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Frondofa, iv. tab. 51, is an elegant fiirub, called by the Met- Mussoenda. 

 tayes, the Leaf of the Princefs-, becaiife their ladies are fond of 

 the grateful odor of its white leaves. 



It takes the generic name from its quality of opening its Mirabilis. 

 flowers at four in the evening, and clofing them in the morn- 

 ing till the fame hour returns, when they again expand in the 

 evening at the fame hour. Many people tranfplant them from 

 the woods into their gardens, and ufe them as a dial or clocki 

 efpecially in cloudy weather*. 



Jalapa, v. tab. 89, is a climbing plant ; notwithftanding its 

 trivial, its ufes are quite unknown. It is common both to India 

 and Peru. The famous Jalap comes from an Americajt plant, 

 the Convolvulus Jalapa. 



Infanum, v. tab. 85. This is the commonefl, but poorefl Solanum. 

 food univerfally ufed in India. It has been long lince intro- 

 duced into Spain, where it is an univerfal ingredient in made- 

 diflies, and called by the Spaniards, Berengenas. The Arabians 

 fay, that Mabojuet found this plant in Paradife, w'hich makes 

 his followers particularly fond of it. .S". Indicum is another 

 fpecies, figured in Burnt. Zeyl. tab. 102. 



Barbatum, Rumpb. Amboin. 5, tab. 88, and C. Trutefcens, fig. Capsicum. 

 I, 3, 4, of the fame table. Thefe Capjicums have a much more 

 hot tafte and acrimony in the torrid zone, than even with us ; 

 and are univerfally ufed in the diflies of the Indians, but the 

 excefs always renders them wrinkled and chilly, ap.d brings on 

 premature old age. 



Nux Fomiea, Rumpb. Amboin. ii. tab. 38, grows to a large SraYCHNoa. 

 Ilze ; the kernel is flat, inclofed in a round fruit, fee Blackzvall, 

 tab. 395. It was formerly kept in the fliops of our apothecaries, 



* Knox, p. 20. 



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