The Natural Fiflory of Jamaica. 
In qualitics it agrees with thofe of this Tribe thar are in Europe. The 
vertucs of the Root being heating, of fubtle parts, and fit to cleanfe the 
Bladder. Pifo. 
187 
AXX. Anonis nen fpinofa minor, glabra, procumbens, flore luteo. Cut. pave 
Tab. 149. Fiz. 2. 
This has a long, deep, round, brown, tough Root, from whence {pring 
many round, Foot long Stalks, hairy, branch’d into others lying round on 
the furface of the Earth, being very thick fet with Leaves, three always to- 
gether on the cighth part of an Inch long, or very thort, Foot-Stalk, each 
being {mooth, and having many white Veins appearing on its under {urface. 
Towards the top come the Flowers, they are papylionaceous, of an Orange 
colour, with a little purple in their middle. Afterwards follows a very 
fmall, rough, fhore Pod or Husk, inclofing one reddifh Seed or Pea. 
It grew near the River-fide in a Field below the Town, and near the 
watering place by the River very plentifully. 
Cuare, IX. 
Of Herbs whofe Flowers are compos d of two or three Petala or Leaves, 
“wy HAT are chiefly remarkable in this Tribe, are fome 
of the following Vifcum’s, which are a new kind of 
Parafitical Plants, differing from all thofe of Evrope. 
Their way of growth, Flower, and Seed, are very par- 
ticular, and extraordinary, and may be taken notice of 
in their Deferiptions. ° 
Arna overo ana Vareca di Padre Matteo, {cems to be one of thefe Vifcums 
defcribed and figured by Zaz. p. 29. 
J. Stellavia aquatica. Park. Cat. p.753 
It grows in moft Rivers of this Ifland. 
I, Planta innominata prima Marcer. p.8. Cat. p.75. Ephemerum Braftliag 
num ramofum procumbens bipetalon foliis mollioribus. Herm. par. Bat. p, 145. Pha- 
langium Africanum helleborines folio non defcriptum. Hort. Lugd. Bat. Raii. Hilt. 
Dipetalos Brafiliana foliis Gentiane aut plantaginis. Raii Hiff. p. 1332. Ephes 
merum Africanum annuum flore bipetalo Herm. Cat. p. 231. 
This fore of Phalanginm is very common in all the moift places of this 
Ifland, aswellas Barbados. 
IN. Plantago aquatica. Fuchf. Cat. p.75. Ranunculus paluftris plantaginis fee 
lio amplicre. Tournef: El.p.r4t. Inft.p.r92. 
It grows near Black River Bridge, going to Old Harbour, and in feveral 
other places of this Ifland. 
This is thought to have the fame qualities with Land Plantain, the Seed 
to be ad{tringent, and the Leaves good again{t Burns, and to be applied to 
Hydropick Legs. Ger. | 
The juice applied to Breafts is a great fecret in clearing them of Milk. 
Roeflin. J.B. 
IV. Sagitta 
