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clafpers. Methonica Malabarorum. Hort. Lugd. 688. j 
Methonica of Malabar, and the Lilium Zeylanicum 
fuperbum. Hort. Amft. i. p. 69. Superb Lily of 
Ceylon. . 
2. Gloriosa {Car idea) foliis ovato-lanceolatis acutis. 
Superb Lily ‘with oval, fpeam-fhaped, acute leaves. 
The firft fort grows naturally on the coaft of Malabar, 
and alfo in Ceylon, from whence it was firft brought 
to the o-ardens in Holland, where it has been many 
years cultivated •, this hath a long fielhy root of a 
whitifh colour, and a naufeous bitter tafte, from the 
middle of which arifes a round weak ftalk, which 
requires fupport to prevent its trailing on the ground. 
The ftalk s grow to the height of eight or ten feet, 
garnilhed with leaves placed alternate on every fide, 
which are fmooth, about eight inches long, and one 
inch and a half broad at the bafe, growing narrower 
till within two inches of the end, which runs out in 
a narrow point, ending with a tendril, or clafper, 
by which it fallens to the neighbouring plants for 
fuoport. At the upper part of the ftalk the flower 
is "produced from the fide, Handing upon a flender 
foot-ftalk •, it is compofed of fix oblong petals, end- 
ing with acute points, which, on their firft opening, 
are of an herbaceous colour, and fpread wide open •, 
the flower hanging downward as the Crown Imperial 
and Fritillary, but afterward the petals turn quite 
back, and change to a beautiful red flame colour, 
their acute points meeting at the top •, thefe petals 
are finely waved on their edges. The fix ftamina 
fpread out every way almoft horizontal, and are ter- 
minated by proftrate fummits. In the center of the 
flower is fituated a roundilb germen, fupporting an 
inclining ftyle, crowned by a triple ftigma. This 
plant flowers in June and July, but feldom perfects 
feeds in this country. The llalks decay in autumn, 
and the roots remain inadtive all the winter, and the 
new ftalks come out in Marcm The roots and every 
part of this plant is very poifonous, fo Ihould not be 
put in the way of children. 
The feeds of the fecond fort were fent me by Monf. 
Richard, gardener to the French king at Trianon ; 
thefe were"brought from Senegal by Monf. Adanfon, 
who difcovered this plant growing there naturally ; 
this is faid to have a blue flower, but the plants Which 
are in the Chelfea garden have not yet flowered. This 
hath a climbing ftalk, which is garnilhed with fmooth 
leaves about three inches long, and two broad, end- 
ing in acute points, but have no tendril or clafper. The 
ftalks as yet have not grown more than two feet high 
here, but have the appearance of climbing like the 
other fort. The leaves have a ftrong difagreeable 
fcent on being handled, fo as to be troublefome to the 
head if too near, or long fmelt to. 
As thefe plants rarely produce feeds in this coun- 
try, they are generally propagated by their roots ; 
thofe of the firft fort creep and multiply pretty fall, 
but the fecond hath not as yet put out any offsets ; 
but as the plants are young, we cannot as yet fay how 
they may increafe when they are of a proper age. 
Thefe roots may be taken out of the ground when 
their ftalks are decayed, andpreferved in fand during 
the winter feafon, but they mull be kept in the Hove, 
or a warm room, where they can receive no injury 
from the cold •, and in the fpring they rnuft be 
planted in pots filled with light earth, and plunged 
into the tan-bed in the ftove ; but others chufe to let 
the roots continue in the ground all the winter, keep- 
ing the pots always in the tan-bed : where this is 
pradtifed, the roots Ihould have very little water 
in the winter ; for as they are then in an inadtive 
ftate, fo moifture at that time frequently rots the 
roots. 
Toward the latter end of March, or the beginning of 
April, their ftalks will appear, when there Ihould be 
fome tall flicks put down by them to fupport them, 
otherwife they will trail over the neighbouring plants, 
and the firft fort will fallen to the plants by the ten- 
drils., which are at the end of the leaves. The ftalks 
of this fort will rife ten or twelve feet high, if the 
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roots are ftrong, and fome of the ftalks will produce 
two or three flowers, which come out from the wings 
of the ftalk near the top thefe flowers make a fine 
appearance in the ftove, during their continuance, 
which is feldom more than ten days or a fortnight. 
In fummer, when the plants are growing, they will 
require frequently to be -watered, but they rnuft not 
have it in too large quantities, for they are ^ery 
fubjedt to rot with much wet at any feafon. Thofe 
roots which are not taken out of the pots in winter, 
fhould be tranfplanted and parted the beginning of 
March, before they put out new fibres, or ftalks, 
for they rnuft not be removed when they are in a 
growing ftate •, the pots in which thefe roots are 
planted Ihould not be too large ; for unlefs they are 
confined, they will hot put out ftrong ftalks the 
largeft roots may be planted in twopenny pots, but 
the imall ones will require only pots of about five or 
fix inches over at the top. 
G LY CINE. Lin. Gen. Plant. 797. Apios. Boer. Ind. 
alt. Knobbed-rooted Liquorice Vetch , 
The Characters are, 
The empalement of the flower is of one leaf, divided 
into two lips at the top, the upper lip being obtufe and 
indented ; the lower lip is longer, trifid, and acute, the 
middle indenture being 'extended beyond the others Lhe 
flower is of the butterfly kind. Lhe ftandard is heart - 
fhaped, deflexed on the fides, gibbous on the back, and in- 
dented at the point . Lhe wings are [mall, oblong, and 
oval toward their end, and bend backward. Lhe keel 
is narrow, fickle-floaped , turning upward with its point to 
the ftandard, where it is broadeft. It hath ten ftamina, 
nine of which are joined in one body, and the other Jlandi 
fingle , terminated by Jingle fummits. In the center is fiiu- 
ated an oblong germen fupporting a fpiral cylindrical ftyle^ 
crowned by an obtufe ftigma. Lhe germen afterward be- 
comes an oblong pod with two cells , inclofing kidneyjhaped 
feeds. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the third fedtion 
of Linnmus’s feventeenth clafs, which includes the 
plants whole flowers have ten ftamina joined in two 
bodies. Tournefort places the firft fort under this ge- 
nus of Aftragalus, which is ranged in the fifth fedlioil 
of his tenth clafs, which includes the herbs with a 
butterfly flower, whole pointal turns to a pod with 
two cells. 
The Species are, 
i; Glycine {Apios) foliis impari-pinnatis ovato-lance- 
olatis. Hort. Upfal. 227. Glycine with oval , fpear- 
Jhaped, winged leaves. Aftragalus tuberofus fcandens, 
Fraxini folio. Tourn. Inft. 415. Climbing tuberous 
Milk Vetch with an Afh leaf-, and the Apios Ameri- 
cana. Cornut. 200. 
2. Glycine {Frutefcens) foliis impari-pinnatis caule pe- 
renni. Hort. Cliff. 361. Glycine with winged leaves and 
a perennial ftalk. Phafeoloides frutefcens, Caroliniana, 
foliis pinnatis, floribus csruleis conglomerate Horn 
Angl. tab. 15. Carolina Kidney-bean-tree^ with winged 
leaves, and blue flowers growing in whorls. 
3. Glycine ( Abrus ) foliis abrupto-pinnatis pinnis nu- 
merofis obtufis. Lin. Sp. 1025. Glycine with abrupt, 
winged leaves , whofe lobes arc obtufe. Grobus Ameri- 
canos, frudtu coccineo nigra macula notato. Tourn i 
Inft. 393. American Bitter Vetch with a fcarlet fruit i 
marked with a black fpot , commonly called wild Liquorice 
in the Weft-Indies. 
4. Glycine ( Comofa ) foliis ternatis hirfutis, racemis 
lateralibus. Lin. Sp. Plant. 754. Glycine with hairy tri- 
foliate leaves, and flowers growing in long bunches from 
the fides, of the ftalks > Phafeoius Marianos feandens,. 
floribus commofis. Pet. Muf. 453. Climbing Kidney- 
bean of Maryland with fipiked flowers. 
5. Glycine ( Lament of a ) foliis ternatis tomentofis, race- 
mis axillaribus brevilllmis, ieguminibus difpermis, 
Lin. Sp. Plant. 754. Glycine . with vooolly trifoliate 
leaves, and very floor t fpikes of flowers proceeding from 
the fides of the ftalks , with pods containing two feeds „ 
Anonis phafeoloides fcandens, floribus flavis feffilrbus. 
Hort. Elth. 30. tab. 26. Climbing Refit-Harrow like 
Kidney -bean, with yellow flowers fitting clofe to the ftalks* 
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