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The Guaiacum Tree in this country 

 ufually grows to about forty feet in 

 height, and the circumference of its 

 trunk is between three and four feet, 

 dividing into numerous branches, on 

 which the leaves, obtufely pennated, are 

 difpofed in pairs. The flowers are pen- 

 tapetalous, and of a violet colour. Thefe 

 are fucceeded by berries of a reddifh 

 yellow colour, and tefticular form, 

 which are commonly ufed in diet 

 drinks. The ufe of the wood, and the 

 medicinal qualities of its gum, are al- 

 ready univerfally known. There is a 

 white fpecies of Guaiacum, which is 

 diftinguifhed only by its white flower, 

 and alfo a baftard kind. 



The Wild Cinnamon Tree is tall, 

 but flender. It produces leaves of the 

 Laurel fpecies, about four inches in 

 length, and one and an half in breadth, 

 fmooth, pointed, and of a deep green 



colour. 



