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jfcisrican Viburnum, with Leaves 

 growing oppofito, an hairy Stalk, 

 and i" lowers growing in Spikes. 



6. Lantana filth, alternis fcjfili- 

 lus y floribui Joiitariis . Lin. Hart, 

 Cliff. Viburnum with Leaves grow- 

 ing al ernately without Footrtalks, 

 and Flowers growing fingly, com- 

 monly called Ilex-leav'd Jafmine. 



The five Sorts nrtl mentioned are 

 Natives of the warmeft Parts of 

 America^ where there are feveral 

 other Spec es, which differ in their 

 Growth, Snape of their Leaves and 

 Flowers ; and there are fevei al Va- 

 rieties of thefe differing in the Co- 

 lour o- iheir flowers. We have two 

 Varieties of the firflt and fecond Sons 

 here enumerated, one with an ora:.ge- 

 coloured Flower, and the other a 

 yellow Flower, which varies to a 

 Purp'e as it decays. The third Sort 

 produces white Flowers, which are 

 tut fmall ; fo they make no great 

 Appearance. 



Tne fourth Sort is of humble 

 Growth, ieldom rifing more than 

 three Feet hich : the Stalks of this 

 Sort are fmoothj and the Leaves 

 grow very clofe to the Branches ; 

 the Flowers 2re of a bright purple 

 Colour. 



The fifth Sort is alfo of low 

 <3rowth: the Branches are not fo 

 wo dy, as are thofe of the other 

 Kinds : the Leaves are broad, and 

 pointed ; and the whole Plant is very 

 ]:airy. The Flowers grow on long 

 Footftalks, being of a purple Co- 

 lour, fet dole together in a Spike : 

 thefe are fucceeded by large purple 

 Berries, which are eaten in the Weji- 

 Indics. 



All thefe Sorts grow wild in the 

 Ifiand of Jamaiw, from whence I 

 have recciycdtheirSeedsfeveral times. 

 *The laft Sort was fent me from the 

 North Side of that Ifiand. Ail thefe 



Sorts require a moderate Stove to 

 prcferve them thro' the Winter, ia 

 England ; but in Summer thfy may 

 be expofed abroad in a fheltered Si- 

 tuation, where they w ill continue a 

 long time in Flower, and make a 

 very fine Appearance. The two firil 

 Sorts will often continue their flow- 

 ering for four or five Months, pro- 

 vided they are not too much drawn 

 in the Stove ; for as thefe produce 

 their Flowers from the Wings of the 

 Leaves, fo as the Shoots advance, 

 there are new Flowers produced till 

 very late in the Autumn : and if the 

 Plants are preferved in a moderate 

 De ree of Warmth in Winter, they 

 will begin to flower in May ; but as 

 the Spring advances, they fhouid 

 have 3 large Share of Air ; other- 

 wife the Shoots will be very weak, 

 and the Plants will be infefted with 

 Infects, which will deface the Plants, 

 and prevent their Grow th : therefore 

 when the Weather is warm, the 

 Qlaffes of the Stove fhouid be open- 

 ed every Day, to admit as much 

 Air as poflible ; and about the Mid- 

 dle of "June, the Plants may be re- 

 moved into the open Air j but they 

 fhouid have a warm-fheltered Situa- 

 tion, and in dry warm Weather 

 they will require plenty of Water. 



Thefe Sorts may be propagated 

 either from Seed c , or by Cuttings. 

 The firft, fecond, and fifth Sorts 

 frequently perfect their Seeds in 

 England: but the other have not as 

 yet produced any here. Thefe Seeds 

 rnuft be fown on a good Hot-bed 

 early in the Spring ; and when the 

 Plants come up, they mull be each 

 tranfplanted ,into a feparate fmall 

 Pot, and plunged again into the 

 Hot-bed to bring them forward : 

 but as the Plants advance in 

 Strength, fo they mould, by de- 

 grees, be hardened to bear the' open 



