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Of Plants that have twenty Filaments, and many Styles 



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OS A i. Cattle aculeato, pedimculis Icvibus, calicibus femipinnatii glabris* 



L. Sp. PI. 



Rofa rubra, fore valde pleno & femipleno, &c. L. H. C. 



The Rofe Plant. 



This plant was introduced to 'Jamaica fome years ago, and cultivated in many 

 parts of the ifland with fuccefs. It thrives fo luxuriantly in the mountains of New 

 Liguanea, that, with a little care, it may be kept constantly in bloom almoft the 

 year round ; and, even without any borrowed affiftance, is now obferved to pro- 

 duce a mod amazing number of flowers, in a gradual, and almoft perpetual fuc- 

 ceflion: but the flowers are feldom fo large, and open rather too foon in that cli- 

 mate. The leaves of the flowers vary their qualities more or lefs, with their co- 

 lours } they are more aftringent with a deeper red, and mote laxative when of a 

 paler caft. There is a fimple water and a conferve, as well as the dried leaves of 

 the flowers, commonly kept in the (hops. 





RUBUS I. Aculeatus, foliis digitato-quinatis, ferratis, fubtus argent eh. 



Rubus foliis quinato-digitatis ternatifque ; caule petiolifque aculeatis. 



Sp. PI. . 



Rubus foliis longioribus, &c. Slo. Cat. 173. 5c H. t. 212. 



L. 



The Blackberry Bramble. 



This plant is a native of Jamaica, and grows frequent in the mountains of St. 

 Mary's, and thofe beyond Mount Diable, towards *S/. Ann's ; but is feldom feen in 

 any other part of the ifland. 



RUBUS? 2. Maximus,vix aculeatus -, foliis ternato-ternatis, ovatis, quandoque 





crenatis. 



The larger climbing Bramble. 



This plant grows in many parts of J 



and is frequently found climbing 



among the talleft 



the wood j though it feems to grow more freely 



more open parts of the mountains. I have not feen any of its flowei 



d placed 



here only from its appearance. The flem and foot-ftalks are fometimes furnifhed 

 with a few prickles. 



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FRAGARIA 1. Flagellis reptans. L. H. C. & Sp. PI. 



Fragaria vulg. C. B. 



The Strawberry Plant. 



This plant has been carried to Jamaica from Europe, and is now cultivated, with 

 fuccefs, in the mountains of Liguanea : but it does not bear above once a year; nor, 

 then, fo luxuriantly as it is obferved to do in the northern climates. 



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