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under the Title of Nirouri ; which 

 Name has been applied by fome Bo- 

 tanifts to the Genus, under which 

 the four laft Species have been ran- 

 ged ; buc that, being a barbarous 

 Name, is rejected by Dr. who 

 has remov'd thefe to the firft Sort, and 

 taken that Title to the Genus; and as 

 they pretty well agree in their Cha- 

 racters with the firft Species, fo I 

 think it better to join them, than to 

 divide them into two Genera, efpe- 

 cially as there have been Doubts 

 where to fix them ; for, by fome, 

 thefe Species of Nirouri were joined 

 to Tournefort\ Genus of Telephioides ; 

 but I think their Characters corre- 

 fpond much better with thofe of the 

 Phyllanthus. 



PHYLLIS, Simpla Nobla dkla. 



The Characters are j 

 The Empalement of the Flower is 

 very fmall, and compofed of two 

 Leaves : the Flower hath five obtufe 

 Petals , which fern joined at their 

 Baj'e : in the Bottom of the Flower is 



l fituated the Point al, attended by five 

 Ihort fender Stamina : the Pointal 

 afterward becomes an oblong turbi- 

 nated Fruit, compofed of two Seeds 



\which join together, where they are 

 plain, and are convex on the other 

 Side : to which may be added) The 

 Flowers growing in an Umbel. 



I have not obferv'd more than 

 one Species of this Genus in the Eng- 

 r ijh Gardens ; which is* 



Phyllis ftipulis dentatis. Flor. 



- Leyd. Simpla Ncbla. 



There is another Species mentionM 



j 3y Dr. Van Royen, in the Flora Ley- 

 ienfis, which he titles Phyllis ftipulis 



. ntegerrimis : but this Difference I 



| lave not obferv'd in any of the 

 Mants, which are growing in our 



gardens. 



j ^ This Plant was brought from the 

 | Canary Iflands, and has been long 

 . n Inhabitant of many curious Gar- 

 ens in England \ and was known for 



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many Years by the Name of Sim* 

 pla Nobla : and having had no Eng- 

 lijh Name applied to it, I have cori- 

 tinu'd that Title for want of an Eng» 

 lijh one : nor could the Botanifts 

 agree under what Genus to range 

 this Plant : Dr. Boerhaave was the 

 firft who eftablifh'd a Genus for it 

 under the Title of Bufleuroides, as 

 this Plant hath fome Affinity to the 

 Bupleurum : but others have plac'd ic 

 under that oiFalerianella, as fuppof- 

 ing its Characters agreed better with 

 thofe of that Genus : but Dr. Lin- 

 naus has rejected both thofe' Titles,, 

 and applied this of Phyllis to this 

 Plant, on the Account of the Beauty 

 of its Leaves ; for the Flowers have 

 no more Beauty than thofe of Hem- 

 lock, or other umbelliferous Plants. 



This rarely grows above two Feet 

 high, having a fofc woody Stem, 

 which branches out very low on 

 every Side : thefe Branches will ex- 

 tend pretty wide, fo as to form a 

 fpreading Shrub : the Leaves are 

 large, and deeply vein'd, and remain 

 green thro' the Year, in which the. 

 greateft Beauty of the Plant confifts : 

 the Flowers are produced in Umbels 

 at the Extremity of the Branches, 

 which are of a yellowifh-green Co- 

 lour, and are fucceeded by Seeds 

 growing in a loofe Umbel. 



It is propagated by Seeds which 

 muft be fown on a Bed of frefh light 

 Earth in March ; and when the 

 Plants are fit to tranfplant, they 

 mould be put into feparate Pots, and 

 placed in a fhady Situation until they 

 have taken Root ; after which time 

 they mould be placed in a Situation 

 where they may have the morning 

 Sun; and in Summer will require to 

 have plenty of Water. In Winter 

 they muft be fheltered from the 

 Froit ; but require to have as much 

 free Air as poffible, in mild Wea- 

 ther ; and if in the Spring fome of 

 the Plants are fhaken out of the Pots, 



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