&2i IIORTUS JAMAICENSIS.T MOi^NTAiit* 



that purpose. It is a strong detersive and agglutinaiit ; and, doubtlesi;, wouH make 

 aa excellent ingredient in valnerary apozems and infusions. Simples of this kind, and- 

 all those in general tiiat are of a stimulating nature, have been always observed to an- 

 swer much better in warm climates, thun ointments and regular dressings ; nor js it un- 

 natural, where the habit is much relaxed." 



This plant is found in great abundance, growing in fences, and at the feet of walls, . 

 and the banks of gullies, shoots luxuriantl)', and retains its verdure in the dryest sea- 

 sons. Tiie cattle will not meddle with it whilst it i-i green ; but, after it has been cut, . 

 and dried in the sun, it makes an hearty fodder for them ; and has the merit of being . 

 vigorous and useful, when other grasses are scorche^l and perished for want of rain. 

 In the time of great drouglit therefore, during crop, it may, be cut and cured for 

 road cattle. Long, p. 765. 



4. ALOPECUROIDES. FOXTAlt-LlKE. - 



Gramcn dactijlon, alopeciiroules facie, panicida lonsissima e spkis pJu- 

 rimis tomentosis constante. Sloane, v. 1, p. H'i, t. 70, f. 1. 



Panicle loose ; rachis woolly ; a twisted awn to each floscule. 



Culm jointed, rising four feet, leaves a foot long. Panicle, consisting of many 

 sfjikes, about a foot long ; spikes an inch long from all sides of the stalk, closely s^, 

 and covered with white long soft down, appearing like fox-tail grass. Linneus ob- 

 serves that the down is longer than the flowers, even in the very glume. 



5. SACCHAROIDES. SUGAR-CANE. 



Branches of the panicle simple ; florets in pairs, hermaphrodite, awned, sessile, 

 the other awnless pedicelled, withering; pedicel and rachis woolly. Sw. 



e. FASTIGIATUP. . FA5TIGIATE. 



Spikes ofthe panicles solitary ; peduncles elongated, nearly flat topped ; rachis - 

 woolly ; florets a.\\ncd ; the male fertile. 



7. BREVIPOLIUP. SIIORT-LEAVED. 



Spikes lateral, sohtary; florets alternate, remote, awned; culm jointed, cora-- 

 pressed. Sw. 



Mountain Guava Sde Guava. 

 Mountain Mahoe Sec Mauoe. 



MOUNTAIN PRIDE. SPATHELIA, . 



Ct. 5, OR. 3. Pcntandria trigynia. Nat. or. Bicornes. 

 'Jf.n. char. Caly.t five-leaved, leaflets oblong, coloured ; corolla five oblong eqtiai ' 

 petals ; stamens five filaments, awl-shapcd, ascending, marked with a tooth at the - 

 base ; anthers ovate ; the i>istil has an ovate germ, shorter than the stamens, three 

 styles, and simple stigmas; the pericarp is an oblong capsule, three-cornered, 



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