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the peduncles come out fingly.from the axils: the flowers 
are like thofe.of the firft, but are much larger, as are alfo 
the buds. It is a native cf the Ea'ft-Jndies; Where it is 
cultivated for the beauty of the flowers, which are pro¬ 
duced in tlie month of January. 
S. Capparis cynophallophofa : peduncles many-flower¬ 
ed, terminal ; leaves oval, obtufe, perennial; glands.ax¬ 
illary. This fpecies varies confiderably in its habit or ge¬ 
neral appearance, according to the foil in which it is found : 
in 'A’trtny hedges it is weak, thin, and as it were (npported 
by the neighbouring vegetables; but in fields and towards 
the (bores it is a kind of ill hi b or little tree of twelve feet 
high, and of a pretty appearance. The leaves are about 
three inches long ; flowers beautiful and extremely fra¬ 
grant) of a white or green)ih wliite ; the ftamens often 
four inches long. It is a native of the Weft-Indies! Mr. 
Miller fays, that it was feat him from Carthagena, by Mr. 
Robert Millar, fttrgeon. 
9. Capparis pulcherrima : peduncles rac.'enied • leaves 
oblong-obtufe ; fruits berried. This is an upright ftmib, 
in open fituations only two or three feet high, but in tX oods 
twelve; branches fmooth ; leaves Chining, frequently 'tep 
incites long; flowers beautiful; pale yellow, and of a very 
fweet feenr. Native of Carthagena, in New Spain, on de¬ 
clivities of the'mountains. 
10. Capparis linearis: peduncles fubracemed ; leaves 
linear. This fpecies, which grows in great plenty on the 
woody hills of Carthagena, is an elegant, upright, branch¬ 
ing, tree, about fifteen feet "high : the flowers are white, 
inodorous, and about half an inch in diameter ; the fruits 
are orange-coloured with a rednefs intermixed, and about 
an inch diameter. 
11. Capparis Breynia : peduncles racemed ; leaves per¬ 
manent, oblong; calyxes and peduncles tomentofeflow¬ 
ers eight-llamened. This is a fmall tree, witli an upright 
fmooth trunk, and flexuofe branches; leaned with the 
fallen leaves ; twigs angular and pubefceiit. It is a native 
of dry coppices near the fea in Jamaica, and moft of the 
other iflands in the Weft-Indies. 
12. Capparis haftata : peduncles many-flowered ; leaves 
haftate-lanceolate, glittering. A native of Carthagena, 
growing in woody places. It is an upright weak fhnvb, 
divided into a few very long branches, often fix feet long. 
The leaves are ft iff, and from three to feven inches in 
length, and recede fometimes from an oblong and entire 
figure almoft to a haftated one on the fame (lirubs. The 
common footftalks of the flowers are clufterv, terminal, 
almoft half a foot long, and fupport about eight flowers, 
which are fomevvhat odorous, purple, and nearly two in¬ 
dies in diameter. 
13. Capparis flexuofa. This is in no wife different from 
the eighth fpecies. 
14. Capparis iiliquofa: peduncles many-flowered, com- 
pretfed ; leaves permanent, lanceolate-oblong, acuminate, 
dotted beneath. According to Linnaeus, this alfo refem- 
bles the eighth fpecies. The leaves are extremely acumi¬ 
nated, the upper lurface is glittering, and the lower is 
powdered with ferruginous dull. Miller fays, it riles ’with 
a fhrubby (talk to the height of eight or ten fed, fending 
out many woody branches, covered with a reddifh brown 
bark, and having oblong, (pear-fliaped, ft iff, leaves, with 
puinftures on their under fide ; the peduncles are long, 
(lender, comprelfed, and axillary, each fuftaining a fmall 
white flower, which is fucceeded by an oval pod, con¬ 
taining many, fmall, kidney-fhaped, feeds. It was fent 
him from Tolu, in America. 
15. Capparis gtandis : corymbs terminating; leaves o- 
vate, acute, fmooth; fruit globular. This is a large 
hoary tree, found in Ceylon by Koenig. 
16. Capparis magna : Item arboreous, unarmed ; leaves 
ternate, lanceolate ; corymbs ternSihating. This is a mid- 
dling-fized tree, with fpreading unarmed branches. It is 
a native of Cochinchjna, on the banks of rivers. 
17. Capparis falcata: ftera arboreous, unarmed; leaves 
teinate, fickle-fliaped, racemes loofe, terminating. iS. 
Capparis cantonienlis: peduncles racemed : ftipules thor- 
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ny ; leaves ovate, acuminate, wrinkled. Natives of Chi¬ 
na, near Canton. 
19. Capparis tornlofa : peduncles fubbiflorous, round, 
terminating; leaves lanceolate-oval, dotted with white 
underneath ; pods round, linear, torulofe. 20. Capparis 
long)folia : leaves linear-lanceolate, dotted with meal un¬ 
derneath. Natives of Jamaica. 
21. Capparis arborefeens : leaves lanceolate-ovate, pe¬ 
rennial ; Item arborel’cent. This rifes with a woody fiem 
to the height of twelve or fourteen feet, fending out many 
lateral branches, covered witli a rulfet bark, garniftied 
with oblong-oval leaves, (landing upon long foot-ftalks ; 
the flowers produced from the fide of the branches, (ingle, 
(landing upon long peduncles. Grows naturally near Car¬ 
thagena in New Spain. 
22. Capparis racemofa : leaves ovate, oppofite, peren¬ 
nial ; flowers racemed. This rifes with a trunk about 
twenty feet high, fending out many long (lender branches, 
which are covered with a brown bark, and garniftied with 
leaves like thofe of the bay-tree, but longer and deeply 
ribbed on their under fide, (landing upon pretty long foot¬ 
ftalks oppofite. Grows at Carthagena. 
23. Capparis fruticofa: leaves lanceolate, acute, crowd¬ 
ed. perennial ; Hem flirubby. This rifes with a fhrubby 
fterii to the height of tw r elve or fourteen feet, fending out 
many ftrong lateral branches, covered witli a dark-brow 11 
bark, garniftied with fpear-fhaped, pointed, leaves, placed 
alternately, having very fhort foot-ftalks; the leaves are of a 
thicker confidence than thofe of the bay-tree; at the foot- 
ftalk of each leaf comes out a fingle (lower, almoft the 
whole length of the branches ; they are fmall, and (land 
upon ftiort peduncles; the'anthers are of a purplifti co¬ 
lour, but the ftamens are white. This fort came from Tolu. 
24. Capparis conferta : leaves lanceolate, alternate, on 
very long petioles; flowers crowded. This rifes with a 
fhrubby ftalk to the height of ten or twelve feet, fending 
out (lender horizontal branches, which are covered with 
a reddifli bark ; the joints of thefe branches are far diftnnt; 
at each of tlvefe come out feveral leaves in cinders, with¬ 
out order, (landing upon pretty long foot-ftalks ; they are 
fix inches long, and three broad in the middle^ and as 
thick as thofe of the laurel, of a fhining green, fmooth on 
their upper fide, but have many tranfverfe ribs on their 
under fide, which are prominent. Came from Tolu, with, 
the former, to Mr. Miller. 
25. Capparis triflora : leaves lanceolate, nerved, peren¬ 
nial ; peduncles three-flowered. This lias (lender flirub- 
by ftulks, which rife feven or eight feet high, fending out 
many woody branches, with very long, nerved, (pear-fha- 
ped, leaves. The flowers come out at the ends of the 
branches, three (landing upon each peduncle ; they are 
fmall, w hite, and are fucceeded by an oval fruit. 
Propagation and Culture. The plants of the firft fort are 
with difficulty preferved in England, for they delight to 
grow in crevices of rocks, and the joints of old walls or 
ruins, and always thrive beft in an horizontal pofition; (o 
that when they are planted either in pots, or the full 
ground, they rarely thrive, though they may be kept alive 
for lonte years. They are propagated by feeds in the warm 
parts of Europe, but it is very difficult to get them to grow 
in England. The roots of this plant are annually brought 
from Italy, by the perfbns who import orange-trees, Come 
of which have been planted in walls, where they have 
lived a few years, but have not'continued‘lo'rjg. In order 
to have them flower here, they are now kept in a (love. 
The other forts, being natives of hot countries, w ill not 
live through the winter in England without the aftifianefc 
of a (love. Thev are propagated by feeds, which tnuft be 
procured from the countries where they grow naturally, 
for they'do not produce any in England ; thefe tiuv'ft be 
(own in fmall pots, filled with light fandy earth, and 
plunged a hot-bed of tanner’s-bark ; which Ihonld be now 
and 'then refrefhed with water, but by no means fhould 
have it given in too.great plenty : thefe feeds frequently 
remain in the ground a year before they vegetate, there¬ 
fore the pots in which they are Iowa fhould be protected 
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