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6. Bauhinia maxima fpinofa, 

 folio fubrotundo bicorni. Greateft 

 prickly Bauhinia, with round Leaves. 



7. Bauhinia fcandens & frute- 

 fcens, folio fubrotundo & bicorni, 

 Jlore albo. Shrubby climbing Bau- 

 hinia, with a round divided Leaf, 

 and a white Flower. 



The frit Plant grows very plenti- 

 fully on the Hills in every Part of 

 the Ifland of Jamaica ; it is alfo a 

 Native of the Eaft- Indies, and is well 

 figured and defcribed in the Hortus 

 mat baricus. It grows to the Height 

 of fixteen or eighteen Feet, and pro- 

 duces Clutters of p.irty -colour'd 

 Flowers at the Extremity of the 

 Branches, which are fucceeded by 

 long flat Pods, in each of which are 

 contained four or five Seeds. 



The Wood of this Tree being 

 very hard, the Inhabitants of the 

 Wrfl-Lidies have given it the Name 

 of Mountain Ebony. 



The fecond Sort grows plentifully 

 in the Low-lands of "Jamaica, and 

 In fcveral other Parts of t\\zJV,f} and 

 Eaft-Indies : this is alfo well figured 

 and defcribed in the Hortus Malaba- 

 ricvs : it grows to the Height of fif- 

 teen or fixteen Feet, and produces 

 large Spikes of beautiful yellow 

 Flowers at the End of the Branches. 

 The whole Plant, if bruifed, emits 

 a ftrong Scent, fomewhat like Savin ; 

 from whence the Inhabitants of the 

 Weft-Indies have given it the Name 

 of Indian Savin -tree. 



The third, fourth, and fifth Sorts 

 grow at Carthagena> from whence I 

 received Specimens of thefe Plant?, 

 collected by the late Dr. William 

 Houfoun. 



The fixth and feventh Sorts were 

 clifcoveretl by Mr. Robert Millar at 

 Panama, from whence he fent Spe- 

 cimens and Seeds of thefe Plants. 



Thefe Plants are only propagated 

 from Seeds, which may be eafily 



procured from the Wefl-hdies, which 

 Ihould be fown on an Hot-bed early 

 in the Spring ; and when the Plants 

 are come up two or three Inches 

 high, they fhould be tranfplanted 

 each into a feparate fmal) Pot filled 

 with frefli light Earth, and plunged 

 into an Hot-bed of Tanners Bark, 

 obferving to water and /hade them, 

 until they have taken Root ; after 

 which they mull have Air and Water 

 .in proportion to the Warmth of the 

 Seafon, and the Bed in which they 

 are placed. 



As thefe Plants increafe in Strength, 

 fo they will become more hardy, 

 and may Le preferved with a mode- 

 rate Share of Warmth ; but they are 

 not hardy enough to live in aGreen- 

 houfe without fome Fire : and, as 

 they do not grow very fait, they mull 

 not be put into large Pots ; for they 

 do not fpread much at their Roots. 



The rjiird Sort is worthy of a 

 Place in a Stove, where other Exo- 

 tic Plants are maintained, for its long 

 Continuance in Flower, and begin- 

 ning to flower while young. Thefe 

 Plants commonly produce Flowers 

 the fecond Year from their rifing 

 from Seeds, and continue at lealt fix 

 Months flowering ; fo that from 

 March to Oclober they are feldom de- 

 flitute of Flowers. 



The fecond Sort is alfo a very 

 beautiful Plant when in Flower ; but 

 this is commonly fix or feven Years 

 old before it produces any Flowers, 

 nor does it continue above three 

 Weeks or a Month in Flower. Thefe 

 are both of them tender while young; 

 fo muil be preferved in the warmeit 

 Stove ; but, when they are two or 

 three Years old, they will Mve in a 

 moderateWarmth,and, in very warm 

 Weather, maybe placed in the open 

 Air, in a well-fheltered Situation. 



BAY. Vide Laurus. 



BEANS. F/^Faba. 



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