Sloanf. 87 
of the Jamaica Pepper Tree (Myrius P/- 
menta Lin.) ; with an account of curing the 
Berries ; and of the Oil diftilled from them, 
commonly fold for Carpoba/famum. W igz. 
Vol. xvii. p. 462; accompanied with a 
figure. 
A Defcription of the Wild Cinnamon 
Tree, falfely called Cortex Winterams (Win-*^ 
terania Canella Lin,) very early celebrated, 
by the firft writers on the Weft Indies^ as a 
medicine for the Scurvy. N° 192. VoL xvii. 
p. 465. 
A Defcription of the Silver Pine fProtea 
Argentea Lin.) ; and of another Coniferous 
Tree j both from the Cape of Good Hope^ 
N'^ 198. Vol. xvii. p. 664. 
Proofs of the Poifonous Effedts of Dog's 
Mercury (Mercurialk Cynocrambe^ Lin.) 
N" 203. Vol. xvii. p. 876. 
An Account of the true Cortex Winter^^ 
nus fDrimys Winteri Lin. Sup. p. 269.) 
from the Straights of Magellan* Dr. 
Sloan E obferves, that the fenfible quali- 
ties of this bark are fo limilar to thofe of 
the Canella^ that he judges they may fafely 
G4 be 
