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lli the Hortus Malabaricus it is in- 

 titled Katsjula Kelengu ; and by Dr. 

 Kempfcr it is called Wanboom. 



This Plant is a Native in the Eafi- 

 Indies, where the Root is greatly 

 tiled in Medicine, as a Sudorific, and 

 it is reckoned carminative. It hath 

 much the Scent of green Ginger, 

 when taken out of the Ground ; the 

 Roots are divided into feveral flelhy 

 Tubers, which are fometimes joint- 

 ed, and grow about four or five 

 Inches long : the Leaves are oval, 

 being about four Inches long, and 

 two broad : thefe are without Foot- 

 ftalks, growing clofe to the Root, 

 and Teem as if fet on by Pairs, fpread- 

 ing open each Way: and from be- 

 tween thefe Leaves, the Flowers are 

 produced fingly, having no Foot- 

 ftalks ; but are cloiely embraced by 

 the Leaves : the Flowers are white, 

 having a bright purple Bottom. 

 Thefe are not fucceeded by any 

 Fruit in England. 



This Plant, being a Native of hot 

 Countries, will not bear the open 

 Air in this Climate ; fo requires a 

 warm Stove to preferve it thro' the 

 Winter : but as the Leaves decay in 

 Autumn, the Plants mould not have 

 too much Wet while they arc in an 

 unaclive State. If thefe Plants are 

 placed in the Bark-ftove, and treated 

 in the fame manner as is directed for 

 the Ginger, they will thrive, and 

 produce plenty of Flowers every 

 Summer. It is propagated by part- 

 ing of the Roots : the heft time for 

 this is in the Spring, juft before they 

 begin to put out their Leaves. 



KETMIA. It is commonly eall'd 

 Alt has a arbor ejcens, or Altbesa fru- 

 tex. 



The Cbaraclers are ; 



The Flower bath a double Empale- 

 tnent t and conjijls of one Leaf, which 

 is cut into jive Parts, and expands 

 like that of the Mallow : in the Gen- 



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tre of the Flower arifes the Point'al, 

 like a Column, having a great Na7n* 

 her of Stamina, which coalefce to the 

 Column : the Pointal afterward 

 changes to a roundijb Veffel having 

 five Cells, which ate full of roundijb 

 Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1 . K e t M i a Syr arum, quibufdatri, 

 C. B. Althaa frutex, with red Flow- 

 ers. 



2. Ketmia Syrorum, fiore pur- 

 pureo-violaceo. Toum. Althaa fru- 

 tex, with purple Flowers. 



3 . Ketmia Syrorum, fiore albc. 

 Boerh. Ind. Althaa frutex, with white 

 Flowers. 



4. Ketmia Syrorum, fioribns ex 

 albo Cjf rubro variis. Tour. All had 

 frutex, with ftriped Flowers 



5. Ketmia Syrorum, foliis ex 

 albo elegant er variegatis. Cat. Plant, 

 liort. Lwd. Althaa frutex, with 

 ftriped Leaves. 



6. Ketmia Siner.fis, fruclu fub- 

 rotundo, flare fimpHci. Toum. China) 

 Rofe, vulgo. 



7. Ketmia S hen fis, fruclu fub- 

 rotundo, fi?re pleno. Toum. Double" 

 China Rofe, commoniy caiTd in {he 

 Wefi- Lulics\ Martinico Rofe. 



8. Ketmia Virginicnfi.i, folio in* 

 feriori ulmi, fupericri aceris. Boer hi 

 ind. Virginian Ketmia, with under 

 Leaves like the Elm, and upper 

 Leaves like Maple. 



9 . Ketmia Ca rolin itnfis , folio rl- 

 befii, fiore amplo fiavefante, fundo 

 pu> pur eo. Carolina Ketmia, with 

 Curran- leaves, and an ample yel- 

 lowifn Flower, with a purple Bot- 

 tom. 



10. Ketmia CaroHnierfis, folh 

 vblongo magis acuminoto, flare amplo 

 purpurea. Carolina Kerma, with a 

 long fharp - pointed Leaf, and an 

 ample purple flower. 



11. Ketmia Ame>icand, folid 

 papaya, fiore meg id fi.L.ve cente,jun- 



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