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the late Dr. William Houjloun in Ja- 

 maica, from whence he fent the 

 Seeds into England. This is a bien- 

 nial Plant, which commonly perimes 

 foon after it has perfected its Seeds. 



The feventh Sort was brought 

 from Buenos Ayres. This Plant 

 grows to the Height of five or fix 

 Feet, or more, and produces its 

 flowers at the Extremity of the 

 Branches in many (lender Spikes, 

 which are plac'd clofe together, 

 fomewhat like the Canary Lavender. 

 Thefe Flowers are fmall, and of a 

 blue Colour. 



The eighth Sort is a Native of 

 Carolina. This is a much humbler 

 Plant ; feldom rifing above two 

 Feet and an half high. This pro- 

 duces its Flowers in Spikes like the 

 common Sort. 



The ninth Sort was brought from 

 Mexico. This commonly grows 

 about three Feet high, or more; and 

 generally produces three Spikes from 

 a Joint at the Extremity of the Bran- 

 ches. The Flowers are Male and 

 Female on the fame Spike. The 

 Female Flowers produce their Seeds 

 cover'd with the Empalement, which 

 fvvells into a round ilh Form, fo as 

 to appear fomewhat like the Seeds of 

 Goofe-grafs or Clivers. 



The fixth, feventh, and eighth 

 Sorts are tender Plants, which may- 

 be propagated by Seeds, and mould 

 be lown on an Hot- bed early in the 

 Spring ; but when the Plants are 

 come up, they mull have a good 

 Share of free Air admitted to them 

 in warm Weather ; otherwife they 

 will draw up too weak : they muft 

 alfo be often refreftvd with Water. 

 When the Plants have obtain'd fome 

 Strength, they mould be tranfplant- 

 ed on another moderate Hot-bed, 

 obferving to fhade them until they 

 have 'taken new Root ; after which 

 time they mult have Air and Moift- 



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ure in warm Weather in grej 

 Plenty ; which will llrengthen th 

 Plants. About the Beginning c 

 June, they mould be carefully take 

 up with Balls of Earth to thei 

 Roots, and planted into Pots fille 

 with frefh light Earth, and the 

 plunged into a very moderate Hoi 

 bed, where they mould be fcreene 

 from the Sun until they have take: 

 new Root ; afterward they fhould b 

 enured to the open Air by degrees 

 for in July they may be removN 

 out of the Hot-bed, and plac'd in ; 

 warm-melter'd Situation, where the; 

 may remain till the Middle or Lat 

 ter-end of September, when they mul 

 be removed into the Stove ; where 

 if they have a moderate Degree o: 

 Warmth in Winter, and are dulj 

 fupply'd with Water, the Plants maj 

 be preferv'd,and the following Sum' 

 mer they will produce Flowers; anc 

 if the Seafon proves favourable, the) 

 will perfect their Seeds in Autumn. 

 The eighth Sort is much more hard) 

 than thole laft-mention'd, and ma) 

 be fown on a Bed of light Earth in 

 a warm Situation, about the Middle 

 of March ; and when the Plants are 

 come up, they muft be conftantly 

 kept clean from Weeds, until they 

 are ftrong enough to tranfplant; 

 when they muft be carefully taken 

 up, and fome of them planted into 

 fmall Pots filled with frelh light 

 Earth, and plac'd in a fhady Situa- 

 tion, until they have taken new 

 Root : then they may be plac'd in 

 an open Situation with other hardy 

 Exotic Plant.% where they may re- 

 main during the Summer- feafon; 

 but in Winter they muft be ihelter'd 

 from fevere Froft. The other Plants 

 may be planted in a warm Border, 

 where they will endure the (^old of 

 our ordinary Winters without Co- 

 vering; but in hard Winters thefe 

 are fome times dellroyed : for which 

 ReafaR 



