed through the other Illands. It 

 grows in thofe Countries to be 

 ten or twelve Feet high, and the 

 Stem is often as large as the Small 

 of a Man's Leg, and the Wood is 

 very hard ; from whence it hath 

 obtain'd the Name of Fbony in fbme 

 Places. The fecond Sort is a Vari- 

 ety of the ftrft, differing only irt 

 the Colour of the Flowers, ^vhich 

 in this are yellow, but the oth^r 

 are of a bright red Colowr, 



