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246 The Natural Hiftory of Jamaica. 
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There are three forts of Aloes, viz. Lucida, Citriza, and Hepatica, which 
is the wortt, the firft and fecond are almoft the fame or fuccotrine Aloes, 
the laft is black and harder to break. ’Tis odorifcrous as Myrrhe, not ill 
{inelled, unlefs not good or frefh. Bod. a Stapel. 
’Tis infipid with us, but grows bitter in Stoves, being hang’dup, the #e 
patic is belt. Cord. ; | 
They take it up in Cyprus before Winter, and hang it up, planting it again 
in the Spring. Gefz. | 
It does not purge lef$ mix’d wich Honey, and is not hurtful to the Stomach, 
Fuchy. 
ae ufed, the Leaves being beaten, to confolidate frefh Wounds, and for 
Corns. Cefalp. 
Aloe is of two forts, the Caballina, or Arenofa, and the Socatrina, from 
that Ifland or Aepatica, from its confiftence it is friable in Winter, and 
foftifh in Summer. C. B. 
It grows wild about Lisbon, dc. on Walls. Clu/. 
This is the true Aloe, from whence comes the Aloe of the Shops. It is 
made by cutting the Leaves obliquely, that a yellow juice may come from 
the Veins running its length, which is evaporated a little , and makes a 
ma{S agreeing to the Aloe of Diofcorides, crc. being all diffoluble in water, 
and friable ro the Fingers. It is purgative, and outwardly applied flops 
Blood.. The Leaf, the outward Skin taken off, with the juice applied, 
curd a Palm of the Hand where Nerves and Tendons were hurt. Col. 
Pieces of the green Leaf are given to Horfes for the Worms, as alfo to 
Children for the fame Difeafe, with great fuccefs. 
Ic is hang’d up to be ready in Houfes to apply to frefh Wounds. Park. 
IV. Aloe (ecunda feu folio in oblongum aculeum abeunte. Morifon, Cat. p. 11 7e 
An Aloe Americana fpinifera anguftis foliis radice bulbofa cujus folia ad pannum 
conjiciendum funt apta. Pluken. Alm. p. 192 Aloe mncronato folio Americans 
Major. Munt. Phyt. cur. p. 19. Tab. ox. 
I canadd nothing to the Defcription extant in Authors. 
It grows frequently on the rocky {mall Hills, in feveral places of this 
land, in Bra/ile, New-Spain, ec. and Flowers generally about Adsy, afters 
wards dying cown, Root and all. ! 
The Stalk and Flowers being very ftraight, and twenty Foot high, are 
planted before Houfes for May-Poles. 
The Leaves are us'd.to fcour. Rooms, Plates, or any thing withal, inftead 
of Soap, having avvifcid Juice. 1t occafions a great pricking and tingling 
in the Hands of thofe which are befmeared with it. : 
Cloath is made of this, little inferior to Linnen Cloath, and Nets to Fifh 
withal, both being made of the fibers of the Leaves. 
The Root or Leaves being frefh, and bruifed, and thrown into water, kill 
the Fifh, that they caneafily be taken with the Hand. Afarcgr. 
The Wood is as good as Touch-Wood to kindle Fire, Acofa. or with 
another harder rub'd on it to: beget Fire, and. to hang Hamacs by. arcgr- 
They put forth new Leaves, like Sedums, being hang’d up ina Room. 
Pifo’s Figure is very faulty. brige 
Tt is fomewhat, doubtful whether,this be the fame Plant grows in Mexico, 
call'd Maguei'ox Metl, Columna thinks this differs from it. However moft 
of the properties of that of Mexico agreeing to this, I have fer down the 
ufes they in Mextco make of it, viz : 
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