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PHYSALIS i. Herbacea major, foUis effruclibus fingalarzbus ad divar 



Phyfal 



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Ramojiflima divaricationibus germinanttbus^ &c. L. Sp. PI 



Solatium Vejicarium ereclum Solani vulgaris folio. Slo. Cat. 1 1 o. 



Alkekingi Indicum glabrum Capfici Jbl, 



Camiru Pifo. 223 



H. Eh. t. n. & The. Zey 



The American Winter Cherry. 



This plant is frequent in moft of the low and moift lands of jfamaica; it grows 

 a thick fucculent ftalk, but feldom rifes above two feet and a half from the 

 ground, and feems rather to divide than to branch in its growth: it is furniihed 

 with a (hady foliage, and always bears a (ingle leaf and flower, or either of them, at 

 each of the upper divifions of the plant. 



The berrries have been generally looked upon as diuretic, and may be deferved- 

 ly efteemed fo in over-heated or febrile habits, for they have a gentle Subacid tafte, 

 joined with a light bitter, which renders them very agreeable to the palate in mod 

 inflammatory cafes. The fumes of the plant (while yet pretty fucculent) burnt 

 with wax, and received into the mouth, has been obferved to kill the worms in and 

 about the teeth, and to eafe the tooth ach. Fid. Eimuller, 



CAPSICUM 1. FruBu maximo cordiformi biloculari rubro. 

 Capficum Indicum, Muf. &. The. Zey. 



Bell Pepper. 



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CAPSICUM 2. FruBu cordiformi minori luteoi 



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Goat Pepper* 



The fmell of the fruit of this fpecies is very differently received in the world ; 

 fome find it extremely agreeable and reviving, while others think it as rank and 

 difagreeable. It is much ufed in all the fugar colonies. 



CAPSICUM 3. Fruclu conico oblongo major u 



Finger Pepper. 



CAPSICUM 4. Frucfu minimo conico rubro. 



Piper Mart. 418. 



Bird Pepper. 



All thefe fp 



of the Capficum or Indian pepper (as it is called in America) 



vated, or vegetate naturally in moft parts of jf 



fmall tufted bufh 



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generally 



d feldom rife above three feet from the ground 



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fort however is more weakly than the reft, and when it meets with a fupport, (ho 



from the 



moderate heig 



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fhady pi 



frequently obferved to rife many feet 



The capfula? and feeds of thefe plants are full of a warm acrid oil, and generally 



prove an agreeable feafoning with thofe forts of food th 



' promote the proper digefti 

 lly requifite in thofe warm 



requi 



and indeed fuch a ftimulus beco 



gentle ftim 

 es more g 



where a more free and conft ant perfp 



feldom fails to produce a weaknefsand languor in the bowels. They are ufed by mod 



nd always obferved to give an appetite, to help digeition, to 



people in thefe 



promote the tonic motion of the vifce 



obferved to purge with a heat and tenfion about the podex 



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