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This plant grows in many parts of the Savannahs of Liguanea, but feldom rife 



above lixteen or feventeen inches in hei. 



The feeds are imail, and much ufed 



both by the wild and tame fowls, who pick it up every where in the fields 





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CROTON 2. Fruticulofum minus , fol 



gracilibus glabris. 



llojis cordato 



ulis 



An, Croton foliis ovatis lomentofu integris ferrai 



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The fmall Sea- fide Balfam 



This plant is common in the Savannahs about Kin^/l 



L. Sp. PI. & H. C 



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very hot and pu 



upon the palate ; and frequently ufed in baths and iomentations for nervous weak 

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CROTON 3. Fruticulofi 



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ihfi 



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7/Jioribus tomentoju 



fol. 



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cordato 



'lulis 



The yellow Balfam 





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plant is common in the Savannas about King/Ion, and rifes frequently to th 

 height of two or three feet : it is pretty much like the foregoing, both in fize and th 



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form ; b 



fily d i ft ingu ifhed by 



thicknefs of 



extreme branches 



which, in this fpecies, are pretty fort and 

 equally (harp ; and, like that, fometime: 



ke that, fometimes ufed 



All the parts of the pi 

 folutive baths. 





CROTON 4. Fruticulofum ereBum & fubvi/lofum, foliis cordato 



fpicis terminalib 



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The Sea-fide Balfa 



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On breaking the more tender branches of any of thefe fp 

 drop of a thick balfamic liquor ouzes from the wound ; from whence they have obt 

 ed this appellation. This fort is larger than either of the others, and grows fre- 

 quently to the height of four or five feet; but is moil: commonly found in low moift 



boitoms. Th 



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top 



kid 



heal fores of all forts 



and frequently ufed in baths and fom 



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CROTON 



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Fruticulofum i ft 



reflex is. 



long 



iftis, fi 







argine 



Ricino affinis odor if era fruticofa, &c. Slo. Cat. 44. & H. t. 86 





Wild Rofemarj 







This fhrubby pi 



fembles the European Rofemary pretty much, both 



manner of its growth, and the form and colour of 



quired its common appell 



It is freque 



ives ; from whence it ha 

 fouth fide of the ifland. 



the mod generally ufed in warm refolutive baths and fomentations. 



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CROTON 6. Ereclum glabrum, foliis ovatis oppoftis vel ternatis y J] 



minalibus. 

 An, Ricinoides Indie a folio luci do, Sec. Thez. Zey. t. 90? 

 An, Tiliae affinis laurifolia abulili foribus albis, 



&c 



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This plant is frequent about Mr. Boyd's, in St. ElizabetfSs y but it feldom rifes above 

 three feet in height: it is pretty fimple towards the root, and divides into three or 



four fimple branches towards the top. The leaves are aval, 





way 



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inted both 



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