DODECANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 



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(I paucos mcnfcs folo altiorcs arcuumquc ia moduin fuftemare arbuicula; 

 iruncum clevacui» confpiciumur. Saninis ja, n vcgctamis pars jnlrnia valdc 

 cftarcuata f Jpc; quoA ,; crj) crcd0) qua| , do ^,.^ fl(lmodum [crra . - 



i»m, rad.cbusquc wm a&s vcluti lirmatum, f |j s aaioviai.rfll.cntc fua cri- 

 git; unde mcurvari oportct infcrnc. 



V,\dum bipcdalcm vd tripcdalcm alutudinem attigit, ramufculisque or- 

 iww ahquot conum formavii; quinetrunco, loco prioribus paulo altiori, 

 novxradiccs prorumpauc, qu* tcmm vcrfus arcuata:, cidcmquc tandcm 

 unmilfc, nuiriend* & fulcicnd* arhori infcrviunc. Eodcm modo ad riuo- 

 dccimum u>quc pcdem vulgo pexgerc folct, quando apparct fylva radicum 

 c trunco ramisquc fcnioribus ad quinqucpcdalcm altitudincm ortarum. Ad 

 hancanatem pervccc* arbor radiccs paucas cmittit; fcd incipit tunc fuam 

 quaquavorfum comam cxtcndcrc, & in ramis fciticct profcrcndis cffc tota. 

 Tandcm ctiam ex ramis vcl aliillimis radiccs, absque fiiu detcrminaio ramo- 

 fas, & aliquando tcrram ingrcffiiras, gcncrat; quc omnes, ficuti ciiampra;. 

 ccdcnuum plurim*, oruc fld angulum circitcr oQoginia graduum livc reSo 

 paulominorcm, prinio rcQa tcndunt, dein proprio pondcre incurvamur 

 Vcrfus folum. Suntautcm hx radiccs tcrctcs, fcrrugincx, primo fragilcs, 

 ddnleow&firmz, corticc cralTo, mcdulln rtbrofa; qunrum apcx obtufus 

 icgitur mcmbnuu campanulata, fuljcornca, nigricantc, fub tcrra difccdcn- 

 «e, Pcrcunie autem a comulionc vd fraiura Iioc apicc, protrufio ultcrior 

 impcdiia cclTai; fcd unius loco lupra partcm lefam cmergum trcs quatuor 

 pluresvc radicum rami novi. 



Ex di&s colligi potcfr, quam dcnfas & quam vnflas fylvas in inculcis 

 inundatisquc liitoribu» conflitucrc fae arborcs tcmpore valeant; quamquc 

 prabeam flupcndum Europxis fpcStaculums His proximc pcrnoctarc, n 

 dicam habitarc, ob pcmmorum culicum horrendam frcqucntiam, Europro 

 in fummam ptcnain ccdcrc poffct, ctfi modcratc id barbari Icram; in ijtiis 

 au.cm mcdiis fylvis vix cft, qui perpcccretur. At has incolunt ardea !, U - 

 mcrofir, fulicfc, alia-quc id gciius avcs. Ibi cancrorum agmina invcnirc cft. 

 Intcsta radicum inlimarum compagcs fbbilc ac firmum fulum prxbci afTucco 

 barbary vcnaiori, ut gradi fupcr limo & undis absquc pcriculo pollic. Ar- 

 cubus radicum niarc fpcitanuum fubmcrfarumquc accrcfcunt jaclata illa in 

 itincariis oftrca, quar fcrumur arboribus innafci , non minus avidc ab Atne- 



ricanis omnibus cxpciiia comcftnquc quam ab Europais fua- Fnittus adhi. 



bcntur *quc ac concx ad condcnfanda coria. Hifpanis dictur Mmgle, An- 



glis^tiisrow, Gallis Pdctwier & Mmgle. 

 Habiiat in Caribxis vicinaquc Coniincntc 



BOCCO- 



