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ed to it by fliort reddiih pedicles. Each 

 flower is fucceeded by a quadrangular 

 fomewhat oval fruit, in fize a little larger 

 than a walnut. This fruit is compofed 

 of a compact angular clufter of fmall 

 aromatic feeds, nearly refembling, both 

 in fmell and tafte, the Grains of Para- 

 dife. Thefe are contained in a tegu- 

 ment compofed from four united parts. 

 This tegument is about two lines in 

 thicknefs, and replete with a bright 

 reddifh purple juice, which is fome- 

 what aftringent, and is ufed by the In- 

 dians for ophthalmies ; and when ufed as 

 ink, it changes, by the air, to a beautiful 

 blackifh blue colour, which remains un- 

 changeable. It alfo communicates a fi- 

 milar dye to linen, cotton, &c. but 

 ferments foon after its expreflion, (un- 

 lefs it is ufed,) and then changes to a 

 dull green colour. There is likewife a 

 fmaller fpecies, always found contiguous 

 to the larger. The fruit adheres to a 



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