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leaves are little more than one inch long, and three 
quarters broad at their bafe, and are crenated on their 
edges. The flowers ftand upon long (lender foot- 
ftalks which arife from the wings of the ftalk, two of 
them generally coming out at each leal ; they are of a 
pale yellow colour, and appear at the fame time with 
the former. 
The thirteenth fort has many trailing ftalks, which 
divide into {lender branches, covered with a light 
brown bark, and garniflied with fmall, oblong, oval 
leaves fawed on their edges, and hairy on their under 
fide, {landing upon fhort foot-ftalks. The flowers 
are produced in fmall clutters fitting clofe at the end 
of the branches •, they are fmall, of a bright fcarlet 
colour, and are fucceeded by feeds having two ftiff 
briftly teeth. This flowers about the fame time as 
the former. 
The fourteenth fort hath fmooth round ftalks which 
rife three feet high, fending out long {lender branches. 
The leaves are fmooth, heart-fhaped, of a light green 
colour, and ftand upon long foot-ftalks ; the lower 
leaves are near three inches long, and almoft two 
broad at their bafe, fawed on their edges, and ending 
in acute points; The flowers ftand upon very long 
foot-ftalks, arifing from the wings of the ftalks finglyj 
they are fmall, and of a whitifh yellow colour, appear- 
ing at the fame time with the former. 
The fifteenth fort fends outfeveral ftalks from the 
root, which fpread flat on the ground, fending out 
feveral fhort fide branches •, the ftalks grow nine or 
ten inches long, and are garnifhed with oval fatteny 
leaves fawed on their edges, and have fhort foot- 
ftalks ; the flowers come out fingly at the wings of 
the ftalks, fitting very clofe thereto *, they are fmall, 
of a yellow colour, and appear at the fame time with 
the former, and are fucceeded by feeds which have 
no teeth. 
The fixteenth fort has a ligneous ftalk with a purplifh 
bark, rifing two feet high, fending out feveral 
branches from the lower part. The leaves are pretty 
thick, and almoft heart-ihaped, ending with obtufe 
points ; they are crenated on their edges, and woolly 
on their under fide •, they are an inch and a half long, 
and three quarters broad near their bafe. Handing up- 
on pretty long foot-ftalks, and have many veins which 
arife from the midrib, and diverge to the borders. 
The flowers are of a pale yellow colour, and are ga- 
thered in clutters fitting clofe at the wings of the ftalk; 
their empalements are hairy, and cut into many acute 
ferments at the top. This flowers at the fame time 
with the former, and the feeds have two teeth at their 
points. 
The feventeenth fort has a ligneous ftalk which rifes 
four feet high, covered over with brown hairs, fending 
out a few long {lender branches, the lower parts of 
which are garnifned with oval leaves an inch and a 
half long, and three quarters broad •, they are {light- 
ly fawed on their edges, have many longitudinal 
veins, and are downy on their under fide. The up- 
per part of the branches are deftitute of leaves more 
than a foot in length, and from their fides come out 
foot-ftalks two inches long, fuftaining feveral fmall 
yellow flowers in clufters, having hairy empalements, 
which are cut at the top into feveral acute fegments. 
This fort flowers at the fame time with the former. 
The eighteenth fort was difcovered by the late Dr. 
William Houftoun, growing naturally at La Vera 
Cruz in New Spain •, this rifes with a ftrong fhrubby 
ftalk fix or feven feet high, covered with a rough 
brown bark, and fends out feveral ligneous branches 
from the fide, which are hairy, and garnifhed with 
fpear-lhaped leaves Handing upon long foot-ftalks ; 
they are fix inches long, and two broad in the middle, 
ending in acute points, and are unequally {awed on 
their edges, fome of the indentures being large and 
deep, others are fmall and {hallow, and do not ex- 
tend fo far from the border; The upper furface of 
the leaves are of a dark green, and their under is of a 
pale or light green colour. The flowers are coliedled 
in heads, Handing upon long naked foot-ftalks which 
terminate the branches ; each of thefe heads contain 
feven or eight flowers, whofe petals extend much be- 
yond their empalements. The flowers are of a pale 
fulphur colour when they firft open, but afterward 
fade to an almoft white; their empalements are 
fmooth, but are terminated by five hairy points which 
ftand ereft. The flowers being paft, the germen fweils 
to a fhort roundifh capfule fitting in the empalement 
of the flower, having five cells, each containing one an- 
gular feed* having three {harp teeth which are burry, 
and ftick to the clothes of thofe who rub againft them 
when ripe. 
The nineteenth fort was difcovered by the late Dr. 
Houftoun, growing naturally in Jamaica-, this rifes 
with a fhrubby ftalk feven or eight feet high, fending 
out feveral very {lender branches, extending to two 
feet or more in length, and bending downward at their 
ends ; they are garniflied at each joint (which are two 
inches afunder) by one large heart-fhaped leaf, Hand- 
ing upon a pretty long foot-ftalk ; they are above four 
inches long, and two inches and a half broad near 
their bafe, fawed on their edges, and run out to a 
long fharp point, having many ftrong veins which 
rife from the midrib, and diverge toward their bor- 
ders ; they are of a light green on their upper furface, 
and pale on their under. The flowers grow in cluf- 
ters at the wings of the ftalks ; thofe. on the lower 
part of the branches are formed in clofe obtufe fpikes 
about an inch in length, but on the upper part of the 
branches they are in globular heads which are placed 
nearer together, and have no leaves under them, the 
branches being terminated by one of thefe heads. 
The empalements of the flowers end with five acute 
hairy points ; the flowers are fmall, and when they 
firft open are white, but afterward they fade to a brown- 
ilh colour. When thefe are paft, the germen becomes 
a roundifh capfule with five cells, fitting in the em- 
palement of the flower, each cell having one angular 
feed with twp teeth. 
Thefe plants are moft of them annual in England, 
but fome of them are of longer duration in their na- 
tive countries, and might be fo here, if they were 
placed in a warm ftove in winter ; but as moft of them 
perfedl their feeds the fame year, if the plants are 
brought forward in the fpring, few perlbns have room 
in their ftoves to receive thefe plants, as there are io 
many perennial exotic plants at prefent in the Eng- 
lifh gardens, which require a warm ftove to preferve 
them. 
They are propagated by feeds, which fhould befown 
upon a moderate hot-bed the beginning of April, 
and when the plants are come up fit to remove, they 
fhould be tranfpianted to another hot-bed, planting 
them four inches diftance every way ; they muft be 
{haded from the fun till they have taken new root, 
and then they muft have a large {hare of free air ad- 
mitted to them when the weather is mild, to pre- 
vent their drawing up weak ; they will alfo require 
water pretty frequently. If the plants thrive well, 
they will have ftrength enough to be fit to tranfplant 
in the open air ; for which purpofe they fhould be 
gradually hardened, and the beginning of June they 
may be taken up with balls of earth to their roots, 
and planted in a warm fheltered part of the garden, 
at about three feet diftance, obferving to fhade and 
water them until they have taken new root; after 
which they will require no other care but to keep them 
clean from weeds. In July the plants will begin to 
flower, and there will be a continued fucceffion of 
flowers until the froft comes on. If the feafon proves 
warm, they will ripen their feeds very well in autumn ; 
but left thefe fhould mifcarry by the unfavourablenefs 
of the feafon, it may be proper to put one plant of 
each fort in pots filled with light kitchen-garden earth, 
placing them in the {hade till they have taken new 
root, and then they may be removed to a warm fitua- 
tion, where they will thrive very well in a good fea- 
ion ; but if the lummer proves cold, they fhould be 
placed in a dry airy glafs-cafe, where they may be 
kept warm, which will ripen their feeds. 
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