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This little plant grows in many parts of the iiland, and feldom rifcs abov 



feet and a half in height: the ftem and branches are very fl< nder, and the 

 leaves narrow and fmall. It is rather fubdivided than branched in its growth. 



CASSIA 1 3 . Suffruticofa eretfa, foliis linear thus plurimis pinna t is ; foribus 



Jingularibus vel geruiuatis, fparfis. 



Caffia foliolis multijugatis, glandula pe die ell at a, ft i pulls enfformibus. L. 



Sp. PI. 



An, Sena humilis Americana, herba mimofe fliquis erctlis, ccc. Pk. t. 223. 



The fmooth Senna^ with flender branches and fmall leaves. 



CASSIA 14. Sujfruttcofa & fubhirfuta, minor ; foliolis paucioribus pinna t is, 



This pi 



Jloribus fwgularibus alaribus. 



The little fhrubby Se?z?7a^ with few fmall lea\ 



ery common about the upper parts of Liguanea, 



guanea, but jfeld< 

 flalk be toush and 



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more than ten or fourteen inches above 



like thofe of the three foregoing forts : nor do the leaves ever 



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or 



four pair, 

 twelfth fp 



each of the comn 



ribs 



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in all other reiped 



like the 



CASSIA 15. Herbaeea, tenuifjima, procumbent*, Jloribus Jingularibus alar. 



Caffia foliolis multijugatis, caule procumbenie. L. Sp. PI. 



The flender herbaceous ffajji 'a ,* with very fmall leaves. 



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among the grafs 



flalk 



the p. I 



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f Jamaica, und creeps 



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fized pin, but ttretches generally to the length of fourteen or fi teen 11 che 



the root. It does not feem to have any of (that ran 

 more than the three other fpecies mentioned jufl befo 



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POINCIANA I. Aculeata, foliis bipinnatis, Jloribus crcceis pulcberrimis, p 



duncults longis fpicatis incidentibuU 

 Poinciana aculeis geminis. L. H. Upf. & Sp. PI. 

 Crifta pavonis fore elegantifi, 

 Sena fpuria arbor ea fpinofc 



6cc 



The. Zey. 

 Slo. Cat. & H 



Frutex pavonimts feu chrifta pavonis Brcynii Ce 



Barbadoes Pride. 



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This plant has been, I fancy, firft carried to J 



from fome of 



colonies, of which 



guanea, and makes a beautiful (h 



but it now grows wild in m my places about L 



bloom. The fl 



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feldom fh 

 height of fi 



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fix feet 



tly 



ifland. tho 



(hrub 



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All the parts of the plant are thought to be very powerful emmenag 

 frequently ufed for that purpofe among the negroes. 



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GUAJACUM 1. Foliis fere impetiolatis, bijugatis, obovatis & le niter radiat 



pinnis & ramulis dichotomis. 

 Guajacum foliolis bijugatis obtufis. L. Sp. PI. 

 Guiacum Jamaicenje, &c. Pk. t. 35. f. 3 & 4. 

 Guiacum. Plum. t. 17. & Guiacum Off 

 Pruno vel Evonimo qffinis arbor, &c. 



Slo. Cat. 1 86. & H 



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