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1 I C 279 PLUMERIA RUBRA. RED PLUMERIA. Oafs and Order. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Generic Character. Contorta. Folliculi 2. reflexi. Semina membranse proprise inferta. Specific Character and Synonyms. \ PLUMIiRIA rulra foliis ovato-oblongis, petiolis biglandulofis. Linn. Syft. Vegctab. ed. 1 4. Murr. p. 254. Ait. Ketv. v. i. p. 298. PLUMERIA {lore rofeo odoratiflimo. fourn. Injl. 659. frew. Ehret. Tab. xli. Plumeria is a genus of plants named by TOURNEFORT in honour of his countryman the celebrated PLUMIER, it comes near to Nerium or Oleander, and contains feveral fpecies, all natives of warm climates. The prefent plant is a native of Jamaica, where it is known by the name of Red Jafmine, from whence feeds and large cuttings are often fent to this country ; here they require" the ftove to bring them to flower: feed-veflels they are never known to produce. The flowers, which are very odoriferous, are produced in July and Auguft in large bunches, on the fummits of the branches, from whence the leaves alfo proceed; the ftems, v. hich grow to a confiderable height as well as thicknefs, are nuked, and the whole plant lofes its foliage from the middle of winter till about the beginning of May; the branches and ether parts of-the plant; when broken off, give forth a rnilky juice, the leaves are handfome, and the veins remarkable. Being too tender to bear the open air of this climate, it is kept in the ftove even during fumrner, in hot weather it muft have plenty of air, and in cold feafons be fparingly watered. IN propagated by feed's, but more frequently by cuttings, wliich MILLKR recommends to be put by for two months or 'en weeks, previous to their being committed to the earth.
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1 I<br />
C 279<br />
PLUMERIA RUBRA. RED PLUMERIA.<br />
Oafs and Order.<br />
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA.<br />
Generic Character.<br />
Contorta. Folliculi 2. reflexi. Semina membranse proprise<br />
inferta.<br />
Specific Character and Synonyms.<br />
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PLUMIiRIA rulra foliis ovato-oblongis, petiolis biglandul<strong>of</strong>is.<br />
Linn. Syft. Vegctab. ed. 1 4. Murr. p. 254.<br />
Ait. Ketv. v. i. p. 298.<br />
PLUMERIA {lore r<strong>of</strong>eo odoratiflimo. fourn. Injl. 659. frew.<br />
Ehret. Tab. xli.<br />
Plumeria is a genus <strong>of</strong> plants named by TOURNEFORT in<br />
honour <strong>of</strong> his countryman the celebrated PLUMIER, it comes<br />
near to Nerium or Oleander, and contains feveral fpecies, all<br />
natives <strong>of</strong> warm climates.<br />
The prefent plant is a native <strong>of</strong> Jamaica, where it is known<br />
by the name <strong>of</strong> Red Jafmine, from whence feeds and large<br />
cuttings are <strong>of</strong>ten fent to this country ; here they require" the<br />
ftove to bring them to flower: feed-veflels they are never<br />
known to produce.<br />
The flowers, which are very odoriferous, are produced in<br />
July and Auguft in large bunches, on the fummits <strong>of</strong> the<br />
branches, from whence the leaves alfo proceed; the ftems,<br />
v. hich grow to a confiderable height as well as thicknefs, are<br />
nuked, and the whole plant l<strong>of</strong>es its foliage from the middle<br />
<strong>of</strong> winter till about the beginning <strong>of</strong> May; the branches<br />
and ether parts <strong>of</strong>-the plant; when broken <strong>of</strong>f, give forth a<br />
rnilky juice, the leaves are handfome, and the veins remarkable.<br />
Being too tender to bear the open air <strong>of</strong> this climate, it is<br />
kept in the ftove even during fumrner, in hot weather it muft<br />
have plenty <strong>of</strong> air, and in cold feafons be fparingly watered.<br />
IN propagated by feed's, but more frequently by cuttings,<br />
wliich MILLKR recommends to be put by for two months or<br />
'en weeks, previous to their being committed to the earth.
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