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CAPNORCHIS, Indian bulbous- 

 rooted Fumitory. 



The Characlers are ; 



This hath the whole Face of Fumi- 

 tory: the Root is fo7netimes tuberofe, 

 fometi?nes fcalv, and at other times 

 bulbous ; the Flower confifts of two 

 Leaves, is of an anomalous Figure, 

 and hangs downward : the Pods are 

 like thofe of Shepherd* s-pouch. 



We have but one Species of this 

 Plant ; viz. 



Capnorchis Americana. Bocrh. 

 Ind. American bulbous-rooted Fu- 

 mitory. 



This Plant is propagated by part- 

 ing its Roots, or from Seeds : it is 

 not hardy enough to endure our 

 Winters in the open Ground ; fo 

 mult be put into Pots nlled with 

 light Earth, and houfed in Winter : 

 the Flowers are fomewhat like thofe 

 of Fumitory ; and though none of 

 the moll beautiful Plants, yet it de- 

 ferves a Place in a good Garden. 



CAPPARIS, The Caper-bum. 

 The Characlers are ; 



Its Flowers confijl of four Lea-ves, 

 which are expanded in form of a 

 Rofe : the Fruit is fefiy, and, for 

 the moft part, Jhapcd like a Pear 9 in 

 which are contained many romdijh 

 Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1. Cap paris non fpincfa, fruftu 

 majore. C. B. The large-fruited Ca- 

 per, without Thorns. 



2. Capparis fpinofa, fruclu mi- 

 wore, folio rotunda. C. B. P. Prickly 

 round-leav'd Caper, with a fmall 

 Fruit. 



3. Capparis folio acuto. C. B. 

 P. Sharp-ieav'd Caper. 



.4. Capparis Americana arbor e- 

 fems, lauri folio, fructu longijfmo. 

 Plum. Cat. American Tree-caper, 

 with a Bay leaf, and a long Fruit. 



tj . Capparis alia arborefcens, 

 lauri foliis t fruclu oblongo ovate. 



Plum. Cat. American Tree-eaper, 

 with a Bay -leaf, and an oval Fruit. 



6. Capparis Americana arbor e- 

 fcens, lauro-cerafi foliis, fruclu ob- 

 longo. American Tree - caper, with 

 Laurel-leaves, and an oblong Fruit. 



The firft, fecond, and third Sorts 

 are common in the South of France, 

 and in Italy, where they grow wild 

 on the Walls, and old Ruins. At 

 Toulon they cultivate thefe Plants up- 

 on the Walls, by fowing of their 

 Seeds in the Holes of the Stone 

 Walls, about three or four Feet from 

 the Ground ; fo that the Roots of 

 the Plants penetrate into the Joints 

 of the Walls, and from thence draw 

 their Nourifhment. Jn England it 

 is very difficult to preferve thele 

 Plants, efpecially if they are planted 

 in Earth ; for thefe Plants thrive 

 much better in Rubbifh : fo that 

 where any Perlbn is dcfirous to cul- 

 tivate them, they mould be planted 

 in Pots filled with Lime-rubbifh and 

 Sand, and placed into a moderate 

 Hot- bed, to forward their making 

 new Roots j after which time they 

 may be expofed in the open Air in 

 Summer ; but in Winter they mult 

 be Iheltered from fevere Froft, which 

 will deicroy them. The Stumps of 

 thefe Plants are generally brought 

 over in Plenty from Italy every 

 Year, by the Perfons who bring over 

 Orange-trees and Jafmines ; fo that 

 they may be purchafed from them 

 at a moderate Price, which is far the 

 eafieft Method of being furnifhed 

 with thefe Plants ,• for the Seeds are 

 not eafily obtained from abroad, nor 

 do they fucceed very well with us. 

 Although thefe Plants require Shel- 

 ter, when planted in Pots; yet they 

 will endure the fevereft Cold of our 

 Winter, if growing in a Wall. 



There js a Bum of this Kind, now 

 growing in an Hole of a decay'4 

 Wall, in the Gardens of Camden 



Ho ufe 



