2r IIORTUS JAMAICENSI3*- ebohv- 



1. BROWNEl. BR(3\VNE'S. 



Fruticosuvi-; foliis nitidis, simpUcibus, cordatO'CeuniinatiSi Browne,- , 

 p. 28S, t 31, f. 3. 

 Unarmed; leaves petioled, ulterniite, subcordate-ovate ; racemes compouni',., 

 Axillary, -and lateral. 

 This shrub grows very fommonly in the. lowlands. It groves very bnshy, to the 

 lieight of from seven to ten feet, and supports itsielf upon other shrubs. It divides into 

 long round branches, covered witii a blackish bark, and subdividmg into a great num- 

 ber of alternate twigs. Leaves quite entire, sharp, sliiniHg, two ot three inches in , 

 length. The common peduncles sustain abo'it ten flowers, which are small, white, 

 and have a veri' sweet scent, and come out in great abundance after every rain. The 

 standard of the corolla after fecundation becomes erect, wUereBa before it spread- out .^ 

 wide. 



2. EltENUS. ERONY. 



A'spalatkus tt)bnreus, sen pseudu-rbenns bu.rr folio, ftore luteo patulo^ 

 siiiyua, /a/a, bre-ji clmrtacea, semen exrguum^ reniforme cmnplec- - 

 tcn'.e. Sloane v. 2, p. 31, t. 175, f^ I. Brya. Arboreseens^ j 

 encta, spinosa ; foUolis confertis, ftoribus geminatis. Browne,^ 

 p. 299, t. 31, f. 2. 

 Spiny; leaves &ub-sesgjle, aggregate, obovate-oblong ; peduncles two-fiowered,, 

 Tliis tree has a pretty thick stem, frequently crooked, and is, common in all the hills? . 

 and lower savannas in Jamaica. Sloane says it rises forty feet, Browne only fomteea, 

 or fifteen feet. It has a dark brown furrowed bark The. external bark frequently se-- 

 paratcs, and appears like uncombed hemp, it is tough, and used as twine by the ne- ^ 

 groes. The branches are betet with many small prickles, they are tough and flexile, , 

 and the smaller ones are frequently used for riding switubes. The^" appear naked ia- 

 tb"v' weather. The flowers are diick set on the branches, they are of a yellow colour, < 

 papilionaceous, and very open, having a sweet smell: the leaves, which succeed tha,- 

 {lowers, are small and roundish at top, where they are largest, of a dark green colour, > 

 smooth, and shining ; the pods are very thin and brown, containing one seed. The 

 wood of this tree is of a fine greenish brown colour and capable of a very fine polish, of , 

 a very hard durable nature, and much used by instrument makers, It is bowever very 

 dillerent from the East ludia ebony. It is propagated fiioia seeds. 



.C/ioHj/.Tt-Tbis tree groivs every where in the savantvas. It hath a small leaf like borr, . 

 and a yellow flower like. English broom, and, after rains, .puts forth its flowers, . 

 leaking the savannas .i<x)k like English broom-fields. Its heart, or inner part, is as _ 

 black as jet. The oil of it cures the tooth-ache, cotton being dipped iu it, and put . 

 iluotiieiaollowHess. .Sa/Vicw, jO. 56. .. 



EBONY, MOUNTAIN. BAUHINIA. 



Ci,. 10, OR. 1. Decandria monogyyiia. Nat. or. Lcmcnfaceer. 



Tiiis genus was so iiamed in honour of two celebrated botanists, John and Caspar 

 Baukiu.. 



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