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than the tube of the flower, hanging downward. 
This fort flowers in July, Auguft, and September, 
but doth not ripen feeds in England 
The fixth fort is alfo a native of the Cape of Good 
Hope* This hath a fhort;, thick, fucculent ftaik, 
which rarely rifes more than a foot high, branching 
out on every fide, fo as to fpread over the pots in 
Which they are planted : they become woody by age, 
and are clofely garnifhed with thick round leaves, of 
a grayifh colour, with purple borders, plain on their 
upper fide, but convex on their under, and very 
flefhy, of ait herbaceous colour within, and full of 
moifture* This fort hath not flowered in England, 
fo far as I can learn, for I have kept plants of it which 
were twenty years old, but never attempted to flower. 
It is undoubtedly a different fort from the former, 
although they have been fuppofed to be the fame by 
fome writers. 
The feventh fort is fomewhat like the fixth, but the 
ftalks rife higher, the leaves are much larger, and 
fhaped more like thofe of the fifth, but are fpotted 
on their upper fide with great numbers of dark green 
fpots ; they have a deep border of purple on their 
edges, and fit clofe to the branches. This hath not 
as yet flowered in England. This is alfo a native of 
^Ethiopia. 
The eighth fort hath been of late years introduced 
into the gardens in Holland, from the Cape of Good 
Elope, where it grows naturally, and was fent me by 
Dr. Adrian Van Royen, late profeffor of botany at 
Leyden. This rifes with a fucculent ftaik near three 
feet high, which divides into many branches, grow- 
ing ere£t, garnifhed with oval fucculent leaves, placed 
oppofite ; they are of a lively green, and end in 
points, and half embrace the ftalks with their bafe. 
This fort hath not as yet produced any flowers in 
England. 
The ninth fort grows on rocky places at the Cape of 
Good Hope, from whence it was firft brought to the 
gardens in Holland, and hath fince been fpread into 
moil parts of Europe, where there are curious per- 
fons who preferve exotic plants in their gardens : this 
hath a fhort, greenifh, fucculent ftaik, which feldom 
rifes more than a fpan high, dividing into feveral ir- 
regular branches, garnifhed with thick fucculent 
leaves four inches long, and half an inch broad, and 
as much in thicknefs, having a broad concave furrow 
on their upper fide, running almoft their whole 
length, and are convex on their under fide, of a 
bright green, with a purple tip. The foot-ftalks of 
the flowers are produced at the end of the branches, 
and rife near a foot high, having here and there an 
oblong pointed leaf, growing on their fide. The 
flowers ftand upon fhort foot-ftalks, which branch 
out from the principal ftem •, thefe are yellow, hav- 
ing pretty long tubes, which are cut at the top into 
five parts, and are reflexed backward. The flowers 
of this fort hang downward, and the ftamina are 
longer than the tube of the flower ; the reflexed parts 
of the petal are tipped with purple. Dr. Linnseus 
has fuppofed this to be the fame with the fifth fort, 
but whoever has feen both plants, cannot doubt of j 
their being diftinft fpecies. 
The tenth fort grows naturally in the warm parts of j 
Africa, fo is much more tender than either of the 
other forts : this rifes with an upright ftem about a 
foot high, which is jointed and fucculent, garnifhed 
with broad leaves, which are deeply cut on their 
edges ; they are of a grayifh colour, placed oppofite, 
and almoft embrace the ftalks with their bafe. The 
foot-ftalks of the flowers arife from the end of the 
branches, which are about fix inches long, fuftaining 
feven or eight fmall flowers of a deep yellow co-~ 
lour, which are divided into four parts almoft to the 
bottom. The ftamina of thefe flowers are not longer 
than the fhort tube. This flowers at different feafons 
of the year, but never produces any feeds in England. 
This fort requires a warm ftove to preferve it through 
the winter in England, nor fhould it be expofed abroad 
m bummer ; for if it receives much wet, the ftalks are 
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vei y fubjeft to rot *, fo that it ftiould conftantjy reiiiairi 
either in the ftoves, or in fummer fhould be placed in 
an airy glafs-cafe with other tender fucculent plants, 
where they may have free air in warm weather, and 
be fcreened from cold and wet ; but in autumn they 
muft be removed into the ftove, where they fhould 
be kept in a moderate temperature of warmth : 
this is propagated by puttings, which feould be 
taken off in fummer, and planted into ihiail pots, 
and plunged into a moderate hot-bed, and whendhey 
have taken root, they fhould be removed into the 
ftove. . This plant muft have but little water, efpe- 
cially in winter. 
The African kinds are all of them propagated by 
planting cuttings in any of the fummer months, which 
fhould be laid in a dry place for a fortnight or three 
weeks after they are taken from the plant, before 
they are planted ; for thefe abound with juice through 
every part of the plant, which will certainly rot the 
cuttings, if they are not buffered to lie out of the 
ground, that the wounded part may heal over, and 
the great redundancy of fap evaporate. The foil in 
which thefe plants thrive beft, is one third frefti light 
earth from a pafture, one third band, and the other 
third part lime-rubbifh and rotten tan, in equal quan- 
tities • thefe fhould be well mixed, and laid in a heap 
fix or eight months before it is ufed, turning it over 
five or fix times, that the parts may the better incor- 
porate; and before it is ufed, it will be proper to pafs 
ij through a fereen, to feparate the large (tones, clods, 
&c. therefrom. 
Having prepared the earth, and your cuttings being 
in a fit order for planting, you muft fill as many half- 
penny pots with earth as you have cuttings to plant ; 
then put one cutting in the middle of each pot about 
two or three inches deep or more, according to their 
ftrength ; then give them a little water to fettle the 
earth clofe about them, and fet the pots in a warm 
fhady place for about a week, to prepare the cuttings 
for putting forth roots •, after which they fhould be 
plunged, into a moderate hot-bed' of tanners bark, 
which will greatly facilitate their rooting ; but obferye 
to give them air, by raifing the glaffes at all times 
when the weather will permit, as alfo to (hade the 
glaffes in the heat of the day. 
In about fix weeks or two months time after plant- 
ing, thefe cuttings will be rooted, when you muft 
begin to expofe them to the open air by degrees, firft 
drawing the pots out of the tan, and betting them on 
the top, then raife the glaffes very high in the day- 
time ; and in about a week after remove the pots 
into a green-boufe, and there harden them for another 
week ; after which they may be expofed to the open 
air in a well defended place, obferving not to fet 
them into a place too much expofed to the fun, until 
they have been inured to the open air for fome time. 
In this place the plants may remain until the begin- 
ning of October, at which time you fhould remove 
them into the confervatory, placing them as near the 
windows as poflible at firft, letting them have as much 
free open air as the feafon will permit, by keeping the 
windows open whenever the weather is good ; and 
now you muft begin to abate your waterings, giving 
it to them fparingly ; but you fhould not buffer their 
leaves to fhrink for want of moifture, which is ano- 
ther extreme fome people run into for want of a lit- 
tle obfervation ; for when they are buffered to fhrink 
for want of fufficient moifture to keep their veffels 
diftended, they are rendered incapable of difeharging 
this moifture whenever they receive it again. The 
tenth fort fhould be placed in a moderate ftove in 
winter, nor muft it be fet abroad till Midfummer, 
for it is much tenderer than any of the others. 
The beft: method to treat moft of thefe plants is, to 
place them in an open, airy, dry glafs-cafe, among 
Ficoideffes and African Houfleeks, where they may 
enjoy as much of the fun-fhine as'poftible, and have a 
free, dry, open air; for if thefe are placed- in acorn-, 
men green-houfe among fhrubby plants, which per- 
fpire freely, it will fill the houfe with a damp air, 
which 
