£o0 4 The Natural Hiftory of the Book VIII. 
Jos’s Tears; Lat. Lacryme Jobi. 
Ak HE Stalk and Pannicle of this Plant much refemble that of the Guiney 
Corn ; and their Seeds, which are inclofed in {mall Capfule, are about 
the Bignefs.of an Englifh Pea, and of different Colours. -“Thefe are ftrung. 
upon Silk, and ufed-inftead of Bracelets by fome of the poorer “Sort; but 
efpecially by the Wegrees. 
- Gurney Corn; Lat. Milium Indicum arundinaceum. © 
7 REND different Sorts of this Corn are generally diftinguifhed into that of 
the Loofe-car Guiney Wheat, the White, and the Red, the Loaf,. or 
the Clove-corn. The Stalk of each is a Reed or Cane-like Subftance, jointed, 
at about nine or ten Inches afunder, more or lefs: Its Roots are many and. 
long, clofely matted together, and to be feen, fome Parts. of them, above-. 7] 
ground: The Stalk often grows to eight Feet high, fometimes higher, ac- 
. cording to the Richnefs of the Soil it is planted in. It bears long Reed-like 
Leaves, gently: waving into feveral Bendings, ending in a fharp Point. The. 
Top of theStalk terminates ina {picated Tuft, compofed of numberlefs Fibres, 
each fupporting many {mall Grains of about the Bignefs of a Coriander-feed. 
Ihave reckoned on one large Ear near four thoufand Grains, There is like- 
_ wife fometimes one, if not two. other {mall Ears upon the Stalks, fomewhat. 
below the large one, which terminates the Stalks; however, where thefe Side-, 
ears are, the main one is generally lef. This Grain made into Bread,. or, © 
otherwife ufed, is juftly efteemed very wholfome. It is with this that the. 
Slaves are generally fed, each being allowed from a Pint to a Quart’ — 
apiece every Day. This is delineated in Plate XXIII. Fig, 3. 
