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13(5. Hura crepitans, L.— Sand-Box Tree. 



The sand-box tree grows to the size of a cherry-tree. The 

 leaves are of a lively green. The blossoms, both male and 

 female, grow on one tree, and often on the same twig. The 

 fruit is round and flat, and its pericarpium is divided into 

 many regular compartments, each containing a flat seed or 

 kernel, which tastes like an almond, but it is said to be emetic. 

 The pericarpium is often converted into sand-boxes. 



137. Momordica charantia, L — Sarasee Vine. 



This vine is planted by, and runs in, fences and bushes. 

 The leaves are numerous, and of a light-green colour ; the 

 blossoms yellow ; the fruit shaped like a cucumber, but rough 

 and prickly. When ripe, it is soft and yellow, and has many 

 red smooth seeds. 



The fruit is sweet, and anthelminthic, as are also the leaves 

 boiled in broth. 



DICECIA MONANDRIA. 

 138. Brosimum Alicastrum, Sw. — Bread-Nut Tree. 



This tall, shady, and beautiful tree grows on rocky lands, 

 principally on the north side of Jamaica. The trunk is straight, 

 grey, and scaly ; the leaves smooth, shining, and of a deep 

 green ; the blossoms pale yellow, and like a button. The 

 fruit is yellow, and of the size of a plum ; besides a thin 

 layer or sweet pulp, it contains a round nut seemingly divided 

 in the middle. 



Of late we had three successive years of dry weather ; per- 

 haps a greater drought was never experienced in this or any 

 other country. The canes were withered and dried up, so that 



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