130 = The Natural Hiftory of Jamaica. 
The Seeds are very much coveted and eaten by ground Doves, whence 
they are ufed as baits to allure them into the Clavanies, or Traps made 
of Recds, by Negroes, to catch them. 
This feems to be the Plant H/ucipochotl defcribed and figured by Hernaz- 
dex, nothing obftrudcting but the qualities, which he fays, eaten asa boil’d 
Sallad reftores the colour, when this purges very much, although thofe qua- 
Jities may be confiftent. The diftilled water is very cordial, reftoring even 
almoft the dead. Five or feven of the Kernels, freed of their covering 
Membrane, Purge Flegm and Choler, both upwards and downwards, and 
that fo gently, that the leaft thing taken {tops them, if it be expedient. It 
is hot, and moift, or temperate. Hernandez. 
XID. Ricinus minor viticis obtufo folio, caule verrucofo, flore pentapetalo, altido, 
ex cujus radice tuberosa, fucco venenato turgida, Americani panem conficiunt. Cat. 
p. 4%. Tab. 85. Fucca Muf. Swammerd. p. 12. Manihok of Ogilly. Afr. p. 556. 
An Flinca frve Mizmaitl. Hernand, p.378 2? Mandiboca de Efquemeling. p. 55. 
Manyoo de Rochef. Tall. p 52. d’ Olivier Oexmelin, p. 74. Worm. Mu. p. 160. 
Caffavi vel Tuca. Contant. p.r. Magnoc. de Biet.p. 336. Gincca Muf. Mofc. p. 260. 
Ricinus fari inifera heptaphyllos, ex cujus radice venenata, placentas cP panem con- 
Jiciunt. Americani. Pluk. Mant. p. t61. Ricinus Americanus pentaphyllos, radiis 
foliorum intecris, (ubtas glaucis, Caffava Barbadenfibus diétus. Bob. hift. Ox. part. 
3. p-348. Manihot Theveti, Fucca cy Caffavi. J.B. Tournefort. Inft. 658. 
This has an oblong tuberous Root, as big as ones Fift, having fome 
fibers drawing its Nourifhment, and being full of a wheyifh venemous Juice. 
The Stalks are white, crooked, brittle, having’a very large Pith, and {e- 
veral knobs fticking out on every fide like Warts, being the remainder of 
the Leaves Foot-Stalks, which are dropt off. It ufually rifes fix or feven 
Foot high, and has a {mooth white Bark 5 the Branches, which come out on 
every hand, towards the top are crooked, and have on every fide, near 
their tops, Leaves irregularly plac’d, which are finger’d like thofe of Agaus 
Caffus, Hemp or Lupins, each Leaf having a four or five Inch long Foot- 
Stalk, and being cut, or divided almoit to the centre or end of the Foot- 
Stalk into five or feven parts, cach Section whereof is five or fix Inches long, 
has one middle Rib, coming from the end of the Foot-Stalk, {ending tranf- 
verfe Nervesto the fides, it isan Inch broad in its middle where broadeft: 
fmooth and of adark green colour. The Flowers are pendulous, hanging 
down from the tops of the Twigs by three or four Inch branched Stalks, on 
the endsof which four’ or five hang together by {mall Foot-Stalks ; being of 
a pale colour pentapetalous, with yellow Stamina in the middle, they are 
urcoolated, or fwell’d in the middle, like thofe of Arbutus. After thefe 
follows a triquetrous Fruit, about the bignefs of a Hafel-Nur, covered 
with a thin green Skin having fix Crefts or Ledges on its Surface, and con- 
taining in feveral fhells, three oblong gray Seeds, like thefe of the other 
Ricini, {potted with black {pots. beet 
It is planted every where, but more efpecially in the Low Lands, where 
it feldom Rains, this enduring the want of that better than any other of 
the Vegetables, whence Bread is made in thefe parts. 
It is of the moft general ufe of any Provifion all over the We/t-Indies, 
efpecially the hotter parts, and is ufed to Victual Ships. 
It is ripetwelve months after Planting, andready to pull up for ufe. The 
longer ‘tis planted the heavier is the Bread made of it, and it being fold 
by ya: the more profitable. The new is Pleafanter for ufe in ones 
Family. : 
Martyr, 
