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fen, who published an Edition of 

 Go-rani" s Herbal, improved and cor- 

 rected. 



The Char a tiers are ; 

 The Empalement of the Flower con- 

 Jifis of one Leaf, which is cut at the 

 Brim into four Jharp Portions: the 

 Flowers aremonopetalous and tubulous, 

 being divided into four Segments at the 

 Brim : in the Centre of the Flower is 

 fituaied the Pointal, attended by four 

 "Stamina, which fupport yellow oblong 

 Summits: the Pointal afterward 

 changes to a round fuccuLnt Fruit, 

 having one Cell, tnclojtng many J mall 

 Seeds. 



We have but one Species of this 

 Genus at prefent; viz. 



Johnson J a f.oribus vrficillatis 

 fefj.libus, foliis c<v ito-lanceolitis oppo- 

 Jitis, caule fruticofo. Dale. Shrubby 

 Johnfonia, with oval fpear fhaped 

 Leaves growing oppofi.e, and the 

 Flowers growing in Whorles clofe 

 to the Branches. 



This is figur'd in Mr. Cateftys Hi- 

 • Jlory of Carolina, Vol. II. p. 47. by 

 the Tide of Frutex laccifr verticil- 

 latus, foliis jcabris latis dentatis iff 

 conjugatis, baccis pwpureis dttife con- 

 gefis. It grows plentifully in the 

 Woods near Charles-Town in South- 

 Carolina ; and the Leaves of the 

 Shrub were often ufed by Dr. Dale, 

 in the Cure of Droplies. A parti- 

 cular Account of the Virtues of this 

 and many other Plants growing in 

 the fame Country, was written by 

 the Doctor, and fent directed for me, 

 during the time of the late War ; 

 but the Ship being taken, the Papers 

 Y'crc loft ; and, the Doctor dying foon 

 after, I could not procure another 

 Copy of them. 



This Shrub rifes from four to fix 

 Feet high, having many flender 

 Branches coming out from the 

 0round upwards, fo as to form a 

 Thicket, .where the Plants are 



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ip plenty. Thefe Branches are 

 covered with a woolly Sub- 

 ftance, and are garnifhed with oval 

 Leaves, placed oppofite by Pairs, 

 having pretty long Footftalks. The 

 Leaves are narrow at their Bafe, but 

 extend to the Breadth of three 

 Inches, and terminate in a Point, 

 being a little indented on their 

 Edges : they have a rough Surface, 

 and are a little inclining to be mealy, 

 like the Leaves of Viburnum. At 

 each Joint of the Branches, where 

 the Leaves are fet on, the Flowers 

 are produced in Whorles, clofely 

 adhering to the Branches, which 

 are final!, and of a purple Colour. 

 Thefe are fucceeded by foft fuccu- 

 lent Berries, of a bright red Co'our, 

 which change to a deep Purple as 

 they decay : in each of thefe are 

 many fmail Seeds. 



The Seeds of this Shrub were fent 

 to England by Mr. Catrjby in 1724. 

 and many of the Plants were raifed 

 in the Gardens near London, which 

 were planted, when grown to have 

 Strength^ in the open Air, where 

 they fucceeded very well, and fome 

 of them produced their Flowers for 

 feveral Years ; but there was not any 

 of their Fruit fucceeded the Flowers 

 in England The Plants having fuc- 

 ceeded fo well in the open Air for 

 fome Years, occafioned their being 

 in general' planted abroad, and the 

 fevere Froft in the Year 1739. de- 

 ftroyed them all ; fo that until Dr. 

 Doh fent a frem Supply of Seeds in 

 the Year 1 744. there were none of 

 the Plants left in the Englifj Gardens. 



The Piants arifevery eafily from 

 the Seeds, if they are fown upon a 

 a moderate Hot bed; but during 

 the two or three Brft Years, they are 

 tender ; fo that if they are not pro- 

 tected from the Froft, they are fre- 

 quently killed to the Ground in 

 Winter ; but when they have ac- 

 quired 



