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Sweet wood (has a sweet scent). 
Wild Cinnamon. 
Wild Grape. 
Wild Pepper (has the smell of pepper, if scraped.) 
It is believed in the case of the sticks, as 
with the woods, that full details might be 
found tedious and would not even ensure 
identification. With the exceptions of Coco- 
nut, Ebony, Gfru-gru palm, Orange and 
Pimento, the trees and their uses are of little 
other special interest. 
Supple Jack. Special mention must be 
made of the manufacture of this very popular 
riding switch. The stem of the climber, from 
which it is obtained, is cut into suitable 
lengths and these are placed on top of some 
bush under which a small fire is burning. 
After being thus steamed for a short time, 
they are removed, the bark is twisted off, and 
the sticks soaked and washed in water. They 
are then placed in the sun for a few days, 
being repeatedly straightened out, and the 
handle being tied in the position in which it 
is desired that it should “set.” After being 
sand-papered the Supple Jack is ready for 
use ; if, however, a ruddy colour is desired 
the stick is rubbed with the juice of a lime 
and left overnight in the dew. 
Supple Jack. 
Paullinia curassavica. Order Sapindaceae. 
Native of Jamaica and New Grenada. A climbing 
shrub ; leaves compound, with three leaflets ; 
flowers, small, white, in clusters ; seed vessel, half 
inch long, red ; seeds, black, partly enclosed in a 
brownish-white covering. Found in limestone 
districts. 
