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are of Opinion, that it is taken from 

 {everal other Species, but particu- 

 larly that of Mar fei lies, from whence 

 that Gum is often brought into Eng- 

 land. 



At prefent thefe Plants are rarely 

 preferred, excepting by fome Per- 

 sons who are curious in Botany : yet 

 in large Gardens many of them de- 

 ferve a Place ; where if they are 

 planted on Hiiiocks, or the Slopes 

 of dry Banks, they will have a very 

 good Effect, elpecially thofe which 

 retain their Leaves thro' the Year. 



TRAGIA. 

 The Cbaraclers are ; 



7/ bath a funnel-Jbaptd Flower, 

 eorfifing of one Leaf for the mojl 

 fart divided into three Segments ; 

 but thefe are barren ; for the.Embryoes 

 are placed at a Difance on the fame 

 Plant, which afterward becomes a 

 tricoccous Fruit, composed of three 

 Cells, each containing one fpherical 

 Seed. 



The Species are ; 



1. Tragia alia fc an dens, urticte 

 folio. Plum. Nov. Gen. Climbing 



Tragia, with a Nettle-leaf. 



2. Tragia fcandens, longo bctoni- 

 cue folio. Plum. Nov. Gen. Climb- 

 ing Tragia, with a long Betony- 

 leaf. 



Thefe Plants were difcovered by 

 Father Plumier in America, who 

 conftituted this Genus by this Name 

 in Honour to Hi crony mus Bock, a 

 famous Botanilt, who was commonly 

 called "Tragus. 



The ftrft Sort grows plentifully in 

 the Savannahs in Jamaica, and the 

 other warm Parts of America ; 

 where it twines round whatever 

 Plants or Trees it grows near, and 

 rifes feven or eight Feet high, hav- 

 ing tough woody Stems. The 

 . Leaves are like thofe of the common 

 Nettle, and the whole Piant is co- 



ver'd with burning Spines, like 

 thofe of the Nettle j which renders 

 it very unpleafant to handle. 



The fecond Sort was found by 

 the late Dr. Houfoun, at Campecby, 

 from whence he fent the Seeds. 



As thefe Plants are of no great 

 Beauty, they are feldom preferv'd in 

 this Country, except in fome Bota- 

 nic Gardens, for the fake of Varie- 

 ty. They are propagated by Seeds, 

 which mult be fown on an Hot-bed 

 early in the Spring ; and mull after- 

 ward be transplanted into Pots, and 

 plunged into an Hot-bed of Tanners 

 Bark, and treated in the fame man- 

 ner as the Diofcorea ; with which 

 Management they will thrive very 

 well. 



TRAGOPOGON, Goats-beard. 



The Characters are ; 

 / is a Plant with a femifofculous 

 Flower, confijling of many Half florets: 

 thefe, with the Embryoes, are inclu- 

 ded in one common many leavdFlower- 

 cup, which is not fcaly, as in Scor- 

 zonera ; but the Segments are Jl retch- 

 ed out above the Florets : the Em- 

 bryoes afterward become oblong Seeds 

 inclos' d in Givers or Coats ; and have 

 a thick Down like a Beard adhering 

 to them. 



The Species are ; 



1. Tragopogon pratenfe luteum 

 minus. C. B. P. Small meadow 

 Goats-beard, with a yellow Flower, 

 commonly calPd Go-to-bed-at- 

 noon. 



2. Tragopogon pwpureo-cczru- 

 leum, porri folio ; quod Artifi vulgo. 

 C. B. P. Goats-beard with a Leaf 

 like Leeks, and a purple- blue Flow- 

 er, commonly calPd SaifafFy, or 

 Saflkfy. | 



3. Tragopogon alter, gramineo 

 folio, fuave rubens. Col. Another 

 Goats-beard, with a grafly Leaf, and 

 foft-red flowers. 



4. Tra- 



