Notes

Huyg for Hag, as they say buyg for bag. The spelling is awkward but it seems the only convenient one to adopt. The sound will be best understood from the second example. Say buy and put a hard g after it. The Huyg seems to combine the qualities of the Upas and Cow-itch (Mucuns pruriens). The last, a common Jamaica weed, looks like a scarlet runner. It bears pods covered with a pretty velvet of hairs which "scratch" or irritate the skin.

sing. Further on there is a collection of these sings.

show me your motion, let me see you begin to topple.