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This plant was introduced to Jamaica fome years ago; and has been finee cult* 

 vated, with great fuccefs, at Mr. Jones s, in the mountains of New Liguanea 

 where it feeds as well as in mod parts of Europe. It makes a fine ftomachic infu- 

 fion ; and may be ufed with fucceis, in ail weaknefTesof the vifcera, and over-abundant 

 difcharges of bile. 



CYNARA i. Incana, foliis fpinofi. 



ovatis. L. Sp. PI. 



bus pinnatifidi 





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The Cardoo?i y or Spanijh-Chat 



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This plant was lately introduced to J 



by Mr. Wallen ; and is now raifed 



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many of the gardens, both in the low lands and the mountains 



CYNARA 2. Foii is fuhjpinofis pinnatis indhijifq 



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lycinis fq 



The Artichoke. 



This plant, though a native of Europe, 



rows very luxuriantly in the coole 





mountains of Liguanea, where it is now cultivated with fome fuccefs. 



propagated 



It is 



flips, or fuckers, taken from the old roots ; but, to make it bear 

 a luxuriant top, great care mould be taken to pull off moil of the younger 

 fhoots early in the /pring ; leaving only two of the ftraightefi: and moil: pro- 

 mising of the under plants, to each, for a crop : thefe, however, mould be well 

 and clofely moulded, and put as far afunderasthey will conveniently bear; obferving 

 to crop off the tops of all the leaves that hang downwards. Mr. Miller {who is 



crop) fays, that in forming a 



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uthor of this method of preparing them for a 



new plantation of artichokes, the ground fhould be well fupplied with decayed dung ; 



ana tells us that care fhould be taken to choofe fuch plants as may be found 

 leaft woody, cleared and foundcil, with fome fibres at their bottoms. He alfo 

 advifes, to cut off the woody part that joins them to the ftalk, as well as the 

 larger outfide leaves. The plants thus prepared, (if the w r eather be dry) mould 

 be placed upright in a tub of water, for three or four hours before they are planted; 

 which, he obferves, refrefhes them greatly. 



The plant thrives bell in a moift rich foil. The bottom of the leaves, as well as 

 the receptacle of .the keds and flowers, is flefhy, and delicate eating. 



CARTHAMUS i. Foliis fejiiibus, denticulatis, oblongis, obtufis; caule af- 



furgentiy fummitatem verfus ramofo. 

 Carthamus foliis ovatis integris aculeatis. L. H, C. 



Carthamus. 



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Baftard Saffron. 



This plant was introduced to Jamaica by the Spanifi Jews, who dill call it by the 

 name of Saffron. It is cultivated in moil of the gardens about Kingjlow, and the 



Jlorets are frequently ufed in broths and ragoo's by moft people there j efpecially 

 the Jews. 



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DALE A i, Fruticofa ; foliis oppofitis, oblongis, angujiis, fabferratis, utrin- 



que produffis ; race mis terminalibus. Tab. 34. jfi 



The flirubby Dalea. 



Perkntium Commune conicum, imbricatum anguftum. 



Corollulap, In fingulo perianth, tres vet quatuor, tubuhfce ) hermaphrodite, 



aquaks* 



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Semina 



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