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The firit of thefe Plants, being a 

 Native of Europe, will thrive in the 

 open Air in this Country. The 

 Seeds of this Kind mould be fown 

 in the Spring, on a Bed of frefh 

 light Earth, in a warm Situatiou, 

 where the Plants are defign'd to re- 

 main (for they do not bear tranfplant- 

 ing.unlefs thePlants are very young): 

 and when the Plants are come up, 

 they mould be thinned, fo as to leave 

 them a Foot afunder ; and if they 

 are kept clear from Weeds, they will 

 require no farther Care. The 

 Branches of this Plant trail on the 

 Ground, and fend forth Roots from 

 their Joint?, whereby they may be 

 propagated ; but if they are not 

 confin'd, they will not produce ma- 

 ny Flowers. 



All the other Sorts, beingNatives 

 of the warm Parts of America, 

 are too tender to thrive in the 

 open Air in England; butasmoftof 

 them are annual, they may be rais'd 

 by lowing of their Seeds on an Hot- 

 bed ; and if the Plants are brought 

 forward early in the Spring, they 

 will flower, and produce ripe Seeds 

 before Winter, 



The fecond Sort was found by Dr. 

 William Houjloun, growing plentiful- 

 Jy in Jamaica. This Plant trails 

 its Branches on the Ground, and 

 emits Roots from the Joints, as the 

 former ; therefore doth not pro- 

 duce many Flowers. 



The fourth Sort was found in great 

 Plenty at La Vera Cruz, by Dr. 

 Houjhun ; as were the ninth, tenth, 

 eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth 

 Sorts at Cavipcchy, by the fame 

 Gentleman. 



The third, fifth, and fixthSort grow 

 plentifully in Jamaica, and feveral 

 ot'ner Places in the Weft-In Hes ; from 

 whence I have received their Seeds. 



The leventh Sort is a very fpeci- 

 Oiis Piant, and therefore merits a 



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Place in every good Collection. 

 This produces long Spikes of large 

 blue Flowers, which continue a long 

 time, and make a fine Appearance. 

 This is alfo an annual Plant, not- 

 withstanding it has the Epithet of 

 Shrubby given to it ; for it always 

 flowers the fameSummer it is rais'd: 

 but if it is not brought forward ear- 

 ly in the Spring, and conftantiy kept 

 in the Stove or Glafs-cafe, it will net 

 per fed Seeds in this Country. Tne 

 Seeds of this Kind were fent to Eng- 

 land 'by Mr. Robert Millar, Surgeon, 

 who gatherM them near Panama. 



The thirteenth Sort riles to be 

 nine or ten Feet high, and hath a 

 woody Stem. This will abide ma- 

 ny Years, provided it is prelerv'd in 

 a Stove in Winter. During the 

 Summer-feafon, this Sort may be 

 plac'd in the open Air in a warm Si- 

 tuation ; and in hot Weather rauft 

 be frequently water'd : but in Au- 

 tumn, when the Nights grow cold, 

 the Plants mail: be remov'd into the 

 Stove, and in Winter they mould 

 have a moderate Share of Keat ; 

 with which Ma agement the Plants 

 will thrive very well. 



All thefe Plants are propagated 

 by Seeds, which fhould be fown 

 early in the Spring on a moderate 

 Hot-bed ; and wnen the Plants are 

 come up, ttaey fhould be each tranf- 

 planted into a feparate fmall Pot fill- 

 ed with light rich Earth, and plung'd 

 into a moderate Hoi bed of Tanners 

 Bark ; obferving to fhace them from 

 the Sun every Day, until they have 

 taken new Root ; after which time 

 they mould have a large Snare of 

 free Air admitted to them in warm 

 Weather, and muft be frequently 

 water'd. When the Plants have 

 fili'd thefe Pots with their Roots, 

 they muft be fhifted into largerl'ots; 

 and if there is rGcm ior the Plants 

 to grow under the GiaiiH of the 

 4 M 4 Hot- 



