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There are others which are arranged in this manner 

 from their juicy or fucculent properties, as the following 

 tribes. 



Succulent Tribe: this is that which includes all the forts of 

 pknts which have fleftiy, moift, juicy leaves, which are 

 fometimes of confiderable thicknefs, but in other cafes not, 

 fuch as the fedum or houfe-leak, the caftus or raelon- 

 thiftle, creeping cereus, &c., the aloe, the agave, and feve- 

 ral others. See Succulent. 



The manner of feeding, and the economical ufes to which 

 plants are put, are further caufes of their arrangement and 

 diftinftion in this way. 



Leguminous Tribe : that in which all the different plants 

 that it embraces have the fort of feed-veflel which is ufually 

 denominated a legume, or pod, as in all the pea, bean, 

 kidney-bean, and other papihonaceous-flowered plants. 



Oleraceous Tribe : that in which the various plants that it 

 contains are of the efculent or eatable kind for the table, 

 or for being preferved and made ufe of for other culinary 

 or domeftic intentions. See Leguminous and Esculent 

 P/ants. 



The forms of the leaves and plants, the manners of their 

 flowering, the Ihapes of their flowers, the methods of feed- 

 ing or fruiting, and the particular natures, qualities, and 

 properties of plants, all have a further tendency to the 

 introduftion of more tribes of thefe kinds. 



Pinnated Tribe : that in which all the forts of the trees 

 and plants which it contains have pinnated leaves, or thofe 

 which are in the fliape of wings, as is the cafe in a great 

 number of different kinds, as in the acacia, the fumach, 

 and many others. 



Enfataceous or Siuord-leaved Tribe : that which comprifcs 

 plants that have fword-thaped leaves, as is the cafe in many 

 forts, fuch as the iris or flowering rufli, the gladiolus or 

 fword-lily, &c. 



Spathaceous Tribe : that which contains all fuch plants as 

 protrude and produce their flowers out of a fpatha or fheath, 

 and which are many in number, fuch, for inflance, as the 

 narciffus, or daffodil and jonquil, the galanthus or fnow- 

 drop, and the amaryllis or lily-daffodil, Guernfey lily and 

 the belladonna and jacobjea lily. 



Liliaceous Tribe : that which comprehends all the forts 

 of plants which have papilionaceous or butterfly-fhaped 

 flowers, fuch as thofe of the pea, bean, and all the legu- 

 minous kinds of plants. See Papilionaceous Flowers. 



Campanaceous Tribe : that which contains all the various 

 kinds of plants which have campanulated or bcU-fliaped 

 flowers, as thofe, for inftance, of the campanula or bell- 

 flower, the convolvulus or bind-weed, and bean-kind, and 

 others of the fame fort. 



Rctaceous Tribe: that which includes all forts of plants 

 which have rotated or wheel-ftiapcd flowers, fuch as thofe 

 of the lyfimachia or loofe-ftrife, the anagallis or pimper- 

 nel, and feme others. 



Umbelliferous Tribe : that which contains all fuch plants as 

 produce their flowers in fomev.'hat the form of an umbel, as 

 in thofe of the angelica, the anethum or fennel, the pafti- 

 naca or parfnip, and fome others. See Umbellated 

 Plants. 



Vertirillate Tribe : that which comprifes thofe forts of 

 plants which have their flowers produced in fomethirig of 

 the form of a verticillus or whorl, as in thofe of the 

 thymus or common thyme, the hyffopus or hyffop, the 

 meliffa or balm, the origanum or marjoram, the mentha or 

 mint, and feveral others. See Vebticillated Plants. 



Aggregate Tribe : that which comprehends fuch plants as 

 produce their flowers in an aggregate form, confifting of 



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numerous florets or fmall flowers, each having its own pro- 

 per calyx or cup, but the wliole of which are collefted into 

 one clofe aggregate, or head, as in thofe of the fcabiofa or 

 fcabius, the ftatice, thrift, or fea-pink, the globularia or 

 globular blue daify, and fome others. See Aggregate, 

 in Botany. 



Compojtte 6r Compound Tribe : that which comprifes thofe 

 forts of plants which have compound flowers, confiiting of 

 a great number of florets contained in one common calyx, 

 or cup, as in thofe of the fun-flower, tlie marigold, the 

 aifer or ftar-wort, and many others. See Compound in 

 Botany. 



Amentaceous Tribe: that which contains thofe plants 

 which produce their flowers in amentums or catkins, as in 

 thofe of the populus or poplar -tree, the corylus or hazle, 

 the fagus or beech, the betula or birch, and fome others. 

 See Amentaceous. 



Baccaceous Tribe : that which comprehends all thofe forts 

 of plants which bear and produce any kind of berry, as the 

 ribes or goofeberry and currant, the rafpberry, the yew, and 

 many others. 



Coniferous Tribe: that which contains all fuch forts of 

 trees and plants as bear that kind of fruit or feed which is 

 denominated a cone, as the various forts of firs, &c. See 

 Cone, in Botany. 



Fungous Tribe : that which takes in all vegetables of the 

 mufhroom and other fimilar kinds, as the common mufhroom 

 or agaricus, &c. 



Graminous Tribe: that which comprehends all fuch forts 

 of plants as are of the grafs or grain kinds, fuch as the dif- 

 ferent field graffes, and thofe of the wheat, rye, barley, oat, 

 and other fimilar kinds. 



Lurid Tribe: that which includes all the forts of plants 

 which have any thing of an ominous appearance or hurtful or 

 noxious quality about them, as thofe of the atropaga or 

 deadly nightfhade, the datura, thorn-apple or ftramonium, 

 tlie nicotiana or tobacco-plant, the folanum or love-apple, 

 &c. the capficum or guinea-pepper, the digitalis or fox- 

 glove, and feveral others. 



Nuciferous Tribe : that which comprehends all the forts 

 of the nut-bearing kinds of plants, as the hazle-nut-tree, ther 

 walnut-tree, &c. 



Pemaceous Tribe: that which comprehends all fuch fort9 

 of plants as bear or produce a fruit of the apple kind, 

 as that of the pyrus malus or apple kind, the pyrus 

 communis or pear kind, the pyrus cydonia or quince 

 kind, the amygdalus or almond kind, the prunus or pluni 

 kind, the mefpilus or medlar kind, the punica or pome- 

 granate kind, and fome others. 



This fort of clafhfication or arrangement of the different ' 

 plants which are cultivated in the garden orpleafure-ground 

 for the fake of their culinary ufes, or the ornament which is 

 afforded by their flowers, is often of very great utility and i 

 convenience, as fupplying the means of throwing together ^ 

 thofe forts of plants which have many circumftanccs and 

 practices in their general culture and growth which have 

 much fimilarity to each other, by which the common gar- 

 dener has a far greater facihty of raifing and managing them, 

 as well as of fecurmg their produce in fruit or other ways. 

 He is thereby alfo better enabled to make ufe of thofe 

 of the ornamental kinds in the borders, clumps, and other 

 parts of the grounds in which they are to be fet out and 

 placed. 



TRIBENSEE, in Geography, a town of Auftria ; 3 

 miles N. of TuUn. 



TRIBERG, a town of the Brifgau ; 15 miles N.E. of 

 Friburg. N. lat. 48° 9'. E. long. 8° 17'. 



TRIBERL, 



