The Natural Hiffory of Jamaica. 1 Os 
They plant it in Madagafcar, under the Eves for Rain. It is forbid, for 
hindering the fale of Pepper, by the King of Spaiz. The green Leaves 
areus’d in Sauce. The Roots are cur’d on the dying of its Leaves once 4 
year. Cauche. p. 163. | | 
It was brought fifteen years fince to Chriftendom from Cairo, with other 
Spices, now it is carried thither. Albert. 
It is forbidden to be brought from Brafil by the Portuguezes, becaufle of 
the hindering che Vent of Pepper. Pyrard. p.2. p. 139. 
That Ginger which is gathered in Fanuary and February is beft. They 
Give in China the Decodtion with hot Water to Sweat. He that cakes of ir 
in a morning fafiing, 1s preferved from Venom all that day. The Conferve 
is good for cold Difeafes of the Stomach. Boym. 
Ginger 1s very common in all the pares of the Weft and Eaft-Indies. It 
came from the laft of thefe places ro the Weft, from whence moft of what 
is brought into Europe comes. 
Ginger when ripe isdug up. They cut off the Blades, {craping the Skin 
off, with Knives to kill it. Negros f{cald it to kill it, which makes it hard 
and black, the other method making it foft and white, with a cleaner and 
quicker taft. Ligon. p. 79. 
“XXXVI. Zinziber fylvrftre minus, fruthu & caulium fubsmitate exeunte, Cat. 
p. 61. Tab.105. Fig. 1. Wild-Ginger. . 
This, which was very like the Zerumbet Garz. grew to about four Foot 
high, the Stalk was round, and covered with Leaves from the Root up- 
wards to the very top, each whereof was about four Inches long, and two 
broad, of an almoft oval figure, and graflie, being thin, and having a great 
many Ribs run trom the Center of the Foot-Stalk, through all parts of the 
Leaf tothe point, like to the Zvdian Cane. The Flowers ftand at top of 
the Stalk in a Head together, which is compofed of a great many fet in 
a three Inch long Spike, pretty clofe together, of a pale purple colour, 
each whercof is made up of one membranous Leaf, Convex on its under- 
moft fide, and Concave above ; in which ftand, on an half Inch long Foot- 
Stalk, the Radiments of the Fruit, being a round protuberance, or knob, 
onthe top of which is a tuft of fomelong, withered, dry membranaceous 
Leaves, or Flowers making a ‘Crown. -The round knob, after fome time, 
{wells into an oblong, oval, purple Berry. The Root is made up of a 
great many white, round, two Inch long, thick Strings, {melling like Ginger, 
fpread’on every fide 
It grows on the North fide of Mount Diablo, very pentifully, among the 
fhady Woods, inthe Path going to Gixteen Mile Walk, and in moft of the 
Inland woody parts of the Ifland. 
The Root bruited, and. applied asa Poultice in Cancers, oli me tangere’s, 
ec. is reckoned a vety. extraordinary and admirable Medicine, and if one 
will give Credit to the “Relations of Indians or Negros, is a never failing 
Remedy in thofe defperace Cafes, > te 
XXXVII. Zinziber fylveftre majus, fruttn in pediculo fingulari, Cat.p. 61. 
Tab. 105. Fig. 2. Cardamemum Brafilianum latifolinm, fylveftre, pacoferoca Braf= 
Lienfibus. “Breyn. pr. 2. p.107- Canna Indica ad imum caulem racemifera, Plukew: 
Alm, p. 80. ~ eth ine 
This differs in nothing from that immediately preceding, only the 
Stalk rifes_ eight or Foot high, having much’ larger Leaves, and in nine 
licu of ‘having’ “its “Flowers and Fruit on the end of the Stalk it has a 
Stalk about three Foot high, immediatly {pringing from the Root like our 
drums or Orobanche's, being jointed, and having cach internodium covered 
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