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lightly notcht : the Fruit like Jumper*, and 

 black, fweet tafted 5 and are eaten by the 

 Negroes. 



2<5. Palma Chrifti. From the Kernels of 

 this they prefs an Oyl to burn in their 

 Houfes, &c 



27. The NettlePalmaChrifti. The Leaves 

 and Stalks are thick-fet with ftinging Hairs 5 

 the firft are generally divided into three 

 parts 3 its Fowers fmall, white and five lea- 

 ved. 



28. Goat Pea. Each ftalk hath fix pair 

 of Leaves an Inch long, with one at the 

 end, underneath woolly : it bears a fpike 

 of fmall white Flowers mixt with Purple 5 

 after which come many half Inch Pods 

 like Goats horns , each containing fix or eight 

 Seed. 



29. Tree Pea. Bears knotted taper Pods 

 about four Inches long z, the Peafe dark 

 yellow, (harp at one end, with a chink or 

 furrow along its Sides. 



30. Pellitory Tree. The Root is hotter 

 than our Pellitory, and like it draws a great 

 deal of Rheum from the Head : it's an ex- 

 cellent Remedy for a Gonnorrhea drank in 

 a Morning as Tea $ it relieves alfo in the 

 Stone and Stoppage of Urine. 



31. Holey Pellitory. Refemblesour com- 

 mon 3 but the Leaves are perforated like 

 thofe of Oranges and St Johns wort, 



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