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ALICASTRUM 17. Arboreum, foliis ovatis alternis, fruflibusfolitariis. 



Bread-Nuts. 



Pericarpium. Drupa, feu potius capfula corticofa y fpharica, unilocular is. 

 Semen Nucleus bilobus, carnofus, fubrotundus, edulis. 



This tree is very frequent in St. Elizabeth's and St. James's ; and in both parifhes 

 is computed to make up about a third part of the woods. The timber is not 

 defpicable ; but the leaves and younger branches are more ufeful, and a hearty- 

 fattening fodder for all forts of cattle. The fruit, boiled with falt-fim, pork, beef, 

 or pickle, has been frequently the fupport of the negroes and poorer fort of white 

 people, in times of fcarcity , and proved a wholefome and no unpleafant food : 

 when roafted, they eat fomething like our European chefnuts, of which they may 

 probably be a fpecies. The leaves and younger moots are full of gum, which 

 renders them difagreeable to mod cattle at firft, but they foon grow very fond of 'em. 



ARBOR 18. Foliis oblongo- ovatis > pinnatis i puncJatis, petiolis brevijfimis re- 



fetlentibus. 



Yellow Sanders. 



The wood of this tree is faid to make good infide timbers : it is of a yellow co- 

 It is very common in St. James's and St. Marfs, 



lour, and a clofe fmooth 



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fiderable fize 







ARBOR 19. Cortice ffo t foliis oblongis, racemis umbellulatis terminalibus. 



The Bonace Bark Tree. 



Pericarpium. Drupa jicca % ovata, olivet magnitudinis & fgura t 



unico biloboy membrana propria obvoluto, referta. 



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This tree is common near Monteca bay y wh 



bark makes very good rop 



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d fpreads, in fome (hape, like that of th 



Lagetto bark, though not quite fo free or regular. The feeds have a (harp biting tafte 



ARBOR 20. Altifftma t foliis oblongis, nitidiffimis, nervofs. 



Mali-perficas Mammea di5la folio arbor, &c. Slo. Cat. 180. 

 An, Inneophyllum. Thez. Zey. pag. 130. & tab. 60. 



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The Santa Maria, 



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Pift. Germen fubrotundum ; ftylus Jimplex j ftigma r 



Pericarp. Drupa carnofa rotundata, uniloculars. 



Semen. Nucleus unicus bilobus, nauco proprio ligneo fubtenui tecJus. 



This is reckoned pretty good timber- wood j but it muft be kept under cover, 

 for it does not bear the weather well : it is frequently ufed for ftaves and heading. 



XYLOCYSTE 



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Fruticofum; foliis eliptico-ovatis, fubti 



dunculis ramofis, alaribus 



Pericarpium. Capfula fubrotunda, obtuft trilob 

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Subrotunda, foh 



I have found this mrub near the eaftern more of Monteca bay 

 FRUTEX? 22. Ilicis aculeata foliis. 



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Pk. t. 152. f. 4. tab. 54. f. 5 ? 



An, Agrifolium folio tenuiore majus acuminato £? majus corrugato 3 



&c. 



.Cat. 173. 



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