188 = ‘Lhe Natural Hiftory of Jamaica. oe 
IV. Sazitta. Caft. Dur. Cat. p. 76. Ranunculus painftris, folio fagittato 
maximo, Tournef. El.p.241. Inft. p.r92. 
This Plant agrees exactly with Jobs Baubix’s Defcription, and feems to be 
the {ame Plant in every thing with that of Evrope. 
It grows in {landing waters. 
It is counted to have the vertues of Plantain, being thought Cold, 
Dry, and Ad{ftringent. 
I have feen this fent from the Ea/f-Jndies, under the name of Coolerte 
Yella, gathered near Fort St. George, where the Natives ufe the Root brui- 
{ed to cure their fore Feet, which they often have in wet weather, going bare 
Foot. 
V. Plantaginis aquatice folio Anomala, flore tripetalo purpureo femine pulve 
rulento, Cat. p. 79 
This had feveral pretty large white Roots, two or three Inches long, which 
united fend up feveral Leaves, four or five Inches long, green, fucculent, rib d 
like Plantain Leaves, an Inch and three quarters broad near the middle where 
broaceft. Inthe center of thefe Leaves rifes a purple jointed Stalk, a Foor 
and an half high, having a Spike of purple, or Carnation Flowers three Inches 
long, and at top three purple Petala, under which is a little {welling, 
which augmenting turns toa duft, and fcatters with the wind out of a brown 
membranaccous Husk. 
It grew in the Roads to Mountain River beyond Colonel Cope’s Plantation 
in Guanaboa. 
VI. Vifcum Caryophylloides maximum flore tripetalo pallide luteo (emine fila 
mentofo. Cat. p.76. Philofophical Tranfactions. Number 251. p.114. Wild Pine. 
A great many brown fibrils encompafS the Arms, or take firm hold of the 
Bark of the Trunc of the Trees where they grow, not as Mifleto, entering 
the Bark or Wood to fuck Nourifhment, but only weaving and matting 
themfelves among one another, and thereby making to the Plant a firm and 
firong Foundation, from whence rife feveral Leaves onevery fide, after the - 
manner of Leeks or Avzanas, whence the Name of Wild-Pine, or Aloes, be- 
ing foulded or inclofed one within another, each of which is three Foot and. 
an half long, from a three Inch breadth at beginning or Bafe, ending in a 
point, having a very hollow or concave inward fide, and a round or con- 
vex outward one, fo that by all of their hollow fides is made within a 
very large Refervatory Ciftern or Bafon, fit to contain a pretty deal of wa- 
ter, which in the rainy Seafon falls upon the uppermoft parts of the fpread- 
ing Leaves, which have channels in them conveying it down to the Ciftern, 
where it is kept as in a Bottle. The Leaves after they are fwell'd out like 
a bulbous Root, to make the Bottle bending inwards, or coming again clofe 
to the Stalk, by that means hindering the evaporation of the water by the 
heat of the Sun. They are of a light green colour below, and like Lecks 
above. From the midft of thefe rifes a round, fmooth, ftraight, frefh, green 
coloured, three or four Foot long Stalk, having many Branches, when 
_ wounded yielding a clear white mucilaginous Gum. The Flowers come 
out here and there on the Branches. They are made up of three long, yel- 
lowith, white, herbaceous Petala, and fome purple ended Stamina, ftanding 
in a long Calyx or Twbulus, made up of three green vifcid Leaves, with 
purple edges. After thefe follows along triangular Capfula, greenifh brown, 
being fomewhat like thofe of the Cariophyilli, having under it three fhort cap- 
fular Leaves, and within feveral long pappous Seeds. The Seed it felf be- 
ing oblong-pyramidal, and very {mall, having very foft, downy _ or 
own, 
