MA 



M-A 



being an Enemy to all Names which 

 are compounded of Oidis. 



The whole Plant has greatly the 

 Appearance of the Mallow ; but dif- 

 fers from it, in having the Cells col- 

 lected into a Button, fomewhat like 

 a Blackberry : the Branches fpread, 

 and lie flat upon the Ground, ex- 

 tending themfelves a Foot or more 

 each Way : the Flowers are produ- 

 ced fingly upon long Footitalks, from 

 .the Setting on of the Leaves, which 

 [are in Shape and Colour like thofe of 

 the Madovv. 



This is propagated by Seeds, 

 which mould be lown in the Place 

 where they are defign'd to remain ; 

 or they do not tranfpiant well : if 

 hefe Seeds are lown upon a warm 

 border in Augufi, the Plants will 

 land thro' the Winter, and flower 

 ,arly the following Seafon ; fo that 

 ;ood Seeds may be obtained ; for 

 hofe which are fown in the Spring 

 arely ripen Seeds the fame Year in 

 \vgland : and theie Piants, being 

 irge, are often deflroyed in Win- 

 :r : it fcldom continues longer than 

 .vo Years ; fo that young Plants 

 ;iould be annually raifed. 

 * MALPIGHIA, Barbados Cherry, 

 ulgo. 



The Characters are ; 

 It hath a fmall quinqurfid Calyx, 

 .)bicb conftjls of one LcaJ 'having bifid 

 mgtnents: the Flower covfijls office 

 eaves, which expand in form of a 

 ofe, having federal Stamina colled- 

 ' in f o}-f7i of a Tube : the O vary in 

 \e Bottom of the Flower -cup becomes 

 globular fi-Jhy [oft Fruity in which 

 a fihgle Cupfule^ conta'niing three 

 ny winged Nuts. 



The Species arc; 

 I . M a l P i.g h I a mali Pun ici fa- 

 . Plum. N. G. Malpighia with the 

 ce of aPomgranate,eoiomonly call- 

 in the WffrlndifsBcrbados Cherry, 

 .Vol.. II. 



2. Malpighia foliis ovato-corda* 

 tis fejjilibus. Malpiglv'a with oval 

 heart-lhaped Leaves growing clofe 

 to the Branches. 



3 . Malpighia angufiifolia, folia 

 fultus fpinofo. Plum. Nov. Gen. 46. 

 Malpighia with a narrow Leaf, 

 having Spines on the Under fide. 



4. M a L P I G h 1 a lati folia, folio fub- 

 tus fpinofo. Plum. Nov.Gen. 46. Broad- 

 leav'd Malpighia, with Spines on 

 the Under-fide of the Leaves. 



5 . Malpighia humilis^ ilicis coc 

 ci gUntdiferte foliis. Plum. Nov. Gen. 

 46. Dwarf Malpighia, with Leaves 

 like thofe of the Kerraes OaU. 



6. Malpighia foliis oblo7igo-ova- 

 tis, ramis divaricatis. The clammy 

 Cherry. 



The firft Sort is commonly culti- 

 vated, in the Weft -Indies, for the 

 fake of its Fruit : this ufually grows 

 to the Height of hxteen or eighteen 

 Feet, having a flender Stem, co- 

 vered with a brown Bark; the 

 Leaves are produced by Pairs oppo- 

 fite to each other ; which are broader 

 than thofe of the Pomgranate, and 

 are of a ftronger iiubftance, continu- 

 ing ail the Year : the Flowers are 

 produced in Burci.es, upon pretty 

 long Footlhlks, which come out at 

 the fmall Divifions of the Brandies : 

 thefe are com poled of five Petals, 

 which are of a Rofe -colour, and are 

 joined at their Bafe : thele Flowers 

 are fucceeded by red Fruit, lhaped 

 like thofe of the fmall wild Cherry, 

 and of the fame Size, each having 

 an angular furrow \i Stone, ninound- 

 ed by a thin, Pulp, which has an 

 agreeable acid Flavour : the 1 r~it of 

 this very often ripens in Englaqj. 



The fccond Sort is of much hum* 

 bier Growth than the firit, and 

 branches out near the Ground ; fo 

 that it feldom rifes with us above 

 three Feet high : the Leave, are. much 



