§34 JAMAICA. 



225. Mountain Broom. — Chryfocoma arborea ramojijfwia ramuUs 



teretibus, &?<:. Br. p. 316. 

 This IS found only in the coldeil parts of the mountains. It refem- 

 bles the European broom, and is applicable to the fame ufes. 



226. Ebont. — Brya arborefcens, eredia fplnoja: 



There are two forts, the black and the white; they grow every 

 where in the Southfide favannahs. They bear a flower, refembling 

 that of the Englifli broom ; feldom rife above 1 8 feet, and in the largeft 

 part of the ftem do not exceed 5 inches diameter. It is a fine timber 

 wood, has a fmooth even grain, which takes a good polifh, and is very 

 proper for bed-pofts, and a variety of turnery ware; for thefe purpofes 

 the black is generally preferred, whofe heart is the complexion of jet. 

 There is likewife a baftard ebony, called mountain ebony, which is of 

 a dark brown. An oil diftilJed from their wood is faid to cure the 

 tooth-ache, applied with cotton. The fmaller twigs of each fpecies are- 

 in common ufe for making brooms, and rods for the corre6lion of de- 

 linquent flaves. 



227. Basket Withe. — Toumeforiia recUnata, dffufa, ct h'lrfnta, 

 foliis ovatisf&c. Br. p. 169. 



This plant, which feems to have fome affinity with the turnfole, 

 grows very luxuriantly, and ftretches fometlmes many feet from the 

 main root. It is commonly ufed in the country parts for making 

 dung-balkets. 



228. Supple Jack-. — Paulinia farmentofa, ^c. Br. p. 212. 



This plant is very common in the woods. It has a flender, lig- 

 neous ftalk, and generally rifes to a confiderable height, with the help 

 of the neighbouring bufties. For its toughnefs and flexibility, it is 

 ufually cut into junks, barked and ufed for riding fwitches, and the 

 larger pieces for walking-flicks; and many are annually remitted to 

 Great Britain. After being kept fome time, they become very brittle, 

 and apt to fplit, unlefs rubbed now and then with oil. The juice of 

 the leaves is a great vulnerary; and the fruit, or pea, intoxicates fifli. 



There is another fpecies in the Leeward, or Weftern parts of the 

 ifland. The junks arc commonly known there by the name of ciidjoes ; 



I they 



