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ih a few Years, it may be enurM to 

 this Climate, and thrive vvich little 

 Care. 



The fifth and fixth Sorts produce 

 very beautiful Flowers, which afford 

 an agreeable Scent at fome Diftance ; 

 but if fmelt to very clofe, it is offen- 

 live to the Head. The Flowers 

 of thefe Kinds are violet-colour'd on 

 the Outfide, but are white on the 

 Infide ; and thofe of the fixth Sort 

 have two or three Flowers within 

 each other, in the manner of the 

 Primrofe, which is call'd Hofe in 

 Hofe. Thefe two Sorts are much 

 more tender than either of the for- 

 mer, and muft be fown early in the 

 Spring on an Hot-bed ; and when 

 the Plants are come up, they mull 

 be tranfplanted into a frefh Hot-bed 

 to bring them forward ; and as the 

 Heat of this Bed declines, there 

 fhould be a frefli one prepar'd ; in 

 which fhould be plung'd Pots hll'd 

 with light rich Earth, into which 

 the Plants mould be plac'd ; obferv- 

 ing to water and (hade them until 

 they have taken Root : after which 

 they mould have Air given to them, 

 in proportion to the Heat of the Sea- 

 fon ; and muft be often water'd, be- 

 ing very thirfty Plants. 



Thus they mull: be pufrVd on by 

 Heat, in the manner directed for 

 Amaranths ; to which the Reader is 

 deftVd to turn for their farther Cul- 

 ture. In July, if the Seafon be 

 warm, they may be remov'd into 

 the open Air, placing them in a 

 warm Situation, where they will 

 produce their Flowers plentifully ; 

 and if the Autumn be warm, their 

 Seeds will ripen very well : but it 

 . will be a fure Method to preferve 

 one Plant of each Kind under Glaftes, 

 left thofe in the open Air mould net 

 perfect their Seeds. 



The feventh Sort has been, by fe- 

 Veral Writers on Botany, fuppos'd 



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to be only a Variety of the ftrrt ; 



but whoever will confider the whole 

 H.ib t or the Plane, will find a fpe- 

 c he Difference in the Leaves and 

 Flowers of thefe two Sons. 



The eighth Sort is a Native of 

 Malabar t as alfo of feveral of the 

 Eai'ern Countries. The Fruit of 

 this Kind has no Thorns ; but many 

 Protuberances over the Surface. The 

 Flowers are fmall, and of a whitifh- 

 yel!ow Colour. The Seeds of this 

 Sort are what the Perfians, and 

 other Inhabitants where this Plant 

 grows in p'enty, make ufe of to in- 

 toxicate Perfons on whom they have 

 Defign ; ; and it is there calPd Du- 

 tro. if 



Thefe two Sorts are very tender ; 

 fo require to be fown upon an Hot- 

 bed early in the Spring ; and the 

 Plan s muft afterward be treated in 

 the fame manner a^ hath been di- 

 rected for the fixth Sort : with which 

 Management thete may be brought 

 to perfect their Seeds ; which they 

 never will do, if the Plants are ex- 

 pos'd to the open Air. 



STR ATIOTES, Water-foldier. 

 The Characters are ; 



It hath a compreffed Spatha com- 

 pofed cf two Leaves, which is per' 

 manent : the Empahment cf the Flow- 

 er is of one Leaf, and is flight ly cut 

 into three Segments : the Flower has 

 three heart - Jhafd Petals, which 

 fpread open : in the Centre of the 

 Flower is plac'd the Ovarium, f up- 

 porting fx Styles, attended by mony 

 Stamina: the Ovary afterguard be- 

 comes a Capfule, opening in fix Parts, 

 in which are inclosed many oblong flat 

 Seeds. 



We know but one Species of this 

 Genus ; viz. 



Stratiotes. Lin.Flor. Water- 

 foldier ; or, by fome, Water-aloe, 

 or Frefli water-foldier. 



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