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“The Natural Hifloryof JAMAICA. 
XXXVIII. Arbor baccifera, folio fubrotundo, fructu cerafino fulcato rubro 
polypyreno, officulis cannulatis, Cat Jam. p.172- Tab. 207. Fig. 2. Raij. 
Hift. Vol. 3. Dendr. p.74. Cerafus famaicenfis fruita tetrapyreno, Comme. 
Hort. Amit. pe 145. An Malpighia Mati panist facie, Plum. pl. Amer, Pp. 46? 
Barbados-Cherries, or Cherry-Tree. 
This Tree rifes to about fifteen Foot high, having fevera! Truncs 
cover’d witha clay colour’d, fmooth Bark, and many Branches fpread 
out on every Hand, making a pleafant round Head, and fending out 
Twigs two and two oppofite to one another, cover’d with Leaves fer 
likewife againft one another; for the moft Part the Leaves are roundifh, 
fmooth, very green, having very {mall Footftalks, an Inch long and three 
quarters broad, among which come out the Flowers ftanding on half 
Inch long Footftalks, confifting of five Petala, each of which is made 
Spoon-fafhion, being narrow at the Beginning, and round or broad 
towards the End, and ofa purple Colour. To thefe follows on an Inch 
jong Footftalk, around red Fruit of the Bignefs of a Cherry, fmooth 
skinn’d, having one or more Furrows or Channels on. its Outfide, and 
containing within a reddifh, fweetifh, not unpleafant, copious, juicy 
Pulp, feveral triangular fulcated Stones, whofe Sides are fo accom- 
modated to one anotheras feem to make one round one with feveral 
Furrows on its Outfide. 
Being thouglit a pleafant Fruit, they are planted in moit Gardens, 
where fome {mall Time after Rain one never miffes ripe Fruit. 
They are not only ufed by way of Difert, but likewife by fick Peo- 
ple, whofe Stomachs languifh; they difpel Wind, and take away the 
Qualmifhnefs of the Scomach: If given with fome Sugar they are 
good, for the Brealt, Pz/o. | 
The firft Edition of Pifo and Marcerave hath the fame Cut of this Tree 
which is truer than thatun,the Jaft Edition of that Book fet forth by P2/o, 
The Fruit figur’d in Commelin’s Hort. Amft.. Fig. 79. agrees. to this 
Fruit. | , \. 
XXXIX. Arbor baccifera, . folio oblongo fubtiliffimis fpinis fubtus obfita, 
fruciu cerafino fulcato potypyreno, officulis, cannwlatis. Cat, fam. p. 172, 
Tab. 207. Fig. 3. Raij,.; Hift. Vol. 3., Dendr. P. 74. Me/pilus Americana, 
folio lato, fubtus /pinofo, fructu rubro,. Plum, T. euruef. Taft, p. 642. Male 
pighia anguftifolis olifo:fubsas {pinofo. Plum. pl. Am. p.4Se 
C ouhage Cherry. 
This Tree hath a ftreight Trunc with fome Knots as thick as ones 
Leg, cover’d with a very light brown, .fmooth Bark, only here and 
there are fome very fuperficial Sulci appearing on ir; the Leaves are 
fhaped like thofe of Bay Trees, but!have this peculiar to them, ° that 
their under Surface are very thick fet with very {mall fharp Prickles lying 
along clofe to the Leaf, which fills ones Hand or Flefh: coming to: tduch ir 
{) fullof Prickles, as, likewife their Cloaths, that it: will be a:confide- 
rable {lime before one can be freed from. fo troublefomie Companions ; 
the Flowers ftand on Foottftalks, many atthe fame Place in'one Tuft, 
each of which, has five. Petala beginning narrow, and having: a round 
End lke a Spoon, of a-‘pale purple Colour, within which are: yellow 
Stamina. To thefe there follows a Fruit-about the Bignels and like to 
that 
