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This had roundifh, reddith brown Stalks as big as a Goofe-Quil, by which 
it climb'd and turn’d its felf round the Truncs and Branches of Trees, put» 
ting forth here and there Leaves, ftanding on one third part of an Inch long 
Foot-Stalks. ‘They were four Inches long, and near twice as broad in the 
middle where broadeft, being narrow at the beginning, and obtufe at the 
end, whole, very fmooth, and having an eminent middle Rib, running 
through the middle of the Leaf. At the top of the Branch are Flowers 
{tanding ina bunch together, being many very beautiful and {mall. 
I gathered ic, if | rightly remember, in St. Maries, near Cabeca del oro in 
the North-fide of this ifland amongft the Woods. 
XXVIL. Solanum bacciferum primum, feu oficinarum. ©. B. Cat. p.106.. Sos 
lanum fructu nigro, Rudbeck. Brom, p. 108. An folanum Indicum vulgari fimile, 
Hloribus albis parvis. Pluk. Alm. p.349 ? 
This has a green Stem, as big as ones little Finger, having fome very 
narrow membranes which make it look angular, rifing two or three Foor 
high, cither flraight up, or amongft other Shrubs. The Branches are 
inveigled among one another, {preading themfelves on every hand, and 
having Leaves {tanding on a quarter of an Inch long Foot-Stalks, being an 
Inch and an half long, and half as broad near the middle where broadetft ; 
very much finuated on the edges, foft, of a dark green colour. Towards 
the tops of the Branches come the Flowers, feveral together from the top of 
an half Inch-long green Foort-Stalk, each whereof is made up of five white, 
or pale yellow reflected Petala, with Orange colour’d Apices, {landing up in 
the middle making an Umbo. After thefe follow round Berrics, as big as 
Pepper-Corns, fmooth, black when ripe, containing in a thin Pulp a great 
many very {mall, roundifh, flat, white Seeds. 
It grew near the Church-yard back-fide, and near Mrs, Guys’s Houle in a 
Gully in Guazaboa. 
The Leayes of. this are boil’d and eaten by Negros in their Pepper-Pots or 
Potages... 344; 
The Leaves being applied cure Wounds of the Shins, Fiflures of the 
Nipples, and are good againft all {nflammations. They are Anodine, and 
good againft the Inflammation and heat of the Aw, the Juice being put up; 
but becaufe of its very cooling and adftringent quality, - it muft be cautioufly 
ufed. The Bark bruis’d and put into water, intoxicates Fifhes fo that they 
may be eafily taken. Paifo. 
I only doubted whether the Famaica and European Nightfhades were the 
fame, on account of the Leaves, being eaten there, and the European coms 
monly accounted not wholefome, but when J found by Cordus, Dorff.¢é>c. that 
the common Solanum was anciently fowed for Meat, 1 am confident ’tis in 
every thing the fame, efpecially fince the colour of the Berries differs in the 
European Plant. 
The Leaves cool, being applied to St. Anthony's Fire. It is good fora hot 
Stomach. Beaten with Salt and applied, ic difcufles the Parotides, Fuch/. 
Tt is good againft hot Apofthems. Dorf. 
The diftill’d water outwardly: or inwardly ufed is cooling in Inflammati- 
ons, outwardly the Leaves being applied to the Head helps Phrenfies, and 
all Inflammations. Loz. 
Tragus feemsto be confufed as to this Plant, and {ays that ‘tis not edible. 
The Leaves are cooling and adftringent. It is hazardous to apply it 
outwardly, it being Repercuffive, and not to be usd in Ery/fipelas’s, Gc. Dod. 
The Juice, with Oil, is good in the Phrenzy, orc. Math, 
The Leaves eaten are adftringent and cooling. Gal. 
The 
~The Natural Hiflory of Jamaica. 235 
