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It has fometimes five or fix Spikes, or three, fo that [ doubt whether ir 
may not be the famie with Veflingius’ss gr: Stellat. ABeypt: 
Ir grows every where by the Way fides, and in the Sevanras, 
The Root and whole Plant are boiled, and the Decoétion ufed in difficulty 
of making Water, the Stone, Womens Obftruciions, exc. Bont. oo 
The Seeds are very much ufed by thofe troubled with the Stone in their 
Bladders or Kidnies. The decoction of the Roots is ufed by thofe who are 
taken with the Small-pox and Meafles, or fuffer Obftructions of the Menfes. 
A Decoction of the Seeds, fomewhat bruifed, are good for the Petechie, and 
the whole Plant, efpecially the Roots, are ufeful in Wounds and Ulcers. The 
Root is cold and dry, and of fubtle parts, and therefore its Decoétion ig 
ufed to promote Sweat. Alp. 
XVIIN. Gramen dactylon elatius {pices plurimis tomentofis. Cat. p.33: Tab. 65. 
Fig. 2. An Gramen dattylum Indicum fpicis villofts fubrubefcentitus. Bob. hifts 
Ox. fart. 3. f. 185 ? | a 
This has a very ftrong fibrous Root, broad Leaves of a pale yellowifh 
green Colour, like thofe of Oats. The Culmus or Stalk is knotted, rifing 
three Foot high, at the uppermoft Joint it is divided fometimes into two tops, 
the one being in Flower, the other not. Several Spikes,viz. four, five or feven, 
come from the fame top or Centre, all hanging downwards, each is four 
Inches long, and very hairy, downy or woolly. This ftands above moft o« 
ther Grafles in the Savannas. “ iD ve } 
It grows in the Savanna by two Mile Wood, and moft other Plains, very 
plentifully. OREN ae : 8 
It is very certain that this is different from the Gramen digitatum hir{utume 
7. B. which Dr. Plukenet thinks may be the fame with it, in his Maztiff 
p> , loi 
XIX. Gramen dactylon procumbens; craffum G viridius; culmo reclinate, Cate 
p.33- Dutch Grafs. 2 
This Grafs has a fibrous Root, from which: {pring feveral very green 
Leaves and Stalks, as: froma Centre, both lying along on every fide on the 
Surface of the Ground. The Stalk is one Foot long, the Spikes, at top, 
ufually three or four very green, broad, and large, all coming from the top 
of the Stalk. “; , 
It grows by Highway fides .in low Grounds in Jamaica, as well as 
Barbados. 
It is efteemed the beft fatning and feeding Grafs for Cattle. 
This bruifed in the Mouth, orchaw’d, and put to ableeding Wound, ftops 
the Hemorhage. 1 faw once a Black flop a bleeding Artery with it, which 
Sympathetic Powder, and other Adftringent Medicines would not do. 
XX. Gramen dactylon fpicis gracilioribus plermmaque quatuor cruciformiter difpo« 
itis. Cat. p. 33- Tab.68. Fig. 3. 8 30 ae 
This has a deep fibrous Root, {hort and. narrow Leaves, a jointed, crooked, 
flender, white Foor and an half long Stalk, bearing for tlie moft part at top 
four white flender Spikes, ftanding crofs ways, though fometimes they are 
three, fix, or five in number. On. them fland fevyeral Seeds contained in 
two ear d. Husks. | , 
This is the moft ordinary Grafs inthe Savannas. Its Stalks are there ree 
maining dry moft part of the year. » 3 } | 
This is rai dadfereok from the precedent Grafs wich Dr. Plukenet cor 
jeCtures in-his Mantifja. p94. to-be the fame with it. RE Grae 
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