CINCHONA BRACHTCARPA. 211 



An Account of the Cinchona Brachycarpa, a nezv Species of 

 Jefuit's Bark, growing in Jamaica. 



This tree was firft difcovered in November 1784, on the north- 

 eaft fide of the hill that overlooks the works of Mountain Spring 

 ejlate, in the parifti of Weftmoreland, and afterwards on fome 

 of the mountains near the Mor eland ejiates, in the fame parifh. 

 As it has hitherto been unknown to naturalifts, I purpofe to give 

 a botanical account of it, and afterwards its qualities and me- 

 dical effects. The better to illuftrate my meaning, I fent a 

 drawing of this new plant *, with the fructification, to my 

 late excellent friend Dr Hope, who wrote me he would lay my 

 paper before the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His death hap- 

 pened foon after, and prevented his intentions. 



PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Cal. Perianthium monophyllum, fuperum, campanulatum, par- 



vum, 5 dentatum, perfiftens, dentibus acutis, erectis. 

 Cor. Monopetala, infundibuliformis. 'Tubus cylindraceus lon- 



gimmus. Laciniis, angufto oblongis, patente revolutis. 

 St am, Filamenta 5, interdum fex, filiformia, tubo longiora, in 



fauce tubi inferta. Antherce lineares erectas. 

 Piji. Germen ovatum, inferum. Stylus filiformis longitudine 



ftaminum. Stigma cramufculum ovatum fimplex. 

 Per. Capfula oblongo-ovata magna, calyce coronata, bipartibilis, 



dehifcens in duas partes interius dehifcentes, difTepi- 



mento parallelo. 



D d 2 Semina 



* The drawing alluded to cannot now be found. The figure annexed was taken from 

 a dried fpecimen in the Herbarium of Dr Wright, who faw the plant, in full flowei 

 and fruit, in 1785. Vid. PI. II.. 



