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The Natural Hiftory of JAMAIC A. | 
Fingrigo. 
This Tree has a Trunc of the Thicknefs of one’s Thigh, cover’d with a 
light brown, {mooth, Bark, rifing not above eight or nine Foot high, and 
inclining its Top towards the Ground, being weak if not f{upported by 
the neighbouring Trees, which fometimes they turn round ; the Branches 
are always oppofire one to another, and go out at oppofite Sides of the 
Trunc, and fo do the Twigs and Prickles, the upper Branches, Twigs or 
Prickles making a Crofs with thofe immediately under them ; the Prickles 
are fhort, very crooked, firong and many, fufficiently known to any 
frequenting the Woods. ThisTree is for fome time as many other are here, 
altogether void of Leaves, ‘and the Flowers fprout firft, coming out many 
together, filling the whole Tree on Bunches near to, and.at the Ends of the 
Twigs, being feveral, ftanding on {mall branch’d Footftalks, fmall; mo. 
nopetalous, with fave Points or Setions, of a greenifh yellow, or herby 
Colour, having white Stamina’ and {melling like Sambucus. After fome-time 
each fingle Flowet’s Foorftalk lengthens and fuftains. an oblong, cannula- 
ted, rough, naked, brown, large Seed, fticking by the Means of crooked 
fhort extant Points, like thofe of Burs, or Agrimony, only fhorter, to: any 
thing they come.near. After the Fruit. is. perfected:come the Leaves at 
the Ends of the Twigs, ftanding on three quarters of an Inch long Foot- 
ftalks ; they are two Inches and a half long, and one broad in.the Middle, 
where broadeft, of a dark green Coloursand like thofe of the: Pranus 
AY ylveltris. ry ) 
It grows every where in the woody Parts of the Sevanna’s, or low. 
Lands. 3 we a 
The Deco€tion of tae Roots of thisTree with thofe-of the Lime Tree 
are thought very good for Goworhea’s, and fo itis if the Root is ground on 
& Stone and the Powder ftir’din Lime Juice tilkict be thick there with. 
The Seeds by their crooked Points take:hold of the\Wings of Ground 
I)oves and other Birds feeding where they are, and {tick fo faft that they 
cannot make. ufe:of them. to fly, or fcarce flutter, but become a. Prey 
to their Enemies,: to avoid which, by natural Inftin@ty they: feed not on’ 
the Ground when thefe Seeds ate ripe. ra dindwe iw Bs, 
XVIIL Acer foandens foltjs laurinis, Cat. fam, p..137. Rajj., Hift. Vol. 33 
dendr. Pp. 94,. Aw, triopteris, Americapa, [candens, frutta: fulgente majores 
Pluken. Maat, p.185 ? nif _ maT calsd 
., This Shrub shas.a Stalk no, bigger than a, Swants; Quill; cover’d:with ‘a 
whitifh, colour’d {mooth, Bark, being. within woody, with a pretty large 
Pith. Ip. rifes by. and turns round.any, Plant or, Tree. it comesoneary, 
mounting feveral Foot high, now andthen, fending, forth: Footlong: 
Branches, with, Twigs {tandiag oppofite.one to the other, on which at-an: 
Juch’s Diftance {tand oppofite one to the other,ithe Leaves on quarterof an: 
Inch long Footltalks ; they, are, three Inches. long andchalf as.broad in) 
the Middle, where broadeft, ending in, a Point,. having), one: middle =Ribi 
and feveral tran{verfe ones, being {mooth; hard, thin,.and-of a dark green 
Colour. The Tops of thefe {mall Branches, for three Inches in their 
Length, are befer.with Flowers Spike-fafhion, it and) the. quatter (ofan 
Inch long Foorftalks of the feveral Flowers being.of a ruflet «Colour, 
the Flowers are yellow, {mall and pentapetalous, the, Seeds are made.up; 
of a protuberant Part where the Seed lies, and a membranous. extant. or. 
wingy Part, exactly like thofe of the Seeds of Acer Majus or large Maple 
only there are often three of thefe Seeds together, whereas in the ordinary 
Maple I never faw above twa —— it 
