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tervjard turns to a fruit Jhaped like 

 an Acorn, which divides into tivo 

 Lobes. 



The Species are ; 



1. B orb ON I a frucluobhngo nigra, 

 calyce coccineo. Plum. This is called 

 black-berried Bay, in Carolina. 



2. Borboni a fruclu glcbofo nigro, 

 calyce e viridi rubente. Plum. Round 

 black-berried Borbonia. 



3. Borbonia fruclu oblcngo, ca- 

 lyce viridi. Houji. Borbonia with 

 an oblong Fruit, and a green Cup. 



Thefe three Sorts were found by 

 Dr. Houfloun, in the Ifland of Cuba, 

 from whence he brought their Seeds. 

 The two firft were difcovered by 

 Father Plumier, in the Ifland of 

 Martini co. The firft of thefe is 

 pretty common in South Carolina, 

 from whence the Seeds were brought 

 by Mr. Catejby to England ; where 

 many of the Plants have been raifed. 

 This Sort is too tender to live thro' 

 the Winter in the open Air, unlefs 

 it is planted in a very warm Situation : 

 for all thofe which were planted in 

 the full Ground, before the Year 

 1 740. were deftroyed by the Froft 

 that Winter : but they will thrive 

 in a common Green-houfe in Win- 

 ter; and in Summer they may be 

 placed in the open Air, with other 

 hardy Exotic Plants. The Seeds of 

 this Sort fhouH be fown in Pots 

 filled with light Earth, an*d plunged 

 upon a moderate Hot-bed, to bring 

 them up, otherwife they will remain 

 a long time in the Ground; and 

 thofe Plants which come up, will be 

 very weak ; fo will be in Danger 

 of being deftroyed the following 

 Winter, unlefs Care be taken to 

 guard them from Froft and Damps. 

 The Seeds of this Sort will often lie 

 in the Ground a whole Year before 

 the Plants will come up : therefore 

 the Pots lhould be (heltered under a 

 Frame the following Winter, and, 



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in the Spring, put upon another Hot* 

 bed, to force up the Plants. When 

 they come up, they may remain in 

 the fame Pots till the following 

 Spring ; when they lhould be each 

 tranfplanted into a feparate fmail 

 Pot ; and if they are plunged upon 

 a frelh Hot-bed, to bring them for- 

 ward, it will be of great Ufe to 

 the Plants ; for they are of flow 

 Growth during the two firft Years; 

 but after they have acquir'd Strength, 

 they will make confiderable Shoots 

 every Year. 



The other Sorts are yet more ten^ 

 der than this ; therefore they will 

 require a greater Care, efpecially 

 while they are young : but after 

 they have acquired Strength, they 

 will live thro' the Winter in a good 

 Green-houfe : but, till then, it will 

 be proper to place them in a Stove, 

 where there ii a gentle Fire kept in 

 Winter ; becaufe thefe Plants are 

 very fubjett to be injured by the 

 Damps of the Winter. 



All thefe Sorts retain their Leaves 

 in Winter ; therefore are very or- 

 namental Plants in a Green-houfe : 

 and, as fome Plants of the firft Sort 

 have produced Flowers for fome 

 Years in England, we may hope to 

 fee them produce Fruit here foon. 

 BORRAGO, Borrage. 



The Characters are ; 

 The Leaves are broad and rough : 

 the Flowers conf.Jl of one Leaf, ar£ 

 of a Wheel-Jhape, and divided into 

 five Segments almojf to the Bottom, 

 which end in Jbarp Points like a 

 Star : the Apices in the Middle of 

 the Flower are Jharp - pointed, and 

 adhere together : the Seeds are rough 9 

 and appear like a Vipers Head. 

 The Species are ; 

 I. Borrago florilus carruleis. 

 J. B. The common Borrage, with 

 blue Flowers. 



2. Bor- 



