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Thea OfEcirtarumDale Pliarm. 472, Ray H. Ph 161^. 
Thee Pomet Hift. gen. des Drogues pt. i. 5» p. 143, c 
5^ Fig. 
Jhe principal Authors vphich have given us the Defcripti-- 
tion^ Fertues, Culture^ Lnring^ &c. of this Shrub^ are Bontius, 
Breynius^ da Four, Ovington, Pecklin, Pomet^ Ray & 
Tulpius. 
95/Thea C H I N E N S I S Pimento Jamaicenfis folio, 
flore Rolaceo fimplici Gaz. noft. Nat, Tab. 35. Fig. 4. 
Swa Tea s. Cha hoa Chinenf. Herb. noft. Chin. pid. Tab. 
vi. Fig. xi. 
Hoa in the Chinefe Language /ignifies a Flower and this 
T?lant has a very beautiful ene^ for which reafon and the varia.^ 
tiot^ ofthem ( fome being pngU and of a deep red as thk^ 0- 
thers white and fome flrifd^ there are alfo of thefe Colours with 
double Flowers) they and the Japoneze kfep them as an Or- 
nament in their Gardens. 
Of thefe Leaves fome are rounder ^others fointed^they have the 
fhape and ftiffnejs oftheAll-fpice or Jamaica Pepper^ are feme" 
what ferrated and grow irregularly on Jlwrt thick, footjlalk^s^ the 
young Flower-bud is fcal'd lil{e a Cone^ when larger the fquama 
are whitijh and Velvetty^ except the edges which are brown and 
tranfparent. The Flowers deep red, 5 Leaved and as big as a 
/ingle Roje, and like it full of threads with yellow apices or 
heads. The Fruit about the bignefs of a Chefnut, fomewhat tri^ 
angular^ including under a very thick woody (hell feveral Seeds 
difpofed into 3 Cdls. It Flowers in February. . 
94. Thymelea C H II S A N. Cydoni^ folio. 
The Flowers are lih Jafrhin, but 4 Leaved^ its Tube or Neck 
hoary and abot^t half an inch long. , 
95. Thymelea C H U S A N. Myrti Roman folio. 
96. Vitis C H U S A N, trifido folio. 
97. Vitis C H U S A N. foL parvo molli. 
A Defcription of thefe 3 lafi and fome others^ with their Fi'' 
^ures, &C. Jhall be the fubjeS of another Paper, 
M mmmmmmm III; Part 
