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The third fort is a native of the warmer parts of A- 
merica, where it was difcovered by father blunder, 
who made a drawing of it, and gave the title of Cle- 
matitis to it, which he afterward altered to Bignonia, 
when he became better acquainted with Tournefort’s 
Syftem of Botany, This rifes with an upright Item, 
to the height of twelve or fourteen feet, fending out 
many fide branches, garnifhed at every joint by two 
long winged leaves placed oppofite •, the fmall leaves 
which corn pole thefe, are long and fpear-fhaped, end- 
ing in a point, and flightly fawed on their edges, 
each leaf being compofed of fix pair, terminated by 
an odd one. The flowers are produced in loofe pa- 
nicles at the ends of the branches, and are fhaped 
like thofe of the other fpecies, but fpread open more 
at the top. Thefe are yellow, and fucceeded by 
comprefTed pods about fix inches long, having two 
rows of flat winged feeds, like thofe of the other 
fpecies. 
I received this fort fifft in 1729, from La Vera Cruz, 
in New Spain, where the late Dr. Houftoun found it 
growing naturally in great plenty •, fince which time 
I have received the feed from the ifland of Bermuda, 
by the title of Candle "Wood. 
It is propagated by feeds, which muft be fown on a 
hot-bed, and the plants afterward tranfplanted into 
feparate fmall pots, filled with light frefh earth, and 
plunged into a frefh hot-bed to bring them forward, 
that they may obtain ftrength before winter ; in the 
autumn they muft be removed into the bark-ftove, 
and during the winter fhould have but little water, 
but in fmtimer they muft be frequently refrefhed with 
it, but not given in too great plenty. The plants 
fhould conftantly remain in the bark-ftove, and be 
treated in the fame manner as other tender plants 
from thofe countries. The third year from feed 
they will flower, but they do not produce feeds in 
England. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in Virginia, and fe- 
veral other parts of America ; this hath very flender 
trailing ftalks, which muft be fupported ; in the places 
where it naturally grows, the branches fallen them- 
felves by their tendrils to whatever plants are near 
them, and extend to a great diftance. In this coun- 
try they require the afiiftance of a wall, and to have 
a good aipebt, for they are impatient of much cold, 
fo fhould be flickered in fevere froft ; the branches 
are garnifhed with oblong leaves, which are green all 
the year ; thefe are often Angle at bottom, but up- 
ward are placed by pairs oppofite at each joint ; the 
flowers are produced at the wings of the leaves, which 
are yellow, and fhaped like thofe of the Foxglove. 
Thefe appear in Auguft, but are not fucceeded by 
pods in this country. This is propagated by feeds, 
which fhould be fown on a moderate hot-bed, and 
treated in the fame manner as the nrft fort. When 
thefe plants are planted in the full ground againft 
walls, the ground about the roots fhould be covered 
in the autumn with feme old tanners bark to keep 
out the froft in winter •, and in very fevere froft, the 
branches fliould be covered with mats, to prevent 
their being deftroyed. With this management I have 
had the plants flower very well in the Chelfea garden. 
The fifth fort hath flender flalks like the former, 
which require the fame fupport •, thefe are garnifhed 
with fmall oval leaves, which are entire, placed op- 
pofite at every joint ; at the fame places come out the 
tendrils, by which they fallen themfelves to the plants 
which grow near them •, thefe end in three diftindt 
parts ; the flowers come out from the wings of the 
leayes, which are fhaped like thofe of the former 
fort, but are fmaller, and are not fucceeded by feeds 
in this country. This grows naturally -.in Carolina 
and the Bahama Iflands, but will live in the open air, 
if it is planted againft a wall to a fouth afpebt, and 
flickered in very fevere froft. It is propagated in the 
fame manner as the former fort. 
The fixth fort hath very weak flender branches, which 
put out tendrils at the joints, by which they fallen 
themfelves to the neighbouring plants : at each joint 
there are four leaves, two on each fide oppofite ; 
thefe are oval pointed, and waved on their edges, of 
a bright green, and continue through the year ; the 
branches ramble very far where they have room : the 
flowers are large, yellow, and are produced at the 
joints of the, ftalks, but are not fucceeded by pods in 
this country. I received this fort from La Vera Cruz, 
in New Spain ; but it thrives againft a warm wall in 
the open air very well, with the fame treatment as the 
two former forts. 
The feventh fort grows naturally in South Carolina, 
where it fpreads over the hedges, and at the feafom 
of flowering, perfumes the air to a great diftance ; k 
alfo grows in 1'ome parts of Virginia, but not in fo 
great plenty as at Carolina. The inhabitants there 
call it Yellow Jafmine, I luppofe from the fweet odour 
of its flowers. 
This rifes with flender ftalks, which twill themfelves 
round the neighbouring plants, and mount to a con- 
flderable height ; the branches are garnifhed with ob- 
long pointed leaves, which come out Angle and op- 
polite to each other at every joint ; thefe remain 
green through the year. The flowers come out from 
the wings of the leaves at every joint, fometimes but 
two, at other times four at each joint; thefe Hand 
erect, are trumpet-fhaped, yellow, and have a very 
fweet icent •, and in the countries where they naturally 
grow, they are fucceeded by fhort taper pods, filled 
with fmall winged feeds. 
The plants of this fort, when young, are impatient 
of cold, fo muft be flickered in the winter until they 
have obtained ftrength, when they fhould be planted 
againft a warm wall, and in winter protected from 
froft by coverings of mats, and the ground about 
their roots covered with tan. With this management 
I have had them flower very well in the Chelfea gar- 
den. It is propagated by feeds in the fame manner 
as the former forts. 
The eighth fort was fent me from Jamaica by the late 
Dr. Houftoun. This rifes with an upright ilem near 
twenty feet high, fending out many lateral branches, 
covered with a white bark. The leaves come out 
oppofite at the joints upon long foot-ftaiks ; they are 
compofed of five oval fliff leaves, which are joined in 
one center at their bafe, where they are narrow, but 
widen toward the top, where they are rounded and 
obtufe. They are of a pale green, inclining to white 
on their under fide the flowers are produced at the 
ends of the branches four or five together, on very 
fliort foot-ftalks ; they are narrow at bottom, but the 
tube enlarges upward, and at the top fpreads open 
wide, of a pale bluifh colour, and fmell fweet ; they 
are fucceeded by taper crooked pods about four inches 
long, which are filled with oval comprefTed feeds* 
with wings of a filver colour. 
This fort is a native of the warmer parts of America, 
therefore will not thrive in this country, but in a flove. 
It is propagated by feeds, which muft be fown on a 
hot-bed, and the plants treated in the fame manner as 
the fourth fort. 
The ninth fort I received from Barbadoes, by the ti- 
tle of White Wood. This rifes with an upright fern 
to the height of forty feet, in the natural country of 
its growth ; and the feeds are difperfed by wind to 
the neighbouring lands, where the plants come up in 
great plenty. This and the former fort have been 
generally confounded, and fuppofed to be the fame, 
but the growing plants are extremely different ; for 
the under leaves of this are fometimes compofed of 
five, at other times of four oval leaves ; and on the 
upper part of the branches, they come out Angle, 
placed by pairs oppofite : thefe are as large as thofe 
of the Bay-tree, and of equal thicknefs, rounded at 
their end ; each of thefe have a long foot-ftalk, whereas 
thofe of the former join at their bafe to one center. 
The flowers of this fort are produced Angle at the 
wings of the leaves, which have a narrow tube near 
two inches long, but fpread open very wide at the 
top, where they are cut into five unequal fegments, 
which are fringed on their borders. The flowers are 
white, 
