. astar* n o Fx t u s J a ivI a I c l x sis, 5;- 



top, rising irregularly end at distant stage.-;. It is commonly observed to, gro-.v 

 {;l:aij;ht and tapering, and most tVeqneiuly f.ouii.l in tija ijvv'ur i^id-;,- especially 

 jthout Lioiianeu and Manchionjal. The v/o.)d is p;i!e yeiiow,' and redcoiieo a gaoj 

 timber ; hut is r.j'o .tly used in such parts of buildings as are ica'st s. xposed t ) tii,e vve.Aher. 

 Tlie hemes are b.ack, saiooth, u-id very s.iiali, aud iv-i part oi tae plj.nt milky. 



lifVU'i::'. 



The flowers of thi; tree come ont in tufts tram tl)" branches, and are pals ye'ijw ; 

 F'laane suvs they ^rew pientituily i:i the reJ Uiils. Tiv.i Js iiir.u n's 5 uuir.i b iny i:-ei", ' 

 f if which he says-^" I remember, ar'ter the great fire at Port Royal in Jauiaic;., in I 703, 

 Jesuits bark was so scarce tiiat we gave four pounds fora pouua ol it, andsome praeii- 

 tioners could not g&i any for love or moaey ; upo.i vvaloh, they in.ide as* of tLie ivdrc 

 cr this tree, for ioLermitung fevers, with goo i success, but were forced to give tv\!--:3 

 or tlndce the q'lantity : Since that, tijey have fjund out a bark tnat every way answers 

 ULii euas of Lie j'jiuits bark, vvaich I sa.ill mention U'. reaftcr." *^~a: hum, . 1:0. 



Set Bully Tree. 



Eastard Cabbage S\r Caebag^ Bauk^ 



EASTAr.D CED \H. BUBROMA. 



Cl. 18, QR. 2 P.'lj^ dclphhi rodi'candrfa. Nat. ok Ccduvin'fcrie. 



This derives its name from two Greek worJs, signifying an ox and food. 



Gen. CHAT.. TaiyK tnree- leave 1, nailets ovate; corolla, five petais, claw.s large, 

 inserted into the nectiiry, b ord, r.i seuhb;n.i ; iiectury peni-aiJii. liou.^, beii-siiaoe.l; 

 toe stamina grow fn)m iiie nectary Hke rays, aitfiOdU with as seg-oient-i, aotlicrs 

 on each filament liire- ; gf-rinen sup^-nor rounui^.i ; sty.e fi.iforrn, stigiiia sMijjle; 

 pericarpiuin sub-globuiar, woodj-, murirat , ending in a five r.i\ed st:a-, piiLiciJod 

 with h'jles, five celled, va'.veiess, not opeiong ; seed very luair. , uuguiur, fi;iui 

 in a double row to a central sub-giobiilar recepLucie. 



(.UAZUMA. 



Jill' friicfu, morifof a arbor, flore pen'apefal.)fii!vo. Sloan?, v, ?, 'i. 



IS. Joii!Sxibl<i!ifioc.>rdat;>, sen'ults, ab aUi-'ro latot ihujorcljuc ; 



J I uclu minori siabro. bro.nii, p .Wo. 



This tree rises to ti.c lieiglit of forty or fiity fett, having a trunk as Ir.rge as a ma;/s 



bo ly ; It has a verv htrcng root, an j me l)aris is ot a dark oro*\ colour und lurr^'.i. 1, 



senuing out many branclies towar Is the top, spreiiing vvide la every aoeccioo. i is 



naturailv stnognt, but generaiiv louna crooked, .'rum beiag irequentiy toppea and 



eaten by cattle. Tne leaves are' oblong heart-shaped, aheruate, iie^r four iiicues long 



Lod two broad near the i)ase, ending in acute points, ,-errate, iiaving a strong niid-rio, 



find several transverse veihs, of a b. 14.it gree.i on c.eir upper, and pale on t.ieir utiJer, , 



surface, ur. short petioles, the (io '.ers rre in ax.liarx lUi icr , snit.0, anJ of a yeini v 



colour. The dower is described a., f .hows by S.iariz : 'i tie c..;yx iour-iiavtd, iec^ntts, 



beat tl~"A';; ; pet^L uu^ky yeiio.v, fsve-n.'rie.i, pu.-c c at, ..ii.i i'-^^._iw >vns >/r 



1 'd Lrijuwi 



* i-ocus Ttef i.'i/...eiita Cm. iarsi. 



