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The Natural Flifiory of JAM AYCA. 
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The Palmeto-Tree. 
This Tree hasa great Swelling at the Root, and above is fomewhat 
crooked, the Trunc ‘is fixty Foot ‘high, has a grey colour’d Bark, and 
18 as large as one’s Thigh, or fometimes about 15 or 16 aches Diameter, 
imooth, having few or no Veftigia of Leaves appearing On it. Few Leaves 
are on its Top in Comparifon of other Palms, and thofe not fo long, and 
of a yellowifh green Colour ;. the Fruit is as’ thofe of the Palmeto-Royat, 
only blackith. | 
It grows in Barbados between Bridge-Town and Fontabete, and in the 
Hiland of Famaica in Palmeto Savanna,and in the Woods thereabout very 
plentifully. | 
This is larger in the Middle than at the Top; in it Parrots neftle, 
the Top when young is eatable. Ov. | 
Pito,as well as Parrots, a Bird, neftles in this; the Spaniards call this 
Bird Carpintero, Gom, 
That this Free is not Dr. Plakenet’s Palma Barbadenfis non {pinofa fo- 
Lio plicatile few flabelli formi fructus officulo nigro, Alm. p. 277. is very 
plain, and yet he, p. 145. of his Mantiffa4, doubts if ic be not the 
fame- ! 
- VAT. Palma tota fpinofa major, fruita praniformi. Cat. Fam. p. 177: 
Palma Portoricenfis Spinofifima vinifera, Hort, Beaumy p: 32. An Palma Sus 
xinamenfis. fagitt aria, five folio polyganati bongiore vat. Liidtonis fpins & lons 
giffimis horrido Breyn. pr. 9. p. 82? Palma fpinofa [agit atis Sirinamenfis. 
Herm. par.Bat. pr. app? Macaw-Wood of whicli are mide Darts, of Dam- 
pier. bap. 36 - : S149 Oir- en 
| The great Macaw-Tree. 
This. Tree. has a Swelling at the Foot of the Truric 4s others of 
this Kind; ’tis alfo fmaller in the Trune towards the Bottom than at 
the Top; it is as thick as one’s Body, rifes to thirty’ Foot high, has 
an Afh colour’d Bark, and is very thick fet with fharp; black Prickles, 
fome longer fome fhorter, fet ufually in Rings ; at the Top comes 
Uf this be the Uyapo of Leigh; de ake ic wit 11} - oe . found 
cavy W tq be made. into Swords 
Ligon, p.14, found this Tree in Cape Verd Iles, and p: 72. he faysit 
tath natural Pick-Tooths. P 
