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GERMANDER. /7^Chama> 

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GESNERA. 



This Plant was fo named by Fa- 

 ther Plumier, who discovered it in 

 America, in Honour to Conrade Gef- 

 ner, a very learned Botanift, and 

 Natural Hiftorian. 



The Characters are ; 

 . It hath an anomalous perforated 

 Flower, confif.ing of one Leaf, from 

 whofe Cup arijes the Point al, fixed 

 like a Nail in the binder Pari of the 

 Flower ; which after-ward becomes a 

 membranaceous Fruit, divided into two 

 Cells, which are filed with fmall 

 Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1. Gesnera humilis, flore fave- 

 fcente. Plum. Nov. Gen. Low Gef- 

 nera, with a yellowifh Flower. 



2. Gesnera amplo digitalis folio 

 iomentojo. Plum. Nov. Gen. Gef- 

 nera with a large woolly Fox-glove- 

 leaf. 



3. Gesnera arbor efcens, amplo 

 fiore fmbriato & maculofo. Plum. 

 No-z-. Gen. Tree-like Gefnera, with 

 a large furbelovved and ipotted 

 Flower. 



4.. Gesnera foliis lanceolatis fer- 

 ratis, pedunculo terminated laxo fpi- 

 cato. Lin. Hort. Cliff. Gefnera with 

 fawed fpear-fhaped Leaves, and the 

 Stalk terminating in a loofe Spike 

 . of Flowers, commonly called the 

 Canary Fox-g!ove. 



The firft and fecond Sorts were 

 found by the late Dr. William Houf- 

 toun in Jamaica, from whence lie 

 fent their Seeds to England ; but by 

 their being a long time out of the 

 Ground, there was not any of them 

 which grew. The third Sort was 

 di {'covered by Father Plumier at Mar- 

 tinico : this Sort rifes to the He ; ght 



of eight or ten Feet, and has a 

 woody Stem ; but the other two 

 Sorts feldom rife above three Feet 

 high. 



Thefe Plants are propagated by 

 Seeds, which mould be fovvn as foon 

 as poliible after they are ripe ; for, 

 being very fmall and light, if they 

 are kept long out of the Ground, 

 they will not grow : therefore the 

 fureir. Method to obtain thefe Plants 

 is, to procure them in Tubs of 

 Earth from America. The Seeds 

 fhould be fown in the Tubs filled 

 with frefh Earth, and placed in a 

 fhady Situation ; and when the Plants 

 come up, they mull be frequently 

 watered, and kept clear fromWccda. 

 Thefe Tubs mould remain in the 

 Country, until the Plants are pretty 

 ilrong ; for if they are fent over too 

 young, they will be in great Danger 

 of perifhing before they arrive in 

 England. When they are put on 

 board the Ship, they fhould be co- 

 vered in the Heat of the Day with 

 '1 arpaulins, to fcreen them from the 

 violent Heat of the Sun ; as alfo ia 

 bad Weather, to prevent the Salt- 

 water from wafning of them. Du- 

 ring their Pafiage they fnould be often 

 refrefhed with Water, while they are 

 in a warm Latitude ; and lhould 

 have as much Air as pofiible, when 

 the Weather will permit ; but as 

 they arrive in a cooler Lititude, 

 they muft have a lefs Quantity of 

 Water given them, and mould be 

 fcreened from the Cold. 



When thefe Plants arrive in Eng- 

 land, they fhould be carefully taken 

 out of the Boxes, and each planted 

 into a Pot filled with rich light Earth, 

 and then plunged into an Hot-bed 

 of Tanners Bark, obferving to water 

 them, and fcreen them from the 

 Heat of the Sun until they have 

 taken Root ; after which time they 

 lhould have frelh Air admitted to 



them 



