Y 56 The Natural Etfiory of Jamaica. 
Flowers were monopetalous, Bell fathion’d, of a pale purple colour, and 
after them follow four rough, triangular Seeds, fattin’d like thofe of the 
other Convolvuli, each being fet in a diftinét Cell, and all of them in a 
round, brown, membranaccous pentaphyllous Cap/ula. 
The whole Plant was milky. 
Ic grew on the Cayos near Port-Royal, and on the fandy Sea fhore at Ris 
Nuevo, in the North fide very plentifully. 
The Leaves are ufed in Bathes for the Dropfie, and to put on Iflues to 
draw them. 
EBoil’din water it makes a Fomentation to cafe gouty Pains. ‘The Leaves 
prepar’d into a Potion with Goats Milk are given for the Hemorrhoids, 
The Stalks and Leaves are temperately warm, and emollient, and 
therefore good in Baths, and to ftrengthen the Body, efpecially in cold 
Difeafes. The Decodtion of them are given inwardly, for the fame pur- 
pofes. Pifo. 
T have learned, of perfons well experienced, that the infpiffated juice is 
very purgative, and it is a kind of Scammony, and may be given as ordi- 
nary Scammony, from ten to twelve or fourteen Grains. It may be cor- 
rected. with Sulphur, Creme of Tartar, or ordinary Quinces, or in want 
of them, with the Fleth of the Fruit Guava, or Almonds, or the cold Seeds. 
Plumier. 
XVI. Convolvulus maritimus major noftras rotundifolius.  Morif. Cat. 
ig 
‘1 could not fee any difference between the European, and this Herb. 
It grew on Gun Cayos, a {mall Ifland off of Port-Royal. 
It is very purging, efpecially of watery and hydropick Humours, and 
cither given in Powder, or boil’d in Broths, but very flrong, and not fir 
for weak Perfons. Ger. who {ays likewife that it was ufed about Alampfhire 
for Scurvy-grafs. 
The juice condensd, either outwardly applied to the Belly, or in- 
wardly given, is commonly, though not fafely, known to help the Drop- 
fie, -- Lob. 
Iris griping. Dod. 
‘Three Drams of the Powder of the Leaves drank with Whey for fome 
days, purges notably hydropical Humours. Lac. 
XVIL Convolvulus minor lanuzinofus, folio fubrotundo, flore ceruleo. Cat p.58. 
Tab. 99. Fig. x. - REIC TONG cose 7 
This has a fmall, round, green Stalk, by which it winds and turns its 
felf round any Plant it comes near, creeping a great length, and having 
very few Leaves, or fet at great intervals, one fromanother They ftand on an 
Inch and-an half long Foot-Stalks, are cordated, or fhap’d like a Heart, an 
Inch and an half long, and an Inch broad at their round Bafe, of a very 
green colour, and covered with a little white Wooll. The Flowers come 
out ex alis foliorum, fometimes feveral together, and fometimes only one by 
its {elf They are monopetalous, Bell fafhion’d, and of an extremely plea- 
fant, lively, blew colour, {landing in a pentaphyllous, rough, hairy Ca/ix, 
and ona quarter of an Inch long Foot-Stalk. After thefe follow, in a taper- 
ing or pointed, brown, membranous Cap/u/a, three, almoft triangular Seeds, 
brown, and like thofe of the other Cumvolvuli, being lodged in three fevetal 
Cells, diftinguifh’d by fo many membranes. 
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