No. 117. j 
JATROPHA GOSSYPIFOLIA. 
Class. Order. " S 
MONECIA ۰۰ MONADELPHIA. 
This is a native of the West Indies, grow- 
ing, in dry soils, to the height of two or three 
feet. It was cultivated in England a long 
time ago, by Miller. We raised our plants 
from seeds, which came from Jamaica about 
four years since: several of them flowered : 
last summer, continuing in succession a con- 
siderable time: they were not succeeded by 
seeds, but may be propagated by cuttings. 
They require the constant heat of a stove ; 
also, a light soil, and not too much water. 
The stem is of a succulent nature, and 
usually bare of leaves, except near the top. 
There are curious hairs about the leaf-stalks, 
many of which are branched, and at their 
ends are a sort of little glands. 
