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This fhrub is very common in the woods, but feldom feen in 



The flowers are of a deep flefh-colour, and fucceeded by io many moderately larg 

 ca pfu les. 



HIBISCUS 3. Ramofus, hirfutus-, foliis Iobatis, irrtgulariter crenatis, frutfu 



longiori. 



Hibifcus foliis quinquepartito-pedatis, calicibus 



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bus 



L. Sp. PI 



bus latere rump 



Alcea maxima, maha rofcce folio. Slo. Cat. 98. & Hi ft. tab. 133. 

 Guinambo 2 a . Pif. 211. An, Guanambanus. Bont. 155? 



The Ohro Plant. 



The pods of this fhrubby plant are full of a nutritive mucilage ; and the prin- 

 cipal ingredient in moil of the foops, and pepper-pots, made in America ; dimes fre- 

 quently ufed in thofe parts of the world. They are generally boiled feparately, and 

 added juft before thefe merles are taken off the fire : but the feeds may be boiled 

 in broth, like barley or any other ingredient; for they are not fo mucilaginous. 

 The pods, boiled and buttered, make a rich plate : but they are ufed only in pri- 

 vate families, in this form. 



HIBISCUS 4. Hifpidus, foliis quinquelobis, lobis acutis, femine mufcato. 

 Hibifcus foliis peltato-cordatis, fept angular! bu s f err at is bi/pidis. L. H. C. 



& Sp. PI. 

 Guinambo 1*. Pifonis2io. 

 Kttmh /Egypt i a femine mufcato. Inft. & Thez. Zey. p. 134* 



The Mufk. Okro. 



The feeds of this plant, when grown to full maturity, have a ftrong and perfect 

 fmell of mufk j a few grains being fufficient to perfume a whole room. It may be, 



undoubtedly, ufed, vyith great propriety, in powders and pomatum 

 of that fcarce commodity : nor do I doubt but they might be ufed 



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nilead 

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emulfion 



many medical cafes 



HIBISCUS 5. Rufefcens acetofus, foliis tri lobis. 



Hibifcus iner mis, foliis ferratis, inferioribus ova f is integris, fuperioribus tri* 



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lobis. 



L. H. C. & Sp. PI. 



Ketmia Indica GoJJipii folio, acetoja fapore. Inf. & Thez. Zey. 135, 





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Red Sorrel. 



The flower-cups and capfulae, freed from the feeds, are the only parts of this 

 plant that are ufed : they make very agreeable tarts ; and the decoction of them, 

 fweetned and fermented, is what people commonly call, Sorrel Cool-drink, in 

 America - it is a fmall diluting liquor, that is much ufed in all our fugar-colonies, 

 arid reckoned very refreming in thofe fultry climates. 



There is a variation of this fpecies, that is thoroughly green; which is ufed, in 

 all refpecls, like the other. 



HIBISCUS 6. Arbor eus-, foliis fubrot undo- angulatis, in junior ibus aculea 



tiflimis. 



The prickly Bark Tree. 



This tree is very rare in Jamaica 

 bay, where it grows pretty itraight and 



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feen it in the woods back of St Attn 

 The leaves of all the younger moo 



full of 



both fides ; which preferves them from injuries, wh 



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