The Natural Hiffory of Jamaica. 
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flender, of a brownifh red colour, and having muchhairy Mofs, of the fame 
colour, onthem. The Ramyli are fomewhat like an Oak Leaf, rarely placed _ 
- oppofite to one another, at about an Inch’s diftance, being fhort, viz. not an 
Inch long. The Pizwule or Leaves are very few, broad, and roundifh, 
fomewhat rough or woolly, and have fome ferrugineous round {pots or 
Seed by which it is. propagated. Befides this way of Propagation, it 
has another, which is, that the end of the Leaf leaning on the Ground, takes 
Root, and grows into another Plant, after the manner. of the Stalks of 
the common Rubus. 
It was brought from famaica by Fames Harlow, a Gardener fent thither by 
Sir. Arthur Rawdon, and from him communicated to me by Dr. Sherard. 
This is not the Adianthum, feu flix trichomanoides Famaicenfis, pinnulis au- 
viculatis dentatis, Crt» Plukenet. Alm. p.9. Phyt. Tab.r53.. Fig. 4. as that Au- 
thor fuppofes in his Manriffa, p.5. buthis Filix non he pediculo hirfute, 
cre. Phyt.Tab. 284. Fig. 5. as may eafily appear to any who will take the 
pains to compare their Defcriptions and Figures. 
C. Filix ramofa major, ramulis raris, ex adverfo fitis, pinaulis afplenii, foil, 
crebris, latis, brevibus, {ubrotundis, non dentatis. Cat. p.24. Tab: 62. 
This Fern was about two Foot. high, it had abrown Stalk, which at, fix 
Inches diftance from the Ground, was divided into Branches, fet oppofite to 
one another both at bottom, and towards the-top, at two Inches diftance from 
each other. The undermoft Branches, orthefe neareft the Root were longeft, 
being about five Inches long, on which were plac’d about an inch long i wigs, 
made up moftly of four pair of Pinnule, which were united together for a 
little way, fhort, broad, whole, of a dark green colour, and almoit round, 
fo that each Twig look’d fomething like a fhort Leaf of Ajpleninm. 
It grew in the Inland woody parts of this Ifland. 
This is not the Filix Famaicenfis foliis femel fubdivifis, crc. Plukenet. Alm. 
?- 153+ Phyt. Tab. 291. Fig. 1. as that Author conjectures in his Mantiff. 
p. 80, 2 = 
Cl. Filix famina {ew vamofa major, pinnulis anguftis, obtufis, non den 
tatis, impari furculum terminante longifima. Cat. p.r4. Filix femina~ ra 
mofiffima Famaicenfis, pinnula alas claudente longifima. Plukenet. Almag. p. t56. 
This is very likethe Filix femina, Ger.or the ramofa major pinnulis obtufis, 
non dentatis, C. B. having a reddilh brown, {mooth, fhining Stalk, rifing 
three or four Foot high, the Branches ftanding fometimes oppofite, fome- 
times alternatively, on which are plac'd the Twigs, along which are fet, after 
the fame manner, the Pizne or Leaves. They are narrower, having a void 
{pace between them, and are more rarcly placd than thofe of the Filix fe- 
mina, Ger. being long, harfh, of a dark, or.dirty. green colour, at the end 
of each Twig having oneodd Pinaula, twice as long as any of the fide ones. 
It grew in the inland Savanuas of this: Ifland. 
1am apt to believe this to be what Lery means by Fengiere, this being fo 
like our ordinary Félix femina, as to impofc on moft people, making them 
eres it the fame, and he reckoned. likewife that his Feugiere of Brafile was 
the tame, « sj 
GI, Filix femina feu ramo[a major, pinnulis anguftifimis rarifimifque. Cat. 
p. 24. Lab. 63. Filix:famina ramofifima Famaicenfis pinnula alas claudznte 
longiffima, pinnulis anguftioribus. Plukenet. Alm.p. 156. ie 
This rifes to about five Foot high, having a .very {trong Stalk, cornered, 
as big as ones Finger, of a black colour at bottom, and reddifh green a- 
bove, having Branches fometimes PRR pa, fometimes alternatively, on 
which 
