CINCHONA BRACHYCARPA. ave 
An Account of the CINCHONA BRACHYCARPA, a new Species of 
Fe efuit? s Bark, growing in Famaica. 
Tuis tree was firft difcovered in November 1784, on the north- 
eaft fide of the hill that overlooks the works of Mountain Spring 
eftate, in the parifh of Weftmoreland, and afterwards on fome 
of the mountains near the Moreland efates in the fame parith. 
As it has hitherto been unknown to naturalifts, I purpofe to give 
a botanical account of it, and afterwards its qualities and me- 
dical effects. The better to illuftrate my meaning, I fent a 
drawing of this new plant *, with the fru@tification, to my 
late excellent friend Dr Hope, who wrote me he would lay my 
paper before the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His death hap- 
pened foon after, and prevented his intentions. 
PenTANDRIA Monocynia. 
Cal. Perianthium monophyllum, fuperum, campanulatum, par- 
vum, 5 dentatum, perfiftens, dentibus acutis, erectis. 
€or. Monopetala, infundibuliformis. Tubus cylindraceus lon- 
giffimus. Laciniis, angufto oblongis, patente revolutis. 
. Stam. Filamenta 5, interdum fex, filiformia, tubo ienEnonay in. 
fauce tubiinferta. Anthere lineares erect. 
Pif. Germen ovatum, inferum. Stylus filiformis longitudine 
; ftaminum. Stigma craffiufculum ovatum fimplex. 
Per. Capfula oblongo-ovata magna, calyce coronata, bipartibilis, 
dehifcens in duas partes interius dehifcentes, diflepi-. 
mento parallelo. 
Dd2 Semina 
* The drawing alluded to cannot now be found. The figure annexed was taken from 
a dried fpecimen in the Herbarium of Dr Waicur, who faw the plant, in full flower 
and fruit, in 1785. Vid. Pl. II.. 
