“ments, but weak and flig 
s  Oé€tob: The entire Flower confitts of a Number of 
Flofcules furrounded by Rays, and contained 
in a common.Cup. -Fhis is of a hemifpherick 
Shape, and divided into eight or more Parts; 
fimple at the Bafe, and the Segments. are 
pointed. 
The tubular Flofcules in the Dik ate fiu- 
merous, they are alfo large, and they expand 
in the Manner of fo many regular Flowers: 
thefe contain both male. and female Organs | 
of Impregnation: | so ae 
_ The Rays which furround thefe are about ten 
in Number; and, as in the others of this Kind 
they are only female. Se 
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The tubular Flofcules of the Difk are fmalleft 
at the Bottom, wider to the Top, and there di- 
vided into five regular obtufe expanded Seg- 
ments. In each of thefe are placed five: very 
dhort capillary Filaments, and as. many But- 
tons. Thefe are long and narrow, and they 
coalefce as in| the other Plants of this Clafs- 
into a. cylindrick Body. 
The Rudiment of -a Seed is placed -under . 
each, but it is flight and frivolous; there rifes 
from it a fingle Style of <i Length of the Fila- 
t; and at the Top of 
this is placed an ineffectual Stigma or Head. 
In the others the Rays are long, narrow, and 
naturally divided into three Parts at the Extre- 
mity ; but as they turn back their Ends when 
this is full open, thefe Divifions are not well feen, ' 
At the Bafe is a globular Rudiment, and from 
 this.a ftout though flender Style, cgowned with 
a thick Head nipp’d at the End. 
The Flofcules of the Centre ripen no Seeds; 
but after each of thefe Rays, in which there 
are no male Parts, there appears a regular 
Seed; which owing its Impregnation to the 
Buttons of the tubular Flofcules, by Degrees | 
hardens, and becomes coloured, retaining its 
globular Form, and includes a Kernel of the 
The Covering or Shell | 
‘is of a bony Hardnefs ; and the Kernell white potting. 
fame globular Shape. 
and well tafted. 
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. The: Clafs: of the Plant | is found in the ; 
Coalefcence of the Buttons’ in the’ tubular 
Flofcules: Linn aus has made this the Cha- 
racter of a Clafs, the Name of which is Syy- 
gentia: and as the Rudiment under thefe tu- 
bular Flofcules fade without producing Seeds, 
and thofe of the Verge have no Way of Im- 
pregnation but by means of their Duft; the 
SeCtion to which it belongs is that of the 
Polygamia neceffaria. 
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a E have referved .to this Place one of the 
Culture of this Ostrospermum. 
| The Plant, though a Native of Africa, will 
bear our Summers in the open Air, and only 
Wants the Shelter of a Greenhoufe in Winter. 
The Seeds fometimes ripen perfectly with us; 
and in that Cafe the beft Plants will be pro- 
duced from them, but the more ufual Me- 
thod. is by Cuttings, ) 
Tf the Seeds be good, or if freth ones can 
be procured from Africa, they mutt be fown 
early in Spring upon a common Hot Bed; 
and when the Plants are ftrone enough to be 
removed, they muft be tranfplanted into Pots 
placed under a Frame, and by Degrees har- 
dened to the Air; .after which they muft be 
| fet out among the Greenhoufe Plants; and houfed 
with them in Autumn. » : ae 
The Method by Cuttings is very eafy, Fune is 
the beft Seafon. They fhiould be taken from a 
flourifhing Plant, andethey will require only a 
Bed of good Mould, with due Shelter from the 
Sun, and frequent Waterings. They will in 
this Manner take Root in about five or fix 
Weeks, and foon after it will be proper to 
remove them into Pots. The bef Mould 
will be fome one of the light Compofts, with 
the Addition of about one fixth Part River 
Sand. 
When potted they muft be fheltered as at 
firft, till they are thoroughly rooted in the new 
| Mould, and: this muft be promoted by frequent 
Waterings; when they are well eftablifhed, they 
muft be put out among the Greenhoufe Plants¢ 
as they increafe in Bignefs, they mutt be re- 
moved into frefh Pots, larger than the formers 
but they never fhould have them very large, for 
nothing is more prejudicial. A great Quantity 
of Mould occafions the Plants to fhoot out into 
numerous Leaves and Branches, but to produce 
| few Flowers, the Intent is to make the Plant 
| flower abundantly, and continue it through 
the Winter; but this is prevented by the over- 
‘When the Plants are new potted, the Roots 
upon the Surface of the old Ball of Earth fthould 
be trimm’d; and after the potting they thould 
| be watered every other Day; this will occafion 
the cut Ends of the Fibres to fhoot out new - 
ones; and the frefh and loofe Mould will en- 
courage them in it. In this Manner they will 
foon be brought to flower ; and by this Manage- 
ment, if the Flowers are taken off as they begin 
to fade, the Plant will be covered with Leaves 
all the Year. | 
f year YD 
Of ~variegating the Leaves of PL ANTS. 
Many who have practifed the Arts of Cul- 
moft difficult Parts of the Gardener’s | ture will be apt to give it a yet more dif- 
Profeffion ; perhaps the moft dificult of all | couraging Term ; and either never having try’d_ 
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