The IntroduGion to the Second. Volume. 
Vit 
Tab. X. Fig. 1. Shews a Branch of the Logwood Tree, 
with its Flowers and Seeds fent me from: %famaica by Mr. 
Barbam, from which I took the following Defcription of 
what is called, p. 182 of this Volume Loggwood, and hath 
the fame Name given it by Tradefcant, p. 36. “or Cam- 
peigiana, Campechia. Ej. 'p. 35.  gmeliogn i 
The Leaves of this Tree are winged, twoor three Pair 
being fet on to a middle Rib, without any odd one at 
the End, each of them being fhaped, and'tin other refpects 
like the Leaves of the Lignum Vite Tree, or Box’; 5 ex ales 
foliorum comes a two or three Inches Jong String, ‘wherean 
are fet many Flowers, which refemble in growth thefe of 
the Sycomore, are Recs hie with a Stylus, and have 
Stamina of a yellowifh brown Colonr, after which follow 
- $ulicule, or Follicles growing after the manner of Afhenkeys, 
of :a light:green Colour, each fafhion’d ‘like the end .of a 
Spear, being flat opening in the Middle, from whence iffue 
{mall flat Seeds) The Branches are cover’d with a fmooth 
Afh colour’d thin Bark, and have at the going out of the 
[Leaves an Inch, or two Inches long fharp Thorns ; thefe 
Thorns growing thick, make it very proper for Hedges in 
Ffamaica, where it is planted from Seeds fent to Mr. Bar- 
bam. .This curious Gentleman directed an Indian, he fent 
to the Bay of Campeche to cut that Wood,: to furnifh him 
with the Seeds for the propagation of rt. He informs me 
alfo, that when they cut that Wood, they ftand up to their 
Knees in the Water, where it grows, in Danger. of be- 
ing cut off by the Spaniards, who *pretend no European 
Nation ‘can with right cut it but themfelves. | Another 
Danger to them is the being ftung prodigioufly’ by Mot 
quitos, by which many of the Loggwood Cutters have 
died, which by his Care in -bringing over the Seed may for 
the future be prevented.’ Since the Year 1715 the firft 
fowing of this Seed in Sfamaica, many Trees now have 
produce ripe Seeds. 
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