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Plants advance, they fhould be 

 Ihifted into larger Pots, and when 

 they are too high to be contained 

 under a FramC;, they fliould be re- 

 moved into the Bark-Stove, where 

 they may have Room to advance 

 in Height, obferving to water them 

 duly, as they may require it j which 

 if conftantly performed, and the 

 Plants kept in a warm Bed, they 

 will grow three or four Feet high 

 the firft Summer, and divide into 

 feveral Branches in Winter. 



Thefe Plants muft be placed in 

 3 Bark-Stove, (with other Plants 

 which are the Produce of the fame 

 Countries) during which Seafon 

 they fliould be often refrefh'd with 

 Water, and the Stove fliould be 

 kept up to Anana's Heat, ( as 

 mark'd on Mr. Fowler's Thermo- 

 meters) i in this they will continue 

 fiourifliing all the Winter, and early 

 the next Spring will produce Flow- 

 ers, which will be fucceeded by 

 Fruit. 



Thefe Plants, if thus managed, 

 will continue feveral Years, and 

 nnnually produce a great Number 

 of Flowers and Fruit, fo that they 

 are worthy of a Place in every 

 curious Colle(ftion of Exotic k 

 Plants. 



R I C I N U S i Palma Chriili, 

 "vulgo. 



The CharaBers are ^ 



The Flowers are apetalous, (i. c. 

 have no Leaves) conjifting of many 

 Stamina^ which arife in the Center 

 cf the Flower-cup i thefe are barren y 

 for the E?nbryo's are produced at 

 remote Difiances, upon the fame 

 Tlant, which afterwards become tri- 

 angular Fruits, having three Cells, 

 in each of which is contained one 

 oblong Seed, which has a hard Shell. 

 The Species are j 



I. RiciNUSj vulgaris. C. B. P. 

 The common Palma Chrifli; com- 



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monly known in the Weft-Indies by 

 the Name of Oil-Nut, or Agnus 

 Caftds. 



2. RiciNus ,' vulgaris, minor. 

 C. B.P. caule rutulante. The lelTer 

 Palma Chrifti with reddifli Stalks, 

 com777only called, in Barbados, Red 

 Oil Seed. 



3. RiciNus i vulgaris, minor. 

 C. B. P. caule virefcente. LeiTer 

 Palma Chrifl:i with green Stalks, 

 commonly called White Oil Seeds in 

 Barbados. 



4. RiciNus; Americanus, major, 

 caule virefcente. H. R. P. The 

 greater Palma Chrifti with greea 

 Stalks. 



5". RiciNus; Africanus, maximus, 

 caule geniculato rutilante. H. R. Par, 

 The greatefl: African Palma Chrifti 

 with reddifli jointed Stalks. 



Thefe Plants are very common 

 in divers Parts of Africa and Ame- 

 rica, and fbme of them are alfo 

 found in the warm Vzrts o£ Europe ; 

 but in England they are preferved 

 with great Care in feveral curious 

 Gardens. 



The firfl: Sort has been a long 

 Time in this Country, but was 

 formerly treated as an annual Plant, 

 whereas if it be preferved in a 

 good Green- houle, it will abide two 

 or three Years, and become a large 

 Plant. 



The fecond and third Sorts do 

 grow promifcuoufly all over Ame- 

 rica, where their Seeds are gathered 

 to draw an Oil from them, for 

 the ufe of Lamps ; thefe Seeds are 

 frequently fent into England^ inter- 

 mixed with each other. 



The fourth Sort is alfb very com- 

 mon in America, growing pro- 

 mifcuoufly with the common Sortj 

 the Seeds of both being gather *d 

 indifferently to draw an Oil from 

 them. 



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