144 ‘Lhe Natural Eiftory of Jamaica. ue 
Ic is ufed in Clyfters in the Belly-ach, as the beft and moft common emol- 
lient Herb, this Country aifords. | 
It is eat as Spinage, ec. for the fame purpofes. Pif. Marz. | 
Marcgraves Figure is good. The Figure here exhibited was taken in time. 
of drough. 
XXXVI. Blitum polygonoides viride, few ex viridi & albo variegatum, poly- 
enthos. Cat.p. 49. Tab.92. Fig.2. 
Upon every fide of a white, aeep, and fingle Root, are {pread feveral 
Foot long, green, round Stalks. The Leaves are fet alongthe Branches, and 
juft like thofe of the {mall, wild, green Blite, only fometimes they are va- 
riegated very pleafantly with a large white {pot. “The Flowers come out of 
the Stalk very thick on every fide round it for near its whole length, but more 
efpec’ally ex alis fol. without any Foot-Stalks. Each of them is {mall penta- 
petalous, of a pale green colour, with a purple f{troak on each of the Petala, 
and a green Stamen within, after each of which follows a round, comprefs’d, 
blackith brown fhining Seed. 
If any one will make this a Polyzonum they fhall have my leave, for 
it is fomewhat axomalous, and becaufe of its pretty large perfect Flower, 
ought to be neither Blite nor Polygonum. : 
It grows in hard Claiy grounds, and amongft Rubbifh, every where a- 
bour the Town of St. Fago de la Vega. 
This is not the /ortulace afinis polygonoides hliti folio & facie Madersfpa- 
tenfis of DrsPluken.. in his. Phyt. Zab. 120, Fig. 3. as he thinks it may, 
p-155. 08 his’ Muntiffa. \ i. 
XXXVIL Blitum pes Anferinusdidtum Rati. Cat. p. 49+ .Goole-Foot or 
Sowbane. 
I found this growing on the fides of the Streets, and by the High-way 
fides near the Town of St. Fago de la Vega. et feemed not to differ from 
that of Europe, only the Root was larger, the Stalks reddifh, not fo high, 
and the Leaves were whiter, being covered over with a whitifh Meal, all 
which may come from the variety of Soils and Climates. 
If ic beeaten by Swine it kills them. Lov. Zrag. Fuchy. 
XXXVIII. Parietaria foliis ex adverfo nafcentibus, urtice racemifera flores 
Cap: p. §0. Tab. 93. Fig. del} 
could nov:cbferve this-Parictaria here, in any thing different from that in 
Burope;onty' the-Branchés-and Leayes ftand oppofite one tothe other. at: 
joints, and‘ the’ Stalks»are {quare,: green, fmooth, and fhining, fometimes. 
reddifh. Fhe Flowers are racemofe; having Strings like Nettles coming out’ 
ex-alis. foliorum:. 1 am apt to believe on thefe: {cores it may..be.really-diffe- 
renr fronrthe Parietaria’s of Europe. paste on fie japeksinid 
_It grows on: the fides of the fhady Rocks going to fixteen: Mile walk, and. 
feveral {uch like places of this Hland. - lr Qo : 
XXXIX. Kali fruticofum, coniferum, flore albo. Cat. p. 50. Another fort of 
This has feveral upright, woody, round, gray Stalks, about a Foot high, 
branched -towards thestops, and having there many round, green Leaves, 
three-quartersiof an Inchlong, fucculent, and fale to the taft, fer ufually ope; 
pofite:to:one another, and fomething like the Leaves of Wali, the Flowers; 
are white, very! fmalk: and:coming out from between the green Scales,-of. 
a{mall Cone, never, or very feldom bringing Seed. : 
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