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ftislcc a fine appearance. The pods are dwelling, and 
about , five inches long, each containing five or 'fix 
roundifh com prelied feeds. 
The third fort grows naturally in both Indies, where 
it riles with feveral pretty ftrong, upright, imooth 
items, fending out many flender branches, garnifhed 
with oval leaves, deeply divided into two lobes. The 
leaves come out without order, and have long foot- 
ftalks, but are much thinner than thofe of the ipecies 
before-mentioned. The flowers come out at the 
extremity of the branches, three or four in a loofe 
bunch the petals are red, or ftriped with white, 
others are plain upon the fame branch ; the ftamina 
and ftyle are white, and ftand out beyond the petals. 
Thefe flowers are fucceeded by long flat pods of a 
dark brown colour, each containing five or fix 
roundifh compreffed feeds. The wood of this tree 
is' very hard, and veined with black, from whence 
the inhabitants of America call it Mountain Ebony. 
The fourth fort grows naturally at Campeachy, from 
whence I received the feeds. This riles to the height 
of twenty feet, with a fmooth item, dividing into 
many fmall branches, garnifhed with oblong, heart- 
fhaped leaves, having two pointed parallel lobes, 
which have each three longitudinal veins. The leaves 
are placed alternately on the branches, which are 
terminated by loofe bunches of white flowers •, thefe 
are fucceeded by very long narrow compreffed pods, 
which have eight or ten compreffed roundifh feeds 
in each. 
The fifth fort was fent me from Carthagena, in New 
Spain, where it grows in plenty. This feldom rifes 
more than ten feet high, dividing into many irregular 
branches, armed with fhort crooked fpines ; the 
leaves grow alternate, are heart- Ah aped, and have two 
roundifh lobes •, they are woolly on their under fide, 
and have fhort foot-ftalks. The flowers grow at the 
extremity of the branches, two or three together ; 
thefe are large, and of a dirty white colour, and are 
fucceeded by fhort fiat pods, each containing two or 
three feeds. 
The fixth fort grows naturally at La Vera Cruz. 
This rifes to the height of twenty-five, or thirty feet, 
with. many irregular items, which divide into many 
flender branches ; garnifhed with heart-fhaped leaves, 
having two roundifh lobes. The flowers come out 
in loofe fpikes at every joint from the wings of the 
leaves, with naked foot-ftalks, and are of a dirty 
white colour, and are fucceeded by oblong com- 
preffed pods, which are broadeft at their extremity, 
where they are rounded, each containing three or four 
compreffed feeds. s 
The feventh fort grows naturally at Carthagena, in 
New Spain. This rifes twenty feet high, with a ftrong 
upright item, which fends out many branches toward 
the top ; armed with fpines growing by pairs, which 
are ftrong and crooked. The leaves are heart-fhaped 
and grow alternately, having two rounded lob.es. 
The flowers are large and white, coming out thinly 
at the ends 'of the branches. The petals of thefe are 
near two inches long, and ipread open wide ; the fta- 
mina and ftyle are nearly of the fame length. The 
flowers are fucceeded by long flat pods, which are 
narrow, each containing five or fix feeds. 
The eighth fort grows naturally in both Indies. This 
rifes with a ftrong item, upward of twenty feet high, 
dividing into many ftrong branches, garnifhed with 
heart-fhaped leaves, having obtufe lobes which clofe 
together. The flowers are large and grow in looie 
panicles ; at the extremity of the branches, of a 
purplilli red colour, marked with white, and have a 
yellow bottom. Thefe have a very agreeable fcent. 
The flowers are fucceeded by compreffed pods, about 
fix inches long, and three quarters of an inch broad, 
containing three or four compreffed feeds in each. 
The ninth fort grows naturally in both Indies, where 
it rifes with many flender ftalks, which put out ten- 
drils, and fatten themfelves to the neighbouring trees, 
whereby they rife to a great height ; the leaves come 
cat alternately, are 'heart-fhaped, {landing upon long 
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foot-ftalks , thefe are .fix inches long, and three inches 
and a half broad in the middle, and are deeply cut 
into two pointed lobes, each having three prominent 
ribs running longitudinally. This hath not produced 
flowers in England, nor had I any account of them 
with the feeds, which were lent me from Casi- 
peaehyt 
The tenth fort grows naturally in great plenty on the 
north fide of the ifland of Jamaica. This is a low 
flirub, feldom riling more than five or fix feet high, 
but divides into feveral branches, garnifhed with oval 
leaves, divided into two lobes, which Ipread’ from 
each other. The flowers grow in loofe panicles at 
the end of the branches, which are white, and have 
a very agreeable fcent. Thefe appear the greateft 
part of fumnier, fo is one of the great beauties of the 
hot-houfe. The flowers are fucceeded by taper 
pods, about four inches long, each containing four 
or five roundifh compreffed feeds, of a dark colour. 
All thefe plants are natives of the vyarm countries., 
fo will not thrive in England, unlefs they are kept in 
a warm ftove. They are propagated by feeds, which 
muft be procured from the countries where they 
grow naturally, for they do not perfect their feeds 
in England. 
The laft fort has feveral times produced pods In the 
Chelfea garden, but they have never come to ma- 
turity. The feeds fhould be brought over in their 
pods, which will preferve them good. Thefe mu®: 
be fown in pots filled' with light fxefh earth, amd 
plunged into a moderate hot-bed of tanners- bark v if 
the feeds are good, the plants will come up in about 
fix weeks, and in a month after, will be fit to tranf- 
plant, when they fhould be carefully fliaken out of 
the feed pot, lb as not to tear oft’ die roots, and each 
planted into a feparate fmall pot filled with light 
loamy earth, and plunged into the hot-bed again, 
being careful to (hade them until they have taken 
frefh. root, after which they fhould have frefh air 
admitted to them every day in warm weather. In 
the autumn they muft be placed in the hark-ftove, 
and treated in the fame way as other tender exotics, 
giving them but little water in winter. As thefe 
plants frequently flower, they are worthy of a place 
in the ftove. 
BAY. See Laurus. 
BEANS. See Faba. 
BEANS, (KIDNEY or FRENCH.) See Pha- 
se olus. 
BEAN-TREFOIL. See Cytisus. 
B E A R’s-E A R. See Auricula. 
BEAR’s-EAR SANICLE. See Yerbascum. 
B E A R.’s-F O O T. See Helleborus. 
BECABUNGA, or Brook-lime. 
This is a fort of Veronica, or Water Speedwell; of 
which there are two forts, one with a long leaf, and 
the other round; they are both very common in 
ditches, and watery places, almoft every where m 
England ; the fecond fort is ufed in medicine. 
BEE, or G N A T-F LOWE R. See Orchis. 
B E E C H-T R E E. See Fagus. 
BELLADONA. See Atropa. 
BEL L-F LOWE R. See C amp anul a. 
B E L L I S [is fo called Belfus, Let. pretty, handibme, 
&c.] the Daily. 
The Characters are. 
It hath a radiated difeous flower , ccmpofed of many her- 
maphrodite florets in ike dijk , and jhnale florets in the 
rays ; included in a common empalernent , with a double fe- 
mes of fmall leaves of equal length. The hermaphrodite 
florets in the dijk, are funnel-fhaped . and cut into five 
parts at the brim ; the female florets are tongue-Jhaped , 
and make the border ; thefe have no ftamina , but an oval 
germen fupporting a fender ftyle, crowned by two fpr end- 
ing ftigma ; the hermaphrodite florets have an oval gprmen, 
Jupporting a Jimple ftyle , crowned by a bordered ftigma. 
This is attended ly five fhort ftamina , crowned by tubular 
cylindrical fummits. The germen afterward becomes a Jingle 
naked feed placed vertically . 
This 
