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As to thofe Frames which are 

 made very deep, it is much better 

 to have them contrived to take afun- 

 der at the four Corners ; fo that 

 they may be removed with Eafe ; 

 otherwife it will be very difficult to 

 take the Frame off, when there is 

 Occafion to put in new Bark, or take 

 out the old. The Manner of make- 

 ing thefe Frames is generally known, 

 or may be much better conceiv'd by 

 feeing them than can be exprefs'd in 

 Writing: therefore I mail forbear 

 faying anv thing more on this Head. 



HOTT ONIA> Water-violet. 

 The Chambers are ; 



'It hath a rofe-Jkaped Flower confin- 

 ing cf one Leaf, 'which is divided in- 

 to five Farts almcfi to the Bottom : in 

 the Centre of the Flower arifes the 

 Pointal, which afterward becomes a 

 cylindrical Fruit , in which are con- 

 tained federal fpherical Seeds. 



We have but one Kind of this 

 Plant; viz. 



Hot ton i a. Boerh. Ltd. ait. Wa- 

 ter-violet. 



This Plant is very common in 

 deep Handing Waters and Ditches, 

 in feveral P^rts of England. Tne 

 Leaves of this Plant appear on the 

 Surface of the Water the Beginning 

 of April, and in May the Flowers 

 arife on pretty long naked Stalks, 

 growing in a Spike. Thefe Flowers 

 are of a fine PvOie-coIour, which, 

 together with their fine-cut Leaves, 

 make a beautiful Appearance on the 

 Water. 



It may be propagated in deep 

 ftanding Waters, by procuring its 

 Seeds, when they are ripe, from the 

 Places of their natural Growth ; 

 which ihould be immedially dropp'd 

 into the Water, where they are de- 

 figned to grow ; and the Spring fol- 

 lowing they will appear ; and if they 

 are not difturbed,they will foon pro- 

 pagate theinfelves in great Plenty. 



HUE A, The Ssnd-box-trws 

 The Characlcrs are ; 



// hath Male and rental? fl 

 on the fame Plant : the Mali F lowers 

 tonfijl of one Leaf which is funnel /ho- 

 pe d, having a long incwvcdTube; lut h 

 fpread open at the Brim, where it if 

 flight ly cut into twelve Parts : in tht 

 Bottom of the 'tube are placed fe<ver at 

 fihort Stamin3, which are cdlcaei 

 together : the Female Flowers havr 

 the fame Figure with the Male, lut 

 hove no Stamina ; the Centre cf the 

 Flower being occupied by the Jhvrt 

 round iomprefifed Pain tab, which after- 

 tvard becomes a round Fruit comprrj/eif 

 at both Ends, h aving twelve de*p 

 Furrows, and as many different Cells, 

 each containing one round compreffei 

 Seed : the Fruit, when ripe, burfis 

 open with great Elafiicity, and cefis 

 the Seeds abroad. 



We know but one Sort of this 

 Plant; viz. 



Hura Americana, abut ill Indict 

 folio. H. Amfi. American Hura, with 

 a Leaf like the Indian Abutilon. 

 This is fometimes called Ji maics. 

 Walnuts, and the Sand-box-tree ; 

 and by others IVarnlia &ndHav?lia. 



This Shrub is a Native of the 

 Spw>/h Weft-Indies, from whence the 

 Seeds have been brought into feveral 

 of the Britijh Iflands in the Wefl- 

 Indies', where the Inhabitants culti- 

 vate thefe Plants in their Gardens, by 

 way of Curiofity. It rifes to the 

 Height of fourteen or fixteen Peer, 

 and divides toward rhe Top into 

 feveral Branches, which are adorned 

 with large Leaves indented on their 

 Edges, and terminating in a Point. 

 Thefe Leaves, as alfo the younger 

 Branches, are of a decp-greenColour, 

 and are full of a milky Juice, which 

 iiTues out on their being broken or 

 bruifed. This Juice is extremely 

 corrofive. The Fruit of this Plant,, 

 if fuiFered to regain on till they ar tt 



