fvj HORTUS JAMAICF. NSTS. cr-f/IT- 



fi- v.. t'ne r-1,1 wood should be rubbc'd oiT.. It h;is lien obsened, tl;at, in J T.aTrn, grape 

 ;'il>(.i!rs are, g^neriiliy raised too liigli iVuui tl;e gruii:.i-, and liiut '.hey shoulu r^jt (c 

 ;' (Hi.- two or three: loot high. ;is tlie tVuit reqain's a cor.sidtrable dogn ; of rLflctttd' 

 1 . a; t J rip; n it regularly, tn" Madeira the best vines arc cm livated on sirpes vwtliire> 

 t\oi'iCtof tho earth. The grape thrives be:.t in a light sandy loam. It' 'he soil be- 

 st rong an J inclinable to wet,, they do not succeed so wtll. The leaves of tire g.rape arc 

 t'at( n by goats. The follo\vii)g obserxationsou the iccnoniical ns^ .' to \il:irh tiie leaves-, 

 and sUiihs may be applied,, are taken trum a letter in the l*hiloMjj)hical IvlagaziiiCj No.. 

 il9, j^n.-dJatues Wall : 



" From eAperJments which I have n;ade, I find that, on lehig dried, which should' 

 be done in the shade, and infused in a tea-poi, the leaves of the vine make an excel- 

 lent substitute for tea. 1 ha\e also found, that on being cut small, bruised^ and put 

 ir^to a vat, or mushing tulv and boiling water poured on them in the same w-ay as is 

 ciune with malt, the pruiii! gs of the vine pvodiue a liqu',)r of a fine vinous qualitv,. 

 which, on being fernieni.f d. makes a ver fine beverage, either strong or weak, as you- 

 please ; and,, on fifing distilled, p-roduces an excellent spirit of the nature of bnindy. 



" In the course of my exjieiimcnts, I found, that the fomented liquor from tlie pru 

 nings, particularly tiie tendrils, when allowed to pass the vinous and to run into the 

 -acetous feriiientation, makes uncommonly fine vinegar. If not intended to be distilled-: 

 ooi> after they are lopped oft, or if it shoidd not lie conveniei.t to do so atthe tinie^, 

 tfiey should be dried :a the .shade. When intended to be used, an extract sbotildtBe.: 

 Ciajc wath liot watci-j as in, the tommon process for distilling from ^raiu." 



Sue J.^.M.1ICA GK.VPE., 



G R A S s:. 



Op this most useful and numerous tribe of plants, which Providence has so abun8-- 

 antly scattered o\er the whole earth, Jamaica is blessed with as great a variety as any 

 country of the same extent in the world, as well indigenous as exotic. The dilTerent 

 fciiids are described under their familiar names, and mav be ref&rred to as follow : 



Scf Bearpf.d, Bent, Burr, Cruciated, Dog's- Faii., Feather, Gi'inka, Hard^. 

 Kvi.LiNGTA, Leersia, Lemo.v, Meadow,. Mfiic, Millet, Mor.ea, Mountain-,, 

 Mountain - Rfed, Panic, Pepper, Rottboellia. Ru.nmng, Scotch, Silk^ 

 T."REiiBU.NG, Ti'.iPSACU.M, Turtle, and Wouvi, Grasses. 



ORE AT CORN, OR INDIAN MAIZ. "ZEA. 



Tl. 21, OR. 3. Mcjioecia triandria. Nat. OR. Grammu. 



Gen. char. Male flower disposed in distinct spikes. Calyx a two-flowered ginme, 

 two-valved ; valves ovate- oblong, ventricose, awnlcss, acuminate, outer a little 

 longer; corolla a two-valved glume, valves oblong, awnless, almost the length of 

 tbe cal^x ; -outer ventricose, obtuse j inaer, two loothed-at the top. The neetai-v 



*fto-leave;4 



