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tetraphylla arborea, filiquis compreffis, anguftis, lon- 
gifiimis, pendulis. Houft. MSS. 
1 6 . Cassia ( Flexuofa ) foliolis multijugatis linearibus, 
fioribus folitariis axillaribus, pedunculis longiffimis. 
Caftia with many pair of narrow leaves , Jingle flowers 
- proceeding from the fides of the ftalks , and very long foot - 
ftalks. Senna occidentals, foliis herbas mimofe, fili- 
qua fingulari, fioribus pediculis longioribus infiften- 
tibus. Sloan. Hid:. Jam. 2. 51. 
17. Cassia ( Chdmacrifta ) foliolis multijugatis lineari- 
bus, caulibus procumbentibus, frutefcentibus, fiori- 
bus maximis folitariis axillaribus, filiquis glabris. Caf- 
Jia with many pair of fnall leaves , which are narrow , 
fhrubby trailing ftalks , large flowers growing Jingly from 
the fides of the ftalks , and fmooth pods. Senna fpuria 
mimofe foliis, frutefcens & procumbens, flore maxi- 
mo, filiquis glabris. Houft. MSS. 
18. Cassia {Pentagonia ) foliolis trijugatis ovatis, exte- 
rioribus majoribus glandula fubulata inter inferiora. 
Prod. Leyd. 46. Caftia with three pair of fnall oval 
leaves , the upper being the largeft , and an awl-fhaped 
glandule betzveen the lower pair. Senna fpuria ple- 
rumque hexaphylla filiqua pentagon! alata. Houft. 
MSS. 
j 9. Cassia ( Racemofa ) foliolis quinquejugatis, lanceo- 
latis rigidis fioribus racemofis axillaribus, filiquis 
planis, caule fruticofo. Caftia with five pair of fpear- 
jhaped ftiff leaves , flowers growing in bunches from the 
fides of the ftalk , flat pods , and a fhrubby ftalk. 
20. Cassia ( Procumbens ) foliolis bijugatis ovatis, cauli- 
bus procumbentibus, fioribus folitariis axillaribus, fi- 
liquis hirfutis. Caftia with two pair of fnall oval leaves , 
trailing ftalks , fingle flowers proceeding from the fides of 
the ftalk , and hairy pods. Senna fpuria tetraphylla 
herbacea procumbens, filiquis hirfutis. Houft. MSS. 
21. Cassia ( Glandulofa ) foliolis multijugatis, glandula 
petioli pedicellata, ftipulis enfiformibus. Hort. Upfal. 
1 o 1 . Caftia with many pair of leaves , and the gland on 
the foot ftalk refembling an infedl , and fw or d-jh aped fti- 
puU. Chamse chrifta pavonis Americana, filiqua mul- 
tiplied. Breyn. Cent. 64. 
The firft fort grows naturally in moft of the iflands 
in the Weft Indies, where it is called Stinking Weed, 
from its unfavoury odour. This rifes with a channell- 
ed ftalk three or four feet high, dividing into feveral 
branches, garniftied with winged leaves placed alter- 
nately •, each of thefe is compoled of five pair of lobes 
which are oval, fpear-fhaped, fitting clofe to the mid- 
rib, having rough edges, the lower pair of lobes be- 
ing the fmalleft, the others enlarge to the top, which 
are the biggeft ; at the bafe of the foot-ftalk is pro- 
duced a fmall protuberance, which is called a gland ; 
this is differently fituated in the feveral fpecies of this 
genus. The fiowers come out from the fides of the 
ftalks, two growing upon each foot-ftalk ; but the 
branches are terminated by loofe fpikes of flowers, 
which are compofed of five concave yellow petals, 
with ten declining ftamina, fituated round the ger- 
men and ftyle, which becomes a fword-fhaped fiat 
pod, having a border on each fide, and is indented 
between each feed. 
This is a biennial plant, which is propagated by feed 
in plenty, in the countries where it grows naturally •, 
but in England, the feeds muft be fown on a hot-bed 
in the fpring, and when the plants are fit to remove, 
they ftiould be each planted in a feparate pot, filled 
with light earth, and plunged into a moderate hot- 
bed, where they ftiould be Ihaded till they have taken 
frefh root ; after which they ftiould have frefh air ad- 
mitted to them every day, in proportion to the warmth 
of the feafon, and fhould be frequently watered. 
When the plants have filled the pots with their roots, 
they fhould be fhifted into larger ; and if they are too 
tall to remain in the hot-bed, they muft be placed 
either in the ftove, or a glafs-cafe, where they may 
be defended from cold, but in warm weather have 
plenty of air. With this management the plants will 
flower in Auguft, and perfeft their feeds in O&ober, 
but may be preferved through the winter in a ftove, 
where they will continue flowering a long time. In 
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warm fu miners the plants may be placed in the open 
air toward the latter end of June, where they will 
flower very well; but thefe will not perfebt their 
feeds, unlefs they are removed into the ftove in au- 
tumn. 
The fecond fort was lent me from Jamaica by the 
late Dr. Houftoun, who found it growing there na- 
turally. This rifes with a ftirubby ftalk five or fix 
feet high, fending out many branches toward the top, 
garniftied with winged leaves, compofed of five pair 
of fmall oval leaves, the upper ones being longeft. 
The fiowers come out from the fide of the ftalks, and 
alfo terminate the branches in loofe fpikes ; thefe are 
yellow, and fhaped like thofe of the former, but are 
fmaller •, the pods are long, taper, and contain two 
rows of feeds. 
This plant may be preferved three or four years in 
the ftove, and will annually flower and perfebt the 
feeds. It is propagated by feeds, which fhould be 
fown on a hot-bed in the fpring •, and the plants muft: 
be treated in the fame manner as the former fort, with 
only this difference, that thefe, when they are too tall 
to remain longer under the frames on the hot-bed, 
muft be removed into the ftove, where they will often 
flower in autumn or winter, but they feldom perfect 
their feeds till the fecond year. 
The third fort hath an herbaceous ftalk, which rifes 
five or fix feet high, garniftied with long winged 
leaves, compofed of eight or ten pair of large oval 
lobes, each being more than three inches long, and 
one broad, rounded at the end, where they are flight- 
ly indented. The fiowers are produced in loofe fpikes 
at the top of the ftalk, which are large, yellow, and 
of the fame fhape with thofe of the other fpecies ; the 
pods are long, taper, and have four borders or wings 
running longitudinally ; thefe contain a double row 
of angular feeds. The whole plant hath a ftrong 
foetid odour. 
This fort feldom continues more than two years ; it 
muft be raifed from feeds as the former forts, and 
placed in the tan-bed in the ftove, being very tender, 
and fhould have but little water in winter. The fe- 
cond year the plants will flower, but they very rarely 
produce feeds in England. 
The fourth fort was lent me from Campeachy by the 
late Dr. Houftoun, who found it growing there in 
great plenty. This rifes with a woody ftem to the 
height of fourteen or fixteen feet, fending out many 
lateral branches, garnifhed with winged leaves, com- 
pofed of three pair of oblong, oval, hairy lobes, of 
equal fize ; the flowers come out in loofe bunches at 
the end of the branches, which are of a pale ftraw co- 
lour, and fmall, but fhaped like the others ; the 
pods are long, narrow, and jointed, each feed being 
lodged in a fort of ifthmus ; the feeds are oval and 
brown. 
This* may be propagated by feeds, which muft be 
fown upon a hot-bed, and the plants afterward treated 
as the former forts, placing them in a warm ftove, 
where they will continue feveral years producing their 
flowers in fummer, and in warm feafons the feeds 
will ripen. 
The fifth fort is a low herbaceous plant, feldom rifl- 
ing a foot high , tire ftalk is fingle, and garniftied 
with winged leaves, compofed of three pair of oval 
pointed lobes, which are hairy ; the flowers come out 
fingle from the fide of the ftalks ; they are of a pale 
yellow, and fmall •, thefe are fucceeded by narrow ta- 
per pods two inches long, which grow upright. This 
plant is annual ; the feeds muft be fown on a hot-bed, 
and the plants treated as the firft fort : they will flower 
in July, and ripen their feeds in autumn. This was 
lent me from Campeachy by the late Dr. Houftoun. 
The fixth fort grows naturally in Maryland, from 
whence I received the feeds. It hath a perennial root, 
compofed of a great number of black fibres ; this 
fends out feveral upright ftalks in the fpring, which 
rife four or five feet high, garnifhed with winged 
leaves, compofed of nine pair of oblong fmooth lobes, 
which are equal ; toward the tipper part of the ftalks 
the 
