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In Autumn they decay as foon as 

 they have perfected their Fruit. 



The feventh Sort is fomewhat like 

 the fixth, but differs therefrom in the 

 Shape of its Leaves, which, in the 

 fixth Sort, are large and narrow, but, 

 in the feventh, broad and angular, 

 approaching to the Shape of the 

 white Briony, and are rougher, and 

 of a ftronger Scent : the Flowers alfo 

 of this are ilrip'd in the Middle with 

 Purple, whereas the others are all 

 white; nor doth this Plant often pro- 

 duce its Flowers the firft Year with 

 us, but mult be preferved in a warm 

 Stove thro' the Winter; and the fol- 

 lowing Summer it will pj oduce Flow- 

 ers, and perfeft its Seeds. 



This Plant mull be fown on an 

 Hot-bed in the Spring, and managed 

 as was diredted for the laft, with this 

 Difference only; viz. that as this 

 feldom flowers the firft Summer, fo 

 thofe Plants u hich you intend to pre 

 ferve thro' the Winter, fhould be 

 trained up to endure the open Air in 

 the Summer, whereby they will be 

 better able to live in Winter 



This L found in gicat Pienty in 

 many Place in the W ft Indies, where 

 the lnhabirants call it Love in a. Mifi 

 The Seev ire frequently brought 

 into Engu by that Name. Pert 

 Plumier fay , That he found it in 

 great Plenty in the Hedge." in the 

 Ifland of Marttnico, where he ob- 

 served the Flowers conitantiy open'd 

 before the Rifmg of the Sun, after 

 which it feldom continued an Hour. 

 He alfo fays, That it continues flow- 

 ering almoft throughout the wncle 

 Year; but that the Birds, Lizard*, 

 and Ants, a,e fo fond of this Fruit, 

 that it is very ...fficult to find them in- 

 tire when rij e The Empalement of 

 this Flower is nc ed; and this being 

 ftretched out beyond the Petals, the 

 Flowers fecm to be covered with an 



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Hood, which gave Occafion for tlsff 

 Name of Love in a MijK This Em- 

 palement continues, and afterward! 

 furrounds the Fruit. 



The eighth Sort is a durable Plant, 

 growing woody, and is more arbo- 

 refcent than any other Species of 

 this Plant which I have yet feen. The? 

 Seeds of this are often brought over 

 from Barbados, where it is cultivated 

 in the Gardens for the Goodnefs of 

 its Fruit, altho' the Flowers (which, 

 are finer than thofe of the common 

 Sort) render it worthy of a Place in 

 a good Garden, had the Plant no 

 other good Qualities to recommend 

 it. 



This Plant may be raifed by fow- 

 ing the Seeds upon an Kct bed, as 

 was directed for the two other Sorts; 

 and mult be afteiward tranfplanted 

 into Pot.% and managed in the fame 

 manner ; but this never produces its 

 Flowers until the fecond or third 

 Year after fowing: fo it muft be 

 carefully preferved in Winter in a 

 warm Stove with other tender Plants, 

 which come from the fame Country : 

 but, in the Summer, it fhould have 

 a good Share of free Air, efpecially 

 in warm Weather, tho' it will not 

 bear to be wholly expofed to the 

 open Air. 



It may alfo be propagated by lay- 

 ing down fome of its Branches in the 

 Spring, Which, in two Months time, 

 will iirike Root, and may then be 

 tranfplanted into Pots, and managed 

 as the old Plants. During the Sum- 

 mer- feafon thefe Plants will require 

 to be plentifully watered (efpecially 

 if they are kept warm) ; but in 

 Winter they mould not have too 

 much Wet ; therefore you mould 

 often refrefti them, but do not give 

 them much at each time. The Heat, 

 in which they thrive behV'in Winter, 

 is that marked Pimento, upon the 

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