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The Citrox-Tree. 
Thefe Trees are frequently to be met with fet in Walks, by the 
Way-Sides, or the Seeds are dropp’d near Plantations, in moft Parts of 
this Ifland, as well as the Caribes. 
The Leaves difcufs Wind, Joxft. | 
Athenens celebrates the alexipharmac Quality of this Fruit by tel- 
ling a Story how a Malefactor in Egype preferv’d himfelf by eating 
one of them, which cured the Bitings of Serpents. 
Altho? this Tree was carry’d into Brafile by the Portuguefe, yet 
having planted them by the Shore and River Sides they are greatly 
multiply’d, Ler). 
Tragus paints Citrons and Oranges on the fame Tree, Cord, Ge/n. 
The Rind put among Cloaths, keeps them from Moths and gives 
a good Smell, Trag. | 
Palladius brought them firft into Italy, from the Medes and Perfians, 
and then into Spats; they are made {weet with Care; they did not 
eat them but kept them for their Smell and Phyfie anciently. Cou/tantinus 
Cefar fays, the Seeds being moiften’d in Sheeps Milk made them {weet, 
Monard, 
The Leaves are drying, Galen. 
The’ Juice of the young Sprouts mix’d with Turpentine, moft of 
it being confumed over a Fire, is good for Wounds; the Water is 
good in Difeafes of the Stomach with Sugar; fifty Pounds of Flowers 
give an Ounce of Oil, like that of Amber, yellow, the Decoétion of 
the Fruit is good in acute Fevers, its Eleofaccharum is a good Antidote 
againft the Poyfon of Fungi, Jonft. 
They grow wild about Gos. Carvallius ap. Ferr. 
Pyrard, cap. 4. p.32- found this Tree at Molailli, one of the Cc- 
morra’s. p34. & cap. 6. p. 46. on the Maldives, G& p. 85. & cap. 24. 
p. 236. at Bengale. & p. 286. cap. 27. at Calecut. p.2. p. 148. at Mo- 
zambique. Pp. 3+ Pe 63. at Marocco. ps 26 p. 190.-at St. Helena. & p. 204. 
and at Brafile. 
Oviedo; lib. 8. cap. x. tells us that they were brought from Spaiz to 
Ey anola, 
‘Coalind aps Purchas, lib. 4. cap. 8. §. 1. ps 467. obferved them at Swrat 
in Gardens. 
Ligon, p. 14. in the Cape-Verd-Ifles. 
Loubere, p. 106. faw an Alley of them at the Cape-ofsGood-Hope in 
full Ground. 
Parchas, lib. 2. ps 285. mentions them in the Philippinas. 
The fecond Dutch Voyage, Ub.-5. cap. 15. aps Purchas p.709. takes 
notice of them at Amboyna. 
Layfield, ap. Purchas, lib. 4. pe 1173. tells us what is fcarce credible, 
that three or four lade a Horfe. An Asonymus Portugal obierved them 
in Brafile. lib. 7. caps 1. ps 1319+ 4p. Purchas. 
Cliffe, ap. Hakl. p. 3. p» 753: faw them in Brajfile,, and Pretty, ib. p. 
823.in St. Helena. — 
Ligon, p. 69- in Barbados. Rawolfe, cap. 2. in great Plenty about Ty:- 
poli, and Jerufalem, lib. 3. cap. 21. G cap. 6. about Aleppo, Deer. id. 
ps 2:¢ap. 4.and about Avna. id. cap. 5. 
Mandelflo, p. 205. found them in Madagafcar. p. 206. in Roles. I/le, not 
far from St. Thomas, ib. p. 212. @ p. 216. in Congo, p. 219. in the Cape- 
Verd-Ifles, @ in the Azores. ib. p. 221- 
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