Bore albo. Sloan. Cat. 163. Upright Honeyfuckle with 
a j mailer rough Sage leaf, which is Jludded , and a white 
flower. 
8. Lantana ( Alba ) caule inermi, foiiis ovatis ferratis, 
floribus capitatis alaribus feffilibus. Lantana with a 
flmooth Jlalk , oval flawed leaves , and flowers growing in 
heads proceeding from the wings of the leaves , fitting clofle 
to the fltalks. Camara foiiis urticas, floribus mmoribus 
albis, ex alis foliorum prodeuntibus. Houft. Camara 
with a Nettle leaf , and fmaller white flowers proceeding 
from the wings of the leaves. 
9. Lantana {Annua) foiiis quaternis, caule afpero, fpi- 
cis oblongis. Four-leaved Lantana with a rough ftalk , 
and oblong fpikes of flowers. Periclymenum re&um hu- 
milius, folio rugofo majore, flore purpureo, frudu 
oblongo, efculento purpureo. Sloan. Cat Jam. 164. 
Lower upright Honeyfuckle with a larger rough leaf ', a 
purple flower , and an oblong , purple , efculent fruit. 
10. Lantana ( Anguftifolia ) caule inermi, foiiis ovato- 
lanceolatis oppofitis, floribus capitatis pedunculis lon- 
gifiimis. Lantana with a flmooth ftalk , oval ftp ear -flo aped 
leaves placed oppojite , flowers collected in heads , and very 
long foot-ftalks. Periclymenum re£tu m, falvias folio 
rugofo, longo & anguftiffimo. Sloan. Cat. 164. Up- 
right Honeyfuckle with a rough Sage leaf \ which is long 
and narrow. 
11. Lantana (. Africana ) foiiis alternis feffilibus, floribus 
folitariis. Hort. Cliff. 320. Lantana with alternate leaves 
fitting clofle to the ftalks , and flowers growing flngly. Jaf- 
minum Africanum, illicis folio, flore folitario ex fo- 
liorum alis proveniente albo. Com. Plant. Rar. 6, tab. 
6. African Jafmine with an Ilex leaf, and a folitary white 
flower coming from the wing of the leaves. 
12. Lantana ( Salvifolia ) foiiis oppofitis feffilibus, flo- 
ribus racemofls. Lin. Sp. 875. Lantana with leaves 
placed oppofite clofle to the ftalks, and flowers in a racemus. 
Frutex Africanus, foiiis conjugatis falvias anguftis, flo- 
ribus hirfutis. Herm. Afr. 10. 
The firft fort is pretty common in thofe Engliffi gar- 
dens, where there are colledions of exotic plants ; this 
grows naturally in Jamaica, and moft of the other 
iflands in the Weft-Indies, where it is called wild Sage, 
as are feveral of the other forts which are not dif- 
tinguiffied by the inhabitants. It rifes with a woody 
ftalk five or fix feet high, fending out many branches, 
which have four angles, armed with (hort crooked 
fpines. Lhe leaves are placed oppofite ; they are 
oval, fpear-ffiaped, about an inch and a half long, 
and three quarters of an inch broad, hairy, and ftand 
upon fhort foot-ftalks ; toward the end of the branches 
the flowers come out from the wings of the italics* two 
foot-ftalks ariflng from the fame joint, one on each 
fide ; they are near two inches long, and are ter- 
minated by roundifh heads of flowers, thofe which 
are on the outflde and form the border, are firft: of a 
bright red, or fcarlet colour •, thefe change to a deep 
purple before they fall. Thofe flowers which are in 
the center are of a bright yellow, but after fome time 
fade to an Orange colour. The flowers are fucceeded 
by roundifh berries, which, when ripe, turn black, 
having a pulpy covering over a Angle hard feed. This 
plant in the Weft-Indies continues to flower moft 
part of the year* but in England they begin to 
flower in June, and continue in fucceffion till near 
Chriftmas, and the early flowers are fucceeded by ripe 
feeds. 
The fecond fort grows naturally in Jamaica * this rifes 
with a (lender, fmooth, ffirubby ftalk, about four feet 
high, dividing into many fmall quadrangular branches 
which grow ere£t, garnifhed with fpear-fhaped leaves 
about two inches long, and one inch broad, indented 
on their edges, and hoary on their under fide, (landing 
alternate upon iliort foot-ftalks. Toward the end of 
the branches the foot-ftalks of the flowers arife al- 
ternately from the wings of the leaves * thefe are very 
(lender, and fupport fmall heads of pale purple flow- 
ers, which are fucceeded by fmall purple berries, each 
having one feed. This flowers at the fame time with 
the former fort. The feeds of this fort were firft fent 
me by the late Dr. Houftoun, from La Vera 
Cruz, but I have fince received them from Ja- 
maica. 
The third fort was fent me from La Vera Cruz, by 
the late Dr. Houftoun * this rifes with afhrubby ftalk 
about three feet high, dividing into feveral upright 
branches. The leaves are oblong, and flawed on their 
edges, (landing oppofite, on the lower part of the 
branches, but toward the upper part they are placed 
by threes round the branches. The foot-ftalks of the 
flowers come out from the wings of the leaves * they 
are near three inches long, fuftaining an oblong jpike 
of purple flowers, which come out from imbricated 
fcales, which end in acute points. The flowers are 
fucceeded by pretty large purple berries. This flow- 
ers at the fame time with the former forts. 
The feeds of the fourth fort were fent me from the 
Havanna, by the late Dr. Houftoun * this rifes with 
a fhrubby ftalk about three feet high, covered with 
a gray bark, which is woolly. It divides into branches 
by pairs, which are garnifhed with round leaves, in- 
dented on their edges, whofe upper furface is corru- 
gated and rough, like thole of Sage * they are placed 
oppofite, (landing upon (hort foot-ftalks. At the end 
of the branches arife the foot-ftalks of the flowers, 
which are (hort, and fuftain a globular head of purple 
flowers * thefe are fucceeded by pretty large purple 
berries containing one feed. This flowers at the fame 
time with the former forts. 
There is a variety of this with white flowers, whole 
leaves are not quite fo round, nor are they crenated 
on their edges * but I fufpedt they both come from 
the fame feeds, fo I have not enumerated it as a dif- 
tindl fpecies. 
The fifth fort was fent me from La Vera Cruz, by 
the late Dr. Houftoun * this rifes with a woody 
branching ftalk four or five feet high, garniffied with 
oblong heart-fhaped leaves, which are la wed on their 
edges, and end in acute points. At the end of the 
branches the flowers come out in round bunches, 
(landing upon (lender upright foot-ftalks, about one 
inch long. The flowers are yellow, and grow in 
loofer bunches or heads than thofe of the former 
forts, but flowers at the fame time. 
The fixth fort rifes with a woody branching ftalk five 
or fix feet high, covered with a dark brown bark. 
The branches are more divided than thofe of the 
other forts, and are much more ligneous. The leaves 
are two inches and a half long, and one inch and a 
quarter broad, deeply fawed on their edges, and their 
upper furface very rough, and many of them cloflely 
fet with white prominent fpots as if ftudded * thefe 
are placed alternately on the branches. The flowers 
come out from the wings of the ftalk, (landing upon 
pretty long foot-ftalks * they are white, and are col- 
lected in fmall woolly heads. This flowers about the 
fame time with the former forts. 
The feventh fort rifes with a branching ffirubby ftalk 
about four feet high, covered with a dark brown bark, 
and garniffied with fmall, oblong, oval leaves, ending 
in acute points * they are an inch long, and half an 
inch broad, very much veined on their upper fide, 
(landing alternately pretty clofe to the branches. The 
flowers come out at the end of the branches upon 
(hort foot-ftalks, in clofe fmall heads •, thefe are white, . 
and make but little appearance. It flowers at the 
fame time with the former. 
The eighth fort was fent me by the late Dr. Houftoun, 
from Campeachy * this hath a (lender fhrubby ftalk 
which rifes three or four feet high, dividing into many 
(lender, fmooth, fquare branches, which are garnifhed 
with fmall, oval, fawed leaves placed oppofite * from 
the wings of the ftalk, at every joint, come out the 
flowers; they are fmall, white, and are collected in 
clofe heads ; thefe come out by pairs, and fit clofe to 
the branches. This flowers at the fame time with the 
former. 
The ninth fort is annual ; this was firft fent me by 
the late Dr, Houftoun from La Vera Cruz, bur I 
have fince received the feeds from the north fide of 
the ifland of Jamaica ; it rifes with a ftrong, upright, 
rough 
