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Name in moft of the Englijh Gar- 

 dens where it is preferv'd ; which I 

 believe came from Virginia, and be- 

 ing fomewhat like the Figure given 

 by Pere Boccone of the tenth Sort, I 

 fuppofe was taken for • the fame 

 Plant ; but they are very different 

 from each other, as appear'd by fome 

 Plants which I rais'd from Seeds fent 

 me by Signior 77///, Profeflbr of Bo- 

 tany at Pifa, of Boccone y s Plant, and 

 others rais'd from the old Sort, which 

 came from Virginia', both which, 

 being cultivated together, retain'd a 

 fpecific Difference. 



The thirteenth, fourteenth, fif- 

 teenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twen- 

 tieth, thirtieth, and thirty-firft Sorts 

 were difcover'd by the late Dr.Houf- 

 toun, near La V era Cruz in America, 

 from whence he fent their Seeds to 

 England ; many of which have fuc- 

 ceeded in feveral curious Gardens, 

 where the Plants are now growing. 



The thirteenth, fourteenth, and 

 Sixteenth Sorts, being annual Plants, 

 rarely produce ripe Seeds in England ; 

 but the others are abiding Plants, 

 which flower every Year, and fome- 

 times perfect their Fruit in this 

 Country. 



Thefe, being Natives of a warm 

 Country, mult be rais'd on an Hot- 

 bed early in the Spring ; and when 

 the Plants are fit to remove, they 

 m uft be each planted in a feparate 

 fmail Pot fill'd with frefh rich Earth, 

 and plunged into a moderate Hot- 

 bed of Tanners Bark, obferving to 

 fhade them from the Sun until they 

 have taken new Root ; after which 

 time, they fhould have a large Share 

 of frefh Air admitted to them in 

 warm Weather, and may be plenti- 

 fully water'd. Toward the Latter- 

 end of June it will be proper to 

 harden the Plants to endure the open 

 Air ; and foon af:?r they fhould be 



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removed into the Stove, where they 

 mull have as much free Air as pof- 

 fible in warm Weather; but as the 

 Cold approaches in Autumn, they 

 muft be carefully protected there- 

 from ; and in Winter they fhould be 

 kept in a moderate Temperature of 

 Warmth, orherwife they will not 

 live in this Country. 



Some of thefe Sorts will bear to 

 be expos'd in the open Air, in the 

 Heat of Summer, provided they are 

 plac'd in a warm Situation ; but if 

 the Seafon fhould prove cold, they 

 will not thrive abroad; wherefore 

 it will be better to let them remain 

 in the Stove, and open the Glafles 

 in Front, and at the Top of the 

 Stove, every Day, to admit as much 

 Air as poffible in hot Weather; with 

 which Management they will thrive 

 much better than in the open Air. 



The fixteenth and feventeenth 

 Sorts were difcover'd by Sir Hans 

 Sloane in Jamaica, where they grow 

 in plenty. The Seeds of thefe were 

 alfo fent to England by the late Dr. 

 William Houjloun. 



The twentieth Sort was difcover- 

 ed by the late Dr. William Houjloun, 

 at Campeeby, where it hath been 

 found in great Plenty by Mr. Robert 

 Millar, a Surgeon, who fent the 

 Seeds to England. 



The twenty - fecond, twenty - fe- 

 venth, and twenty - eighth Sorts 

 were difcover'd by Father Piumier 

 in fome of the French Settlements in 

 the Wejl-lndies ; and have fince been 

 found by Mr. Robert Millar \ near 

 Cartbagena in America, from whence 

 he fent their Seeds. 



The twenty-third Sort was fent 

 from Buenos Ayres ; and the twelfth 

 Sort is a Native of the Bahama 

 ljlands. 



All thefe, being Natives of warm 

 Countries, muft be treated in the 



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