j()o JAMAICA. 



the leaves and fruit, mixed with fait of nitre, recommended as a lotion 

 for the St. Anthony's fire, and pimples in the face. The pulp of the 

 fruit is purgative, and an oil may be obtained from it, which cures 

 burns, and takes away fears. 



1^5. Clammy-cherr y — Malphigia arbor hacc'ifzra. 



This beautiful tree grows to a confiderable fize in the lowlands. 



The berries come out in clufters of a fine red colour, about as big as 

 a middling cherry, having a foft, fweetifli, clammy pulp, inveiop- 

 ins: a number of fmall feeds. 



It bloffoms in February, and has ripe fruit In April. The turkles, 

 and other poultry, nay even hogs and dogs, are extremely fond of the 

 berries, and are thought to fatten upon them. The fruit of the 

 baftard cherry ferves likewife for poultry. 



136. Barbadoes Cherry — Malphigia, punici mali facie. 



This fhrubby tree has much the appearance of the pomegranate 

 plant. 



The fruit is of the fame fize and form as th^ common Englifli cher- 

 ries, of a light- red colour, a pleafant fubacid tafte, and very fucculent ; 

 it makes very agreeable tarts, and excellent jellies. 



137. Sea-side-g rape — Coccokbis uvifera Uttorea. 



This tree is very frequent on all the low fandy fhores. It is eafily 

 propagated in other parts of the country by flips or cuttings. It 

 grows to a large fize, and is then looked upon as a beautiful 'vood for 

 cabinet "Ji'are. 



The berries are about the fize of common grapes, and, when ripe, 

 have an agreeable flavour, but the juice Is reftrlngent ; and for this 

 quality it is remedial in fluxes, particularly fuch as may enfue from 

 drinking the brackifli water, common to the places where they grow 

 adjacent to the Tea. There are fome other varieties of the coccolobis, 

 whofe fruit poffeffes the like quality. 



138, Jamaica Grape-vine — Vitis fylvejlris. 



This grows fpontaneoufly in the woods; the fruit appears in bunches, 



I cfombling the Englifli elder, of the Came bignefs and complexion, 



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