M% FAMILY HERBAL. 



the seeds ; but they otre dried when unripe for 

 o*ir use. 



The fruit, thus gathered and dried in the sun, 

 fs what we call Jamaica pepper, piamenta, or 

 allspice. It is an excellent spice: it strengthens 

 the stomach, and is good against the colic. The 

 best way to take it is in powder, mixed with a 

 little sugar. It will prevent vomiting, and sick- 

 ness after meals, and is one of the best known re- 

 medies for habitual colics. 



Guinea Pepper. Capsicum. 



A COMMON plant in our gardens, distinguish- 

 ed by its large scarlet pods. It grows a foot and 

 a half high. The stalk is angulated, thick, and 

 green, tolerably erect, and branched. The leaves 

 stand irregularly, and are longish, pretty broad, 

 and of a deep green colour. The flowers are 

 moderately large and white, with a yellow head 

 in the middle : they grow at the divisions of the 

 branches. The fruit follows, and is an inch ancj 

 a half long, an inch thick, and biggest at the base, 

 whence it grows smaller to the point: the colour 

 is a fine red, and its surface is so smooth, that it 

 looks like polished coral : it is a skin containing 

 a quantity of seeds. 



The fruit is the part used. Held in the mouth* 

 it cures the tooth-ach ; for its heat and acrimony 

 are greater than in pellitory of Spain, and it fills 

 the mouth with water. Applied externally, bruis- 

 ed and mixed with honey and crumbled bread 

 it is good f^r a quinsy . 



Periwinkle. Tinea pcrvinca. 



A VERY pretty creeping plant, wild in som$ 



