o ‘The Natural Hiftory of Jamaica. 
XXXV. Capfcum minus fructu rotundo, erecto, acerrimo. Cat. Pp. Tir. Cape 
ficum filiquis furreCtis ceraft forma, Tourucf. Taft, Pe X35. 
From a woody, brown, ftrong Root, {pring feveral woody Branches, two 
or three Foot high, The Stalks, Leaves, Flowers, and other parts of this 
Plant are in every thing like thofe of the other Cup/icums, only every way 
fmaller, and the Fruit is plac’d on the tops of the Twigs. It is almoft 
perfectly round, no bigger than a Ficld-Pea, and full of fuch {mall Seeds as 
are common to others of this Kind. 
It grows in thady low Woods, whether Parrots and other Birds refort to it 
by natural Inftint, to forward the Digeftion of thofe Fruits they meet withal 
and feed on in the Woods. | 
It grows not only inthe Ifland of Famaica, but in the Madera, and all the 
Caribes. 
This fort is counted the fharpeft and moft biting of any of its Kind, 
and is much ufed by Jndiams, Negres and Europeans, who have liv’d kere any 
time. 
The Birds, Toucan and Saviath, feed of this, and their Dung produces 
it, being Sown, as if the whole Fruit were Sown. Theuct. Cofm. 
Powdered with Salt, ’tis a portable Sauce in little Room, and agreeing al- 
moft to every Difh and Pallat, being mix’d with Gravy or Vinegar. 
Jr is counted very good againft the Belly-ach. 
The Savages cure Fevers by drawing over the Eyes of the Sick a Thread 
dipt inthis, by making them forget it. TZertre. 
There are two other forts very like this, common in moft Planters Gardens, 
which may perhaps be only varieties of ir. 
This was brought by the Spaniards in,Colons firft Voyage from the W/- 
Indies, to fhow the rarities of them, and was then admired. Lopez. de Go- 
MATA. 
Merchants brought it from Brafle, though it be not fo good as Malacette. 
Thevet. 
The Leaves of this burnt with Mother of Pearl Oifters fhells, and wet 
with water till ’tis white, makes an Ointment which rub’d on Teeth makes 
them black, and free fromaching. Bez, | 
This was call’d Caribe by the Indians, which fignifies fharp and *ftroae in 
their Language, and becaufe they of Efpanola found the Canibals, or thofe 
inhabiting the-atilles, to be fharp and ftrong like this, they gave them 
the name of Caribes.. Martyr. So that we need not trouble our felyes fo 
much about the Derivation of that Word as Rochefort»has done. 
This fort, if tafted, the tharpnefS cannot be got out of the Throat in 
fome days. It grows in Brafile and Portugal. Cluf. 
One muft have a care after touching thefe Csp/ica not to touch the Fye 
with the Hand it occafioning great pain, which is remedied by cold water. 
They are reckoned much wholefomer than the Eaft-India Peppers, they 
give a good taft, being cut and mixed with Fifh or other Meat. The final 
whole Pepper, being {wallowed helps Digeftion, Corroborates the Stomach, 
and expels Wind. The fame is done with Vinegar in which it has been infufed 
whole, or Salt, and it powdered and mix’d together. It hurts the Breaft 
and Body, and occafions a Cough, if it be put on Coals, and the Fume re- 
ceived by Mouth or Noftrils. The Leaves and Roots'are the Firft Ingredi- 
ents of hot Baths. Pifo, 
XXXVI. Capficum minus fruttw parvo, pyramidali, erecto. Cat. p. 112. Tab. 
146. Fig.2, An folanum mordens Americanum perenne Berberidis fruttu furretto 
Berberry Pepper. Barbadenfibus vale. Pluk. Alm p. 3542? vel Solanum 
mordens 
