﻿

2 3 8 



T H 



NAT U 



H 



TOR 



CACTUS 6. Debiiis, brachiatus, aqualis, triquetrus, fc aniens vel repens j /pi- 

 nts brevijjimis confertis. 

 Cadus, repens triangularis, L Sp. PI. 

 Cadus triangularis fcandens articulatus. L. H. C. 



Ficus-Indicayy/o triangulari enfformi, &c. SIo. C. & H. 



The Strawberry Pear. 



CACTUS 7. Cylindraceus, fulcatus, pufillus, repens ; aculeis fetaceis confertis. 

 Cadus repens decemangularis. L. Sp k Pl» (s? Cereus minimus, &c. Ehr. t. 11. 

 Opuntia minima ferpens Americana. Slo. Cat. 197. & H. 



The creeping Indian Fig, with a round furrowed ftalk. 



CACTUS 8. Cylindrareus erefius fulcatus major, fummitate obtufus ; aculeis 



confertis. 

 Cadus ereSlus longm fubofl angular is ^ angulis obtujis. L. Sp. PI. 

 Cadus novemanguiaris longus erefius, angulis obfoletis. L. H. C. 

 Cereus crajjtjjimus, fruttu utrinque rubro. Slo. Cat. 196. & H. 



The larger eredt Indian Fig, or Dildo Pear Tree. 



■us tenuior, fummitate attenuatus-, 



CACTUS 9. Erectus cylindraceus fulcatus tenuior, 



aculeis confertis. 



An, Cadus ereSlus longus fubnovem angularis, angulis obfoletis, fpinis land 



brevioribus. L. Sp. PI. 



Cereus altiffimus gracilior, fruflu favo, &c. Slo. Cat. 197. & H. ii # 1 58. 



The fmaller ere& Indian Fig, or Dildo Pear Tree. 



CACTUS 10. Humilis fubrotundus fulcatus & corona t us, fpinis confertis, 

 Cadus quatuordecim-angularis fubrotundus. L. Sp. PI. & H. CL 



The TurkVhead, or Pope's-head Indian Fig. 



CACTUS 11. Tarafiticus, inermis, aphyllus, ramofus, propendejis ', ramulis 



gracilibus, teretibus, flriatis. 



The flender parasitical Currant-C^ 



Indian Fig 





This plant is pretty frequent in St. Mary 



d grows chiefly on the largeft 



_„ the wood, hanging commonly to the length of" three or four feet from its fa(L.,.„- 

 or root. Moft of thefe fpecies of the Cabins, or Indian fig, grow in many parts of 



Jamaica ; but the fourth fort is more rare than any of the red 



All 



ip 



bear fucculent berries, which are no ways difagreeable to the palate ; but the fruit of 



are moft efteemed, and fometimes ferved up at table 



tour j but it is 



:rs or painters 

 purpofe. Mofl of the fpecies thrive beft in a dry gravelly foil, and a warm fituation. 



the fixth and ninth 



with other fruit. The pulp of the fecond fort is of a delicate red 



of a gummy 



and can't be fixt fo as to ferve either for the dy 



PSIDIUM 



1 



Pfidium ramis tetrag 



Fruticofum, foliis ovatis venofs, fruclu majori 



Guaj 



Mart. 537. & 



L. Sp. PL & H. C 



Guajavas fruBu palide dulci. Bur. Thez. Zey, 



Malo punka affinis pomife 



&c, 



Slo. Cat. 198. 5c H 



This fhrub 



The Guava Tree. 



very common every where in the part: 



generally from eight to twelve feet in height. It b 



rate fize, which is much efteemed among the nai 



2 



th 



r 





f "Jamaica, and rifes 



ind fruit of a msste- 

 , while immature, is\ 



aftrinpent, 



-\ 



V 



