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It promires, from the thicknefs and woodinefs of 
its idem, together with its free manner of growing, 
to become a Ihrub of fix or feven feet high. 
It bears but one flower at the end of a branch , 
and the leaves grow oppofite to each other on the 
branches. 
We are indebted to Capt. Hutchinfon, of the Go- 
dolphin Indiaman, for this curious difcovery, who, 
about fix years ago, found it growing near the cape 
of Good Hope, and, on his arrival here, prefented it 
to Richard Warner, Efq; of Woodford in Eflcx ; 
who finding great difficulty in propagating this va- 
luable plant, either from cuttings or by inarching it 
on the yellow Indian jafmine, as he had been advifed, 
I recommended him to try Mr. James Gordon, gar- 
dener at Mile-end ; and,, at the fame time (Augufl 
1 757), by the interefi: of my worthy friend Guftavus 
Brander, Efq; F. R. S. I procured two cuttings of it 
for Mr. Gordon. Thefe, with two more, which he 
afterwards received, he increafed to fo confiderable a 
number, that, in order to difpofe of them, he ad- 
vertifed them for fale, at five guineas a plant; and 
has had fuch fuccefs in the fale, that, reckoning the 
value of the plants on hands (with a proper allowance 
for the falling of the price, as they become more 
plenty), he computes this plant will be worth at leaf; 
five hundred pounds fierling to him. I mention this ; 
becaufe I am perfuaded it muft give you, and all 
lovers of vegetation, great pleafure to fee a man thus 
amply and defervedly rewarded for his fuperior merit 
in this art. 
Having difle&ed many dried as well as freih fpeci- 
mens of this rare plant, I found fufficient evidence 
6 D 2 (not with- 
