B A 



it conftantly retains the fame Colour, 

 fo that I don't believe it to be an ac- 

 cidental Variety from Seeds : for 

 from all the Seeds which I have fown , 

 I never found any one of the Plants 

 which dirFer'd from the Parent- 

 plant. 



The third Sort is lefs common in 

 England than either of the former. 

 I received the Seeds of this Plant 

 from Di.JuJJteu of Para, from which 

 I have obtained a Variety with va- 

 riegated Stalks and Leaves. This 

 Sort will not perfect its Seeds fo foon 

 as either of the former Sorts ; fo 

 mult be placed in the Stove, where 

 it will continue through the Winter, 

 and produce ripe Seeds the fecend 

 Year. All thefe Sorts may be pro- 

 pagated by Cuttings, which Ihould 

 be laid to dry a Day or two after 

 they are taken from the Plants, be- 

 fore they are planted, that the Wound 

 may heal, otherwife they will rot. 

 Thefe Cuttings mull be planted into 

 Pots filled with frefh light Earth, and 

 plunged into a moderate Hot-bed of 

 Tanners Bark, where they will take 

 Root in a Fortnight or three Weeks 

 time, when they fhould be treated 

 in the fame manner as the feedling 

 Plants. 



All thefe P^nts will climb to a 

 confiderable Height, and fend forth 

 a great Number of Branches, fo that 

 they Ihould have a Place near the 

 Back of the Stove, where they may 

 be trained up to a Trellfe, or fatt- 

 ened to the Back of the Stove, other- 

 wile they will twill themfeives about 

 whatever Plants ftand near them ; 

 which will make a very difagreeable 

 Appearance in a Stove, and alfo be 

 very injurious to the other Plants ; 

 whereas, when they are regularly 

 trained to a Trellife, they will have 

 a good Effect in adding to the Va- 

 riety. 



B A 



From the Berries of the two fir# 



Sorts I have feen a beautiful Colour 

 drawn ; but, when ufed for paint- 

 ing, d-d not continue very long, but 

 chang'd to a pale Colour ; though I 

 believe there m'ght be a Method in- 

 vented, whereby this beautiful Co- 

 lour might be fixed, fo as to become 

 very ufeful ; for I have been aflured, 

 that the Juice of thefe Berries has 

 been uled for ftaining of Callicoes in 

 India. , 



BASiLICUM, or Bafil. Vide 

 Ocymum. 



BAUHINIA, Mountain Ebony, 

 <vulgo. This Plant was fo named 

 by Father P/umier, in Honour of 

 the two famous Botanilb, John and 

 Cafpar Bauhin. 



The Characlers are ; 



It hath a polypctalous anomclous 

 Flower, eonfijling of fut or more 

 Leaves, which are dfpoftd on one 

 Side : from the Flower- cup arifes the 

 incurved Pointal, accompanied with 

 federal itamina of the fame Form, 

 wfcich afterward becomes a Pod, in- 

 clcjing kidneyjhaped Seeds. 

 The Species are ; 



1 . Bauhinia nor. aculcata, folio 

 ampliori cif bicorni. Plum, N. Gen. 

 Mountain Ebony, vulgo. 



2. Bauhin i a aculeata, folio ro- 

 tundo emarginato. Plum. N.Gen. The 

 Indian Savin- tree. 



3. Bauhin ia aculeata, fclio rs- 

 tundo emarginatc, fljre magr.o a/bo. 

 Houf. Bauhinia with round Leaves, 

 and large white Flowers. 



4. Bauhinia fore lutco /pica to, 

 folia fubrctundo bicorni. Houfi. Bau- 

 hin-a with yellow Flowers growing 

 in Spikes, and round Leaves. 



5. Bauhinia v on aculeata, folio 

 fubrotundo bicorni, fioribus albis. 

 Hovji. Bauhinia without Thorns, 

 having rcund Leaves, and white 

 Fiowcrs. 



6. Bau- 



