772 JAMAICA. 



fweetened with melafTes, may be given at the fame time, to afiift 

 the difcharge. The poultice has been found no lefs efFedlual in 

 healing fores on the human body. This plant is the fame as the red 

 weed or poke of Virginia and New-England, from which the Indians 

 prepare a red dye for ftaining their bafkets, fkins, and feveral other 

 manufadures. 



Some dyers there, are faid to gather the roots, and make a fine red 

 tint of them J but I incline rather to think they make ufe of the 

 flower, berries, and ftalk for this purpofe, as they are all of a beau- 

 tiful red J whereas the roots are very white. When the juice of 

 the berries is put upon paper, or the like, it flrikes it with a high 

 purple colour, which is as fine as any in the world, but requires 

 fomething to fix it, and prevent its fading. 



A fpoonful or two of the juice of the frefh root purges Arongly, 

 but when it is dry it lofes this quality. The young tender leaves 

 have very little of it; but thofe which are old, large, and thick, are 

 faid to operate violently ; neverthelefs I have known them boiled and 

 eaten, in order to open the body in the dry belly-ache, and with 

 great advantage and fafety* 



loi. Thorny, tufted Solanum. — Solarium fplnofum & vilkfum. 



The pounded leaves are fuccefsfully applied to kill the maggots 

 which infefl: large fores on cattle; the juice keeps them clean, and 

 deftroys mod forts of vermin. 



102. Brownjolly, Valinghanna, or Mad Apple. — 



Solanum ■pomiferum. 



This plant was firfl imported into Jamaica by the Jews, and is 

 cultivated by many perfons. It bears a number of large berries, 

 which fhoot and ripen very gradually; thefe fliced, pickled for a 

 lew hours, and boiled to a tendernefs, are ufed inflead of greens. 



Some parboil them, take off the fkin, which is a little bitterifli, 

 then fry them in oil or butter. 



103. Love Apple or Cock-roach Apple. — Solanum 'vHlofum', 

 Jpinofum, fruBu jnajori, mucrwiato luteo. 

 This is a native of Jamaica, and bears its fruit on fingle foot 

 flalks ; the fmell of the fruit or apple is faid to kill cock-roches. 



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