Book VIU. land of BARBADOS, 
Pedicles, and are compofed of four capfularLeaves. When thefe open, 
they difcover feveral Stamina tipp'd with white Apices, farrounding a 
fouff-coloured Piftil, which is fucceeded by a round long Pod, red with- 
in; containing feveral black Seeds in partitional Cells ; thefe are no bigger 
than Grains of black Pepper. The Pods are about three Inches long, 
and of a ruffet Colour, This Tree, by its numerous waving Branches, 
affords a delightful Shade. 
The Down-TREE. 
FLIS grows to a confiderable: Height, cloathed with large, roundith, 
_ {calloped Leaves. 
The Extremities of the Branches fuftain a great many Flowers. 
Thefe are fucceeded by feven-inch-long blackifh Pods, which are length-. 
| ways neatly gouged into feven regular Chanels. 
The Infide confifts of a greyifh fine filky Down, much refembling 
that of the Silk-cotton-tree-down. 
| The only one that I know of in this Ifland, is at the Eftate of 
_ Evans, Efq; in Sz. Fofeph’s Parith. 
The FincRico3, or the SaviNn-TREE. 
q HIS fhrubby Tree feldom grows above twelve Feet high, being 
very buthy, efpecially towards the Top. 
Its numerous Branches are thickly guarded with {mall crooked Prickles 3 
and cloathed with very {mall Leaves of a furprifing Make, being rather a 
) Continuation of many Leaves, than diftin@ ones ; for what in other Trees 
) and Plants we call Footftalks, or Pedicles, are in this but fo many narrow 
| Leaves, fupporting others fomewhat broader. 
They bear almoft an innumerable Quantity of {mall Flowers, 
__, Thele are fucceeded by as many brownith very {mall Capfule, each 
| inclofing a black fomewhat flattith fhining Seed. 
_ _A Decoétion of the pounded Leaves anfwers the End of Englif Sa- 
_vine.* 
They have likewife this additional Virtue ; that if dried and powder- 
_ ¢d, and mixed with Corn, and given to Horfes, it frees their Maw from 
) the Bots, as well as all other Worms. 
The Papa w-Ockr OE. 
, THis Plant grows about a Foot high, having one ftrong Tap- 
| toot, befides feveral {mall Side-ones. The Leaves furround the Stalks 
_ and are very neatly ferrated, very much refembling thofe of Nettles. 
| — The Tops of the main Branches or Stalks fupport each a pentapeta- 
} lous yellow Flower ; the Petals {mall, and {poon-like : Thefe are fupport- 
j ed by five capfular fharp-painted Leaves, yellow above, and of a ruffet 
) Colour underneath. 2 Ges 
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