It grows on the Arms of the Trees, every where in 
the Woods , as alfo on the Barks of their Trunks , 
efpecialiy when they begin to decay, their Barks recei- 
ving the Seed, and yielding then more eafily to the Fi- 
brils of this Plant's Roots, which in fome time diflblves 
them, and ruines the whole Trunk. 
The Contrivance of Nature in this Vegetable is very 
admirable and ftrange, the Seed has long and many 
Threads of tomentum, not only that it may be carried 
every where by the Wind, as pappous and tomtntofe 
Seeds of HieraciufytyLiJymaehia^ &c. are; but alio, that it 
may by thofe Threads, when driven through the Boughs, 
be held faft , and fo ftick to the Arms and extant Parts 
of the Barks of Trees ; fo fbon as it (prou ts or ger- 
minates, althd it be on the under part of a Bough, 
or the Trunk of the Tree, its Leaves and Stalk rife 
perpendicular or fl:r;eight up ; becaufe if it had any o- 
ther Pofition\ the tiftern before mentioned (by which 
it is chiefly nouriftied, not having any Communxation 
with the Tree) made of the hollow Leaves , could not 
hold Water which is ,neceflary for the Nourifhraent 
and Life of the Plant. 
In the Mountainous as well as dry low Woods, in fcar- 
city of Water, this Refervatory is neceflai^y and fuffi- 
cient, not only for the Plant it felf, but likewife is very 
ufeful to Men, Birds, and all forts of Infeds, whither 
in fcarcity of Water they come in Troops, and fei- 
dom go away without Refrefliment. 
Befides , the Authors mentioned in my Cata- 
logue of Jamaica Plants,/). 76. to take notice of 
this Plant I find Huldrkh Schmidel^ cap, 46. />. 77. of 
his Vavig. Printed 1559. /i^ta. to have the following 
pa(6g9, which I believe relates to this herb» 
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