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A?i, Leontodon catjce inferne reflexo. L. Sp. PI ? 



Dens Leonis, folio fubtus incano, fiore par pur eo, Sec. Slo. Cat. 123. & H. 



t. ico. f. 2. • 



The white-leafed eredl: Leontodon^ with an undivided flalk. 



This plant grows in moft of our fugar-colonies, and is generally found in moid 

 fhady places; but thrives beft in a cool gravelly foil. It is reckoned an excellent 

 diuretic, and is ufed as fuch by many people, in thofe parts of the world. 



SONCHUS 1. Foliis ciliatis obtufis, *varie & profunde finnatis. 

 Sunchus pedunculis tomentofis, calycibus glabris. L. Sp. PI. 





Sow-thiftle. 





tr-colonies ; and grows wild in every fall 

 field, 

 but it is feldom ufed for that purpofe in America, tho' generally gathered for hog 



meat ir 



This is a native in mod of the fus; 



It is an excellent ingredient in all cooling, diuretic and aperitive a] 



HIERACIUM 1. EreHum hirfi 



Sonchus after lacini 



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fori bus fubf rifle comoft 



lo. Cat. 123 



yus, foliis cblongis Jk 



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The large hairy Hawk- weed 



This plant is pretty common in the all lower mountains, and riles generally 

 the height of three feet, or better 

 torn at the margin. 



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leaves 



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The common fl 

 pofed pretty thick at the top of the pi 



ppear as 1 



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moderately large, and dif- 



lches chiefly 



from whence its little bra 



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for it throws out but very few from the body of the lie 







HIERACIUM 2. Ereflum minimum fubbirfutum, foliis anguftis, capitulis pau- 



cioribus. 

 Hieracium minimum, longis integris & angujlis foliis, Sec. Slo. Cat. j 23. 



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The {lender eredl: Hawk-weed 





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narrow leaves. 



This little plant is pretty frequent in all parts of Jamaica, but mo/l common in 

 the road between Spanijh Town and Sixteen-mile-walk. It grows chiefly in cool 

 fhady places, and feldom rifes more than feven or eight inches in height. 



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LAP SANA 1. Erefl a-, foliis majoribus, lunatis, dentatis', ramulis tenuiori- 





bus, JubnudiSy affurgentibus. 



The branchy eredl: Nipple- wort, with very thin leaves. 



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This plant grows pretty frequent in the gravelly banks of moft of the rivulets in 

 the mountains, and ihoots often to the height of three feet, or better. It rifes ge 



nerally by a flender ftalk, divided into a great number of delicate, fpreadmg, 

 fubdivided branches, towards the top. The leaves are 



nearly of the figure 



oi a 



heart, with a large open finus at the bafej the middle of which projects a good 

 way back, to throw out their flender lengthened foot-ftalks. 



ELEPHANTOPUS 1. ErecJus hirfntus>, foliis infrioribus ovatis, utrinque 





Elephantopus foliis oblongis fcabris. L. Sp. PI. 



produtli is, foralibus oblongis ; capitulis alaribus. 







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