ae 
The Natural: Hiftory of }AMAIC A. 
"able running thro’.all'Parts of the Leaf, 
; | 1 inthi foli a oat ! lore albo. 
XII. Lauro affinis, Terebinthi folio alato,ligno odsrato candid, fore , 
Cat. fam. pi 139i Tab. 168. Fig. 4, Raij. Vol, 3. desdr. p.88. An lucinum 
arbor tilte foliys minoribus Americanum, Plauken. Alm, p.228. Phyt: Tab. 201. 
Fig. 3- ‘ 
Lignum Rhodium or Lignum Rorum, 
The Trunc of this Tree is as big as one’s Leg, hard, havirga Bark 
of a light, or at other times dark brown Colour. It is fometimes, befet 
with a great many fhortPrickles, and rifes twenty Foot high, its Branches 
are bow’d down, or inclin’d towards the Ground. The Wood is white, 
folid, and of a very pleafant and odoriferous Smel!, having a pretty large 
Pith ; the Leaves ftand on the Branches Ends, are wing?d, confilting of 
two, three or more pairs of Pinnx, without any odd one, fet oppofite to 
one‘another at half an Inch’s Diftance one from the other, to the middle 
Rib, each of which is fmooth and of a very dark green colour, being 
roundifh, about an Inch long and three quarters of one broad in the 
Middle, where broadeft. The Flowers grow at top in Bunches, are white 
and like thofe of Sambucus, being {mall, and each made up of three Petala, 
thick, having Stamina in their Middle, and to each of them follows 
around Fruit as big as black Pepper, having within a thin, dry, brown- 
ifh Skin, which opens in two Halves, a round black Seed, the Skin and 
Seed fmelling fomething like bay Berries, 
I found it near Mr. Batche/or’s Houfe among the Hills, where it grows 
as wellas in other Places very plentifully. 
This is commonly taken for Ligvum Rhodium by fome Planters here, the 
Smell coming fomewhat near that, although one may by Attention foon 
find them to be quite differing Woods. 
If-the Wood.of this be burnt, the Smoke is odoriferous, and diffufes 
its felf along the Savanna’s or Plains a great Way, and therefore I am apt 
to believe the Smoke of this Wood burning. afhore was the fine Scent 
Columbus found near the South Shore of Cuba, on his Difcovery of that 
Ifland, which:is mention’d by feveral Hiftorians. etic 
Ifthis be called Lignt aloe by Fernand. Col. vit. di padre. F. 56. it is 
found in the Lucaios Iles. & F660 in Guadalupe 96 and F. 104. in E/panola. 
XIV. Lauro affinis arbor, folijs latioribus ex adverfo fitis, Cortice ¢anna- 
bino, ligno mofchum olente. Cat. Jam. p. 137.Tab.170. Fig.1. Raij. Vol. Pe 
Hift, dendr. p. 88. : | 
: Te Alleygator, or Musk-Wood. 
This Tree, in refpect of irs {weet Smell, I reduce hither, for I faw 
neither Flower -nor Fruit, but ic had fome fmall Spurs by which the 
~ Roots go into the Ground ; the Trunk is ftreight, one Foot in Diameter, 
the Smell is pleafant, and fweet like Musk, or that of an Alleygator, 
whence the Name.’ It is cover’d with a grey Bark, peeling off in thin 
Membranes like Hemp. The Branches are towards the Top, and have 
_ Twigs fet at every Inch’s Diftance,. with pairs of Leaves Oppofite to one 
another, having very {mall Foorftalks ; they are two Inches long and one 
broad, ofa pale green:colour, and chin, having Veins very eafily difeern- 
Ir grew'on the Road’s Side beyondGuanaboa, going to Collonel Boxrden’s 
Plantation. rts! ae +B YY ws i807! SAD 
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