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with thofe of the “render Annuals, 
Recommendation in Colleétions of Exotic Plants ; 
and Nature has diftinguifh’d fome ee one, and 
~ recommended others by. the other. 
This Plant poffeffes both; each in fo high a 
Degree, that it wou’d be recommended fufficiently 
by that alone; and either fo equally, that ’tis not 
eafy to fay for which it fhould be moft regarded. 
A vaft and regular Tuft of Flowers crowns the 
fingularly leafy and beautiful Stalks, and appears 
_as an artificial Nofegay. Every one who has met 
with the Plant, has been furpriz’d and pleas’d with 
it; but it was not early refer’d to the proper Ge- 
nus, or call’d by its diftinctive Name. 
CoMMELINE makes it a Cotyledon, and from 
him Breynivus, and others, have recorded it un- 
der the fame Title. — zi 
Linnus, much more correct, has deter- 
min’d it a Craffula, and adds, as the Diftinétion of 
the Species, foliis planis, cartilagineo-ciliatis bafi 
connato vaginantibus: Craffula, with flat cartila- 
ginoufly ciliated Leaves, join’d at the Bafe, and 
furrounding the Stalk. 
It is robuft and fhrubby. 
: ful: 
Jan. the Female Flofcules in the Verge not being ne- ! and let the 
ceffary to the Continuation of the Species, the | Plants be treated in the fame common Manner, 9 ~~~ 
- Subdivifion to which it belongs is that of Polyga- | | When they are of a Height to tranfplant, let 
mia Superfiua, them be remov’d into a fecond Hot-Bed ; after 
| this into feparate Pots; and im thefe let them 
ee 2 be fhelter’d under a Hot-Bed Frame. 
Culture of this SrnNECIO. _ From Time to Time let them be water’d; and 
— sts | | let therm have as much Air as the Seafon will 
The Plant is a Native of Africa, where it | Permit, hardening them by Degrees to the taking 
thrives beft on the Sides of Hills, near Springs, . of them out. 
and in the Neighbourhood of Forefts. A rich | In Fune let the Pots be fet among the Exotics _ 
Mould and due Moifture, with fome Advantage | in the open Air; and let two or three of the Plants 
of Shade, are therefore the true aot of raifing be fet in the open Ground. fies 2 
it to Perfadiiomd 215 an ~ Chufe for this Purpofe, a Spot where the 
The See ds which ripen here ero fe ‘freely ; Earth has fome Moifture, and where there is 
and there is no Occafion for farther Thought at Noon the Shade of Trees. Let the Plants be _ 
about its Propagation. loofen’d from the Pots, with the whole Ball of 
ve | Earth about them, and fet in with Care. 
Tho’ a Native of Africa, it wil live without a | : 
Stove; but the Shelter af a Green- houfe. at Au- iley layne ~ thefe, and of fuch as are 
potted, muft be the fame. No Compoft is ne- 
tumn is very proper to keep it in Flower. = ceffary for either: common Garden-Mould agrees _ 
I have, in favourable Summers, made it thrive | perfectly well with them. ‘They muft be fuffer’d 
for a very long Continuance in the open Ground; | 4, fpread out into Branches in their own wild 
but at the beft it will be deftroy’d in fuch Situa- | Way; and from Time to Time carefully wa- 
tions, before the Time of its coming to the moft | 4. : 
: —— oe Agta which is to this Sea- | — i ae cue Se the e largeft 
mee 4 Mise: Bikes is ee Plants; but there will be a greater Number of 
i mn torthey | Flowers on fuch, as are potted. Thofe in the 
are better meat as are produc’d in other Sea- open Ground will be deftroy’d early by the Frofts _ 
es. Let thefe be laid in the Heads upon a pa- | of the latter Part of Autumn; but fuch as are in 
per’d Shelf, and early i m Spring hook out. ! Pots being remov’d with the other Plants inte 
Let them be fown upon a moderate Hot-Bed “ the Greenhoufe in Winter, will flower till Spring. 
2 CRIMSON Ch) OO EA, 
Plate We here bring before the Curious Reader a Plant The Root is thick and fpreading: the Stem, 
X XI. worthy all his Attention. — where naked, is of a dufky brown, firm, and 
Fig. 2. Singularity and Beauty are the two Sources of | hard. 
The Leaves are very fepolas and very beauti- 
they are oblong, broad, and fharp-pointed. 
Their Subftance is ee their Colour a yellowifh 
ereen, and they are edo’d with a filmy Rim. At 
the Bafe they grow together, and encompafs the 
Stalk. 
The: Flowers are extremely beautiful and nu- 
merous, and they ftand in great Tufts, in the 
Manner of Umbells. They are large enough to. 
_be very confpicuous ; and their Colour i is a bright 
and glowing Crimfon. 
Each has its {eparate Cup, compos’d of ae 
oblong narrow, pointed Leaves, which converge, 
and form a kind of Tube. | 
The Body of the Flower is form’d of five Pe- 
tals. Thefe have very long and flender Bottoms, 
which coalefce at the Extremity ; and the broad 
Part of each Petal is of an oblong oval Form 
and pointed, fully fpread out; and naturally, 
when at the Extent, turning a little backward. 
Deep in the Centre of the Flower is plac’d the 
Rudiment of a five-parted Fruit; and at its Bafe 
a fingular and elegant tho’ {mall Netarium. 
This 
