Chap. XVIII. 



AMERICA. 



3*7 



Sect. VIII. 



St. Bartholomew. 



NEar St. Martin, at fixteen Degrees, lies the Ifland St. (Bartholomew, which be- wioo»d 

 ing about five Leagues in circumference, is furrounded with Rocks, and *'*£*£ 

 was firft Planted by Ve Toincy : It makes a delightful Profped, becaufe { ,h " m ' w ' 

 the many Trees which grow on the fame ; amongft which the moft noted are the 

 Soap-Trees, whofe Wood makes the Water Lather, and waflies as well as Soap ; 

 but they are of two forts, for in fome this foapy Quality is contain^ in a round 

 yellow Fruit, not unlike a Plumb • in others a white foft Root fuppliesthe office. 



The little Tree Canopia, out of whofe Bark drops a Gum, grows alfo very plea. «■*«««*• 

 fant, the Body being divided into feveral Branches . the Leaves are difcolour'd, be- T 

 ing underneath of a darkGreen,and of a brighter at the top ; the Flower confifts of 

 five Leaves, and clofes at laft into a kind of Cherry,full of yellow Juice, and white 

 Pulp ; it bloffoms generally in Oclober and December, and bear ripes Berries the two 

 following Moneths : a Fire being made about the Tree caufeth the Bark to crack, 

 whereby it yields abundance of Gum, chiefly us'd in Medicine for its opening and 

 loofening Quality. 



Like wife the Tar etuVe-T tec, which grows along by the Sea-fide and by Pools, is The 

 fufficiently remarkable, for the Boughs thereof grow downwards, twin'd and plei- 

 ted together fo thick, that in time of War they ferve for Bulwarks, and are the Re- 

 ceffes of wild Swine. 



Moreover, on this Ifland, as on all the other hereabouts, grow Calabajh-Ttccs, ****** 

 which have thick Boughs and oval Leaves joyn'd one to another, and bear every 

 Moneth frefh Flowers and Fruit, grey Flowers, mark'd with green Streaks and 

 black Spots, and Fruit with hard Shells, full of juicy Meat and flat Seeds, which 

 being taken out ferve for Boxes, Cups, or little Diflies. 



Alons 



Part- 

 Tree. 



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