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rafters of the Plants differ from all 

 the Genera of the malvaceous Tribe; 

 and this being a Name applied to it 

 in the Hortus Malabaricus. 



Thefe three Species are Natives 

 of the Eajl-Indies, from whence I 

 received their Seeds, by the Tide of 

 Indian Mallow ; which, for want of 

 a better Englijb Name, I have con- 

 tinued to them. 



Thefe Plants grow about two 

 Feet high, and toward their Top 

 they put out fome Side-branches ; 

 thefe are garnifh'd with Leaves 

 placed alternately at a confiderable 

 Dittance. Thofe of the firft Species 

 are cut into feveral obtufe Angles ; 

 but thofe of the two latter are divi- 

 ded deeply into feveral obtufe Por- 

 tions. The Flowers are produced 

 from theWings of the Leaves, which 

 are fmall, fo make no great Ap- 

 pearance ; . therefore thefe Plants 

 are only kept in the Gardens of thofe 

 who are curious in Botany. 



They are propagated by Seed, 

 which fhould be foWn on an Hot- 

 bed early in the Spring; and when 

 the Plants are fit to remove, they 

 fhould be tranfplanted into Pots, 

 and plunged into a frefh Hot-bed to 

 bring them forward : and afterward 

 they muft be treated in the fame 

 manner as hath been directed for 

 the tender Sorts of Ketmia, to which 

 the Reader is defired to turn, to 

 avoid Repetition. If the Plants are 

 brought forward in the Spring, and 

 afterward placed in the Stove, or 

 under a deep Frame, they will ri- 

 pen Seeds the firft Seafon ; but 

 if they fhould not, the Plants may 

 be preferv'd through the Winter in 

 the Stove, and will ripen their Seeds 

 the following Seafon ; after which 

 the Plants feldom remain. 



URTJCA, The Nettle. 

 The Characters are ; 



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It hath an apetalous "Flower, con- 

 fift in g °f man y Stamina, included in 

 an Empalement ; but thofe are Bar- 

 ren ; for the Embryoes are -produced 

 either on different Plants , or on differ- 

 ent Parts of the fa??ie Plant, without 

 any njifible Flower, which afterward 

 becomes a bivalve Seed-vfffel, fome- 

 times gather d into round Heads, and 

 at other times are fmall and hairy, in- 

 clofing fe-oeral Seeds. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Urtica urens maxima. C.B.P. 

 The greateit Stinging-nettle. 



2. Urtica urens minor. C.B.P. 

 The leffer Stinging-nettle. 



3. Urtica urens pilulas ferens, 

 I. Diofcoridis, femine lini. C. B. P. 

 Pill bearing Stinging-nettle, with a 

 Seed like Flax. 



4. Urtica altera pilulifera, pa- 

 rietari<e foliis. H. R. Par. An- 

 other Pill-bearing Stinging-nettle, 

 with Leaves like Pellitory , common- 

 ly call'd Spanifh Marjoram. 



5. Urtica pilulifera, folio an* 

 gujiiori, caule r uiridi, Balearica. Sal- 

 njad. Narrow -leav'd pill bearing 

 Stinging-nettle from Majorca, with 

 a green Stalk. 



6. Urtica maxima r a cento fa Ca- 

 nadcnfis. H. R. Par. The greateft 

 branching Nettle of Canady. 



7. Urtica Canadenfis, myrrhi- 

 dis folio. Infl. R. H. Canady Net- 

 tle, with a Leaf of fweet Cicely. 



8 . Urtica racemofa Americana, 

 amplo coryli folio. Plum. Cat. Branch- 

 ing American Nettle, with a large 

 Hazel-ieaf. 



9. Urtica racemifera maxima 

 Sinarum, foliis fubtus argenteis, lanu- 

 gine wliojis. Plvk Amalth. Greatefl 

 branching Nettle of China, with 

 Leaves which are white, and woolly 

 underneath. 



10. Urtica foliis profunde laci- 

 niatis, femine lini. Amman. Ruth. 



5 B 3 Siberian 



