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Melissa, (cultivated, species imperfect.) 

 Mentha, ( „ „ „ ) 



Marrubium crispum, Hab. in Hispania. 

 Datura metel', Hab. in Asia, Africa, et Ins. Canariis. 

 Capsicum cerasiforme, (cultivated.) 

 „ frutescens, ( >, ) 

 Nicotiana pusilla, ( >> ) 



Solanum mammosum, Hab. in Barbad. 

 Heliotropium incanum, Hab. in Peru. 

 Convolvulus batatas, (cultivated.) 



„ (species imperfect.) 



Asclepias pubescens, Hab. ad C. B. Spei. 



Prenanthes , new species ^ 



Sonchus Goreensis, Hab. in Goree. 

 Cnicus flavescens, Hab. in Hispania. 



Anthemis '. 



Sinapis — an brassicata? (cultivated.) 

 Malva tomentosa, Hab. Ind ". 



,, polystachya, Hab. in Peru. 



,, spicata, Hab. in Jamaica, Brasilia. 

 Sida Canariensis, Hab. in ins. Canariis. 

 Gossypium Indicum", Hab. in India, &c. 

 Sedum , species imperfect". 



' Native name Berbiaca ; the calyx is bruised, and applied as a dressing to simple wounds. 



' Caule racemose, foliis Unearibus, integerrimis, remotis, passim in spinis fortibus mutatis, 

 P. spinosa ? Bowdich. It seems to rae very probable, that the poor and sandy soil of Bona 

 Vista has occasioned the transformation of the leaves of this plant into thorns. 



This specimen was very imperfect, but the radius was yellow, and the whole head globose. 

 The leaves were lance-shaped, dentated like a saw, and ^e whole plant was covered with 

 cotton. This, and the Cnicus, are both given as strengtheners after fever, in the form of an 

 infusion. 



" The natives call this plant Pontadery ; it is one of the ingredients for making the dye 

 Broidge, and a decoction of its roots is given as a cooling drink. 



" No other use is made of this plant at Bona Vista, than that of squeezing the seeds into 

 water, and then dropping the liquid into the ear, or washing the mouth with it, whenever these 

 parts are affected. 



The leaves are bruised for making cataplasms. 



