,^KE5 HOPtTUS JAMAICENSIS. 9 



The effjoacy of the adrue deaoction in repressinq continued vomiting was lately es- 

 peiiericed by a gentienian in Spanish-Town. Tiiero are several specie:; of the cyperus, 

 not unlike the adrue, which may be mistaken for it ; and it is worthy of experiment to 

 ascertain whether these other kinds possess the same virtues. 



See Sedgks. 



AESCflYNOMENE SeC BASTARD SEN'SiTIVE. 



Acrimony See Hemp Aguijiony. 

 Aizoox Sec Samphire. 



AKEE. Genus doublfiil. 



Cl. 8, OR. 1. Octandria moiingi/nia. 



This plant was hrought to Jamaica in a slave ship from the coast of Africa, and, hav- 

 ing thriven well, has been generally propagated, and succeeds in most parts of the island. 

 The late Dr. Broughton described it particularly in the Hortus Eastensis, from which 

 the following characters are taken : 



Gen. char. Calyx five-leaved and inferior, with concave, acute, ovate, small 

 leaves, persistent and hairy; corolla hve-petaled, oblong-lanceolated, acute, hairy, 

 bent at the base, and pressed to the receptacle, alternate with the calyx, and longer ; 

 stamina eight short filaments, hair}', inserted at die base of tlie glandulous recept- 

 acle of the gcrmen ; antherte oblong, disposed in an orb, and almost of the same 

 length, round the germen ; geruaen sub-ovate, three- sided and hairy ; the 

 styli the length of the germen, cylindrical and hairy; the stigma obtuse; pcri- 

 carpium, a fleshy capsule, oblong, obtuse on both sides, triangulai-, trilocular, 

 trivalved, and gaping from the apex ; semina, three, orbicular, and glossy, having 

 a rising appendice. 



This tree often rises to the height of fifty feet. The trunk is covered with a rou"-h, 

 somewhat brown, bark, hath many long, thick, irregular branches, the lower inclinin"- 

 to the earth. The leaves are pinnated, ovate, lanceolated, full of veins, entire, op- 

 posite, smooth, and bright above, about a span long, four or five on each side, with 

 short turgid footstalks. The branches are simply spread, the twigs have many flowers, 

 with each its stalks, spike fashion. The flowers are small, white, and scentless. The 

 fruit is as large as a goose's egg, of a yellow, red, orange, or mixed, colour. The seeds 

 arc three, black, as large as a nutmeg, one of which is often abortive. To each seed 

 grows a white substance, exceeding the size of the seed, of the consistence of beef- fat, 

 and which, gently boiled with water, scarce differs from marrow. This, by the inha- 

 bitants of Guinea, is .served at table alone or mixed with broth or pottage. 



The delicacy of the white lobes of this, fruit when fried o/- boiled, and eat as marrovi', 

 or sweet-breads, or in soups, renders it well worthy of cultivation. It thrives best in 

 the lowlands. In the mountains it seldom bears fruit, and the north winds are extremely 

 injurious to it. If die tops be blasted or broken off it throws out new and vigorous 

 shoots from the root and stem. When in bearing it has a most beautiful appearance 

 from the contnist of colour in the different parts of tiie fructification. This plant is 

 easily propagated from the seeds. 



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