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riles with an upright ftalk about the fame height as j 
the firft, garnilhed with leaves compofed of three 
fpear-fhaped lobes, Handing upon fnort foot-ftalks * 
the flowers come out fingly from the fide of tire 
ftalks, and have four red petals, which Hand in the 
fame form as thofe of the former fort : theft' are fee- 
ceeded by [lender pods two inches long, which fwell 
In every divifion, where each feed is lodged, lb As to 
appear like joints, as thofe do of the Bird’s-foot Tre- 
foil j when the feeds are ripe, the whole plant decays. 
If the feeds of this are fown in autumn the plants 
will flower in June, and their feeds will ripen in Au- 
guft, but thofe which are fown in the fpring do not 
flower till July •, fo that unlefs the feafon proves fa- - 
vourable, the feeds will not ripen : if the feeds of 
this fort are permitted to fcatter, the plants will tome 
up without care, and require only to be thinned and 
kept clean from weeds, for they will not bear tranf- 
planting. 
The third fort grows naturally in Portugal and Spain, 
from whence I have received the feeds. This rifts with 
an herbaceousftalk about a foot and half high, fending 
out a few fhort fide brandies, which are garnilhed 
with leaves compofed of three narrow lobes, Handing 
upon Ihort foot-ftalks. The flowers come out fingly 
from the fide of the ftalks, are of a deep red colour, 
and are fucceeded by thick taper pods, filled with 
found feeds. This is an annual plant, which will 
thrive in the open air, and requires the fame treat- 
ment as the former. 
The fourth fort grows naturally in the ifland of Cey- 
lon, from whence the feeds were brought to Holland, 
where they fucceeded, and the feeds were fent me by 
the late Dr. Boerhaave * this rifes near two feet high, 
fending out . feveral fide branches, garnilhed with 
leaves, fome of which have five, and others three 
roundifh lobes Handing upon Ihort hairy foot-ftalks. 
The flowers come out fingly at the foot-ftalks of the 
leaves, they are of a pale yellow, and are fucceeded 
by taper pods between two and three inches long, 
ending in a point, which are full of round feeds. The 
whole plant fweats out a vifeous clammy juice. This 
is alfo an annual plant. 
The fifth fort was lent me from Jamaica by the late 
Dr. Houftoun, in the year 1730. This is an annual 
plant which rifes two feet high, fending out many 
fide branches, garnilhed with leaves, with one large 
fpear-fhaped lobe in the middle, and two very fmall 
ones on the fide thefe fit clofe to the branches. The 
flowers come out fingly from the fide of the branches, 
upon long foot-ftalks : thefe have four large fielh- 
coloured petals, and fix long ftamina, which Hand 
out beyond the petals ; when the flowers fade, the 
germen which fits upon the ftyle becomes a taper pod 
four inches long, filled with round feeds. 
The fixth fort was fent me from Jamaica by the 
late Dr. Houftoun, who found it growing naturally 
there in great plenty. It alfo grows naturally in 
Egypt. This rifes with a ftrong thick herbaceous 
ftalk two feet and a half high, dividing into many 
branches, which are garnilhed with leaves compofed 
of feven long fpear-fhaped lobes, joining in a center 
at their bafe, where they fit upon a long (lender foot- 
ftalk : juft below the foot-fcalk comes out one or 
two Ihort, thick, yellow fpines, which are very fharp. 
The flowers come out fingly from the fide of the 
branches, forming a long loofe fpike at their extre- 
mities this fpike hath fingle broad leaves, which 
half furround the ftalks at their bafe, from the bofom 
of which, come out the foot-ftalks of the flowers, 
which are two inches long, each fuftaining a large 
flelh-coloured flower, whofe ftyle and ftamina are 
extended two inches beyond the petals. After the 
flower is paft, the germen, which fits upon the ftyle, 
becomes a thick taper pod five inches long, which 
hangs downward, and is filled with round feeds. This 
is alfo an annual plant, which perilhes foon after the 
feeds are ripe. 
The feventh fort was fent me from the Havannah in 
the year 1731, by the late Dr. Houftoun, This is 
alfo an annual plant, which rifes near t\\o fret high* 
branching out on every fide: the lower leaves* are 
composed of five oblong lobes Handing upon Ion? 
foot-ftalks, but thofe on the ftalks and branches havd 
but three lobes, and have Ihort foot-ftalks: the 
main ftalk and alfo the branches, are terminated bv 
lOofe fpikes of purple flowers, each fitting upon a 
(lender foot-ftalk, at the baft of which is placed a 
fingle oval leaf. The ftalks are armed with (lender 
ftiff fpines, .which are fituated juft under the foot- 
ftalks of the leaves •, when the flowers fade, the germen 
becomes a taper pod, two inches long, filled with 
round feeds. 
The eighth fort grows naturally in Ceylon ■ this is 
an annual plant, which riles with an herbaceous ftalk 
a foot and half high, garnilhed with long, narrow, 
fingle leaves, (landing alternately on the ftalks * from 
the wings of the leaves come out the foot-ftalks of 
the flower, each fuftaining a fingle yellow flower, 
which is fucceeded by a very flender taper pod; 
Ail thefe plants except the fecond and third forts, are 
natives of very warm countries* fo will not thrive in 
England without artificial heat * therefore their feeds 
muft be fown upon a good hot-bed in the fpring, 
and when the plants are fit to remove, they fliould be 
planted in feparate fmall pots, filled with frefh light 
earth, and plunged into a frefh hot-bed, obferviW 
to feade them until they have taken frefh root ; after 
which they fhould have air admitted to them every 
day in proportion to the warmth of the feafon, and 
their waterings fhould be frequently repeated, but 
not given in too great plenty ; when the plants have 
filled thefe fmall pots with their roots, they fhould 
be put into larger, and plunged again into a hot-bed 
to bring them forward ; and in July, when they are too 
tall to remain longer in the hot-bed, they fhould be re- 
moved into an airy glafs cafe, where they may be 
fereened from cold and wet, but in warm weather 
may enjoy the free air. With this management the 
plants will flower foon after, and perfeft their feeds 
in autumn. The fecond and third forts may be fown 
in the open borders of the garden, where they are 
defigned to remain, for they do not require any ar- 
tificial warmth. 
CLEONIA, Portugal Self-heal, 
The Characters are. 
It hath a hilabiated empalement of one leaf which is tii- 
bulous and angular ; the upper lip is broad , plain, and 
indented in three parts \ the under is port and divided into 
two. The flower is of the grinning kind , with one petal 
the upper lip is ere hi and divided into two parts , the lower 
is trifid , the middle fegment having two lobes , the two 
lateral fpread afunder it hath four ftamina , the two 
lower being the longefl , whofe outer top of their fummits 
form a crofs. It hath four germen , fupporting a firnder 
ftyle with four ftigma , having four equal hr files ; the ger- 
men afterward become four feeds, inclo fed in the hairy em- 
palement. 
This genus of plants is ranged in the firft feftion of 
Linn^us’s fourteenth clafs, intitled Didynamia Gym- 
nofpermia, the flower having two long and two fhort 
ftamina, and are fucceeded by naked feeds fillino- in 
the empalement. 
This plant grows naturally in Spain and Portugal * it 
is annual, perifhing foon after it has ripened its feeds. 
It was formerly ranged under the genus of Bugula, 
Tournefort afterward titled it Clinopodium, and 
father Barrelier placed it with the Prunella, to which 
genus it is nearly related. 
It is propagated by feeds, which, when fown in the 
autumn the plants will come up the following fpring; 
but the feeds which are fown in the fpring, fre- 
quently lie in the ground till the following autumn, 
and fometimes till the next fpring before they ve- 
getate. When the plants come up and are fit to 
tranfplant, a few of them may be planted into a border 
where they may remain to produce their flowers and 
feeds, as they require but little culture ; fo a few 
plants may be allowed to have place in fmall gardens, 
where they will not take much room. 
CLETHRA. 
