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Ir grows every where among the Shrubs and Bufhes about the Town 
of St Jago 4? la Vega. 
The Berries are poifonous. 3 
A Branch of this Tree was fent me dryed by Dr. Richardfon which was 
gather’d by him in one of the Gardens in Holland, under the Title of Sola- 
num frutico[um latifolium non laciniatum fatidiffimum 
XVII. Ya/minum folio integro obtufo, flore caruleo racemofo, fructa flavo. 
Cat. Fam. p. 169. Raij. Hift. Vol. 3. Denar. p. 64. : 
This Tree rifeth to about ten or twelve Foot high, by a Trunc as 
thick as one’s Leg, cover’d with a white Bark, having near its Top, fe- 
veral Branches, with Leaves ftanding in Tufts like thofe of the Cala- 
bafh Tree, they are oppofice one Tutt to another, and towards the Tops 
of the Branches come out Strings of many blue, monopetalous, five 
pointed Flowers, to which follow fo many Berries, oval, larger than ordi- 
nary Corinths or Ribes, and containing in a fmooth yellow Skin, and no 
great Pulp, feveral yellow Acinior Seeds. 
It grows about the Town of St. fago de la Vega very plentifully, in fe- 
veral Places. 
XVII. fafminum forte, folio myrtino, aliorum adminiculo fe fuffentans 
flore albicante racemolo. Cat. fam. p. 169 Tab. 188. Fiz.3. Rij, Haft. Vol, 3. 
Dendr. p 64. 3 a : 
This, Shrub has a long trailing or bow’d down Stalk, round, of ‘the 
Bignefs of ones Finger, dark brown, fmooth, and nine or ten Foot long, 
of it felf weak, creeping thro’ and being fupported by Féagrigo or other 
Trees altho’ it does not climb or Turn round them, towards the Top it 
has feveral green Twigs, having always two Leaves, the one oppofite 
to the other, each of which is two Inches long and one broad in the 
Middle, where broadeft, fmooth, fhining and pointed, . having. an eighth 
of an Inch long Footftalk. Ex eorum ala goes a three Inches long branch’d 
Stalk, the Top and Branches of which are fer with feveral. fmall, green, 
whole Flowers, their Edges being-five pointed, of a whitith Colour... 
It grows among the Trees of the Woods.in the; Town) Savanna towards 
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Two-Mile- Wood. 
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f iowa’ pil 
» Abe’ siti co 
| cf 
XIX. Fafminum forte, arboreum, folijs laurinis, ex adverfo 4{centibuys db- 
longis acuminate flore albo. Cat. fame p- 169. Tab,'205. Hig..1. Ray. Hift. Vol. 
3. p.64.. dn Falminum arbore[cens: Laurifolio, odoratiffimo, flor albo, Plum. 
Tournef. Inft.p. 598 ? 14905 faust 2bn oe 
This Tree which was fomewhat like the, two foregoing» rafeth to 
fifteen Foot high, has.a very, {mall,Drunc, cover’d with, a'grey. colour’d 
whitifh Bark, having towards the) Ends of, the Branches several Leaves, 
fer one oppofite to another ‘on.half Inch, Jong Footftalks, the Leaves 
are fix Inches long and two and a half broad in the Middle, where 
broadeft, from whence-they decreafe to ‘both, Bnds,.aredmooth, thick, and 
ofa dark green Colour; at the Eads of .the Branches are:many Flowers 
ftanding in a Bunch cogether‘on {mall Twigs each of them being very long 
moftly tubulous, white and divided towards the Edges into five Points. | 
It grows in the Woods over Mr. Batchelor’s Houte. 
_..This appears to be different from the Fa/minum Indicam laurifolio in- 
gdorum, umbellatum floribus cocciness. P. B. tho’ Pluken. Phyt, Tab. 59. Figs 2. 
Dr. Plukenet. p. 108. of his Mantiffa thinks they may beshe fame. 
Bobi. os oorvh send Giutt of BE 
