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13. Abutilon Americanum fru- 

 ilcofunty fa His cordatis> floribus par- 

 *vzs purpurafcentibui. Houji. Shrubby 

 American A bu tilon .with heart-fhaped 

 Xeaves, and fmall purplifti Flowers. 



14. Abutilon la<vater<z jlore, 

 fruclu criftato. Hort. Elth. Abutilon 

 with a Flower like Lavatera, and a 

 crefted Fruit. 



15. Abutilon arbor eum, folio 

 altbcea-y f rutin njillofo, fiore maximo> 

 ex rubro fa<vtfante. Houft. Tree 

 Abutilon, with a Marlh- mallow- leaf, 

 an hairy Fruit, and a very large yel- 

 lovvifh red Flower. 



The firft Sort here mentioned is 

 an annual Plant, which is hardy 

 enough to come up in the common 

 Ground, and will perfect its Seeds 

 without any Trouble ; but does not 

 bear to be tranfplanted, unlefs when 

 the Plants are very young; fo that 

 the Seeds mould be Town where the 

 Plants are defigned to remain ; and 

 if the Seeds are permitted to fall, 

 they will come up the following 

 Spring without any Care. This is 

 very common in Virginia , and molt 

 of the other Parts of America; where 

 it is called by fome of the Inhabitants 

 Marfh-mallow, becaufe the Leaves 

 are foft and woolly. There is no 

 great Beauty in this Sort. 



The third Sort is alfo a trailing 

 annual Plant, whofe Branches put 

 out Roots at their Joints, as they 

 lie upon the Ground ; but is de- 

 ftroyed by Fro It in Autumn. This 

 is alfo hardy enough to ripen Seeds 

 in the open Air, which, if permit- 

 ted to fcatter, will come up the fol- 

 lowing Spring, and requires no Care. 



The fecond, fifth, leventh, eighth, 

 ninth, tenth, and fourteenth Sorts 

 are all of them annual Plants, which 

 require to be fown on a moderate 

 Hot- bed; and when the Plants have 

 obta'-ned Strength, they may be 

 tranfplanted out into the common 

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Ground, where they will perfect 

 their Seeds in Autumn ; but as they 

 are Plants of little Beauty, they are 

 feldom cultivated in Gardens. 



The fourth, eleventh, twelfth, and 

 thirteenth Sorts, are lhrubby Plants, 

 which are propagated by Seeds : 

 thefe muft be fown upon a moderate 

 Hot-bed ; and the Plants muft be 

 potted, and preferved in a moderate 

 Stove, otherwife they will not endure 

 the Cold of the Winter in England. 



The fixth Sort grows to be a Shrub 

 of eight or nine Feet high, and may 

 be prefer ed thro* the Winter in a 

 Green-houfe, and expofed in Sum- 

 mer in the open Air, where it will 

 flower, and produce ripe Seeds in 

 Plenty. 



The fecond, fourth, and fifth 

 Sorts are alfo annual ; but being 

 Natives of hot Countries, they re- 

 quire to be raifed on an Hot bed in 

 the Spring ; and muft be afterwards 

 tranfplanted into Pots, and plunged 

 on a frefh Hot- bed, in order to 

 bring them forward, otherwife they 

 will not perfect their Seeds in this 

 Country*. 



The fifteenth Sort is a Native of 

 the Weft- Indies. The Seeds of it 

 were fent from the North Side of 

 Jatnaica. This grows to the Height 

 of ten or twelve Feet, and makes 

 an handibme Appearance : the 

 Flowers are very large, and, at their 

 firft Opening, are of a pale-red Co- 

 lour; but, as they expand, change 

 to a yellowifli Colour, and are of 

 fhort Duration. 



It is propagated by Seeds, which 

 muft be fown upon an Hot-bed in 

 the Spring, and afterward v. anaged 

 as hath been directed for the other 

 tender Sorts before-mentioned ; and 

 muft be preferved in a warm Stove, 

 otherwife it will not live thro' the 

 Winter in England. In Summer it 

 fliould have a large Share of free 



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