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pared to fupply the others when they fall ofF, but they are 

 terminated at lail with a fingle leaf at the point. The end 

 of this Italk is broad and flrong, like that of a palm-branch. 

 It is not folid like the gerid of the date-tree, but opens in 

 the part that is without leaves about an inch and a half 

 from the bottom, and out of this aperture proceeds the 

 flower. There is a round italk bare for about an inch 

 and a quarter, from which proceed crooked branches, to the 

 end of which are attached fingle flowers ; the flalk that car- 

 ries thefe proceeds out of every crook, or geniculation ; the 

 whole duller of flowers has very much the fhape of a duller 

 of grapes, and the {talks- upon which ic is fupponed 

 very much the flalk of the grape ; a very few fmall leaves, 

 are Scattered through the duller o£ flowers. 



The flower itfelf is of a gieenifh colour, tinged with pur- 

 ple ; when fully blown, it is altogether of a deep red or pur- 

 ple ; the flower is white, and con fills of five petals, in the 

 midfl is a fhort pillil with a round head, furrounded by eight 

 flamina of" the fame form, loaded with yellow farina. The 

 cup confifls of five petals, which much refemble another 

 flower ; they are rounded at the top, and nearly of an equal 

 breadth every way,. 



The bark of the tree is fmooth, of a yellowifh white, in- 

 terfperfed with brown ftreaks which pafs through the whole 

 body of the tree. It is not firm or hard, but rather llringy 

 and reedy. On the upper part, before the fi rfl branch of 

 leaves fet our, are ring? round the trunk, of fmall filaments, 

 of the confidence of horfe hair; thefe are generally fourteen 

 orfixteen in number, and ire a very remarkable characler- 

 i'ftic belonging to this tree, 

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