Book VIE. Sand of BARBADOS. 
The FERN-LIKE Pant. 
me ats grows to about fifteen Inches high, and is by far the moft 
beautiful of the Fern-kind ; its many Side-branches jutting ont 
alternately in a very elegant Manner, I found this Plant growing in the 
Eftate of Mr. Strahan, in St. Andrew's Parith. 
The MounrTAIN-FERN. 
HIS grows to often twelve or fifteen Feet high, very much, in its 
Shape and Texture, tefembling a Fern; its Root cover’d with a 
reddifh Down. I found this near the Eftate of Benjamin Mellowes, E{q; 
to whofe Skill, and communicative Temper, I owe the Difcovery of many 
Plants. 
The Brack Matpen-Harr. 
I Found this beautiful Plant growing upon the Wall of 8%. Lucy's 
Church, 
Matpen-Harr. 
HIS is generally found growing on the Side of fhady Cliffs, Sides 
of Wells, and other old Walls: It is thought to be a good Peétoral, 
as moft capillary Plants are ; and therefore it is gathered, and, with Sugar, 
boiled into Syrup, and made ufe of, 
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