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BOTTLE GOURD. See Lagenaria vulgaris. 



BOX WOOD. See Vitex umbrosa. 



BREAD FRUIT. See Artocarptjs incisa. 



BREAD NUT. See Brosimum Alicastrum. 



BRAZILETTO. See Pbltophorum Linnjsi. 



BROAD LEAF. See Terminalia latifolia. 



BROMELIA PINGUIN, Linn. 



Ping r ix. 



Native of W. Indies and tropical America. A plant belonging to 

 the same family as the Pine- Apple (Bromeliacem), but the fruits re- 

 main separate on the stalk. 



Leaves yield a fibre at a percentage of 2 '7, which is too small to be 

 profitable. (Morris.) See Bulletin XVII. 10. 



BROOM "WEED. See Sida carpinifolia, and S. rhombi folia. 



BROSIMUM ALICASTRUM, Sw. 



Breads ut. 



Native of Jamaica and Central America. A high tree; leaves sim- 

 ple, 3 6 inches long ; flowers minute, crowded on receptacles. ( Urti- 

 cacece.) 



Wood. " This is an excellent timber tree and grows abundantly in 

 the interior, generally straight, with a diameter of about 18 inches ; it 

 makes capital boards, takes a high polish and makes a beautiful flooring. 



Nuts. The tree bears abundant nuts, which are readily eaten by 

 stock of all kinds. Horses and cattle arc also very fond of the leaves." 

 ( Harrison.) 



" On the interior slopes of the northern coast range, and notably on 

 the levels of the hills in St. Catherine, Clarendon and Manchester 

 above the railway line. A tall erect tree, up to 80 feet, with a diameter 

 of two feet. The hear (-wood, especially in the roots, has a rich brown 

 colour, which, with its very durable qualities, makes it prized for floor- 

 ings and ornamental work of all kinds. It yields a bountiful supply of 

 nuts, which form a valuable fodder, as also do the leaves." (Hooper.) 



BRYA EBENUS, DC. 



West Indian Ebony, Coccus Wood. 



Native of Jamaica und Cuba. A small tree 15-20 feet high, with 

 drooping branches, small leaves, clustered yellow flovvers and two- 

 jointed pod. (Leguminosce.) 



" Found in quantity at the base of the Clarendon Hills and elsewhere 

 near the south coast. A small tree with rugged grey bark, rarely 

 found with diameter of over eight inches. Has a hard deep-coloured 

 heartwood, close-grained, and on this account has been exported. 

 Generally known in commerce as Coccus wood." (Hooper.) 



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