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The Natural Hiflory of J amaica, 251 
It grows on the Ebonies, and other Trees in the Savanva Woods, very 
plentifully, as alfo on the Palifadoes inclofing the Gardens of the Town 
of St. Fago de la Vega. Terrentius ap. FLernand. his Defcription is as exactas 
can be from the Figure of this Plant. 
XI. Vifcum delphinii flore minus, petalis @ viridi albicantilus angnftisriins ras 
dice fi:rosa. Cat. p.120. Tabr21. Fig 3. Orchidi affinis planta parafttica folio 
craffo fulcato. Par. Bat. p. 187. Epidendron Curaffavicum folio craffo [ulcato 
vulco. Ejufa. ibidem. — | 
Several Cupreosi, a little longer, but of the colour and bi:nef$ of thofe of 
climbing Ivy, warp and knit themfelves one within another, flicking very 
clofe on every fide to the Bark of the Tree, or Palifado, or even into the 
Body of the Tree, (forthe moft part rotten) on which they grow. Fromthofe 
Roots come out feveral purplifh, round, jointed Stalks, from the upper- 
tmhoft joint, about two or three Inches from the Root, (each of the under Js 
ternodiums being very thort) ftands one pointed Leaf, which is very thick 
or almoft round, three or four Inches long, of the bignels of a Goole- 
Quill, the two infides flatted, purplifh in colour. Out of the infide of this, 
upon a three, four, or five Inches long, green, round Foot-Stalk, or top of 
the Stalk come feveral Flowers, having a long green Calyx, with five green- 
ifh white, narrow Petala, {landing Star-fafhion, and in the middle is one 
white hooded, large, difform Petalum, of a very odd fhape, and to thefe 
follow an angular Tricapfular knob, very like thofe of feveral of the 
bulbous Tribe, in which is contained a white, very fimall Farina. 
_it grows on old Palifadoes and Trees, about the Town of St. Fago dé /s 
Vega. 
XII. Vifcum delphinii flore albo guttato minus, radicé fibrosa. Cat. p. 120. 
Zab. 148. Fig. 2. 
This froma matted Root like the others of this Kind, fends out feveral 
Leaves three Inches long, and not one quarter broad, almoft triangular, and 
of a yellowifh green colour, from the midft of which comes a Stalk in every 
thing like the former, only the Flowers are more, and different, viz. each 
is made up of four little white Petals, {potted with’ brown, and one large 
one with fewer {pots, on which is a {mall yellow Hood, as in the Flowers 
of Larks-Spurs, and oppofite to it, one like it of a blue colour, all ftand- 
ingon Inch Jong Foot-Stalks, round the top of the Stalk. 
{t grows on the Ebonics every where, efpecially on the way towards the 
Angels. 
XI. Vifcum delphinii. flore minimum. Cat. p.120. Ta>. 148. Fig: 3. 
This was for Roots, manner of growth, Gc exactly the fame with the 
preceding, only much lefler. The Leaves were ftriated, green, carinated, 
and long, the Stalk not over three Inches high, having two or three 
lefler Leaves on it. On the top of the Stalk were four or five Flowers, 
{tanding on crooked, large Foot-Stalks, which are the Rudiments of the 
Fruit. The Flowers were fo {mall that their Petala and parts were not eafily 
to be diftin@ly difcerned, but I fuppofe they were the fame witlr the 
others. | 
"It gréw onthe Truncs of Trees by the way going to Guanaboa onthe Red 
Hitls and other places. 
This is very like Zsjerow-ManeMaravara. EI. M. pot2eoporr. Tabe5s But 
leffer. 
XIV. Ny: 
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