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Rags, thus dy'd, are brought to 

 England, and fold in the Druggifts 

 Shop?, by the Name of Tourneiol. 



Tnis Sort may be propagated by 

 Seeds, which mould be fown in the 

 Autumn, foon after they are ripe, 

 on a warm Border of frefh light 

 Earth ;and if any of the Plants come 

 up before Winter (which fometimes 

 happens), they mould be melter'd in 

 hard Froil, otherwife they will not 

 live through the Winter. But the 

 Seeds generally remain in the 

 Ground until the Spring, when the 

 Plants will appear ; at which time 

 they fhould be cleaned fromWeeds ; 

 and where the Plants are too clofe, 

 th-y (hould be thin ed, fo as to leave 

 them about fix Inches afunder ; and 

 in very dry Weather, if they are 

 now-and-then refrelhed with Water, 

 it will promote their Growth. 

 This is all- the Culture they require, 

 except the keeping them conilantly 

 clear from Weeds ; for the Plants 

 do not thrive well, if they are trans- 

 planted ; fo they mould be fown 

 where they are defigned to remain. 

 In July the Piants will flower, and 

 their Seeds will ripen in Augujl or 

 September, and decay foon after. 



RICINUS, Palma Chriiti, vulgo. 

 The Characters are ; 



Toe Flowers are apetalous ( i. e. 

 have no Leaves ), conffing of many 

 Stamina, wh : ch arife in the Centre 

 of the Flower- cup : thefe are barren ; 

 for the Embryoes are produced at re- 

 mote Dt fiances, upon the fame Plant-, 

 which afterward become triangular 

 Fruits, having three Cells ; in each 

 of which is contained one oblong Seed, 

 which has an hard Shell. 

 The Species are. ; 



I. Ricinus vulgaris. C. B. P. 

 The common Palma Chnili, com- 

 monly known in the IFtJl-lndies by 

 the Name of Oil-nat, or Agnus 

 Callus. 



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2 . Ricinus vulgaris minor. C.B. 

 P. Caule rutilante. The letter Pal- 

 ma Chrifti, with redifh Stalks, com- 

 monly call'd in Barbados , red Oil- 

 feed. 



3 . R I c l N u s vulgaris minor. C.B. P '. 

 Caule virefcentc. Leffer Palma Chri- 

 fli, with green Stalks, commonly 

 call'd white Oil-feeds in Barbados. 



4. Ricinus Americanus major \ 

 caule virefcente. H. R.P. The great- 

 er Palma Chriili, with green Stalks. 



5. Ricinus Africanus maximus 

 caule geniculato rutilante. H. R.Par. 

 The greatelt African Palma Chrifti, 

 with redifli jointed St Iks. 



6 . Ricinus Indicus, fruclu rugofo 

 non echinato. Indian Oil-feed, with 

 a rough Fruit not echinated. 



7. Ricinus Americanus, fruclu 

 raamofo hifpido. John. Dend. Ame- 

 rican Oil -feed, with prickly Fruit 

 growing in a duller. 



8. Ricinus Americanus, fruclu 

 racsmofo glabro major e. Millar. Ame- 

 rican Oil- feed, with larger fmooth 

 Fruit growing in a Clufter. 



q. Ricinus Americanus minor, 

 fruSlu racemojo glabr 0. Millar . Small- 

 er American Oil -feed, with fmooth 

 Fruit growing in Clutters. 



10. Ricinus Zeylanicus, foliis 

 profundius laciniatis. Inf. R. H. 

 Oil-feed of Zeylon, with Leaves deep- 

 ly cut in. 



11. Ricinus hum ills, foliis fub- 

 rotundis J'erratis, iff fubtus argtntds, 

 fire frucluque conglomeratis. Houft. 

 Dwarf Oil- feed, with roundifh faw- 

 ed Leaves, which are filvery under- 

 neath, and the Flowers and Fruit 

 growing in Bunches. 



The five Sorts firll-mention'd are 

 very common in divers Parts of 

 Africa and Amci-ica ; and one of them 

 is alfo found in the warm Parts of 

 Europe ; but in England they are 

 preierv'd with great Care in feveral 

 curious Gardens. 



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