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Flew, fomewhat. like Plums, and 

 thefc being broken, do emit a 

 ftrong Turpentine Odour, which 

 has oc-calioned fome ignorant Per- 

 fons to give it the Name o^ £al~ 

 fam-Tree. 



This Plant is calily propagated 

 by plantiilg Cuttings of it during 

 any of the Summer Months (which 

 fliould be taken from the old Plants 

 at leaft a Fortnight before they are 

 planted, and laid in a dry Place for 

 their Wounds. to heal over, other- 

 wife they will, be lubjed: to rot) 

 then planted in Pots of light, Tan- 

 dy Earth, and plopccd in a Situa- 

 tion where they may enjoy the 

 Morning Sun, obferving to refrcfh 

 them with Water, gently, as the 

 Earth in the Pots dries: In this 

 Place they may remain for eight 

 or ten Days, after which the Pots 

 fliould be plunged into a moderate 

 Hot-bed, which will greatly facili- 

 tate their taking Root : After they 

 are rooted, they may be again ex- 

 pofed to the open Air, placmg 

 them amonorft Ficoides, Sedums-, and 

 other, exotick fucculent Plants, in a 

 weil-fneiter'd Situation, where they 

 may remain till the O^ober follow- 

 ing, when they fhould be remo- 

 ved into the Coniervatory, placing 

 them amongft the before-mention- 

 ed fucculent Plants in an airy Glafs- 

 cafe, where they may be defended 

 from Frofl, but fliould have as 

 much free Air as pollible in mild 

 Weather; for if they are Ihut up 

 too clofe in Winter, or have the 

 Addition of any artificial Heat, the 

 Leaves will decay and fall off, and 

 the Plants will iofe their Beauty ; 

 whereas if they are treated in a 

 hardier Manner, and Jlave. the Ad- 

 vantage of a dry, free Air, they 

 will appear extream. beautiful, and 

 flower throughout the Winter, 



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The Management of this Plant 

 being nearly the fame as moft of 

 the Ficoides do require, I fhaU not 

 repeat any Part of that in this 

 Place, but defxre the Reader to 

 turn back to that Article for any 

 farther Directions. 



SENNA. 



The Characiers are ; . 



The Flower for the mojl fart con^. 

 Jlfis cf five Leaves, -which are placed 

 orbicularly, and do expand in Form- 

 of a Rofe i the Fointal aftervoards 

 becomes a plain, incurved, bivalve 

 Fed, which is full of S^.eds, each be- 

 ing feparated by a doubly thin Memz 

 brane. 



The Species are; 



1. Senna.; Itaiica, fcliis obtufisl 

 C. B. P. Italian Sen?ui with blunt- 

 pointed Leaves. . ; 



2. Senna; A?nericana, Ligujiri 

 folio, Flum. American Senna with 

 a Privet Leaf. 



3. Senna ^ Alexandrin/i, five fo" 

 His acutis. C. B. P. AlexandriaiS 

 Se?2na with Iharp-pointed Leaves, 



Tiie two fLYH Species 2kre pre- 

 fer v'd in feveral curious Gardens in. 

 EngUnd; but the third Sort* which 

 is that uled in Medicine, is at pre-* 

 fent very rare in this Country. 



Theic Plants may be propagated 

 by fowing their Seeds upon a Hot- 

 bed early in the Spring, and wherl 

 the Plants are come up, they fhould 

 be traniplanted into fmall Pots, fill™ 

 td with light, freHi. Earth, and 

 plunged into a new Hot-bed, ob- 

 fervmg to water and Ihade them 

 Ontil they have taken Root ; after 

 which they {hould have Air admit* 

 ted to them-,- by railing the Glaffcs 

 in Proportion to the Warmth of 

 the Seafon, and the Bed 'tn which 

 th^y are placed; you muft alfo ob- 

 ferve to refrefh them with Watef- 

 iioni time to time, as the Earth \d 



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