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bane, with a Citron -leaf, and fear- 

 let Flowers, growing in an Umbel. 



9. Periploca Americana Jean- 

 dens, folio citri, fruclu maxims. 

 Plum. American Climbing Dogs- 

 bane, with a Citron-leaf, and a large 

 Fruit. 



10. Periploca Americana f can- 

 dens, folia convolvuli, fruclu alato. 

 Plum. American Climbing Dogs- 

 bane, with a Convolvulus-leaf, and 

 a winged Fruit. 



The firit Sort hath woodyBranches, 

 which twift themfelves about each 

 other, or whatever Support is near 

 it, and will rife to the Height cf 

 thirty Feet or upwards : this pro- 

 duces its ftarry - fhap'd Flowers in 

 Clutters from the Footftalks of the 

 Leaves ; which are of a dark purple 

 Colour, but have no . cent. 



This may be propagated by lay- 

 ing down its Branches in the Spring, 

 which will t:;ke Root in a Year's 

 time ; when the Layers may be taken 

 off, and tranfplanted where they are 

 to remain ; which mould be either 

 againft a lofty Wall or Building, or 

 cite placed in Wildernefs-q'iarters 

 amongft other tall-flowering Trees, 

 where they mould be fupported by 

 ftrong Poles, about which thefe 

 Plants will twine, and rife to a great 

 Height. This Sort is hardy, and 

 will endure the Cold of our Wimers 

 very well, provided it is planted in 

 a dry Soil. 



It producer its Flowers in "June 

 and July ; but rarely perfects its 

 Seeds in England. The Flowers are 

 riot very beautiful ; but, for their 

 Oddnefs, may have a Place amongil 

 other hardy Shrubs in every good 

 Garden. 



The fecond, third, and fourth 

 have annual Stalks, but pertnnial 

 Proofs, wh ch grow to the Size of a 

 Parfnep, and will continue many 

 Years. Thefe will live in the full 



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Ground in England, if they are 

 planted in a dry SoH, and have a 

 warm SitU3tion : their Branches de- 

 cay in Autumn, and frelh are fent 

 out from their Roots in the Spring, 

 which twift in the fame manner as 

 Hops, to wha'ever is near them, and 

 grow to the Height of fix or feven 

 Feet : the Flowers are of a greenim- 

 whiteColour ; fo there is little Beauty 

 in them. 



The other feven Sorts are render, 

 being Natives of the warm Parts of 

 America. The Seeds of all thefe 

 Sorts were fent to England by the 

 late Dr.HouJioun, who collected them 

 in Jamaica, at Campcchy, and Car- 

 thagena, where they grow in great 

 Plenty, and twift themfelves round 

 whatever Trees grow near them ; 

 and fome of them rife to the Height 

 of forty or fifty Feet, or more. Some 

 of thefe Sorts produce very large 

 warted Pods, which are fall of ob- 

 long flit Seeds ; to which is fattened 

 a very long loft white Down, which 

 helps to convey the Seeds to a great 

 Diftance when ripe. This Down,, as 

 alfo that of the Apocynum, have of 

 late Years been ufed to ftuiT Pillows, 

 MattreiTes, and Quilts, for which 

 Purpofcs there is nothing fo proper ; 

 for it is fo exceedingly light, that a 

 Quilt of great Th ; cknefs is hardly to 

 be felt, when fpiead over a Bed ; 

 which is of great Advantage to thofe 

 Perfons who are troubled with the 

 Goat, and cannot bear any Weight 

 on the Part affected. It hath alio a 

 very great Elalticity, fo that it is 

 not apt to flick together. This 

 Down is calPd in French, De la 

 Wadde, and is greatly in Ufe among 

 the Q^alitv in France. 



All thefe Plants may be propaga- 

 ted by Seed^, which fhould be fown 

 on an Hot-be 1 enrly in the Spring y 

 and when the Plants are come up fit 

 to tranfplant, they mould each be 



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