Book VU. Slandof BARBADOS. 
_ The Appearance of each, at firft, is an inch-long purple petalous Pod, 
which, when it blows, divides into two narrow purple Petals, difcovering 
in the Middle, between both, a white long Pointal, hooked even to a 
Pricklinefs at its Extremity. This is likewife theath’d with a thin white 
Membrane. When this, as the Flower grows, {plits open, it difcovers the 
Pointal to be fringed or divided near the Top into feveral Stamina, tipp'd 
with pices. ‘The two above-mentioned Petals are, near the Bottom, in- 
circled with another purple Petal, not ill refembling the Carina of a papi- 
lionaceous Flower. The Whole is fucceeded by a Pod near of the Shape 
and Size of a Pod ofa full-grown Englifb Field-Pea. This inclofes fevera] 
blackifh {mall Beans. The Outfides of thefe Pods are thickly covered 
with very fine fhort Sete, or {tiff Hairs. If thefe, either blown by the 
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Wind, or by any other means, touch the Skin, they will inflame the Part 
far worfe than if touched with Nettles, 
The ITALIAN SENA. 
Wit is called here the Italian Sena, hath many white ftringy 
Roots {preading on every Hand. Its main Stalk foon divides into 
lefler Branches ; thefe are cloathed with {everal Pair of winged pale-green 
Leaves of an oblong Shape. The Branches likewife fuftain, on two-inch- 
long Footftalks, feveral five-leaved yellow Flowers; thefe are fucceeded 
by falcated broad Pods, divided by feveral Indentings into many Parti- 
tions, which inclofe dark-colour’d Seeds, 
This, with a great many other curious medicinal Plants, is tobe found 
in the Garden of Do&or Fohn Dougla/s, near Speight’s-Town, as well as 
in the Garden of Doétor Reynold Alleyne in S¢. James's Parith. ns 
The Musx-Busn, or Wiip-Ocxnro. 
THIS bufhy Plant bears many {mall Branches, cloath’d with very 
hairy Leaves, divided into three deep Seétions, forming as many 
partitional fharp-pointed Angles, The Ribs on the upper Side are fome- 
what reddifh, on the under green. The Edges of thefe partitional SeGtions 
are irregularly indented :_ The upper Branches fuftain a beautiful yellow 
Flower, compofed of five round-pointed large Petals, each Petal above 
two Inches long, and ftained at the Bottom with a purple Spot. Thefe 
furround a large Piftil cover’d with yellow farinaceous Duft. The Top 
of this is almoft furrounded, on fhort Footftalks, with blackith-purple 
Apices. ‘The Flower is fucceeded by a multangular flefhy Pod, every 
way refembling that of an Ockro. They are fometimes eaten, efpecially 
when very young; otherwife they tafte mulky. 
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