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oval, but the upper are .{mailer and narrower. The 
.. .flowers are like .thofe of the firft in ill ape, coming; 
, out fingly from the fide of the {talks, but are of a 
brighter purple colour y the pods are fhort, con- 
taining two or three feeds in each. 1 1 flowers in July, 
and the feeds ripen in autumn. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in Spain and Portu- 
gal ; this rifes with fhrubby (talks, a foot and a half 
. high, dividing into (lender branches very ' full of 
joints, garnimed with narrow, trifoliate, thick, fiefhy 
leaves, (landing upon fhort foot-ftalks. The flowers 
are produced at the end of the branches in loofe pa- 
nicles, fome of the foot-ftalks fuftaining two, and 
others but one (lower •, they are of a fine purple 
colour, and appear in June ; the feeds ripen in 
September. 
The fifth fort grows naturally on the Alps : this is a 
very beautiful low (hrub ; it rifes with (lender fhrubby 
(talks about twofeet high, dividing into many branches, 
which are garnifhed with narrow trifoliate leaves 
fawed on their edges, fitting clofe to the branches. 
The flowers come out in panicles at the end of the 
branches upon long foot-ftalks, which for the moft 
part fuftain three large purple flowers ; the ftipula is 
a kind of (heath, embracing the foot-ftalk of the 
flower. It flowers the end of May and the beginning 
of June, and the flowers are fucceeded by turgid pods 
about an inch long, which are hairy, inclofing three 
. or four kidney-fhaped feeds, which ripen in Auguil. 
The fixth fort grows naturally in the fouth of France 
and in Spain •, this hath a perennial root and an annual 
(talk, which rifes near two feet high, fending out fhort 
branches from the fide on the lower part of the plants, 
garnifhed with trifoliate oblong leaves, which are 
hairy and clammy. The flowers grow in loofe fpikes 
at the end of the (talks •, they are large, and of a bright 
yellow colour, (landing upon pretty long foot-ftalks, 
which are extended beyond the leaves, the flowers 
hanging downward from the middle of the foot-ftalk. 
The flowers appear the latter end of June, which are 
fucceeded by turgid pods an inch long, containing 
three or four brown kidney-fhaped feeds, which ri- 
pen in September. 
The feventh fort grows naturally in' Portugal, from 
whence the feeds were fent to me. This is an annual 
. plant, with a ftrong, herbaceous, hairy (talk, rifing 
a foot and a half high, fending out branches the whole 
length, clofely garnifhed with trifoliate leaves ; the 
middle lobe being large and oval, the two fide lobes 
long and harrow, rounded at their points and indented 
on their edges *, they are very clammy. The foot- 
ftalks of the flowers come out from the wings of 
the flalks fingly, each fuftaining one pale yeljow flower, 
. (landing erect in the middle of the foot-ftalk, which 
is extended beyond the flower. This plant flowers in 
July, and the feeds ripen in autumn. 
The eighth fort grows naturally in the fouth of 
France and Italy ; this is an annual plant ; the flalks 
rife about nine inches high, lending out one or two 
fide branches toward the bottom ; the leaves are fmall, 
trifoliate, and oval, ftanding upon pretty long foot- 
ftalks, and are indented on their edges. The flowers 
come out fingly at the wings of the ftalk ; they are 
fmall, yellow, and fit very clofe to the ftalk, having 
a ftiarp briftly ftipula under the empalement; the pods 
are very fhort and turgid, containing two or three kid- 
ney-fhaped feeds, it flowers in July, and the feeds 
ripen in the autumn. 
The ninth fort grows naturally on the Alps ; this 
hath a perennial root, from which corne out feveral 
flender trailing flalks about fix inches long, garnifhed 
with fmall, trifoliate, oval leaves, indented on their 
edges, ftanding upon pretty fhort foot-ftalks. The 
, flowers come out fingly toward the top of the ftalk, 
upon pretty long flender foot-ftalks, a rifing from the 
wings of the leaves, each fuftaining one yellow 
flower 5 the (heath embracing the bafe of the foot- 
ftalk, is fharply indented. This flowers in June, and 
the feeds ripen flu the autumn. 
The tenth fort grows . naturally in Sicily, and is an 
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annual plant •, the flalks rife about nine inches high, 
fending out one or two -branches toward the bottom, 
garnifhed wi tfi fmall trifoliate leaves, which ftand on 
fhort - foot-ftalks. The flowers come out from the 
fide Of the branches upon fhort foot-ftalks, each fuf- 
taining two fmall yellow flowers, which are fucceeded 
by jointed compreffe^ pods like thole of Bird’s-foot, 
having four or five kidney-fhaped feeds in each. 
This fort flowers in July, and the feeds ripen in the 
autumn. 
Th® eleventh fort grows naturally on the Alps and 
Helvetian mountains ; this rifes with a Angle jointed 
ftalk a foot and a half high, garnifhed with ov'al, in- 
dented, trifoliate leaves, ftanding on pretty lonu foot- 
ftalks. The foot-ftalks of the flowers come out from 
the wings of the leaves ; they are long, flender, each 
fuftains three pale yellow flowers, which are fuc- 
ceeded by fhort turgid pods, containing two or three 
feeds in each. It flowers in June, and the feeds 
ripen in September. 
The twelfth fort came up in earth which was brought 
from Barbadoes, but it does not feem to be a native 
of that country, for it rifes eafily from feeds in the 
open air here, and perfects its feeds in the autumn, 
nor will it thrive in greater warmth. This hath an 
upright ftalk a foot and a half high, fending out 
fmall fide branches, which are garnifhed with round- 
ifh trifoliate leaves fawed on their edges, flandin sr up- 
on fhort foot-ftalks. The flowers grow in fhortleafy 
fpikes at the end of the branches •, they are fmall, and 
of a pale purple colour, appearing in July, and are 
fucceeded by fhort turgid pods, containing two or 
three kidney-fhaped feeds, which ripen in the autumn. 
The thirteenth fort grows naturally in Portugal, Spain, 
and Italy. This is an annual plant, rifing with upright 
branching flalks a foot high, garnifhed with Angle 
leaves fitting clofe to the flalks ; the larger leaves are 
oval, about one inch long and three quarters of an 
inch broad ; the upper leaves are narrow, ending in 
obtufe points, and are (lightly indented at their ends. 
The flowers grow in leafy fpikes at the end of the 
flalks fet clofe together, having hairy empalements j 
they are pretty large, of a purple colour, and appear 
in July : thefe are fucceeded by taper pods about 
an inch long, inclofing four or five kidney-fhaped 
feeds. This plant has feveral titles, in the different 
books of botany. 
The fourteenth fort grows naturally in the American 
iflands •, this is an annual plant, rifing with a branch- 
ing ftalk two feet high, garnifhed with trifoliate 
leaves, whofe lobes are oval, ftanding upon very 
long foot-ftalks, which are hairy. The flowers grow 
in loofe fpikes at the end of the branches ; they are 
large, and of a purplifh yellow colour, and are fuc- 
ceeded by very turgid hairy pods, each containing five 
or fix large kidney-fhaped feeds. This fort flowers in 
July and Auguft, and the feeds ripen in the autumn. 
From this plant Indigo was formerly made, which,' I 
luppofe, was of lels value than that which is made 
of Anil, fo has not been for many years paft cultivated 
in any of the iflands. 
The fifteenth fort was difeovered by the late Dr. Houf- 
toun, growing naturally at La Vera Cruz in New 
Spain, from whence he fent the feeds to England. 
This is a perennial plant, from whole roots come out 
feveral pretty ftrong branches, which fpread and in- 
cline toward the ground ; thefe are garnifhed with 
narrow trifoliate leaves, very little hairy. The flowers 
come out in loofe panicles at the end of the branches ; 
they are yellow, and are fucceeded by fmooth turgid 
pods about half an inch long, each containing two or 
three kidney-fhaped feeds. This flowers in July, and' 
the feeds fometimes ripen here in the autumn. 
The three firft forts are never cultivated in gardens, 
being very troublefome weeds whenever they get 
into the fields ; for the roots fpread and multiply 
greatly in the ground, and are fo tough and ftrong, 
that the plough will fcarcely cut through them, fo 
are with great difficulty eradicated when they have 
once gotten poffeffion. 
The 
