PALMA non fpinofa Felis. minoribus. Ray Hil. Vol. I. ih 
The Plat Palmeto Le Palmier a bonnets. 
IS Palm grows not only between the Tropicks, but is CEF Palmier croit ie les tropignes €9 on le trouve pss vers le Nora 
: found further North than any other. In Bermudas its qu@aucun des autres, On faifoit pair aie eu pe ie des des ee 
Jeaves were formerly manufactured, and =a into Le on- — peaux, des sabe de fes feuilles, & de. ¢ 
nets, Gc. and of the berries were made buttons. This is the de tous les arbres celui qui croit le plus hehe iy; is ni crvire x 
loweft grower of all other trees, if credit may be given to th plufpart des habitans des Bermudes, dont plufieurs des eat 
generality of the inhabitants o 7 le las, many of the principal ire. quen y regardant a auf i pr és aH 2 Jeur coe Puee fortes, a 
of whom affirm’d to me, that with their niceft obfervations, they palmie S ne tour 
could not perceive them to grow an inch in height, nor even to lay oindre progrés de auc genre en 50 2 € remarquai ee 
make the leaft progrefs in fey years: yet in the year 1714, I 1714, que toutes en avoient une n mide innombrable de toutes 
obferved all thefe I a with infinite numbers of them i granite. Ce Pal ene bce encore dans toutes les contrées maritimes 
of all fizes. This kind of Palm er ows alfo on all the maritime de /a Floride, & de la Caroline Méridionale, ae les limites; qui font 
parts of Florida and South Carolina, whofe Northern limits bei ng in au 34 degré de latitude ee font le pays le plus feptentrional 
the latitude of 3 rth, is alfo the fartheft North that thefe ov cet Arbre puiffe arriver a fa hauteur accoutumée qui of d’enviro 
S grow to their ufual ftature, which is about 40 feet high, 40 piés Ui croit cependant auffi avant dans le Nord que la nouvelle 
yet they continue to grow in an hu ner as far North as Angleterre ; as il diminue infenfiblement de elas, a méifure quil 
New England, gradually diminifhing in fize, as they approach the S appro be du Nor. i t a la Virginie, 
North, being in Virginia not above four feet high, with their & fes fet alles y or rif innediatement de la terrefan tronc: it 
leaves only growing from the earth; without a trunk, yet pro- = produit réanmoins des branches abet ae bayes, comine cceles des 
ducing branches of berries, like thofe of the trees. In New oo ne ua as font eauco up plus 
England they grow much lower, their leaves fpreading on the Ang Sfeuilles fur la terre, ie dif 
ground. This remarkable difference in the fame plant, has been fer a on he okie es des plantes de la meme efpece, les a fait 
the caufe of their being thought different ipeciess though I think iiapeenaen 5a étre des efpeces ie: i os cependant quits font 
they are both the fame, and that the Fa of the Northern cm deux de la méme, & que la petiteffe des arbres Jeptentrionaux vient 
Ones; is occafioned by their growing out of theit proper coe ct ee us eae hers aa nat one We leur uy ef propre, & qw'ils font 
which is hot, into a much co ale er one, pee the heat of the pee ul 4 le frleil wa pas une chalear fafflen te 
is inf hem pour les Core arriver a la eur ie aah a Bes 
en plan well a oak. h of the tropick, grow in La plufpart des bse vad bien que des a x, qui font au Nord 
diferent climates Darcy ada ae ee very fpecies; and there du Tro ropique, croiffent msAierens climats pai feet er) es a 
e fome inftan other plants befides thefe Palms, whofe limits _ elpece, SF Lona empies d'autres plantes que ce palmiery 
are lefs ence ee which grow in a greater extent of latitude, roiffent dens une, étendue de pas, are la latitude eft beauc coup plus 
from South to North, and the nearer they approach the North, confidrable tant aun No nd on a Mi. bat, Sq 4 font t d’autant plus petits, 
fo much lefs they are in ftature. ge ils cr pede dans des 
_ In South Carolina grows a kind of Cpuntia, which are frequently Daas la Caroline Méri: dionale croft un efpece de raguette o1 cardaffes 
three or four feet high, from which I have often picked cochineal qui tulle a trots au quatre pits de haut, “So at fouvent 
in fmall quantities; both plants and infeé&ts were much fmaller cueilli de petites quantités de cochenille. La plante & Tinea étoient 
than thofe of Mexico but the la atter, in colour and appearance, nes His petits que ceux du Méxique; mais l’infeffe étost le mémé 
the ante. In North ies of Opuntia rifes about pour la cotleur fF bone la he Dans la Caroline Septentrionale la mémé 
two feet high; and in Virginia, fat ghee te their leaves —efpece de cardaffe croit jufqu’a la hauteur d’environ deux ae ie ans la 
grow Pe little ane ie ground, lying flat on it. Aligators, as essa & plus loin vers ee es Fei uilles ne ren 8 5 au deffus 
have before obfer stig are much lefs at dae Northern gs t Les cro “ade pie! 
than they are in the e Southern regions: man dod inftanc Pavons SdGia ae Sent plus petits iad ee regions du Nord, que dans 
may be redue ed of “eget, and animals of the case celles du Sud. On peut citer pipers enemples de ve Les S d’animaus 
abiding that are diminutive in Aa ao @ e méme efpece, qu on t » & qut font des dimie 
fee nutifs de leur efpece dans les pays feptentrionaux. 
PALMA Brafilenfis, Ray Hitt. 
Palmeto. Le Palmier a eae eres, 
ie e feldom ae above twelve or fourteen feet. Ger Séleve Esti plus baut que douze, ou quatorze as 
eaves grow low, and fpreading ; ied are mareealely su foal es i ecient fort bas, & sétendent en large. On les employe 
els ae a for building Hioufes, they ferving both for walls and eg, oe Biss ae maior, oe elles fervent a couvrir les murailless 
covering. 
é Silver Leaf Palmeto. Le Palmier 4 feuille argentée, 
ual en of thefe Trees is about fixteen feet. The A bautew is naire de cet ArBreeho ent J 
Seer avhanne Paine tuceMicher ne and Lx at fe ee ole ee ae ee 
of a thing fives a our. Of the leaves of thefe trees are made ie es @une couleur brilante (9 argentée. On en fait des cordes, 
ropes, batkets, Gc. The berries are large and fweet, and yield a gs aes &c. Les hayes en font graffes €F douces, &F on eh tire de bons 
pirit. Aprils 
The Hog Palmeto. Le Palmier 4 cochons: 
S grow to the h of ten or twelve feet, the Ce E T Arbre croit Syqea dix ou douze pits de bait. Les birds de fe 
of the leaves are nee a deep fedtions, refembling { 
the leaves of the Palma altifima. Th ingularity of this Tree is itu grand palmier. | Cet Arbre a une fi fingularité tres” remarquable , ceft 
remarkable, for as the eatable parts of all plants is in their fruit; qu’ an mange dans toutes les plantes cof ou lear 
roots, or leaves, the trunks alone of thefe trees is an excellent fruit, 1 leur racine, ou leurs feuillages, 4 we c feul de celui-ct of u 
food for hogs; and mary little defart Ifands, that abound with waaritars excellente pour les cochons ; rand nombre de petites ites 
them, are of great ufe to the Bahamians for the fupport of their efertes, ou cet Arbre croit en abonda ae on infiniment utiles aux Ba- 
{wine. a exterior bark of the trunks of thefe nce is fomewhat amiens pour la nourriture - leurs co 
hard, and in appearance like thofe of the other Palmetoes; within de ces Arbres eff u un peu dure, fem 
which i is contined that foft aad pithy fubftance of a lufcious fweet palmiers : elle contient cett ii bft co e Sepa dont beh so 
tafte, which t with. &F fade fait les délices des cocbons. 
Of the § E A encompafing the ree De la WER qui entoure les ifles de 
Iflands, es its Production Bahama, & de fes productions. 
HE Sea round thefe Ifands is ce very ane but L4™ r qui entoure ces iffles eft fo fort baffe eh ane a mais elle a is 
deepneth Bra adually Aan the land, the unfathomablé peu & peu de la profondeur, a ie qu on igne de ta 
abyfs of the Ocean, ‘The water is fo ceeding clear, that ac @& a avance vers la grande Mer. eau 9 ff Ae lair; qu on en 
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