Book VHI. Slandof BARBADOS. 
Shrub which produces Gum-Arabic, anfwers very near to this. This is 
delineated in Plate XI. Fig. 2. 
The FLOWER-FENCcE, or SPANISH Carnation; Lat. Pon« 
clana. 
TT HIS Shrub is diftinguifhed into two Sorts, the one bearing a yellow 
Flower, the other a red and yellow mixt ; the former is very feldom 
to be met with. The Shrub bearing both is of the fame Species, and 
grows to be about fix Feet high, fending out near the Top feveral flender 
Branches on every Side. Thefe are thickly cloathed with many Penne 
of {mall oblong winged Leaves ; the main Stalk is covered with a whitith 
grey Bark, the upper Branches ending in green long Spikes. Thefé 
are {pirally furrounded, upon long green Footftalks, with very beautiful 
Flowers, each compofed of five Petals, which are generally red near the 
Bottom of the Leaves ; and their Edges, which are finely waved, or finu- 
ated, are deeply bordered and tinged with Yellow ; and, where the 
Yellow predominates, it is generally rayed with fine Streaks of Red. 
Thefe Petals are fupported by five under-capfular, reddith, fpoon-like 
Leaves. From the Centre of the Flower rife nine two-inch-long Stami- 
na, of a flaming Purple, tipp’d with reddifh-brown Apices, farrounding 
_ a reddifh Style, which is the Rudiment of the Pod. This, when ripe, 
_. is about five Inches long, flattifh and of a purple Black, divided into 
feveral partitional Cells ; each Cell including a flat blackifh Seed, not 
ill-refembling the Kernel of an Apple. Lye-water, made from the Athes 
of the Roots of this Shrub, is looked upon to be good to bring down 
the Catamenia; and one of the F lowers, bruifed and fteeped in Breaft-milk, 
isa gentle Anodyne ; for which Purpofe it is often given to quiet very 
young Children. Thefe flourifh all the Year round. 
The Doc-WitLow-Rats-Bane, or Raw-Heap and 
Bioopy-BonEs. 
FLIES is a fcandent Shrub, cloathed with green f{mooth-edged 
round-pointed Leaves of about two Inches long, and an Inch 
broad. Thefe are fet on the Branches alternately. From the Extremi- 
ty of the latter grow feveral roundifh Pods, compofed of four fpoon-like 
Leaves, fupported near the Stalk with four {maller capfular Leaves. When 
thefe Pods open, they difcover a Taffel of long white Stamina, tipp’d 
with pices ; from. the Middle of thefe rifes the Piftil, which is near 
three Inches Jong, bearing upon its Top the Rudiment of the Fruit, 
This Piftil foon grows ligneous, and, at its full Growth, produces a five- 
inch-long Pod of a whitifh-yellow Colour, ftreaked with two oppo- 
fite {carlet Seams. The Infide is full of Cells, containing feveral {mall 
gteen Seeds. This Shrub grows chiefly upon rocky Places. - 
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