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The plants of this order contain an acrid principle. The roots 

 and leaves of Myginda are diuretic. 



Order XXX. RHAMNEAE. 



1. Condalia ferrea, Gr. (Swains.) 

 Indigenous and West Indian. 



2. Condalia sp. ? 



3. Colubrina ferruginosa, ISreug. (Swains.) 



Saffron, Snake Wood, Green heart. Indigenous and West Indian. 



4. Gouania Domingensis, L. 

 Chew stick. West Indian. 



The plants of this order have tonic febrifuge properties. Colubrina 

 is employed, in infusion, in fevers in this colony. It is used in dye- 

 ing yellow. Gouania is used, as its popular name shows, as a tooth- 

 brush. It is said to have stomachic properties. 



Order XXXI. AMPELIDEAE. 



1. Ampelopsis quinquefolia, Miehx. 



Virginia Creeper. Introduced from America. 



2. Vitis Caribaea, D. C. 



Jamaica Grape, Water Withe. West Indian and South American. 



3. Cissus sicyoides, L. 



Sarsaparilla, China Root, Wild Yam. West Indian. These 

 plants have acid and cooling properties. 



4. C. acida, L. (Swains.) 



Order XXXII. SAPINDACEAE. 



1. Serjania sp. T 



Tropical America. Climbing shrubs. 



2. Thouinia discolor. Gr. (Swains.) 

 Indigenous. Climbing shrubs. 



3. Melicocca bijuga, L. 



Genip. Introduced from S. America. 



4. Blighia sapida, Koen. 



Akee. Introduced from W. Africa. A handsome tree, 30 feet 

 high. 



5. Hypelata paniculata, Camb. 



Genip. Introduced from Jamaica. 



