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"Milferia, with Pellrtory-leaves, and 

 the Flowers growing from the Wings 

 ©f the Leaves. 



3. Miller. 1 a annua ereda ramo- 

 fior, foliis maculatis, profundius fer~ 

 ratis. Martyn. Ctnt. 1. Upright 

 branching annual Milleria, with 

 fpotted Leaves, which are deeply 

 fa wed. 



4. Milleria annua ereBa miner, 

 folio parietaries lengiori, foribus ex 

 foliorum alis. Letter upright annual 

 Milleria, with a longer Peilitory- 

 leaf, and the Flowers growing from 

 the Wings of the Leaves. 



The two firft Sorts were difcover- 

 cd by the late Dr. William Hcuftoun 

 at Campecby in the Year 1 7 3 1 . who 

 conftituted this Genus, on finding 

 the Characters differing from all the 

 Genus's which were before efta- 

 blihVd.Tke Seeds of both thefe Sorts 

 he lent to feveral curious Perfons in 

 England and Holland, where they 

 have fucceeded very well. 



The other two Sorts were disco- 

 vered by Nix. Robert Millar, Surgeon, 

 at Campecby in the Year 1 7 34. from 

 wh-eiice he fent their Seeds into Eng- 

 land, where they have alfo fucceeded 

 very well. The third Sort nearly re- 

 fembles the firft in its Leaves, Flow- 

 ers, and Growth ; but branches a 

 little more than that doth, and the 

 Leaves are fpotted with Black ; the 

 flowers alfo are a little larger. The 

 fourth Sort, which is fomewhat like 

 the fecond, grows taller, and doth 

 riot branch from the Bottom as the 

 fecond doth; the Leaves are alio 

 -much longer ; but there appears no 

 Difference in their Flowers. 



The Seeds of thefe Plants ihould 

 be fown early in the Spring, on a 

 moderate Hot-bed; and when the 

 Plants are come up about two Inches, 

 they mould be each tranfplanted in- 

 t.o a feparate Pot filled with light ricn 

 £arth, and then plunged into a me- 



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derate ffot-bed of Tanners Bark, 

 being careful to made them from 

 the Sun until they have taken Root, 

 as alfo to water them frequently. 

 After the Plants are rooted, they 

 Ihould have a large Share of free 

 Air admitted to them, by raifing of 

 the Glaffes of the Hot-bed every 

 Day when the Weather is fair ; and 

 they muft be conftantly watered 

 every Day in hot Weather ; for they 

 are very thirfty Plants. With this 

 Management, the Plants will, in a 

 Month after tranfplanting, rife to a 

 confiderable Height ; therefore they 

 ihould be Ihifted into larger Pots, 

 and placed in the Stove, plunging 

 them into the Bark -bed, where they 

 may have room to grow, efpecially 

 the firil and third Sorts, which ufu- 

 ally grow eight or nine Feet high, 

 where they are well managed. But 

 the fecond and fourth Sorts fe!dom 

 rife above three Feet high, and do 

 not fpread their Branches very far ; 

 fo thefe. may be allowed lefs room. 



In the Middle of July thefe Plants 

 will begin to flower, and the Seeds 

 will be ripe fcon after : therefore 

 they muft be gathered as foon as they 

 change of a dark- brown Colour, 

 otherwife they will foon fall off*,- 

 efpecially thofe of the two large 

 Kinds, which will drop on the leafl 

 Touch when they are ripe. Thefe 

 Plants will continue flowering till 

 Michaelmas, or later, if the Seafon 

 .proves favourable ; but when the 

 Cold of the Autumn comes on, 

 tnev will foon decay. 



MIMOSA, The Senfitive Plant. 



The Characters are ; 

 The Flower confifs of one Leaf* 

 which is Jhcpcd like a Funnel^ having 

 many Stamina in tht Centre : thefe 

 Flowers are collifitd into a round 

 Head from the Bottom of th? Flower 

 rifes the Pointal, which a/hrward 

 be. timet an oblong fij.t jointed ?<4* 



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