206 The Natural Fiftory of Jamaica. 
Plukenet. Phyt. Tab. 206. Fig. 3. though the Doctor in his Mantiff. p. 155. 
thinks they may be the fame. 
XIV. Linum feandens flore dilute purpureo (emine triangulari. Cat. p. 89. Fab, 
130. Fig. 1. An Linum farmento[um , fen volubile Famaicanum, flore cernleo. 
Pluken. Alm. p. 224 ? | 
This hasa round, hoary, {mall Stalk, turning and winding its felf abour 
any Plant it comes near, and rifing three or four Foot high, having Lecayes 
at every Inches diftance, ftanding on an eighth part of an Inch long Foot- 
Stalks, being three quarters of an Inch long, and half an Inch broad near 
the Bafe where broadeft, and whence they decreafe, ending in a point, 
a little hairy, and of a dark green colour. Ex alis foliorum come out {e- 
veral Flowers, ftanding on very fhort, crooked Foot-Stalks. They ftand 
Star fafhion, are pentapetalous, and of a pale purple colour, after which fol- 
lows a f{mall, brown, roundifh Head, like that of Flax, divided into feveral 
Cells, and containing Seeds almoft triangular, being round on one fide, flat 
on the others, and of a light brown colour. 
There is another fort of this, or rather variety, being much larger in 
Flowers, exc. They being of a white colour. ; 
It grows, though rarely, in the Savanmas, amongft the prickly Pears ; but 
is frequent on the Red Hills inthe way to Guanaboa. 7 
XV. Apocynum ercttum fruticolum, flore luteo maximo c {peciofiffimo. Cat. 
p. 89. Tab. 130. Fig. 2. Savanna Flower. | sist a aa 
This rifes three or four Foot high by a wooddy, branch’d Stalk, covered 
near the Root witha brown, {mooth Bark, like that om Birch-Twigs. The 
Twigs at top have green Bark, and feveral Leaves, two always {landing op- 
pofed one to another, on one third partof an Inch long Foot-Stalks. They 
are Oval, yellowifh green in colour, {mooth, two Inches long, and three 
quarters of an Inch broad. Ex alis foliorum towards the tops of the 
Branches come out feveral long, wooddy Foot-Stalks, {upporting cach a_yel- 
low monopetalous Flower, whofe margin has five deep notches in it. After 
thefe follow two Pods fet like Bulls Horns, very flender in refpec of the 
others of this Kind, and long, containing many brown Seeds with much 
Down, refembling in every thing the other Species of this Kind. The whole 
Plant is very Milky. | 3 
It grows in the Savanaas every where, and is in Flower moft part of the 
year, making.a very. pleafant fight. SS eee re S2 
XVI. Apocynum ercctum folio oblongo, flore umbellato, petalis coccineis reflexis. 
Cat. p.89. Tab. 129. Fig. 4, §. Apocynum Curalfavicum filrofa radice floribus 
aurantiis Chamaneriz foliis anguftioribus. Flerm. par. Bat. prod p.213. par. Bat. 
p.36. An Apocynum petranm ramofum, falicis folio venolo, flique medio tumente 
Vergintanum Pluk. Almag. p. 26 2 Phyt. Tab. 261. Fiz. 3 2 Apocynum Eyfica- 
nenfe erciinm, falicis foliis anguftioribus vel latioribus. Hort. Beaumont > 
This has ftrong and deep Roots feveral Inches long, and by the many 
fibers, they have, draw copious Nourifhment to the Plant, which has {everal 
Stalks fircight, three or four Foot high, jointed at every Inch, four {quare, 
the Leaves coming out at the joints oppofite to one another. They are long, 
and of a dark green colour. At the cop is a Foot-Stalk, fuftaining- many 
Flowers umbel-fafhion’d, every one being pentapetalous. The Perd/d “are 
turn’d down reflected, or bow’d back. . The Stylus ftanding up in the middle 
of them is yellow, the Petala are of a very fine fearlet colour, The Pods follow, 
which are three Inches long, roundith, as big as ones Finger in the tiiddle, 
and tapering to both extreams. The membrane is firft gtéen,. blit turns 
: brown, 
