Book VII.  Jlland of BARBADOS. 
of about the Bignefs of large black Pepper. This, when ripe, is neatly 
marbled with black and white Spots. 
The only Ufe that I know is made of this Plant, is, that the good 
Houfewives make the Nefts of their fetting Hens of the Leaves and 
Branches of this, in order to deftroy the Lice upon the Hens. The 
Seeds likewife are made ufe of, being ftrung upon Silk, inftead of more 
yaluable Beads, for Bracelets. 
It flourifhes about Fune, Fuly, and Auguf. 
PEPPER, 
AA §& the Species of thefe are many, I fhall firft give a Lift of their 
Names; and then proceed to a particular Defcription of fuch as 
are any-ways remarkable: Bonnet-pepper, ribb’d. Bonnet-pepper, plain. 
Negro-pepper. Bird-pepper. Cherry-pepper. Long-pepper. White- 
pepper. Olive-pepper. Spur-pepper. Rofe-pepper. Ifaac-Cape-pepper. 
Bell-pepper, and Turbilo-Pepper. The Pepper moft commonly ufed, 
and moft approved of, is what is called Negro-pepper. The Shrub that 
bears this feldom rifes to above three Feet. It is very thickly cloathed 
with {mall green fharp-pointed Leaves, of about an Inch and an half 
long, and about one broad, Its Flowers, which are white, and five- 
leav’d, are likewife very numerous. It is obferved, that, even before they 
blow, each of thefe hath a {mall wriggling Worm in its Difcus or Socket. 
The fucceeding Fruit is ofa. fmall oblong fharp-pointed Pepper, red when 
tipe, of near one third of an Inch long, This hath a very hot poi- 
gnant Tafte, attended with an agreeable Flavour. 
SwEET-HEART. 
HE Roots of this {mall Plant are many, penetrating deep into the 
Earth. The main Stalks are jointed, and are no thicker than 
Packthread, Thefe rife feparately from the Root, four or five in Num- 
ber, growing to about fifteen Inches high. From each Joint of thefe 
main Stems, rifes a flender Footftalk of an Inch long, fupporting three 
{mall Leaves, fet on in a triangular manner ; the Top of each Stalk end- 
ing in a gramineous Spike, furrounded with many purple papilionaceous 
Flowers. Thefe are fucceeded by {mall Pods of about two Thirds of an 
Inch long, including five {mall Peas, or flattifh Seeds. Thefe are feparated 
from each other by Partitions ; and the Outfide of the Pod is divided 
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or fegmented into fo many femicircular Seétions as there are Peas. 
The Pod is intirely incrufted with {mall Se¢e, or hooked Briftles, imper- 
ceptible to the naked Eye ; by which means they tenacioufly ftick to the 
Cloaths of thofe who walk among them. 
A Decoétion of the Roots, boiled in Milk with the Bark of a Guava 
Tree, is look’d upon to be good to cure Fluxes. 
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