auiNEA HORTUS JAMAICENSIS. 35-1 



half-ripe fruit stewed, as binding and astringent ; and the marmalade of the ripe fruit 

 is excellent in fluxes. A batli oi a ;lecuciujn ci ciie leaves is said to cure the itch, and 

 otiier cutaiieuus enipiions. Tiie barli is said to tan leather as well as that of oak. Tiie 

 iieshy part or' tlie fruic, boiled anJ brought to asuiiicieiTt degree of t^Miderness, when 

 cool, aiui mixed with miik and cr; an*,, is- an agree^We desert, and served up in the 

 same manner as suawberries, in Europe. Horses, cattle, hogs, and other animals, 

 are very ibnd of llie fruit; and no food will fatten hogs sooner, or give their flesh a 

 better Mci\ our. In |ia^iures v\liei"e tiiey grow, cattle and horses are observed eagerly 

 seareiiing tor the fruic on the trees. The folkjwing is the inethod of preparing the 

 mariiialaae ;- " fiUie tne reddest guavas, and pare ail tiie outside rind as thin as you 

 can, and tiien grate iheni upon a, -large grater as fine as possilde ; then pulp thcin 

 ihrougii a coarse nair sieve, and to every pound of pulp put a pountl of sugary but the 

 guavi,, pulp must boil beiore tiie sugar is put in, and kept constantly stirring leasts it 

 sliouid burn. Let it boil till it is pretty thick, then drop a little upon a piece of paper,^ 

 and vviien thii k put it i,,to plates or cups, saueezing into it a little juice of lemon, or? 

 two or three spuonluis of orange-flower water. Set it in the sun to dry for three or 

 four days," 



2. momtanum;" mountain:' . 



Arbdreum waximum. Join's ovatis niiidis, ligno/tiscOf fibris undiitatiS'. 

 Browne, p. 239. 



Leaves oblongracunnnate, crenulate, shining ;, peduncles maivy^-flovvered. 

 This is one of the iaigest trees in Jamaica,, growing frequently to the height of sixty- 

 or seventy feet, with a proportioneu Li.ickness ; and is an excellent timber- wood, hav- 

 m<^ a beauiiful darJi coloured curled grain ; it works easily, -and takes a fine pohsh ; 

 aud makes liandsome walking sticks. -^-i^joavif. The flowers of this tree, which come 

 out in litde clusters ot tour, five, or six, together at the entls of the twigs, are in every 

 respect tlie same as. that oi the otner, but rather snialLer. The leaves are more acu.- 

 minate, much smaller, seldom exceeding, three inches in length ; they are also smoother 

 on both sides, and their veins are not proiument.-. Tlie branches are o'ooked and irre- 

 gular ; the bark ^smooth, and very like that of the pyrifcxuia, having.frequently scales 

 dropping off. The foliage, and brandies do not spread much, but grow upwards. Tlie 

 fruit is also eatable, but smaller than the other, ot a green colour, and soft when ripe ;. 

 having a very pleasing smell, like that of strawberries, which the pulp also resemblcsi 

 in taste, leaving its rich flavcnir on the palate for some time after eaten. This fruit- 

 also makes excellent niaruialade. . . 



GUINEA CORN, or MILLET. KOLCUS. 



Cl. 23, OR. 1. Polyg(iinia, monotcicu NaT. or. Gramina, 



Gen. CHaR. Hermaphrodite flowers sessile. Calyx a one-flowered, .twfx-valved 

 glume, sub-ovate, obtur^e, coriaceou.^, avvnless ; corolla a two valveJ glume, less 

 tlian the calyx, awn from me cleft of tne glume, long cw short, jointed, twisted^ 

 sometimes none; nectary three-leaved ; stamens three, ca^iiilary, tender; anthers 

 oblong, bifid ; tlie pistil has an ovate germ, two styles, and oblong feaihered"' 

 stigmiis ;., there is uo peacaipi but the gluuies oi the coroila aud calyx are roiled 



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