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trlfidis <vel quinquefidis & ferratis. 

 Houji. Herbaceous Phyfic-nut, with 

 three or five-fawed Leaves. 



I 2. Ricinoides folio fubrotundo 

 ftrrato, fruEiu parvo conglomerate. 

 Houji. Phyfic-nut with a roundifh 

 fawed Leaf, and fmall Fruit, grow- 

 ing in Gutters. 



13. Ricinoides palujlre, fruflu 

 hifpdOy faliis fubrotundis, ner<vojis iff 

 [/pen's. Hon/}. Marlh Phyfic-nut, 

 With a prickly Fruit, and roundifa 

 ribbed Leaves, which are rough. 



14. Ricinoides frutefavs, lauri 

 folio ; calyce amplijjimo <viridi. Houji. 

 Shrubby Phyfic-nut, with a Bay- 



1 and a large green Flower- cup. 

 1 5. Ricinoides, ex qua par at ur 

 Tcumefol Gallorum. Inft. R. H. App. 

 Phyfic-nut, from which the Tourncfol 

 of the French is made. 



Plants arc very common in 

 the warm Parts of America. The firft 

 So. planted in Hedges, in molt 

 Parts ot 'Jamaica and Barbados; and 

 is propagated by Slips or Cuttings, 

 which will take Root very freely, 

 and make a good Fence in a (hort 

 time, being very quick of Growth. 

 This rifes to be twenty Feet high, 

 and produces a great Quantity of 

 Nuts, which are given from three 

 to feven, for a Vomit; but if the 

 thin Film be taken off, they may be 

 eaten in Quantities without any ill 

 F.fTcct. There is an Oil drawn from 

 thefe Seeds, wh ; ch is ufed for burn- 

 ing in Lamps. 



The fecond Sort is cultivated in 

 Gardens mjamaica and Barbados, for 

 the Beauty of its Flowers, which are 

 of a tine fcarlet Colour, and produced 

 in large Bunches on divers Parts of 

 the Plant. The Nuts of this Kind 

 are larger than the other, but have 

 much the fame Quality. This is not 

 a Native in any of the Englifh Set- 

 tlements in the Wejl-lndies ; but was 

 brought thither either from the Spa- 



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nifi or French Settlements, from 

 whence it had the Names of French 

 and Spanijh Phyfic-nut. 



The third Sort is very common in 

 the Savannas in Jamaica and Bar- 

 bados : the Seed of this Kind is the 

 common Phyfic among the poorer 

 Sort, for the dry Belly-ach. 



The fourth Sort grows plentifully 

 upon the Sea-coafl in divers Parts of 

 the W tjl - Indies ■, and is fometimes 

 brought into England & a Curiofity, 

 where, in fome very good Gardens, 

 it is preierved with the former 

 Sorts. 



The feven next-mention'd Sorts 

 were difcover'd by Father Plumier 

 in America : the firft and fecond Sorts 

 have been found growing plentifully 

 in the I Hand of Jamaica : the third, 

 fifth, fixth, feventh, eighth, ninth, 

 and tenth Sorts were found in plen- 

 ty about La Vera Cruz, by the late 

 Dr. William Houjloun, from whence 

 he fent their Seeds to England : the 

 eleventh Sort was alfo difcover'd by 

 the fame Gentleman at Jamaica, 

 All thefe Sorts are very tenderPlants, 

 being Natives of very warm Coun- 

 tries, and require to be tenderly 

 treated, otherwife they will not grow 

 in this Country. The fecond, fe- 

 venth, eighth, ninth, and tenth Sorts 

 are annual ; fo their Seeds muft be 

 fown on an Hot- bed early in the 

 Spring; and when the Plants are 

 come up, they mould be tranfplant- 

 ed each into a feparate fmall Pot fill- 

 ed with light rich Earth, and then 

 plunged into a moderate Hot- bed of 

 Tanners Bark, obferving to fhade 

 them, until they have taken Root; 

 and then they mould have frefii Air 

 admitted to them by raifmg the 

 GlaiTes every Day in warm Wea- 

 ther ; and they muft be frequently 

 watered. In about a Month's time, 

 the Plants will have filled thefe Pots 

 with their Roots ; when they mould 

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