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\inu:. This Plant is of low Growth, 

 and may be propagated as the firft ; 

 as may alfo the feventh Sort, which 

 is the leaft of all the Sorts, and the 

 molt hardy ; therefore mould have 

 a toady Situation in Summer; but 

 in Winter it will be proper to melter 

 them from fevere Froft. 



The eighth and ninth Sorts were 

 found by Dr. Tourne/ort in the Le- 

 vant : thefe are fomewhat tender, 

 and mould be fheltered from the 

 Froft in Winter ; but in Summer 

 they may be expofed with other 

 hardy Exotic Plants, and require to 

 be frequently watered in dry Wea- 

 ther. Thefe may be propagated by 

 Seeds, or by planting the Cuttings, 

 as was directed for the former Sorts. 



GLORIOSA, TheSuperb-lily. 

 The Char aft en are ; 



the Flower is naked, having fix 

 long waved Petals, which are reficx^d 

 to the Bottom : in the Centre is placed 

 the Pointal, which is attended by fix 

 Stamina, which are Jhorter than the 

 Petals : the Pointal afterward be- 

 comes an o<val Pod, divided into three 

 Cells, which are filled with roundijl? 

 Seeds. 



We have but one Species of this 

 Plant; a>/z. 



Gloriosa. Lin. Hort. Clijf. 

 The Superb-lily, 



This was by formerBotanifts titled, 

 Methonica Malabaromm ; but as 

 that Name alluded to the Place of 

 its Growth, Dr. Limi&us has rejected 

 it, and given this of Gloria/a to it, 

 from the fplendid Appearance which 

 the Flowers of this Plant make. 



This is a Native of Malabar, 

 from whence the Roots have been 

 brought to Europe, and are preferved 

 in feveral curious Gardens, The 

 Roots of this Plant are long and 

 flemy, being in Size about theThick- 

 nefs of a little Finger. Thefe Roots 

 creep in the Ground, and the Plans. 



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is thereby propagated ; but it is to» 

 tender to live in the open Air in . 

 England. In Holland the Gardener* 

 take the Roots out of the Ground in 

 Autumn, and preferve them in 

 dry Sand in their Stoves all the 

 Winter ; and in the Spring of the 

 Year they plant them in Pots fill'd 

 with light Earth, and plunge them 

 into an Hot-bed of Tanners Bark, 

 where they remain conftantly during 

 all the Summer ; obferving to give 

 free Air to the Plants in mild Wea- 

 ther, and to water them as often as 

 they find the Earth dry : with this 

 Management they produce their 

 Flowers in July and Auguft, and 

 their Stems decay to the Root in 

 Oftober, when they take up the 

 Roots. 



The Stems of this Plant ufually 

 grow about two Feet high, having 

 Tendrils or Clafpers at the End of 

 the Leaves, by which they fallen 

 themfelves to any thing near them ; 

 therefore mould be fupported by 

 Sticks, to prevent their trailing on 

 the neighbouring Plants. The Flowers 

 are produced at the Extremity of 

 the Shoots, from the Wings of the 

 Leaves, which are of a beautiful 

 . Flame - colour. There is feldom 

 more than one Flower upon a Foot- 

 ftalk ; but as there are many Foot- 

 ftalks on each Plant, they continue 

 to Bower after each other. This 

 Plant is very poifonous : therefore 

 Care mould be taken not to let either 

 the Leaves or Roots be in the Way 

 of ignorant Perfons, left they mould 

 injure themfelves unawares. 



GLYCINE, Knobbed - rooted 

 Liquorice-vetch. 



The Charafters are ; 



It hath a papilionaceous Flower^ 

 the Standard being heart-Jhaped ; the 

 Wings are oblong, and oval at the 

 Top : the Keel is very narrow, fial- 

 fa/fdj and refiexed at the Point % 



where 



