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then they muft be treated in the fame way as other 
tender plants from hot countries, always keeping 
them in the ftove or glafs-cafe, otherwife they will 
not flower or produce feeds in England. 
The feventh fort grows naturally in Jamaica, from 
whence the feeds were fent me. by the late f)r. Houf- 
fcoun. This is a fhrubby plant, which riles about 
five feet high, and divides into feveral branches, which 
are garnifhed with trifoliate leaves which are oval, the 
middle lobe being much larger than the other two ; 
the ftalks are terminated by long fpikes of fmall pur- 
ple flowers, which are fucceeded by narrow pods, 
ftrait on one fide, but jointed on the other. 
The eighth fort was lent me from La Vera Cruz by 
the late Dr. Houftoun, who found it growing there na- 
turally. This rifes with a fhrubby ftalk fix or feven 
feet high, dividing into feveral branches, which are 
garnifhed with trifoliate oval leaves, filky and white 
on their under fide, but of a pale green on their up- 
per fide ; the flowers come out in long narrow fpikes 
from the wings, and at the end of the branches, fit- 
ting clofe to the ftalks ; they are fmall, of a bright 
purple colour, and are fucceeded by fiat, frnooth, 
jointed pods, about one inch long, each joint having 
one kidney-fhaped feed. 
The' two laft forts will continue two or three years, 
if the plants are placed in the bark-ftove. They are 
propagated by feeds, which muft be fown upon a hot- 
bed, and the plants treated in the fame manner as 
thofe juft before-mentioned •, and when they have 
obtained height, they fhould be removed into the 
bark-ftove, where they fhould conftantly remain, al- 
lowing them a large fhare of air in warm weather. 
Thefe plants leldom flower till the fecond year, 
when they will produce feeds which ripen in the au- 
tumn. 
The ninth fort is an annual plant, which grows na- 
turally at La VeraCruz, from whence it was fent me 
by the late Dr. Houftoun. This feldom rifes more than 
eight or nine inches high, fending out feveral branches 
from the root, which are difrufed atld hairy ; they are 
clofely garnifhed with fmall, oval, trifoliate leaves, a 
little hoary. The flowers grow in clofe Ihort fpikes ; 
they are purple, and have very hairy empalements. 
The tenth fort grows naturally in Jamaica. This 
hath ligneous trailing ftalks a foot and a half long, 
fending out feveral branches on each fide, which are 
garnifhed with fmall, round, trifoliate leaves, of a 
pale green colour •, the flowers are produced in very 
loofe fpikes at the ends of the branches ; they are 
fmall, and of a pale purplifh colour, fucceeded by 
narrow twitted pods which are jointed, each joint be- 
ing four cornered, containing a Angle, fmall, com- 
p re fifed feed. 
The ' two laft forts being annual, require the fame 
treatment as the fifth and fixth forts before-mentioned, 
with which management they will flower and ripen 
their feeds in this country. 
The eleventh fort is a fhrubby plant, which rifes with 
triangular ftalks five or fix. feet high, dividing into 
feveral branches, garnifhed with heart-fhaped trifo- 
liate leaves, ending in acute points ; the flowers 
are produced in very long fpikes at the end of the 
branches, v 7 hich are of a pale purple colour, and are 
fucceeded by narrow jointed pods which are varioufly 
twitted ; the feeds are fmall and compreffed. 
This plant grows naturally in Jamaica, from whence 
the feeds were fent me by the late Dr. Houftoun. It 
will continue three or four years, if the plants are 
treated in the fame manner directed for the feventh 
and eighth forts, and will perfed feeds in this country. 
The twelfth fort is annual, the feeds of it were fent 
me by the late Dr. Houftoun from Campeachy. This 
hath a pankulated ftalk, which rifes about two feet 
high, garnifhed with heart-fhaped trifoliate leaves ; 
the upper part of the ftalk branches out into panicles 
of flowers, which are of a pale purple, colour ; thefe 
are fucceeded by Emulated compreffed pods, which 
Land oblique to the ftalk, each containing one com- 
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prefled kidney-fhaped feed. This fort is propagated 
by feeds, and requires theTame treatment as the- fifth 
and fixth forts. 
The thirteenth fort was fent me from La Vera Cruz, 
by the late Dr. Houftoun. This hath a twining ftalk, 
which gets round the trees and fhrubs which grow 
near it, and climbs to the height of ten or twelve feet, 
garnifhed with obverfe, oval, trifoliate leaves, {land- 
ing upon pretty long foot-ftalks ; the flowers are pro- 
duced in very long fpikes, which are reflexed : they 
are of a dark purple colour, and fit clofe to the ftalk. 
This is an abiding plant, which requires a ftove to 
preferve it in this country, fo the plants fhould be 
treated in the fame manner as the feventh and eighth 
forts. 
The fourteenth fort. is an annual plant, which grows 
naturally in both Indies. The feeds of this were fent 
me from the ITav'annah by the late Dr. Houftoun ; it 
hath trailing branches near a foot long, which are gar- 
nifhed with round trifoliate leaves, a little indented at 
the top, very like in fhape to thofe of the Strawberry 
Trefoil; the ftalks and under fide of the leaves are 
hairy ; the flowers are produced toward the end of the 
branches, fometimes Angle, and at other times two at 
a joint ; they are of a purple colour and fmall ; thefe 
are fucceeded by pods about- an inch long, which are 
ftrait on one fide, and jointed on the other. This 
flowers the end of July, and fometimes perfefls feeds 
here. 
The fifteenth fort is a low annual plant, having {len- 
der ftalks near a foot long, their lower part being gar- 
nifhed with Angle oval leaves, ftanding upon {len- 
der foot-ftalks ; their upper part is adorned with 
flowers, which come out by pairs above each other, 
to the end of the ftalk ; they are but fmall, and of a 
reddifh yellow colour; thefe are fucceeded by jointed 
narrow pods, which fit clofe to the ftalk, and are 
ftckle-fhaped. The two laft mentioned are annual 
plants, which require the fame culture as the fifth 
and fixth forts. 
The fixteenth fort was fent me by the late Dr. Dale, 
from South Carolina. This hath a perennial root, from 
which arife two or three fhrubby hairy ftalks near two 
feet high, branching out on every fide near the top, 
garnifhed with oval, fpear-fhaped, trifoliate leaves, 
which are hairy on their under fide, and ftand upon 
fhort foot-ftalks ; the flowers are produced at the end 
of the branches in fhort fpikes ; they are of a pur- 
plifh yellow colour, and fmall ; the ftalks of this fort 
decay every autumn, and new ones arife in the fpring. 
It is propagated by feeds, which fhould be fown 
upon a hot- bed in the fpring, and when the plants 
are fit to remove, they fhould be planted in feparate 
fmall pots filled with light earth, and plunged into 
a moderate hot-bed, obferving to fhade them until they 
have taken new root ; then they fhould have a large 
fhare of air admitted to them in warm weather, and 
in fummer they may be expofed to the open air, but 
in the autumn they muft be placed under a frame to 
fcreen them from froft ; the following fpring fome of 
thefe plants muft be fhaken out of the pots and planted 
in a warm border, where, if the fummer proves warm, 
they will flower, but thefe feldom perfed their feeds ; 
therefore two or three plants fhould be put into larger 
pots, and plunged into a moderate hot-bed, which will 
bring them early into flower ; fo that if the glafies 
are kept over them in bad weather, thefe will ri- 
pen their feeds in autumn, and the roots will 
continue fome years, if they are fcreened from froft 
in winter. 
The feventeenth fort was fent me with the laft, by the 
fame gentleman, from SouthCarolina. This hath a per- 
ennial root and an annual ftalk, which grows ere<d about 
two feet high, garnifhed with long trifoliate leaves, 
which are rounded at their bafe where they are broad- 
eft, and narrowed all the way to a point ; they are near 
three inches and a half long, and half an inch broad 
at their bafe, of a light green colour, and fmooth f 
the two fide lobes- fit pretty clofe to the ftalk. but the 
middle 
