The fifth fort grows naturally in moll parts of North 
America, from whence the feeds have been brought to 
•Europe. This is in its firft appearance very like the 
laft fort, but the leaves are broader, and grow by 
threes on the fame foot-ftalk, whereas thofe of the 
former have five or feven lobes in each leaf. The 
flowers appear at the fame time with the former, 
but the feeds do not ripen in England, unlefs the 
feafon is very warm. There is little beauty in this 
fort. 
The fixth fort hath a climbing ftalk like the fourth •, 
the lower leaves of this are winged, and deeply cut 
on their edges, but the upper leaves are Angle, fpear- 
fliaped, and entire. The flowers of this fort are 
white, and appear in June or July. This grows na- 
turally in the fouth of France, and in Italy. 
The feventh fort grows naturally in Spain and Por- 
tugal. This hath a climbing ftalk, which will rife to 
the height of eight or ten feet, fending out branches 
from every joint, whereby it becomes a very thick 
bulky plant ; the leaves are fometimes Angle, at 
other times double, and frequently trifoliate, being 
indented on their edges. Thefe keep their verdure 
all the year : oppofite to the leaves come out clafpers, 
which fallen themfelves to the neighbouring Ikrubs, 
by which the branches are fupported, otherwife they 
would fall to the ground. The flowers are produced 
from the fide of the branches ; thefe are large, of an 
herbaceous colour, and appear always about the end 
of December, or beginning of January, which being 
a feafon wdien few perfons viflt gardens for informa- 
tion, thefe flowers have efcaped their notice, fo that 
many have fuppofed this fort doth not produce flow- 
ers in England ; and the flowers being nearly the 
fame colour of the leaves, thofe who have been more 
conllant vifitors of gardens, have palled by this plant, 
without noticing the flowers ; but for many years to- 
gether, it hath produced plenty of flowers in the gar- 
den at Chelfea, and always at the fame feafon. 
The feventh fort is cultivated in the nurfery-gardens 
for fale, and is known by the title of Virgin's Bower. 
There are four varieties of it which are preferved in 
the gardens of the curious, and have been by fome 
treated as fo many diftindt fpecies ; but as their only 
differences confift either in the colour of their flow- 
ers, or the multiplicity of their petals, they are now 
only efteemed as feminal variations •, but as they are 
diftinguifhed by the nurfery-gardeners, I fliall juft 
mention them. 
1 . Single blue Virgin’s Bowen 
2. Single purple Virgin’s Bower. 
3. Single red Virgin’s Bower. 
4. Double purple Virgin’s Bower. 
Thefe have no difference in their ftalks or leaves, fo 
that the fame defcription will fit them all; excepting 
the colours or multiplicity of petals in their flowers. 
The ftalks of thefe plants are very flender and weak, 
having many joints, from whence come out fide 
branches, which are again divided into fmaller. If 
thefe are fupported, they wall rife to the height of 
eight or ten feet, and are garnifhed with compound 
winged leaves, placed oppofite at the joints. Thefe 
branch out into many divifions, each of which hath 
a flender foot-ftalk, with three fmall leaves, which 
are oval and entire : from the fame joint, generally 
four foot-ftalks arife, two on each fide ; the two lower 
havethree of thefe divifions, fo that they are each com- 
pofedofnine fmall leaves or lobes-, but the two upper 
have only two oppofite leaves on each, and between 
thefe arife three flender foot-ftalks, each fupporting 
one flower. The flowers have each four petals, 
which are narfow at their bafe, but are broad at the 
top and rounded : in one they are of a dark worn-out 
purple, in another blue, and the third of a bright pur- 
ple or red colour. The double fort, which is com- 
mon in the Englifh gardens, is of the worn-out pur- 
ple colour : but the foreign catalogues mention dou- 
ble flowers of both the other colours, which may 
probably be found in fome of their gardens ; but 
as I have not feen them myfelf, I have not noticed 
them. The double flowers have no ftamina or 
germen, but in lieu of them, there is a multiplicity 
of petals, which are narrow, And turn inward at the 
top. 
Thefe plants grow naturally iii the woods in Spain 
and Portugal, but have been long cultivated in the 
Englifh gardens for ornament. They flower in June 
and July, but they felddnl ripen feeds in England; 
and^the double fort continues to the end of Auguft. 
The ninth fort grow T s naturally on the Alps, and other 
mountains in Italy. I received it from mount Baldus, 
where it grows in plenty. This hath a flender climb- 
ing ftalk, which riles three or four feet high, fup- 
porting itfelf by faftening to the neighbouring plants 
or fhrubs. The leaves of this are compofed of nine 
lobes or fmall leaves, three flanding upon each foOt> 
flalk, fo that it is what the former writers flile a nine- 
1 leaved plant. The flowers come out at the joints of 
the ftalk, in the fame manner as the common Tra- 
vellers Joy, which are white, fo make no great ap- 
pearance. This fort flowers in May. 
The tenth fort grows naturally in Virginia and Caro- 
lina, from both of thefe countries I have received the 
feeds. This hath many flender ftalks, garnifhed with 
compound winged leaves at each joint and are ge- 
nerally compofed of nine leaves, [landing by threes, 
like thofe of the eighth fort, but the fmall leaves or 
lobes of this are nearly of a heart-fhape. The flowers 
of this Hand upon fhort foot-ftalks, which come out 
from the wihgs of theleaves, one on each fide theftalk. 
The flowers are compofed of four thick petals, which 
are purple on their outfide, and blue within. They 
appear in July, and if the autumn proves warm, the 
feeds will ripen in September. 
The eleventh fort was difcovered by Dr. Tournefort 
in the Levant, from whence he fent the feeds to the 
royal garden at Paris, where they fucceeded and per- 
fected feeds, fo that molt of the gardens in Europe 
have been furnifhed with the feeds from thence : this 
hath weak climbing ftalks, which fallen themfelves 
by their clafpers, to any plants or Ikrubs which Hand 
near them, and thereby rife to the height of feven or 
eight feet, garnilhed with compound winged leaves^ 
confiding of nine fmall leaves (or lobes) which are 
angular and lharp-pointed. The flowers come out 
from the wings of the leaves, which are of a yellowifli 
green, and the petals are reflexed backward ; they 
come out in April and May, and in warm feafons- 
the feeds will ripen very well, if the plants have & 
good fituation. 
The twelfth fort grows naturally in Siberia, from 
whence the feeds were fent to the imperial garden at 
Peterfburgh, where they fucceeded and produced 
feeds, part of which were fent me in the year 1753;. 
Thefe grew, and the plants have; flowered feveral 
years in the Chelfea garden. It hath weak climbing 
llalks which require fupport, that rife from four to 
fix or eight feet high ; the joints are far afunder ; ar. 
each of thefe come out two compound winged leaves, 
whofe fmall leaves or lobes are placed by threes ; thefe 
are deeply fawed on their edges, and terminate in fharp 
points. The flowers come out from the wings of the 
leaves Angle, Handing upon long naked foot-ftalks, and 
are compofed of four broad obtufe petals, which fpread 
open in form of a erofs, of a whitilh yellow colour. 
In the center is placed feveral germen, lurrounded 
by a great number of ftamina, v/ith fiat comprefled 
fummits, of the fame colour with the petals of the 
flower ; after thefe are pail, the germen become fo 
many comprefled feeds, each having a bearded tail. 
It flowers in February March and April, and the 
feeds ripen in July or Auguft. 
The thirteenth fort was fent me from Jamaica by 
the late Dr. Houftoun. This hath flender climbing 
ftalks, which fallen themfelves to the trees and fnrubs 
which Hand near them, and thereby rife to the height 
of ten or twelve feet, garnilhed with trifoliate leaves, 
coming out on each fide the ftalk ; the lobes 
are large, oval, and entire, having three longitudinal 
veins. The foot-ftalks of the flowers arife at the 
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