14, The Natural Eiftory Up Me : ee ‘ 
The Garuick PEAR-TREE. 
P'HIS is a middle-fized Tree. 
The Colour of the Bark, efpecially on the upper Branches, is of 
a Dark-grey, interfperfed with whitith Specks. hig) 
The Leaves are of a fine clear Green, of about Four Inches long, and 
fharp-pointed. 
Thefe are fet upon long Footftalks, in a tripartite Order. 
The Flower is compofed of Five {mall Spoonlike Petals, growing very 
flender, and {mall at the Bottom. 
From the Infide of thefe rife about Fifteen purple Stamina, tipped 
with yellowifh-green pices. 
From the Centre. rifes the Sty/vs, which bears upon its Top the Rudi- 
ment of the Fruit. 
As this grows in Bignefs, the Stylus grows in proportion ; and at laft 
becomes ligneous, able to fupport the Fruit, which in time gtows to be, 
as big as a large Guava ; the Infide being full of an agreeable Pulp, in- 
terfperfed with. {mall granulated Seeds. 
The tender Buds, from the young Branches, being bruifed, and applied 
asa Cataplafm to any Part of theBody, will in time raife a regular Blifter. 
It would perhaps be beneficial, if fome of the Learned in Phyfic 
would inquire, whether it would intirely anfwer the End of the Cantha- 
vides; efpecially as it may not affe@& the urinary Veffels, and confe- 
quently not caufe a Strangury. mie 
Whilft this Tree is in Flower, it is much frequented by Humming- 
Birds, which come to fuck the Honey-dew from the Bloffoms ; and But- 
terflies lay their Eggs in great Abundance upon the Leaves of this Tree. 
The DunK-TREE, or MANGUSTINE. 
TH HIS is a middle-fized Tree. 
- The Branches are numerous ; and, after growing to about Fifteen 
Feet high, they bend wavingly downward, with a confiderable Sweep, 
till they nearly touch the Ground, leaving a circular fine 4yvea between 
that, and the Body of the Tree. 
The Bark is of a reddifh Grey. 
_ The Flowers, which are many and fmall, are white; each confifting 
of one ftellated Leaf, whofe Difcws is furrounded with Four {hort white 
Stamina. ; 
The fucceeding Fruit is, in Shape and Colour, like a {mall Crab- 
apple, except that both Ends are fomewhat more depreffed. 
Its Tafte is very agreeable ; and therefore efteemed by moft People. 
The Tree, when in Bloffom, emits a very fetid offenfive Smell. — 
The 
