oppofite ; they ftand upon fhort nodding foot-ftalks. 
The flowers are fmail, of a pale dirty yellow colour, 
having purple bottoms •, thefe are fucceeded by fmail, 
fpherical, red berries included in an oval, dark, purple 
bladder. It flowers in June and July, but unlefs the 
feafon proves warm, there are no berries fucceeding 
them. 
This may be propagated by feeds in the fame way as 
the laft- mentioned, and the plants require the fame 
treatment, but are not fo hardy, therefore they muft 
be kept in a moderate ftove in winter ; but in the 
middle of fummer, they fhould be placed in the open 
air in a flickered fituation for about three months •, 
for if they are conftantly kept in the ftove, they will 
draw up weak, fo will not flower. It may alfo be pro- 
pagated by cuttings, which, if planted in pots during 
the 3 fpring and fummer months, and plunged into a 
gentle warmth, will take root freely, and may be 
treated in the fame way as is before diredted for the 
fixth fort. 
The ninth fort is an annual plant, which grows natu- 
rally in Virginia. This branches out very wide clofe 
to the ground, and the branches frequently lie upon 
it ; they are angular and full of joints, dividing again 
into fmaller branches, and are garniiked with hairy 
vifcous leaves, which are aimoft heart-fliaped, Hand- 
ing upon pretty long foot-ftalks ; they are about 
three inches long and aimoft two broad, having feve- 
ral acute indentures on their edges. The flowers are 
produced on the fide of the branches upon fhort, flen- 
der, nodding foot-ftalks *, they are of an herbaceous 
yellow colour with dark bottoms ; thefe are fuc- 
ceeded by large fwelling bladders of a light green, 
inclofing berries as large as common Cherries, which 
are yellowilh when ripe. This fort flowers in June 
and July, and the berries ripen in the autumn. 
If the feeds of this fort are permitted to fcatter, the 
plants will come up in the fpring, and require no 
other care but to thin them, and keep them clean 
from weeds ; or if the feeds are fown in the fpring 
on a common border, the plants will rife very well, 
and need no other care. 
The tenth fort is alfo an annual plant, which grows 
naturally in the iflands of the Weft-Indies ; this rifes 
■with an upright branching ftalk from two to three 
feet high. The branches are fmooth, angular, and 
garnilhed with fpear-fhaped leaves ending in acute 
points, which are Iharply indented on their edges. The 
flowers come out toward the end of the branches up- 
on fhort {lender foot-ftalks •, they are very fmail, of 
a dirty white colour, and are fucceeded by berries the 
flze of common Cherries, covered with an angular 
bladder •, they are of a yellowilh colour when ripe. 
This fort is propagated by feeds, which ihould be fown 
on a moderate hot-bed, and when the plants come 
up and are a little advanced, they fhould be planted 
on a frefh hot-bed to bring them forward, and treated 
in the fame way as the Capflcum. When they are 
grown ftrong, and are hardened to bear the open air, 
they may be tranfpianted with balls of earth to their 
.roots into a warm border, obferving to water and 
fhade them till they have taken root ; after which 
they will require no other care, but to keep them clean 
from weeds. 
The eleventh fort grows naturally in the Weft-Indies; 
this is an annual plant with very branching ftalks, 
which ieldom rife above a foot high. The leaves are 
oval, of a deep green, and have long foot-ftalks ; the 
flowers are fmail, white, and ftand upon fhort foot- 
ftalks*, the berries are fmail, and green when ripe. 
The twelfth fort was difcovered by the late Dr. Houf- 
toun growing naturally at La Vera Cruz ; this is a low 
annual plant, with a very branching fpreading ftalk. 
The leaves are fpear-fhaped, downy, and have deep 
indentures on their edges, which are oppofite and re- 
gular like a winged leaf-, the branches are fmooth and 
angular ; the flowers fmail and white ; the fruit is 
fmail, and yellowifh when ripe. 
The thirteenth fort was difcovered by the late Dr. 
Houftoun at La Vera Cry-z ; this is an annual plant 
with a very branching hairy ftalk. The leaves are oval, 
acute-pointed, and indented like a faw on their edges ^ 
the flowers are fmail, and of a pale yellow colour ; 
the fruit is round, as large as a Cherry, and of a yel- 
lowifh green when ripe. 
The fourteenth fort was difcovered at La Vera Cruz by 
the fame gentleman •, this Is an annual plant, with an. 
upright branching ftalk near two feet high, garnifhed 
with oval leaves, indented on their edges like a faw. 
They have long foot-ftalks, and change to a purplifh 
colour in the autumn. The flowers are fmail and 
white, ftanding upon very long foot-ftalks, and are 
> fucceeded by large berries aimoft as large, and of the 
fhape of Heart-Cherries, of a yellowifh green, with 
fome purple ftripes. 
The fifteenth fort was found by the fame gentleman, 
growing naturally in the fame country ; this is an an- 
nual plant, with a fmooth, ereft, branching ftalk near 
three feet high, garnifhed with oval, fpear-fhaped, 
vifcous leaves, ftanding on long foot-ftalks. The 
flowers are of a pale yellow, and fmail ; thefe are 
iucceeded by large heart-fhaped fruit, of a pale yellow 
when ripe. The five laft mentioned forts are propa- 
gated by feeds in the fame manner as the eleventh, 
and the plants require the fame treatment. 
The fixteenth fort grows naturally in Peru, from 
whence the younger de Juffieu fent the feeds. This 
is an annual plant, riling with a ftrong, herbaceous, 
angular ftalk four or five feet high, of a purplifh co- 
lour, dividing into feveral branches which are angu- 
lar, and fpread out wide on every fide j thefe are gar- 
nithed with oblong leaves which are deeply flnuated 
on their fides, and are of a deep green. The foot- 
ftalks of the flowers are fhort ; the empalement of 
the flower is large, bell-fhaped, and deeply cut into 
five fegments ; the flower is large, of the open bell- 
fhape, of a light blue colour, and is fucceeded by 
berries about the flze of common Cherries, inclofed 
in a large fwelling bladder, having five fharp angles. 
It flowers in July, and the feeds ripen in the autumn, 
which if permitted to fcatter, the plants will come up 
the following fpring; or if the feeds are fown on a bed 
of rich earth in the fpring, the plants will rife eafily, 
and may be afterward tranfpianted to the borders of 
the pleafure-garden, where they muft be allowed 
room, for if the ground is good, the plants will grow 
very large. 
Father Feuille, who firft difcovered this plant in 
Peru, and has given a figure and defcription of it, 
recommends it greatly for its virtues, and fays, the 
Indians make great ufe of its berries to bring away 
gravel, and to relieve perfons who have a ftoppage 
of urine, and gives the manner of ufing them ; which 
is, to bruife four or five of the berries either in com- 
mon water, or white wine, giving it to the patient to 
drink, and the iuccefs is aftoniflnng. 
PHYTOLACCA. Tourn. Inft. R. H. 299. tab. 
154. Lin. Gen. Plant. 521= [This plant is fo called 
of 3 >utoi/, a plant, and Lacca, a colour, becaufe a 
red coloured lacca is made thereof.] American Night- 
fhade. 
The Characters are, 
The flower hath no -petals according to fome , or no empale- 
ment according to others , for the cover of the parts of ge- 
neration being coloured , is by the latter termed petals ; 
there are five of thefe which are roundijh , concave , fpread- 
ing open, and permanent. It has for the mofl part ten 
ftamina which fpread open , and are the fame length as the 
petals , terminated by roundijh fummits, and ten comprejfed 
orbicular germen joined together on their inftde , but are 
divided on their ontfide , upon which fit ten very Jhoft 
fiyles which are reflected . , and crowned by fingle fiigmas. The 
germen afterward turns to an orbicular depreffed terry, 
with ten longitudinal deep furrows , having ten cells, each 
containing a fingle fmooth feed. 
This genus of plants is ranged In the fifth feddon, of 
Linnams’s tenth clafs, which includes thofe plapts 
whofe flowers have ten ftamina aad ten ftyles, -- 
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