Book VII. Sand of BARBADOS. 
DurcH Grass; Grainen da&tylon procuimbens, — 
ae IS hath but few Roots at its Appearance from the Ground. It is 
divided into many low Branches, each thickly cloath’d with narrow 
fharp-pointed Leaves, each main Stalk ending in two or three angular 
almoft horizontal Spears, bearded on one Side with fharp-pointed {mall 
capfular Seed-veffels. This Grafs is much coveted by Cattle of every 
Kind. 
Ponp-Grass, or GANKER-WEED. 
T HIS is a fucculeht jointed Grafs, with fharp-pointed gramineous 
Leaves: The main Stalk is jointed at every four or five Inches, and 
as it creeps along the Ground, there fprout; from each Joint, two white 
{trong Roots, which foon penetrate into the Earth; and by this means it 
is too fuccefsfully propagated, to the great Prejudice of the Planter, It 
i§ faid to be of fo corfofive a Nature, that a Cataplafin of this bruifed 
Plant, ftééped in Uritie, will eat down any Malander; or fuch-like fun- 
gous Excrefcences. It is further fuppofed; or rather believed, that, if the 
Juice be given to a breeding Sow, it will make Her abfolutely barren: 
This Plant grows beft ih wet marfhy Land. 
SAVANNAH=GRASs. 
Ts IS is a long efeeping Grafs; full of Joints: From each Joint 
rifes a grafly fharp-pointed Leaf, and, as it creeps along the Ground, 
it fhoots Roots from each Joint, and fo propagates. It grows to a 
great Length: 
Rice-Grass. 
HIS Grafs grows to about two Feet high. Its Roots are many 
and white. The main Stalk is fomewhat flat, fending out from 
its Sides feveral Leavés alternately : Thefe are grafly, and about five 
Inches long. ‘Fhe main Stalk ends in two oppofite Leaves. From the 
Centre of thefe rifes a tWo-inch-long Spear, on whofe Side alternately 
rife feveral triangular Races, compofed of feveral Seeds. This is much 
coveted by Cattle of every Kind. 
The PrusttzGrass. 
“EA HIS Grafs feldom grows above a Foot high, decorated near 
Ht the Root with many narrow {poon-like blunt-pointed Leaves ; the 
Spear continuing naked from thefe Leaves for. feveral Inches; but de- 
corated at the Top with feveral {mall Pannicles,. fet round the Stalk 
circularly, ending in an umbilical Form ; each Divifion of thisPanni- 
Ppp cle 
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