Book IV. land of BARBADOS, itt 
Tfland, or perhaps in the World, is a fmall Walk at the Eftate of Mrs, 
Warren, at the Black-Rock ; and another, tho’ much inferior to it, at the 
Eftate of Yo/feph Terril, Eq; in St. Luty’s Parith. 
It is obferved, that when thefe ftately Trees are felled, either inten- 
tionally, or by the Violence of the Wind, there breeds in the Pith of the 
Trunk a kind of Worms, or Grubs, about the Size and Length of the 
firft Joints of the Thumbs: Thefe are eaten, and efteemed great Delica- 
cies, by the French of the neighbouring Iflands, ; ' 
Thefe Trees grow on the Tops of Hills, as well as in Valleys. The 
hard outfide Part makes very durable Laths for Houfes, 
This beautiful Tree is delineated in Plate IV. 
‘The fmall Caspacu-rTReEE, 
Te IS, even at its greateft Growth, is far lefs than the Gabbage-tree’ 
already defcribed, having likewife the green Part, near the Top, much 
lefs in proportion to its Bulk, than the former 3 and the Spatha likewife’ 
is fomewhat redder. - 
As the Trunks of thefe Trees are fo convenient to make long and. 
durable Pipes, or Gutters, to convey Water, and other Liquids, from one 
Building to another, there are {carce any of them left growing in the 
whole Ifland. 
The Paum Orn-TrEE; Lat.Patma OLzosa. 
ff ae S grows about Fifty Feet high. ; 
Its Roots much refemble thofe of the Cabbage, or Coco Nut-tree, 
The Trunk is lefs tapering than the former, but generally ftraiter than 
the latter: It is likewife very deeply marked with the /% efigia of the 
fallen-off Branches, tho’ not fo {caly and rough as that of the Date-tree, 
Its Branches fomewhat refemble thofe of the Cabbage, or Coco Nut 
tree ; but they are far more ragged, lefs uniform, fhorter, and lefs ver= 
dant, than either the Cabbage, or Coco Nut-leaves. ee 
The Spine or middle Rib of each Leaf is likewife thickly ftudded with 
fharp-pointed Prickles, each Two Inches long. ‘7 ae 
The firft Appearance of the Fruit is an husky Spatha. When this opens, 
it expofes to view a great many {mall Nuts: Thefe are covered with an 
husky Tegument of a yellowith Colour, containing in its many Interftices, 
when ripe, a confiderable Quantity of fine {weet: Oil, which the Slaves, 
after the whole Fruit is firft roafted in the Embers, greedily fuck. 
_ When this outward husky Covering is taken off, the Nut appears : 
This is of a fomewhat blunt conic Shape, the Infide being filled with a 
white Kernel, of the Nature of the Coco Nut-kind, but in Tafte not 
fo agreeable. : 
The Nut, being bored and emptied of its Kernel, is much worn by feve~’ 
tal Nations of Negroes, by way of Ornament, about their Necks, 
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