FLORULA OF NEW HOLLAND. 1^7 



Some forts of Palm Trees grow here ; the Cabbage^ Areca 

 Oleracea f perhaps the Areca Sapida^ and the Umbrella Palm^ 

 or Corvpha Umbraculifera. 



A POOR kind of Fig^ probably the Ficus Granatum of George 

 Forjler, PI. Efc. 36 ; and Sydney Parkin/on fpeaks, (p. 144.) of a 

 Cycas Circinalis, or Sago Tree, and a Glycine Rofea. 



The Cabbage Tree, ov Areca Sapida, jnft mentioned (which 

 may be cut through with a fingle ftroke of the axe) is the only 

 tree of any ufe in building. Miferable confideration ! The very 

 largeft trees, lofty and fpacious as they appear, are, when fawed, 

 fo brittle that they fall to pieces. There are, fays Mr. White, 

 (p. 179.) only three kinds of timber trees, none of which will 

 float on water. In a word, there feems to be none that can be 

 applied to any purpofe but for fuel. 



The attention that Dampier Ihewed to almoft every thing Plants 

 which came in his way, is evident by his bringing home from Dampur."^ 

 New Holland feveral fpecimens of plants. He communicated 

 thofe to fome friend who certainly had much botanical know- 

 ledge, and who defcribed and drew, or caufed them to be 

 drawn for him. The defcriptions and figures are in the third 

 volume of his voyage, p. 109, Sec. I give the lift of them 

 in his own words, as I cannot, with certainty, refer them to 

 any modern writer on botany. 



Tab. 2. fig. I. Rapimtium Novice Hollandice, fore magno coc* 



cineo. 

 fig. 2. Fucus foliis capillaceis brevijjimis, vejiculis mi-r 



nimis donatis. 

 fig. 3. Ricinoides Nova Hollandii:?, angidofo crajjb folio < 



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