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MISCELLANEOUS. 
A shrubby climber, with tendrils and small yellow- 
ish flowers borne in clusters ; leaves, elliptical, 
about i\ inches long ; common in thickets every- 
where. 
Sand-Box Paperweight. 
A popular paperweight (PI. III. 11) is made 
from the fruit (non-edible) of the sand-box 
which is round (3 to 4 in. in diameter) and hat 
(about 1 ijr in. in depth). Each seed case con- 
tains from ten to twelve seeds and the case is 
divided into as many furrows as there are 
seeds. The centre and seeds are taken out and 
the case is filled with lead. It is sometimes 
varnished. 
Sand Box, 
Hura crepitans. Order Euphorbiaceae. Na- 
tive of the West Indies. A large tree ; leaves 
roundish ; flowers red, rather inconspicuous ; trunk 
and branches covered with short, stout, dark colour- 
ed prickles. The seed case described above fre- 
quently bursts with a loud report, scattering its 
seeds to a considerable distance ; a seed was ob- 
served to fall over one hundred feet away from the 
tree. 
POTTERY. * 
Pottery work is, of course, by no means 
peculiar to Jamaica, but many of the articles 
made from our clays are distinctly “local” in 
shape, appearance and use and may be classed 
among “souvenirs” that are of some interest 
to visitors. The articles made are water-jars, 
pots (garden and ornamental), vases, bowls, 
yabbas, bricks, money boxes, etc. 
Manufacture. An abundant supply of 
* Mrs. Pitkin kindly permitted the writer to visit her pottery in 
Paradise St., Kingston, and fully explained her methods of working. 
