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The tops are called tanniers, and ufed for feeding hogs. 

 After they appear above ground, they contuiue their vegetation 

 without any further trouble of hoeing, moulding, or weeding. 



93. White Coco and Tyre. — Arum acank maximum. 



The, tops of this plant fometimes fupply the table with greens, 

 but are reckoned inferior to the Indian kale. The young roots 

 are wholefome, dry, and nourilliing, and ufed in broths. Thofe 

 which fhoot round the top of the old roots are called t^res. 



Scratch Coco and "( Arum acaule maximum, radke le- 



'icante. 



{"Scratch Coco and "1 Arum acaule t 

 "^* (^Eddyes or Eddoes. J ?iiter mordii 



The roots of this fpecies are ufed like thofe of the others, but not 

 fo commonly cultivated. The old roots, though boiled for a long 

 time, ftill retain a degree of pungency, which affecfts the throat. 

 The young ones, v.'hich (hoot round the top, are called eddyes. 



55. Baboon or Hog Coco. — Arum acaule fuhcceruleum maximum. 



The root of this fpecies grows to a monftrous fize, is very coarfe, 

 and of an eafy growth. It is planted chiefly as food for hogs, which 

 it fattens well. 



The roots of every fpecies, more efpecially the fpotted ones, 

 poflefs an extraordinary acrimony ; but after being dried and 

 kept for fome time, they lofe all this quality, and become in- 

 fipid to the tafte. 



The dried root, pulverized and mixed with Iioney, expedtorates 

 tough phlegm, and is reckoned excellent in ailhmatic complaints. 

 Mixed with flour of brimftone, it is a fpecihc in confumptions. 

 The frefh roots and leaves, diftilled with a little milk, form an ap- 

 proved cofmetic lotion. And the juice exprefled from the leaves 

 is recommended for cleanfing and healing foul ulcers. 



96. Indian Kale. — Arum acaule, medium, radlce mlnor'i carnoid. 

 The leaves boiled are a wholefome palatable green. They are 

 tender, mucilaginous, with a flight pungency, and agreeable to 

 moft palates. It is cultivated in moll parts of the ifland, and a 

 fmall bed of it is fuflicient to fupply one or two families all the 



year, 



