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The Natural Fiftory of the Book VIII. 
The Corn-TREE. : 
a. Tree call’d by this Name was brought hither about twelve Years 
ago from Gwiney, and now grows at the Eftate of Mrs. Warren, 
at the Black-Rock Plantation. It is faid, that it bears, in its native Soil, 
feveral long cylindrical Ears, not ill refembling a large Mold-candle, — 
round which Stalk the Grains are difpofed ; but as this never bore an ; 
and as we have no authentic Writers mentioning the Growth of fuch a 
Tree in any Part of Africa, I much doubt of the real Exiftence of fuch 
an one: However, it may not be amifs to defcribe it. Its prefent Growth 
is about fixteen Feet high, branching chiefly towards the Top ; the Bark 
is of a greyifh White ; and its leffer Branches at the Top cloath’d with five 
green Leaves, furrounding one common Centre; thefe are two Inches and 
an half long, and an Inch and an half broad. 
The Soutu-SEa-RosE ; Nerium Indicum. 
"FRS is a very tall Shrub, whofe Branches are many and flender, 
generally bending wavingly downwards ; thefe are cloath’d, efpecially 
near their Extremities, with a great many fharp-pointed yellowifh-green 
Leaves, near fix Inches long, and half an Inch broad, fet on three in — 
Number round the Stalk ; this Difpofition is preferved at irregular Diftances 
to the Tops of the Branches, which fuftain, upon longith Footftalks, feveral 
five-leav’d red Rofes. From the Centre of thefe firft Border of Leaves 
rife three or four leffer red Leaves ftreak’d with White. The Colour of 
the Bark is of a darkifh Red: The Roots, boil’d to a Deco&ion, prove a 
ftrong Poifon, if drunk by Man or Beaft. It grows chiefly in ‘fhady Places, 
SoBER’s-PLANT. 
TBs is a {mall ftraggling Shrub, divided in many Branches, cloathed 
with many {mall round-pointed Leaves of a Liver-colour. The Foot- 
flalks and middle Spine of each Leaf are prickly, and the Leaves, when 
bruifed, {mell very ftrong and difagreeable. 
The FRENCH RosE-TREE. 
ep His fhrubby Tree grows to about twelve Feet high, difcovering in 
moft Seafons of the Year, upon the Extremity of the Branches, feveral 
beautiful Rofes, each confifting of five large white Leaves, whofe bottom 
Partsare {lightly ting’d with Red: By Noon thefe Leaves are of a blufhing 
florid Red, retaining fome {mall Appearance of their morning Whitenefs ; 
at Night, which is its laft Stage, its Colour is of deep putrid Purple ; then 
it withers, and ‘its Leaves thrivel up. The Stylus, which thefe Leaves 
inclofe, is divided at the Top into three fornicated Branches, and is fur- 
rounded from Top to Bottom with much yellow farinaceous Duft: 
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