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DAUCUS i. Tenuifolius fubhirfutus, umbella in centro deprejfa. 

 Daucus. L. H. C & Sp. Plant. 

 Daucus Seminibus kifpidis. Roy. & vulgaris. C. B. 



The Carot. 



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This plant is cultivated in the mountains of Jamaica, and thrives fo well in all 

 parts of New Liguanea, that moft people in the towns of Kingflon and St. J ago 

 are plentifully fupplied with the root during the fummer-feafon. 



ANETHUM 



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Fceniculum didce. Bau. Pin. 



FruBibus ovatis. L. H. C. & Sp. PL 



Sweet Fennel. 



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This plant was, doubtlefs, firft introduced here from Europe ; but it now grows 

 wild in many parts of the ifland, and thrives every where as well as if it had been a 

 native. The roots are aperitive and diuretic; and the feeds carminative, and richly 

 impregnated with a warm aromatic oil. 



A water diftilled from the plant ufed to be kept in the (hops formerly, and 

 wcs frequently ordered in ophthalmic lotions. 



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APIUM i. Foliis caulinis Unearibus. L. H. C. & Sp. PL 



Parity. 



This plant is cultivated in every garden in Jamaica, and grows very luxuriantly 

 in all parts of the ifland : the roots are aperitive and diuretic, and frequently or- 

 dered in deobftruent apozems. The feeds are carminative, and the leaves aperitive 

 and nutritive : they are chiefly ufed in fallets and feafonings. 



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APIUM 2. Foliis caulinis cuneiformibus. L. Sp. PL & H. C. 

 Apium palujlre C. B. & paludapium quorundam. 



Celeri or Smallage. * 



This plant is cultivated, and thrives extremely well in all the mountains of New 



Liguanea : it is a gentle wholfome aperitive and diuretic 

 and fallets, and is fometimes ordered in aperitive apozems 



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chiefly 



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foop 



PA ST IN A CA i. Foliis I ace rat is pinnatis. ^ 



Pailinaca foliis Jimplicitcr pinnatis. L. H. C. & Sp. PL 



The Parfnip. 



This plant has been introduced in Jamaica fome years ago, and is now fre- 

 quently cultivated in the mountains of New Liguanea, where it is fometimes ob- 

 ferved to grow wild in great luxuriance, and to propagate itfeli without any care; 

 but it is not liked by many in that part of the world. 



It is a flrong nutritive root, and fometimes ferved up at table like carrots, and - 

 other roots. 



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Of Juch as have jive Filaments and three Styles in every Flower. 



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Foliis pinnatis ovato-acuminatis fubtus villous , jloribus 



trandris terminatricibus 



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The villous Rhus y with tetrandrous Flowers. 



Periantium 



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