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‘growes in great tuffs, the leaves almoft in thé forni of a Heart, the 
| appeared to me very frefh and goods but it never came up. Rofe 
| treés We have, but tliey neverbear flowers. 
| Thereisa Roor, of which fome of the Negroes brought the Seeds, | : 
-| dud planted there, and they grew : ‘Tis 4 very large Root, drie, and 
well tafteds the manner of planting it, 18, to make little hillsias big as 
| Mole-hills, and plant the feed a top, and as foon 4s it puts forth the 
‘|touch if, they thruft up a ftalk, not unlike an Afparagus, but of a 
<n age Ges: urpl 
of the INand of Barbadoes. 
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Jeaves we take, and cut.them through, and out of thei iffue the A:/ 
loes, which we fet im the Sun, and that will rarifte it, and make it fit, 
to keep. But it is the firlt coming which we fave; forif we letit run 
too long, the fecond running will be much worfes. but before that) 
comes, wethrow away theleaf. The leavesof this Plant, (which we 
call jemper. vives in England, and growes neer the fire in Kitchins, 
hung up to abeam with anoyl'd clout about the root_) with the inner 
bark of Elder, and {ome other ingredients, boyl'd im Sallet-oyle.is the 
beft medicine in the world for.a burn ora Seald;. being prefently ap- 
plyed;’ and. fot that the: medicine is beyond all that ever was, forthat 
cure, I will fet it down, and’tis this, 
+ 
Take Semper vivens,Plantine leaves; and. the green rinde of Elder 5 |. 
of each a like quantity, and boyl them in Sallet-oyle, fo much.as will 
draw out all that tin@ure by bovling; then {trainthe Oyle wellout, 
and putit on the fire again, and put to it a fmal] quantity of {pirit of 
Wine,and fo much yellow Wax, as will bring it tothe confiltence of a 
Lintment. Tamia’ 
One other Plant we have, and that is the Senfible plant, which clo- 
és*theJeaves upon any touch with your hand, or that end of your 
ftaffby which you ho d,andin a little tine will Open agdin. 
There are ver Flowets ii the liland, and none of them fweet 5 
y few 
a Oe 
that muft not be forgotten for 
elle 
ns, W 3 DIC, WHICH TAC CUR BOES | 
down and for that reafon we call ts. the flower of the Moon: It 
poirit turning back, tlie flowerfoniewhat bigger than a Primrofe, but 
of the pureft purple that ever I belield:. When this flower falls off, the 
feed appears , whichis black, withan eye of purple; thap’d, and of 
the fize ofa {mall button, fo finely wrought, and tough withall, as it 
mightferve very well to.trim a fuit of apparel. a 
I know no herbs naturally growing in the Ifland, that have not beeri 
brought thither from othér parts, but Puscelanes and that growes fo 
univerfally, as tlie over-niuch pletity makes it difefteemed 5 and we 
deftroy it as a Weed that curhbers the ground. | 
Rolemary, Time, Winter-favory, {weet Marjerom, pot Marjerom, 
Pariley, Penniroyal, Camomile, Sage, Tanfie, Lavender , Lavender- 
Cotten, Garlick, Onyons, Colworts, Cabbage, Turnips, Rcdifliess Ma- 
rigolds, Lettice, Taragon, Southerawood. All thefe I cartied with 
miein feeds, and all grew and profpered well. Leek-Seed I had, which 
, 
ftalks,they turndown to the ground on either fide, and then as they 
purple 
Flowers. 
Exglifh : 
Herbs an 
ots. 
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