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will fall away from their roots, and when this hap- 
pens, the plants feldom furvive it ; therefore in break- 
ing of the” pots, the fame caution mufl be had not to 
difturb the earth more than can be avoided •, then the 
plant, with the ball of earth to its roots, fhould be 
put into a pot one lize larger than that in which it 
had before grown, filling up the pot with light fandy 
earth, and plunge the pots again into the hot-bed. 
Thefe plants Ihould not be removed oftener than once 
a year, nor Ihould they be put into large pots, for 
unlefs their roots are confined, they will not thrive. 
With this management I have kept thefe plants fe- 
veral years, but they are of flow growth after the firfl 
feafon, fo that I have not raifed any of them more 
than two feet and a half high, and it is very rare to 
fee them in England more than half that height, 
though I have feen two of them, in flower, one in the 
late Sir Charles Wager’s garden at Parfons-green, and 
the other in Chelfea garden. 
The pulpy fruit, to whofe apex this nut grows, is 
as large as an Orange, and is full of an acid juice, 
which is frequently mixed in the making of punch in 
America. Many of thefe fruit have been brought to 
England, in calks of rum for the fame purpofe. 
The nut is of the fize and fhape of a hare’s kidney, 
but is much larger at the end which is next the fruit, 
than at the other. The outer Ihell is of an Afh colour, 
and very fmooth •, under this is another which covers 
the kernel, between thefe there is a thick black in- 
flammable oil, which is very cauftic ; this will raife 
blifters on the Ikin, and has often been very trouble- 
fome to thofe who have incautioufly put the nuts into 
their mouths to break the Ihell. 
The milky juice of this tree will flain linen of a deep 
black, which cannot be wafhed out again ; but whether 
this has the fame property with that of the eaftern 
Anacardium, has not yet been fully experimented ; 
for the in fpifiated juice of that tree is the bell fort of 
lac, which is ufed for flaining of black in China and 
Japan. 
Dr. Grew mentions the juice being ufed for ftaining 
of cottons, but it is doubtful which of the fpecies he 
means ; though Sir Elans Sloane fuppofes it to be of 
the Acajou here mentioned. However, it may be very 
well worth the trial ; if the inhabitants of the Britifh 
Hands in America would tap a few of the trees in 
the bleeding feafon, and collefl the juice in earthen 
pots, keeping it in a place free from duft, or covering 
the pots over with a linen cloth, to prevent duft from 
mixing with it, and when it is of a proper confiftence, 
fome trials may be made with it, to fee if it has the 
fame property with the Japan lac, which if it has, 
may prove a valuable commodity. 
ANACYCLUS. Lin. Gen. Plant. 869. Santoli- 
noides. Vail. Acad. Scien. 
The Characters are. 
It hath compound flowers , conflfting of female and her- 
maphrodite florets , included in one common fcaly empale- 
ment •, the rays or borders being formed of the female florets , 
which are tubulous , and ftretched out in the form of a 
tongue beyond the empalement. 'The hermaphrodite florets 
which compofe the difk , are funnel- flo aped, quinquefid , and 
fpread open ; thefe have each five fender ftamina , which 
are crowned with cylindrical fummits in the center is 
placed an oblong comprejfed germen , fupporting a fender 
flyle , crowned with bifid ftigma. The female florets have 
an oblong membraneous germen , fupporting a fender flyle , 
crowned with two fender reflexed ftigma the hermaphro- 
dite florets are fucceeded by one oblong comprejfed feed . The 
female florets are fucceeded by a Jingle oblong feed with broad 
borders or wings , which are indented at the top-, thefe are 
placed on a convex receptacle. 
This genus of plants is ranged by Dr. Linnsus in the 
third leftion of his nineteenth clafs, entitled Synge- 
nefia Polygarnia fuperfl.ua. The plants of this divifion 
have female and hermaphrodite flowers included in 
the fame common empalement. 
The Species are, 
i. Anacyclus ( Creticus ) foliis decompofitis linearibus 
laciniis divifis planis. Hort. Cliff 417, Anacyclus 
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with narrow decompounded leaves , whofe diviflons are 
plain. Cotula cretica minima ehamasmeli folio capite 
infiexo. Tourn. Cor. 37. 
2. Anacyclus ( Orient alis ) foliis compofitis fetaceis acu- 
tis reft is. Hort. Cliff. 417. Anacyclus with compound , 
briftly , upright, pointed leaves. Chamtemelum Orientals 
foliis pinnatis. Tourn. Cor. 37. 
3. Anacyclus ( Valentinus ) foliis decompofitis linearibus 
laciniis divifis tretiufculis acutis floribus flofculofis. 
Hort. Cliff. 417. Anacyclus with decompounded narrow 
leaves , whofe diviflons are taper and pointed, and flofcidar 
flowers. Chryfanthemum Valentinum. Gluf. Hilt. 1 * 
P- 33 2 - 
The two firfl: forts grow naturally in the Hands of 
the Archipelago, from whence Dr. Tournefort fent 
their feeds to the royal garden at Paris. I have alfo 
received the feeds of both thefe plants from Portugal^ 
fo that it may alfo grow naturally there, as do many 
of thofe plants which were difcovered by Tournefort 
in the Levant. Thefe are low plants, whofe branches 
trail on the ground. The firfl: fort has fine cut leaves 
like thofe of Chamomile ; the flowers are fmall, white, 
and grow Angle, with their heads declining ^ thefe 
are like thofe of the common Mayweed. The fecond 
hath winged leaves like thofe of the Ox-eye ; the flow- 
ers are white, and like thofe of Chamomile. 
The third fort grows naturally in Spain, from whence 
I have received the feeds. This grows a foot and 
half high, fending out many fide branches ; the leaves 
are finely divided like thofe of Chamomile, and are 
hairy : the flowers grow fingle at the extremity of the 
branches, and are of a bright yellow colour, with a 
filvery fcaly empalement. Thefe are as large as thofe 
of the Ox-eye. 
All thefe plants are annual : the feeds fliould be fowrt 
early in the fpring in a border of light earth, where 
they are defigned to remain, and require no other 
care but to keep them clean from weeds, and thin 
the plants where they are too clofe. As thefe have 
no great beauty, a few plants only may be left for 
the fake of variety. They flower in July and Auguft, 
and their feeds ripen in September. 
ANAG ALLIS. Lin. Sp. Plant. 189. Pimpernel. 
The Characters are, 
The empalement is permanent , cut into five fharp fegments, 
which are hollow. The flower is of one leaf fpread open , and 
cut into five parts at the brim it hath five erect ftamina 
which are floor ter than the petals , and are crowned with 
fingle fummits. In the center is placed the globular ger- 
men, fupporting a fender inclining flyle crowned with a 
blunt ftigma. The germen afterward becomes a globular 
vejfel with one cell, opening horizontally, in which are lodged 
fever al angular feeds* 
This genus of plants is by Dr. Linnaeus ranged in the 
firfl: divifion of his fifth clafs, entitled Pentandria 
Monogynia, the flowers having five ftamina and one 
flyle. 
The Species are, 
1. Anagallis (_ Arvenfis ) foliis indivifis caule procum- 
bente. Lin. Gen. Plant. 148. Pimpernel with un- 
divided leaves and a trailing ftalk. Anagallis Phoenicia 
fiore. C. B. P. 252. 
2. Anagallis ( Fcemina ) foliis indivifis glands caule 
procumbente fiore caeruleo. Pimpernel with undivided 
glaucous leaves , a trailing ftalk , and blue flower . Ana- 
gallis caeruleo fiore. C. B. P. 252. 
3. Anagallis ( Monelli ) foliis indivifis caule eredlo. Lin; 
Sp. Plant. 148. Pimpernel with an undivided leaf and 
upright ftalk. Anagallis tenuifolia Monelli. Clufi 
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4. Anagallis ( Latifolia ) foliis cordatis amplexicaulibus, 
caulibus compreffis. Lin. Sp. Plant. 149. Pimpernel 
with heart-fhaped leaves, embracing the ftalks which are 
comprejfed. Anagallis Hifpanica latifolio flore caeruleo. 
Horteg. 
The firfl fort is very common in fields, and other 
cultivated places, in moft parts of England. The 
fecond fort is fometirnes found wild in the fields, but 
is lefs common than the fir ft in England. This is 
fuppofed to be only a variety of the firfl, but from 
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